All 9 EASA PPL subjects
Every Subject, Fully Covered
The EASA PPL theory syllabus covers nine distinct disciplines, each examined separately. You need 75% in all nine. Below is what's inside each subject on AeroPrep — then open any active subject to study or simulate exams when you're signed in.
Air Law (AL)▾
The rules of the sky. Covers ICAO standards, EU aviation regulations, airspace classifications, flight rules (VFR/IFR), aerodrome procedures, and pilot licensing requirements. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 30 minutes. Often underestimated — the regulations are specific and the questions are precise.
Aircraft General Knowledge (AGK)▾
How your aeroplane works. Airframe, engines, propellers, fuel systems, electrical systems, instrumentation, and avionics. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 30 minutes. Technical depth matters — every system can be examined.
Flight Performance & Planning (FPP)▾
The maths-heavy paper. Take-off and landing performance, climb gradients, range and endurance, weight and balance, fuel planning. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 60 minutes. Calculation fluency under time pressure is what separates a pass from a scramble.
Human Performance & Limitations (HPL)▾
You are part of the system. Physiology at altitude, hypoxia, spatial disorientation, vision limits, stress, fatigue, and CRM-style decision making. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 30 minutes. More conceptual than systems-heavy, but nuance traps the rushed candidate.
Meteorology (MET)▾
The weather. Pressure systems, fronts, visibility, cloud types, icing, thunderstorms, METAR and TAF interpretation. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 60 minutes. Among the longest sittings — and one of the most operationally relevant from day one of flying.
Navigation (NAV)▾
Finding your way. Charts, variation and deviation, track and heading, time-and-distance, VOR/NDB/GPS basics, and structured airspace. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 60 minutes. Allow time for plotting and arithmetic — procedural accuracy earns marks.
Operational Procedures (OPS)▾
Real-world operations. Emergencies, SAR, reporting, noise, special cases, VFR discipline, and orderly procedures under pressure. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 30 minutes. Straightforward syllabus on paper — still demands systematic revision.
Principles of Flight (POF)▾
Why aeroplanes fly. Lift, drag, thrust, weight, stability, control surfaces, stalls, and spins. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 30 minutes. Intuitive for some; counterintuitive until the four-forces mental model sticks for others.
Communication (COM)▾
Talking on the radio. Approved phraseology, frequency discipline, SSR and transponder use, distress and urgency, and orderly handovers. Official paper: 20 exam questions in 30 minutes. Precision beats slang — radio errors fail attempts in real life and in exams.
Subject study guides (exam format & syllabus notes)
Each link opens syllabus-style notes and how the paper is usually structured. The question counts and minutes shown follow the standard 20-question EASA PPL pattern we use on these pages; if your flight school adjusts exam timings in AeroPrep, what you see after you sign in may differ.
- ALEASA PPL Air Law (P10)20 qs · 30 min
- HPLEASA PPL Human Performance & Limitations (P20)20 qs · 30 min
- METEASA PPL Meteorology (P30)20 qs · 60 min
- NAVEASA PPL Navigation (P90)20 qs · 60 min
- COMEASA PPL Communications (P40)20 qs · 30 min
- POFEASA PPL Principles of Flight (P50)20 qs · 30 min
- OPSEASA PPL Operational Procedures (P60)20 qs · 30 min
- FPPEASA PPL Flight Performance & Planning (P70)20 qs · 60 min
- AGKEASA PPL Aircraft General Knowledge (P80)20 qs · 30 min
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