Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement for Instrument Rating (FAA-CT-8080-3)

What this handbook covers

A section-by-section map of AKTS-IRA. Every topic below is something the exams built on this source can ask about, and on Aviator IQ each of those questions carries a verbatim quote from this document, so you can trace an answer straight back to the page it came from.

1. 01Approach chart excerptsThe instrument procedure charts a question references when it asks about minimums, a fix, or the missed approach.
2. 02Instrument system figuresThe panel layouts and system diagrams behind the instrument-interpretation questions.
3. 03En route and navigation graphicsLow-altitude chart segments, holding-pattern depictions, and the navigation figures the test relies on.

Why Aviator IQ cites this source

Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement for Instrument Rating (FAA-CT-8080-3) is a US government public-domain document. Every Aviator IQ question that draws on it stores the exact sentence it tests and checks that quote against this edition (FAA-CT-8080-3F (2017)), last verified October 2026. If the FAA reissues it, the citing questions are pulled for review before the new edition ships.