A&P Oral and Practical Practice Test: A Mock O&P You Can Run
An A&P oral and practical practice test should give you something useful to review: an answer you spoke without notes, a source you checked afterward, and a practical task you can explain and perform in a suitable training setting. The mock O&P below is our study advice, not an FAA test or an FAA scoring system.
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What should a mock O&P keep separate?
The real oral uses questions about the ACS codes on your Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR), plus questions randomly selected by the Mechanic Test Generator. If you are an aviation maintenance technician school student authorized to test under 14 CFR 65.80 before your written tests, your oral cannot be based on written-test results, so the Mechanic Test Generator selects your oral questions at random. You cannot use reference material to answer the oral questions. During the practical, you may use reference materials to answer the questions associated with the projects.
FAA-S-ACS-1, p. A-1 · FAA MTG FAQ, PDF p. 5
The evaluator personally watches the practical projects. The FAA’s MTG FAQ says the DME must ask two project-related practical questions at a safe and appropriate time during your performance. A spoken drill alone therefore leaves part of the practical unrehearsed.
FAA-S-ACS-1, p. A-1 · FAA MTG FAQ, PDF p. 4
How do you run the oral practice round?
For A&P oral practice, pick a small group of ACS elements and write one original prompt for each. Ask a study partner to read the prompts, or record yourself reading them and play them back later. Keep the source page out of view while you answer. This is a rehearsal method we recommend; the FAA does not prescribe this home routine.
Practice the oral exam out loud in connected sentences. Give the main answer first, then explain the reason and the conditions that matter. If you lose the thread, finish the attempt before opening the book. Mark the missing idea in your notes instead of copying an entire paragraph.
| Round | What to do | What to keep |
|---|---|---|
| Answer | Speak without looking at the answer. | Your own explanation or recording. |
| Check | Read the cited source and compare its meaning with your answer. | One specific omission or correction. |
| Repeat | Close the source and answer the prompt again. | A clearer explanation in your own words. |
How do you rehearse the practical portion?
The FAA sample is labeled for practice purposes only. One sample General project asks the applicant to compute forward and aft loaded CG limits, given the manufacturer’s publications, weight and balance records, and project information for the assigned aircraft. This project is an example of a defined task with supplied information, not a forecast of your assigned project.
FAA sample O&P, PDF p. 1 · FAA sample O&P, PDF p. 6
Use a suitable training project with an instructor or qualified supervisor. Read the task, identify the applicable reference, explain your intended sequence, and carry out the work only with appropriate equipment and supervision. Ask the instructor or supervisor to check the result against the reference. Do not practice on an aircraft without supervision.
On the actual test, if a project would require an action that jeopardizes safety, the evaluator will ask you to simulate that portion. The ACS also states that disregard for safety results in failure. Treat safe setup as part of the rehearsal, not as something to add after the task is finished.
How should you use the result?
Keep two short lists: explanations to rehearse and practical work to review with your instructor. A fluent answer does not show whether you can complete a physical task, and a completed study exercise is not an FAA test result. Use the next session to address a specific gap rather than to chase a home-made pass mark.
For a longer schedule, use our four-week study guide. For the real-day sequence, read what happens on O&P exam day.
Frequently asked questions
Can a mock O&P tell me whether I will pass?
No. Use a mock O&P to identify what to review; do not treat a rehearsal result as a prediction of your FAA test outcome.
Can I use notes during the real oral?
No. The ACS prohibits using reference material to answer the examiner’s oral questions; checking a book belongs after your closed-book study attempt.
Does the FAA publish a sample oral and practical test?
Yes. The FAA provides a sample marked for practice purposes only, including oral questions and practical projects. It illustrates tasks rather than identifying your assigned test.
FAA sample O&P, PDF p. 1 · FAA sample O&P, PDF p. 6
Why should I rehearse practical work as well as speaking?
Because the practical includes projects that the evaluator personally observes, along with project-related questions. Speaking through an answer does not demonstrate completion of the observed project.
Rehearse the spoken answer with DMEReady
DMEReady is an AI voice examiner for the A&P oral in your phone or computer browser. It helps with the oral portion only; it does not cover the hands-on practical projects. You answer out loud, and it asks follow-up questions the way a DME would. After a session, the report shows what you covered, what you missed, what a complete answer includes, and where to read in the FAA handbooks. You can save the report as a PDF study sheet or share a result image that never shows your answers or name. The first drill is free, with no sign-up. DMEReady is an AI examiner, not a human DME. It is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA; it does not predict or guarantee results.
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Paste the ACS codes on your Airman Knowledge Test Report (AKTR). We’ll email you a study plan now, then two short tasks built from your codes: one on day 3, one on day 7. That’s all.
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FAA sources checked October 18, 2026.
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