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The Inspection Authorization Test Prep provides Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) with all the information needed to pass the FAA's exam for inspection authorization, and helps candidates become familiar with the privileges and limitations of the highest level of maintenance certification. This book is an important reference source for all AMTs seeking to add Inspection Authorization (IA) to his or her qualifications, as well as AMT schools preparing students for the IA test. All Inspection Authorization candidates must take and pass the FAA’s IA Knowledge Exam.

The IA exam is different from other FAA exams in that it remains a “closed test”— the exact database of questions is not available to the public—which makes the IA Test Prep a great way to prepare for this exam. The more than 400 questions included typify those that candidates are likely to encounter when taking the IA Exam. The questions and answer choices are supported with explanations, and the FAA references from which the questions are derived are identified for students who wish to study them further.

Dale Crane is an airframe and power plant mechanic, a designated mechanic-examiner, a commercial pilot, and a flight instructor. He has been involved in aviation for more than 50 years and is the recipient of the FAA's Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award. He lives in Basin, Wyoming. Terry Michmerhuizen is a designated airworthiness representative with 10 years of experience teaching aviation maintenance at the university level. He was a U.S. Army helicopter mechanic and a chief inspector at a FAA-certified repair station. He lives in Gobles, Michigan.