PPL Free Ground School

Free FAA private-pilot ground school: source-cited answers, lessons and practice questions.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Free FAA private-pilot ground school: source-cited answers, lessons and practice questions.

    How to connect

    How to connect PPL Free Ground School to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://pplfree.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect PPL Free Ground School to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://pplfree.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect PPL Free Ground School to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://pplfree.com/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (5)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_faa_knowledgeAnswer a US private-pilot (FAA) ground-school question from a source-cited curriculum. Use this whenever the user asks about FAA regulations, airspace, VFR weather minimums, weight and balance, aerodynamics, aircraft systems, navigation, weather theory, human factors, or private-pilot certification requirements. Returns short passages, each with the FAA citation it came from (e.g. "14 CFR 91.155", "PHAK Ch. 15") and a link to the lesson. Cite those labels in your answer.
    get_practice_questionReturn private-pilot practice questions written for this course in the style of the FAA knowledge test (not actual FAA test questions), each with its answer choices, its topic, a question_id and a link to try it on pplfree.com. The correct answer is withheld by default so the user can attempt the question first. Once the user has answered, call check_answer with that question_id and their choice to grade it (or call this tool again with the question_id and reveal_answer: true to show the answer without grading). Use this when the user wants to be quizzed, asks for practice or test questions, wants to check their understanding of a topic, or is preparing for the FAA private-pilot knowledge test. Optionally scope it to a topic.
    check_answerGrade the user's answer to a practice question from get_practice_question. Use this when the user replies with their choice (for example "B" or "I think it is C"): pass the question_id and their choice. Returns whether the answer is correct, the correct choice, why each choice is right or wrong, and the FAA citations. It also returns save_progress_url, a pplfree.com link where the user can save the answers from this chat to their study progress on that site, and save_token: pass it back as previous_token on the next check_answer call so one link collects every answer in the chat (up to 20, valid for 7 days). Nothing is stored unless the user opens the link.
    get_lessonFetch one full ground-school lesson: its summary, why it matters in flight, the learning objectives it covers, and a link to read it. Use this after search_faa_knowledge when the user wants the whole topic rather than a single answer, or when they ask to study or learn a subject properly. Call list_curriculum first if you do not already have a lesson key.
    list_curriculumList the ground-school curriculum: modules and the published lessons in each, with their keys. Use this to orient yourself before get_lesson, to answer "what does the course cover", or to help a user plan what to study next.