FAA Reference Library
What a checkride actually tests, by certificate and rating: the Airman Certification Standards, the Practical Test Standards still in force, and the FAA companion guides that go with them.
About These Standards
Each ACS sets the knowledge, risk management, and skill standards for a certificate or rating, Area of Operation by Area of Operation. The PTS cover the certificates and ratings that have no ACS yet. The companion guides explain how the FAA uses the ACS on the knowledge test and the checkride. Browse by certificate or rating, by aircraft category, or by standard.
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Document FAA-S-ACS-26
48 Tasks across 9 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-8081-29B
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(12). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-30B
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(13). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-31B
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(14). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-ACS-6C
61 Tasks across 12 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-15
49 Tasks across 10 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-13
58 Tasks across 13 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-8081-15B
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(5). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-17A
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(7). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-22A
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(10). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-32A
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(15). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-ACS-7B
60 Tasks across 11 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-16
51 Tasks across 10 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-2
55 Tasks across 12 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-12
5 Tasks across 3 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-8081-16C
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(6). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-18A
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(8). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-23B
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(11). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-ACS-11A
48 Tasks across 8 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-17
44 Tasks across 8 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-8081-20A
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(9). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-ACS-25
85 Tasks across 14 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-29
65 Tasks across 13 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-27
73 Tasks across 16 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-28
37 Tasks across 10 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-ACS-31
62 Tasks across 13 Areas of Operation.
Document FAA-S-8081-7C
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(2). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-8C
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(3). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-9E
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14(a)(4). Read as one document, page by page.
Companion Guide FAA-G-ACS-2
Official FAA guidance published beside the Airman Certification Standards. Read as one document, page by page.
Companion Guide FAA-G-ACS-1
Official FAA guidance published beside the Airman Certification Standards. Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-10E
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 65.23(a)(1). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-25C
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 65.23(a)(2). Read as one document, page by page.
Document FAA-S-8081-21A
Incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 63.39. Read as one document, page by page.