Airman Certification Standards
ACS PA.I.B
Airworthiness Requirements
Knowledge
General airworthiness requirements and compliance for airplanes, including:
a. Location and expiration dates of required aircraft certificates
b. Required inspections and airplane logbook documentation
c. Airworthiness Directives and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins
d. Purpose and procedure for obtaining a special flight permit
e. Owner/Operator and pilot-in-command responsibilities
Pilot-performed preventive maintenance.
Equipment requirements for day and night VFR flight, including:
a. Flying with inoperative equipment Private Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (FAA-S-ACS-6C)3
b. Using an approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
c. Kinds of Operation Equipment List (KOEL)
d. Required discrepancy records or placards
Standard and special airworthiness certificates and their associated operational limitations.
Risk Management
Inoperative equipment discovered prior to flight.
Skill
Locate and describe airplane airworthiness and registration information.
Determine the airplane is airworthy in the scenario given by the evaluator.
Apply appropriate procedures for operating with inoperative equipment in the scenario given by the evaluator.
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