Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-11A
48 Tasks across 8 Areas of Operation. Read Area by Area, with every Task cited.
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Each Area of Operation reads as one continuous document: its Tasks in the contents, each with its references, objective, and Knowledge, Risk Management, and Skills elements. Copy an exact citation from any Task, or open its page in the FAA PDF.
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Area I
8 Tasks: Operation of Systems, Performance and Limitations, Weather Information (ATP), and 5 more.
Area II
5 Tasks: Preflight Assessment, Powerplant Start, Taxiing (ASEL, AMEL), and 2 more.
Area III
10 Tasks: Normal Takeoff and Climb, Normal Approach and Landing, Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES), and 7 more.
Area IV
3 Tasks: Steep Turns, Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes, Specific Flight Characteristics.
Area V
3 Tasks: Partial Flap Configuration Stall Prevention, Clean Configuration Stall Prevention, Landing Configuration Stall Prevention.
Area VI
10 Tasks: Instrument Takeoff, Departure Procedures, Arrival Procedures, and 7 more.
Area VII
7 Tasks: Emergency Procedures, Powerplant Failure During Takeoff, Powerplant Failure (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES), and 4 more.
Area VIII
2 Tasks: After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL), Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES).