Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-17
44 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
5 Tasks: Operation of Systems, Performance and Limitations, Weather Information (ATP), and 2 more.
Area II
7 Tasks: Preflight Assessment, Powerplant Start, Ground Taxiing, and 4 more.
Area III
4 Tasks: Normal Takeoff and Climb from a Hover, Rolling Takeoff and Climb, Rejected Takeoff, and 1 more.
Area IV
5 Tasks: Steep Turns, Specific Flight Characteristics, Inflight Conversion During Straight-and-Level Flight, and 2 more.
Area V
9 Tasks: Instrument Takeoff, Departure Procedures, Arrival Procedures, and 6 more.
Area VI
5 Tasks: Normal Approach and Landing, Normal Approach to a Hover, Steep Approach and Landing, and 2 more.
Area VII
8 Tasks: Emergency Procedures, Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated) during Takeoff in Thrust-Borne Flight, Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated) during Takeoff While in Semi-Wing-Borne Flight, and 5 more.
Area VIII
1 Task: After Landing, Parking, and Securing.