Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-16
51 Tasks across 10 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
9 Tasks: Pilot Qualifications, Airworthiness Requirements, Weather Information, and 6 more.
Area II
4 Tasks: Preflight Assessment, Flight Deck Management, Powerplant Starting and Rotor Engagement, and 1 more.
Area III
3 Tasks: Runway/Taxiway/Heliport/Helipad Signs, Markings, and Lighting, Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems, Traffic Patterns.
Area IV
5 Tasks: Vertical Takeoff and Landing, Hover Taxi, Air Taxi, and 2 more.
Area V
7 Tasks: Normal Takeoff and Climb, Normal and Crosswind Approach, Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb, and 4 more.
Area VI
3 Tasks: Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop, Straight-In Autorotation in a Single-Engine Helicopter, Autorotation with Turns in a Single-Engine Helicopter.
Area VII
4 Tasks: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning, Navigation Systems and Radar Services, Diversion, and 1 more.
Area VIII
13 Tasks: Powerplant Failure in a Hover in a Single-Engine Helicopter, Powerplant Failure at Altitude in a Single-Engine Helicopter, Approach and Landing with One Engine Inoperative (OEI) (Simulated) (Multiengine Helicopter Only), and 10 more.
Area IX
2 Tasks: Confined Area Operations, Pinnacle Operations.
Area X
1 Task: After Landing, Parking, and Securing.