Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-2
55 Tasks across 12 Areas of Operation. Read Area by Area, with every Task cited.
About the CP ACS
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
5 Tasks: Preflight Assessment, Flight Deck Management, Powerplant Starting, and 2 more.
Area III
3 Tasks: Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems, Runway/Taxiway/Heliport/Helipad Signs, Markings, and Lighting, Traffic Patterns.
Area IV
3 Tasks: Vertical Takeoff and Landing, Hover Taxi, Air Taxi.
Area V
8 Tasks: Normal Takeoff and Climb from a Hover, Rolling Takeoff and Climb, Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb, and 5 more.
Area VI
3 Tasks: Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop, Inflight Conversion During Straight-and-Level Flight, Steep Turns.
Area VII
4 Tasks: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning, Navigation Systems and Radar Services, Diversion, and 1 more.
Area VIII
4 Tasks: Maneuvering During Slow Flight (Wing-Borne Configuration), Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls, and 1 more.
Area IX
10 Tasks: Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated) during Takeoff in Thrust-Borne Flight, Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated) during Takeoff While in Semi-Wing-Borne Flight, Inflight Powerplant(s) Failure and Restart in Multi-Powerplant Aircraft, and 7 more.
Area X
2 Tasks: Supplemental Oxygen, Pressurization.
Area XI
3 Tasks: Confined Area Operations, Slope Operations, Pinnacle Operations.
Area XII
1 Task: After Landing, Parking, and Securing.