Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-27
73 Tasks across 16 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
6 Tasks: Effects of Human Behavior and Communication on the Learning Process, Learning Process, Course Development, Lesson Plans, and Classroom Training Techniques, and 3 more.
Area II
14 Tasks: Human Factors, Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance, Runway Incursion Avoidance, and 11 more.
Area III
3 Tasks: Pilot Qualifications, Airworthiness Requirements, Weather Information.
Area IV
1 Task: Maneuver Lesson.
Area V
5 Tasks: Preflight Assessment, Flight Deck Management, Powerplant Starting, and 2 more.
Area VI
3 Tasks: Runway/Taxiway/Heliport/Helipad Signs, Markings, and Lighting, Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems, Traffic Patterns.
Area VII
3 Tasks: Vertical Takeoff and Landing, Hover Taxi, Air Taxi.
Area VIII
8 Tasks: Normal Takeoff and Climb from a Hover, Rolling Takeoff and Climb, Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb, and 5 more.
Area IX
4 Tasks: Straight-and-Level Flight, Level Turns, Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns, and 1 more.
Area X
3 Tasks: Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop, Inflight Conversion During Straight-and-Level Flight, Steep Turns.
Area XI
1 Task: Ground Reference Maneuvers.
Area XII
4 Tasks: Maneuvering During Slow Flight (Wing-Borne Configuration), Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls, and 1 more.
Area XIII
4 Tasks: Straight-and-Level Flight, Constant Airspeed Climbs, Constant Airspeed Descents, and 1 more.
Area XIV
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 XV
3 Tasks: Confined Area Operations, Slope Operations, Pinnacle Operations.
Area XVI
1 Task: After Landing, Parking, and Securing.