Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-8C
22 Tasks across 8 Areas of Operation. Read Area by Area, with every Task cited.
About the IR 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
3 Tasks: Pilot Qualifications, Weather Information, Cross-Country Flight Planning.
Area II
3 Tasks: Aircraft Systems Related to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Operations, Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment, Instrument Flight Deck Check.
Area III
2 Tasks: Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances, Holding Procedures.
Area IV
2 Tasks: Instrument Flight, Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes.
Area V
2 Tasks: Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and DME Arcs, Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations.
Area VI
5 Tasks: Non-precision Approach, Precision Approach, Missed Approach, and 2 more.
Area VII
4 Tasks: Loss of Communications, One Engine Inoperative (Simulated) during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns (AMEL, AMES), Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES), and 1 more.
Area VIII
1 Task: Checking Instruments and Equipment.