Airman Certification Standards · FAA-S-ACS-13
58 Tasks across 13 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
8 Tasks: Pilot Qualifications, Airworthiness Requirements, Weather Information, and 5 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
11 Tasks: Normal Takeoff and Climb from a Hover, Rolling Takeoff and Climb, Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb, and 8 more.
Area VI
3 Tasks: Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop, Inflight Conversion During Straight-and-Level Flight, Steep Turns.
Area VII
1 Task: Ground Reference Maneuvers.
Area VIII
4 Tasks: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning, Navigation Systems and Radar Services, Diversion, and 1 more.
Area IX
3 Tasks: Maneuvering During Slow Flight (Wing-Borne Configuration), Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls.
Area X
6 Tasks: Straight-and-Level Flight, Constant Airspeed Climbs, Constant Airspeed Descents, and 3 more.
Area XI
9 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 6 more.
Area XII
1 Task: Night Operations.
Area XIII
1 Task: After Landing, Parking, and Securing.