FAA-S-8081-12C, Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards

154 Pages·2012·0.5 MB·English

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FAA-S-8081-12C
U.S. Department (with changes 1, 2, 3, & 4)
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
Commercial Pilot
Practical Test Standards
for
Airplane
(SEL, MEL, SES, MES)
November 2011
(Effective June 1, 2012)
Flight Standards Service
Washington, DC 20591
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Commercial Pilot
Airplane
Practical Test Standards
2011
Flight Standards Service
Washington, DC 20591
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Note
Material in FAA-S-8081-12C will be effective June 1, 2012. All
previous editions of the Commercial Pilot—Airplane Practical Test
Standards will be obsolete as of this date.
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Forward
The Commercial Pilot—Airplane Practical Test Standards (PTS)
book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) to establish the standards for commercial pilot certification
practical tests for the airplane category, single-engine land and sea;
and multiengine land and sea classes. FAA inspectors and
designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in
compliance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants
should find these standards helpful during training and when
preparing for the practical test.
/s/ Raymond Towles 11/3/2011
________________________________________
for John Allen, Director
Flight Standards Service
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Record of Changes
Change 1 (March 13, 2012)
 Removed Judgment Assessment Matrix.
o Reason: Did not apply to this PTS
Change 2 (March 23, 2012)
 Added criterion number 9 to Section 1, Area of Operation
IV, Task A Objective.
o Reason: Inadvertently omitted during last revision.
 Added criterion number 9 to Section 2, Area of Operation
IV, Task A Objective.
o Reason: Inadvertently omitted during last revision.
Change 3 (May 1, 2012)
 Added Task F to the additional ratings held for Area of
Operation II in the Airplane Multiengine Land column of the
Additional Ratings Task Table: Airplane Single-Engine
Land.
o Reason: Recommendation from inspector in the field.
 Added Task C to the additional ratings held for Area of
Operation IX in the Airplane Single-Engine Sea column of
the Additional Ratings Task Table: Airplane Single-Engine
Land.
o Reason: Recommendation from inspector in the field.
 Added Task C to the additional ratings held for Area of
Operation IX in the Airplane Multiengine Land column of the
Additional Ratings Task Table: Airplane Single-Engine
Land.
o Reason: Recommendation from inspector in the field.
 Added Task C to the additional ratings held for Area of
Operation IX in the Airplane Multiengine Sea column of the
Additional Ratings Task Table: Airplane Single-Engine
Land.
o Reason: Recommendation from inspector in the field.