FAA-S-8081-14B, Private Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airplane

141 Pages·2013·0.53 MB·English

FAA-S-8081-14B
U.S. Department (with Changes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
Private 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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Private Pilot
Airplane
Practical Test Standards
2011
Flight Standards Service
Washington, DC 20591
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Note
Material in FAA-S-8081-14B will be effective June 1, 2012. All
previous editions of the Private Pilot—Airplane Practical Test
Standards will be obsolete as of this date.
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Forward
The Private Pilot—Airplane Practical Test Standards (PTS) book
has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
establish the standards for private 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/ David Gilliom 10/31/2011
________________________________________
for John Allen, Director
Flight Standards Service
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Record of Changes
Change 1 (March 12, 2012 and June 22, 2012))
• Removed Judgment Assessment Matrix.
o Reason: Did not apply to this PTS.
• Removed Task D “Accelerated Stalls” from Area of
Operation VIII and re-lettered “Spin Awareness” to Task D
on the Examiner’s Practical Test Checklist in Section 1.
Change 2 (March 23, 2012)
• Added Objective 9 to Section 1, Area of Operation IV, Task
A.
o Reason: Inadvertently omitted during last revision.
• Added Objective 9 to Section 2, Area of Operation IV, Task
A.
o Reason: Inadvertently omitted during last revision.
Change 3 (May 2, 2012)
• Removed note from Section 1, Area of Operation VIII.
o Reason: Input from the field.
• Revised Objective 6 in Section 1, Area of Operation VIII,
Task B.
o Reason: Input from the field.
• Revised Objective 6 in Section 1, Area of Operation VIII,
Task C.
o Reason: Input from the field.
• Removed note from Section 2, Area of Operation VIII.
o Reason: Input from the field.
• Revised Objective 6 in Section 2, Area of Operation VIII,
Task B.
o Reason: Input from the field.
• Revised Objective 6 in Section 2, Area of Operation VIII,
Task C.
o Reason: Input from the field.
Change 4 (May 1, 2013)
• Added language to the General Information section of the
Introduction regarding combined practical tests (page 1)
o Reason: Change in Federal Aviation Regulation (14
CFR part 61, section 61.65).
• Changed “this practical test standard” to “these practical
test standards” (2 instances) in the General Information
section of the Introduction.
o Reason: Grammar correction.
• Changed “lift off” to “liftoff” in the Examiner Responsibility
section of the Introduction (page 10).
o Reason: Spelling correction.
• Changed “500 feet AGL” to “400 feet AGL” in the Examiner
Responsibility section of the Introduction (page 10),
o Reason: Standardization of criteria.
• Changed “500 feet AGL” to “400 feet AGL” in the Note for
Section 2, Area of Operation X, Task C (page 112).
o Reason: Standardization of criteria.
Change 5 (May 30, 2013)
• Revised References in Section 1, Area of Operation VII,
Task A (page 54) to include 14 CFR part 91.
o Reason: Reference was missing.
• Revised Objective 5 in Section 1, Area of Operation VII,
Task A (page 54) to refer to “magnetic direction indicator”
instead of “magnetic compass.”
o Reason: Revised to match regulation (14 CFR part
91).
• Revised References in Section 2, Area of Operation VII,
Task A (page 101) to include 14 CFR part 91.
o Reason: Reference was missing.
• Revised Objective 5 in Section 2, Area of Operation VII,
Task A (page 101) to refer to “magnetic direction indicator”
instead of “magnetic compass.”
o Reason: Revised to match regulation (14 CFR part
91).