COMMERCIAL PILOT PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS
FAA-S-8081-12A with Change 1 4/28/97
I. PREFLIGHT PREPARATION
A. CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS
B. WEATHER INFORMATION
C. CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT PLANNING
D. NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM
E. PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS
F. OPERATION OF SYSTEMS
G. AEROMEDICAL FACTORS
H. PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NIGHT FLYING
I. LIGHTING AND EQUIPMENT FOR NIGHT FLYING
II. PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES
A. PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
B. COCKPIT MANAGEMENT
C. ENGINE STARTING
D. TAXIING
E. BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK
III. AIRPORT OPERATIONS
A. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND ATC LIGHT SIGNALS
B. TRAFFIC PATTERNS
C. AIRPORT, TAXIWAY, AND RUNWAY SiGNS,
MARKINGS, AND LIGHTING
IV. TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS, AND GO-AROUNDS
A. NORMAL AND CROSSWIND TAKEOFF AND CLIMB
B. NORMAL AND CROSSWIND APPROACH AND LANDING
C. SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF AND CLIMB
D. SOFT-FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING
E. SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF AND CLIMB
F. SHORT-FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING
G. GO-AROUND
V. PERFORMANCE MANEUVERS
A. STEEP TURNS
B. CHANDELLES
C. LAZY EIGHTS
VI. GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVER
EIGHTS ON PYLONS
VII. NAVIGATION
A. PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING
B. NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND ATC RADAR SERVICES
C. DIVERSION
D. LOST PROCEDURE
VIII. SLOW FLIGHT AND STALLS
A. MANEUVERING DURING SLOW FLIGHT
B. POWER-OFF STALLS
C. POWER-ON STALLS
D. SPIN AWARENESS
IX. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
A. EMERGENCY DESCENT
B. EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING
C. SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS
D. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND SURVIVAL GEAR
X. HIGH ALTITUDE OPERATIONS
A. SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN
B. PRESSURIZATION
A. AFTER LANDING
B. PARKING AND SECURING
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