PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS
Soon to be Replaced by Aircraft Certification Standards
FAA-S-8081-14A
PRIVATE PILOT Practical Test Standards for AIRPLANE (SEL, MEL, SES, MES) August 2002
Introductory Materials Contained in PTS
 


I. AREA OF OPERATION: PREFLIGHT PREPARATION
A. TASK: CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: WEATHER INFORMATION (ASEL and ASES)
D. TASK: CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT PLANNING (ASEL and ASES)
E. TASK: NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (ASEL and ASES)
F. TASK: PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS (ASEL and ASES)
G. TASK: OPERATION OF SYSTEMS (ASEL and ASES)
J. TASK: AEROMEDICAL FACTORS (ASEL and ASES)
II. AREA OF OPERATION: PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES
A. TASK: PREFLIGHT INSPECTION (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: COCKPIT MANAGEMENT (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: ENGINE STARTING (ASEL and ASES)
D. TASK: TAXIING (ASEL)
F. TASK: BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK (ASEL and ASES)
III. AREA OF OPERATION: AIRPORT OPERATIONS
A. TASK: RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND ATC LIGHT SIGNALS (ASEL)
B. TASK: TRAFFIC PATTERNS (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: AIRPORT RUNWAY, AND TAXIWAY SIGNS, MARKINGS, AND LIGHTING (ASEL and ASES)
IV. AREA OF OPERATION: TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS, AND GO AROUNDS
A. TASK: NORMAL AND CROSSWIND TAKEOFF AND CLIMB (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: NORMAL AND CROSSWIND APPROACH AND LANDING (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF AND CLIMB (ASEL)
D. TASK: SOFT-FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING (ASEL)
E. TASK: SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE CLIMB (ASEL and ASES)
F. TASK: SHORT-FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING (ASEL and ASES)
K. TASK: FORWARD SLIP TO A LANDING (ASEL and ASES)
L. TASK: GO-AROUND/REJECTED LANDING (ASEL and ASES)
V. AREA OF OPERATION: PERFORMANCE MANEUVER
TASK: STEEP TURNS (ASEL and ASES)
VI. AREA OF OPERATION: GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS
A. TASK: RECTANGULAR COURSE (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: S-TURNS (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: TURNS AROUND A POINT (ASEL and ASES)
VII. AREA OF OPERATION: NAVIGATION
A. TASK: PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND RADAR SERVICES
C. TASK: DIVERSION (ASEL and ASES)
D. TASK: LOST PROCEDURES (ASEL and ASES)
VIII. AREA OF OPERATION: SLOW FLIGHT AND STALLS
A. TASK: MANEUVERING DURING SLOW FLIGHT (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: POWER-OFF STALLS (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: POWER-ON STALLS (ASEL and ASES)
D. TASK: SPIN AWARENESS (ASEL and ASES)
IX. AREA OF OPERATION: BASIC INSTRUMENT MANEUVERS
A. TASK: STRAIGHT-AND-LEVEL FLIGHT (ASEL and ASES)
B. TASK: CONSTANT AIRSPEED CLIMBS (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: CONSTANT AIRSPEED DESCENTS (ASEL and ASES)
D. TASK: TURNS TO HEADINGS (ASEL and ASES)
E. TASK: RECOVERY FROM UNUSUAL FLIGHT ATTITUDES
F. TASK: RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION
X. AREA OF OPERATION: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
A. TASK: EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING (SIMULATED)
B. TASK: SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS (ASEL and ASES)
C. TASK: EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND SURVIVAL GEAR
XI. AREA OF OPERATION: NIGHT OPERATION
TASK: NIGHT PREPARATION (ASEL and ASES)
XII. AREA OF OPERATION: POSTFLIGHT PROCEDURES
A. TASK: AFTER LANDING, PARKING, AND SECURING

 


 
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