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Flight Instructor Airplane ACS

Flight Instructor for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards. FAA-S-ACS-25, effective 2024-05-31.

Choose an area to explore its knowledge and risk management elements. Skill elements and task objectives are in the FAA document (PDF).

II16 tasks

Area II. Technical Subject Areas

  • Human Factors
  • Visual Scanning and Collision Avoidance
  • Runway Incursion Avoidance
13 more tasks Open area
III3 tasks

Area III. Preflight Preparation

  • Pilot Qualifications
  • Airworthiness Requirements
  • Weather Information
Open area
IV1 task

Area IV. Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver to be Performed in Flight

  • Maneuver Lesson
Open area
V6 tasks

Area V. Preflight Procedures

  • Preflight Assessment
  • Flight Deck Management
  • Engine Starting
3 more tasks Open area
VI2 tasks

Area VI. Airport and Seaplane Base Operations

  • Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
  • Traffic Patterns
Open area
VII15 tasks

Area VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds

  • Normal Takeoff and Climb
  • Normal Approach and Landing
  • Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb (ASEL)
12 more tasks Open area
VIII4 tasks

Area VIII. Fundamentals of Flight

  • Straight-and-Level Flight
  • Level Turns
  • Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns
1 more task Open area
IX6 tasks

Area IX. Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers

  • Steep Turns
  • Steep Spiral (ASEL, ASES)
  • Chandelles (ASEL, ASES)
3 more tasks Open area
X9 tasks

Area X. Slow flight, Stalls, and Spins

  • Maneuvering During Slow Flight
  • Demonstration of Flight Characteristics at Various Configurations and Airspeeds (ASEL and ASES)
  • Power-Off Stalls
6 more tasks Open area
XI5 tasks

Area XI. Basic Instrument Maneuvers

  • Straight-and-Level Flight
  • Constant Airspeed Climbs
  • Constant Airspeed Descents
2 more tasks Open area
XII7 tasks

Area XII. Emergency Operations

  • Emergency Descent
  • Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES)
  • Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
4 more tasks Open area
XIII3 tasks

Area XIII. Multiengine Operations

  • Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative (AMEL, AMES)
  • VMC Demonstration (AMEL, AMES)
  • Demonstration of Effects of Various Airspeeds and Configurations during Engine Inoperative Performance (AMEL and AMES)
Open area
XIV2 tasks

Area XIV. Postflight Procedures

  • After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL)
  • Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES)
Open area