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Commercial Pilot · Area I: Preflight Preparation

Task A. Pilot Qualifications

FAA-S-ACS-7B · Effective 2024-05-31

Official FAA standard (PDF) ↗

Knowledge

What you should understand and be able to explain.

5 elements
  • CA.I.A.K1
    Certification requirements, recent flight experience, and recordkeeping.
  • CA.I.A.K2
    Privileges and limitations.
  • CA.I.A.K3
    Medical certificates: class, expiration, privileges, temporary disqualifications.
  • CA.I.A.K4
    Documents required to exercise commercial pilot privileges.
  • CA.I.A.K5
    Part 68 BasicMed privileges and limitations.

Risk management

Risks to recognize and decisions to consider.

2 elements
  • CA.I.A.R1
    Proficiency versus currency.
  • CA.I.A.R2
    Flying unfamiliar aircraft or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avionics.
Skill elements and task objectives

This page covers knowledge and risk management. For the complete task, including skill standards, open the FAA document (PDF).