Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards - Airplane: FAA-S-ACS-6, for Airplane Single- and Multi-Engine Land and Sea (Practical Test Standards series)

The Airman Certification Standards (ACS) is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and industry license applicants must know, do, and consider for their FAA Knowledge Exam and practical (checkride) to earn a certificate or rating. The new ACS (effective June 2016) replaces the Practical Test Standards (PTS) and it is basically an enhanced version of the PTS. It adds task-specific knowledge and risk management elements to each PTS “Area of Operation” and “Task.”

The result is a presentation that integrates the standards for passing both the FAA Knowledge Exams and the FAA Oral and Practical Exams in a way that coordinates the study and learning for both, making them relevant to each other.

This Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot – Airplane ACS provides the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for private pilot certification in the airplane category, single-engine land and sea, as well as multi-engine land and sea classes (ASEL, ASES, AMEL, AMES). This ACS incorporates and supersedes the previous Practical Test Standards (FAA-S-8081-14), for “Private Pilot – Airplane” license applicants.

• Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide: The comprehensive guide to prepare you for the FAA checkride (Oral Exam Guide Series)
• FAR/AIM 2019: Federal Aviation Regulations / Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM Series)
• Airplane Flying Handbook (Federal Aviation Administration): FAA-H-8083-3B
• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25B (FAA Handbooks series)
• Private Pilot Checkride Preparation and Study Guide
• Private Pilot Test Prep 2019: Study & Prepare: Pass your test and know what is essential to become a safe, competent pilot from the most trusted source in aviation training (Test Prep Series)
• Airplane Flying Handbook: ASA FAA-H-8083-3B
• Airplane Flying Handbook 2019: FAA-H-8083-3B (Federal Aviation Administration)
• Commercial Pilot Airman Certification Standards - Airplane: FAA-S-ACS-7, for Airplane Single- and Multi-Engine Land and Sea (Airman Certification Standards Series)
• Risk Management Handbook (ASA FAA-H-8083-2 Change 1) (FAA Handbooks Series)