Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6C)

• Introduction
• Area of Operation I: Preflight Preparation
• Area of Operation II: Preflight Procedures
• Area of Operation III: Airport and Seaplane Base Operations
• Area of Operation IV: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
• Area of Operation V: Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers
• Area of Operation VI: Navigation
• Area of Operation VII: Slow Flight and Stalls
• Area of Operation VIII: Basic Instrument Manuevers
• Area of Operation IX: Emergency Operations
• Area of Operation X: Multiengine Operations
• Area of Operation XI: Night Operations
• Area of Operation XII: Postflight Procedures
• Appendix 1: Practical Test Roles, Responsibilities, and Outcomes
• Appendix 2: Safety of Flight
• Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Safety Standards, Regulatory Support Division, Airman Testing Standards Branch, has published the Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards (ACS) to communicate the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for private pilot certification in the airplane category, single-engine land and sea; and multiengine land and sea classes.