Download - Practical Test Standards (Group C)
Practical Test Standards
Group C: Second Year Advanced
Essential Questions
• What are the Practical Test Standards?
• How can I apply the Practical Test Standards to my flight training?
What are the Practical Test Standards?
• Book published by FAA• Explains all knowledge student pilot should
know fluently
Categories• Preflight Preparation• Preflight Procedures• Airport and Operations• Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds• Performance Maneuver• Ground Reference Maneuver• Navigation• Slow Flight and Stalls• Basic Instrument Maneuvers• Emergency Operations• Night Operation• Postflight Procedures
Preflight Preparation
• Certificates and Documents• Airworthiness Requirements• Weather• Flight Planning• Aeromedical
Preflight Procedures
• Preflight Inspection• Cockpit Management• Taxiing• Before Takeoff Check
Airport Operations
• Radio Communication and ATC Light Signals• Traffic Pattern!!!• Airport, Runway, and Taxiway Signs, Markings,
and Lighting
Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
• Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb• Normal and Crosswind Approach and Landing• Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb• Soft-Field Approach and Landing• Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance
Climb (Vx/Vy)• Short-Field Approach and Landing• Slip to Landing• Go-Around/Rejected Landing
Performance Maneuver
• Steep Turns
Ground Reference Maneuvers
• Rectangular Course• S-Turns• Turns Around a Point
Navigation
• Pilotage and Dead Reckoning• Navigation Systems and Radar Services• Diversion• Lost Procedures
Slow Flight and Stalls
• Maneuvering During Slow Flight• Power-Off Stalls• Power-On Stalls• Spin Awareness
Basic Instrument Maneuvers
• Straight-and-Level Flight• Constant Airspeed Climbs• Constant Airspeed Descents• Turns to Headings• Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes• Radio Communications, Navigation
Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services
Emergency Operations
• Simulated Emergency Approach and Landings• Systems and Equipment Malfunctions• Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
Night Operation
• Night Preparation
Postflight Procedures
• After Landing, Parking, and Securing
Essential Questions
• What are the Practical Test Standards?
• How can I apply the Practical Test Standards to my flight training?
PTS
• FAA: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/airmen/test_standards/
• Google “practical test standards”