Reformatted ACS

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The FAA removed page breaks, tables, and bold text that aid in the readability of the ACS.  The new acs is difficult to read because of the run-on nature of the task crossing multiple pages and some starting in the middle of the page.

The Airman Certification Standards (ACS) were created by the FAA to provide an objective tool to evaluate pilot applicants during the certification process, i.e. the practical exam. These practical exams—both oral and flight skill evaluations—are the final steps for pilots to achieve certificates and ratings.

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The ACS presented here has been edited and reformatted for ease of use, particularly as a CFI for conducting evaluations of student readiness for the practical test. No text was altered other than style and formatting and the addition of some appendix notes brought forward to the relevant task.

We hope you find this useful.

• Topics with subtopics are indented from the parent for readability.
• Skills are in the Table Style for easy reference with bolded performance tolerances.
• Appendix notes relevant to the task are brought forward to that task.
• The Table of Contents is updated to reflect new page numbers.