Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift

66 Pages·2014·0.3 MB·English

by  Matt Waldrop

FAA-S-8081-4E
U.S. Department (with Changes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)
of Transportation
Federal Aviation
Administration
Instrument Rating
Practical Test Standards
for
Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift
January 2010
Flight Standards Service
Washington, DC 20591
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Instrument Rating
Practical Test Standards
for
Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift
2010
Flight Standards Service
Washington, DC 20591
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Note
Material in FAA-S-8081-4E will be effective January 2010. All
previous editions of the Instrument Rating—Airplane, Helicopter,
Powered Lift Practical Test Standards will be obsolete as of this
date.

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Foreword
The Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards (PTS) book is
published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish
the standards for instrument rating certification practical tests for the
airplane, helicopter, and powered lift, category and classes. These
practical test standards shall also be used for the instrument portion
of the Commercial Pilot—Airship practical test. FAA inspectors and
designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in
compliance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants
should find these standards helpful during training and when
preparing for practical tests.
/s/ January 2010
________________________________________
Debra J. Entricken, Acting Manager
Regulatory Support Division, AFS-600
Flight Standards Service
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Record of Changes
Change 1 (2/5/2010)
• Added the following to page 10 of the Introduction under
Use of FAA-Approved Flight Simulation Training Device
(FSTD):
o In order to do so, such devices must be used pursuant
to and in accordance with a curriculum approved for
use at a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school or 14 CFR part
142 training center. Practical tests or portions thereof,
when accomplished in an FSTD, may only be
conducted by FAA aviation safety inspectors,
designees authorized to conduct such tests in FSTDs
for part 141 pilot school graduates, or appropriately
authorized part 142 Training Center Evaluators (TCE).
Change 2 (3/16/2010)
• Introduction—clarification of Aircraft and Equipment
Required for the Practical Test
• VI. Area of Operation: Instrument Approach Procedures,
Task A. Nonprecision Approach (NPA), Note—clarification.
Change 3 (5/3/2012)
• Deleted Appendix 2: Non-FSTD Device Credit
Change 4 (5/6/2013)
• Added language to the General Information section of the
Introduction regarding combined practical tests (page 1)
o Reason: Change in Federal Aviation Regulation (14
CFR part 61, section 61.65).
Change 5 (9/11/2013)
• Added Risk Management Handbook, FAA-H-8083-2 to
reference list in Practical Test Book Description section of
the Introduction (page 3).
• Revised Note for the Rating Task Table.
• Added IPC AATD Credit Table as new Appendix 2.

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