The FAA has recently sent out its Fall 2016 FAA DPE Quarterly communication. In the event that you did not get this in an email, you can get it here: Click Here for the Fall 2016 DPE Quarterly
Continue reading →The FAA has released a Safety Alert for Operators on the conduct of Slow Flight. This is directly related to changes in the Private Pilot ACS changes on the subject. To see the document, click here.
Continue reading →Examiners should note that the current FAA 8900.2B document was updated on August 30th and should now be considered the guiding document as the General Aviation Airman Designee Handbook. The version can be found at: http://fsims.faa.gov/PICDetail.aspx?docId=8900.2B
Continue reading →This email is intended to notify Designated Pilot Examiners that the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) DPE Briefing is now available through the Designee Registration system. This training is available for all designees at no charge and is required for … Continue reading →
Rotorcraft PTS Standards for ATP and Flight Instructor were recently updated, below you will find the links to get the current documents. Airline Transport Pilot Practical Test Standards for Helicopter (FAA-S-8081-20 with Changes 1, 2, 3, and 4) (PDF) Flight … Continue reading →
The FAA has published an updated PTS for Flight Instructor Certification on June 16, 2016. The recent changes were to update document language to refer to Airman Certification Standards for applicable ratings and certificates a CFI would train applicants. Click … Continue reading →
ACS Focus Team Slow Flight and Other FAQs The ACS Focus Team has been asked many questions about the topic of slow flight. We have assembled a list of the questions with background and guidance on the issues for ASIs … Continue reading →
The FAA has published an “ACS Tips for Evaluators [DPEs]” that can help examiners as they develop their ACS based POAs for upcoming checkrides. The ACS Tips for Evaluators document can be found at: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/media/acs_tips.pdf or Click Here for a … Continue reading →
The FAA has just published updated Private and Instrument ACS documents. Changes to the documents are minimal, but to ensure you are using the most current versions, please update your records. They can be found at http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/ Or Click Here … Continue reading →
The FAA has posted the official Private Pilot and Instrument Pilot ACS documents that are to be used effective June 15, 2016. These can be round at: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/ You can also get the PDFs of the documents, here: ACS Private … Continue reading →
