Flight Instructor for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-27) Plus Companion Guide for Pilots (FAA-G-ACS-2)

FAA Flight Instructor for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-27).It also includes the New ACS Companion Guide for Pilots (FAA-G-ACS-2 with Changes 1 & 2, last updated in December 2024).The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Safety Standards, Regulatory Support Division, Airman Testing Standards Branch, has published the Flight Instructor for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards (ACS) to communicate the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for the Flight Instructor Certificate in the powered-lift category.The FAA created FAA-G-ACS-2, Airman Certification Standards Companion Guide for Pilots, to provide guidance considered relevant and useful to the community. The number of appendices in the ACS was reduced and much of the non-regulatory material was moved to the Airman Certification Standards Companion Guide for Pilots. Applicants, instructors, and evaluators should consult this companion guide to familiarize themselves with ACS procedures.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) developed this Airman Certification Standards Companion Guide FAA-G-ACS-2, for use with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) for pilot certification. This guide, along with the regulatory material in the ACS, may assist an applicant in preparing for the FAA knowledge exam and practical test (checkride) that lead to pilot certification. Read more