IACRA
All applications will be completed through IACRA. Please have completed and signed FAA form 8710 available in the event IACRA is down. For troubleshooting with IACRA, see the IACRA Help Page.
Airman Certification Standards (ACS) & Practical Test Standards (PTS)
Checkrides will be conducted in accordance with the appropriate ACS or PTS. All information regarding the ACS and PTS can be found on the FAA Website.
Pilot Endorsements
The current FAA Advisory Circular is the final authority on all endorsements. (AC 61.65H PDF)
Stall and Spin Awareness
During flight training and testing, the applicant and the instructor or evaluator must always recognize and avoid operations that could lead to an inadvertent stall or spin and inadvertent loss of control.
Positive Exchange of Flight Controls
Special Emphasis Areas:
Special emphasis will be placed on areas of aircraft operation considered critical to flight safety. Among these are:
1. Positive aircraft control.
2. Positive exchange of the flight controls procedure.
3. Stall/spin awareness.
4. Collision avoidance.
5. Wake turbulence avoidance.
6. LAHSO.
7. Runway incursion avoidance.
8. CFIT.
9. ADM and risk management.
10. Wire strike avoidance.
11. Checklist usage.
12. Temporary flight restrictions (TFRs).
13. Special use airspace (SUA).
14. Aviation security.
15. Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM).
16. Other areas deemed appropriate to any phase of the practical test.