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AviationAfter landing, parking and securing
After the flight, you park in a safe place, run the shutdown checklist, inspect the airplane, write up any discrepancy and secure it. It is Task A of Area XII, Postflight Procedures, in the FAA Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards, for the airplane classes listed below.
Free to startScenarios
- Airplane single-engine land (ASEL).
- Airplane multiengine land (AMEL).
The steps
- Park in an appropriate area, considering the safety of nearby people and property.
- Complete the appropriate checklists.
- Do a postflight inspection and document any discrepancies and servicing needs.
- Secure the airplane.
Safety rules that stop the station
- Any action, or lack of action, that makes the examiner step in to keep the flight safe is unsatisfactory.
- If you do not use sound aeronautical decision-making, including single-pilot resource management, the examiner marks the task as failed.
To pass
- A safe parking spot, the checklist done, the postflight inspection written up and the airplane secured.
- Know the airplane's shutdown, securing and postflight inspection, how to document in-flight and postflight discrepancies, and the risks of activities and distractions, airport security procedures and disembarking passengers safely on the ramp.
- Missing the standard on this task fails the task and its area of operation.
Official source
Federal · FAA Private Pilot ACS
Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-6C)
The FAA publishes the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards free: every task of the checkride with its knowledge, risks and tolerances.
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