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AviationOperation of systems
In the airplane of the test, you show the examiner how its systems work and how you manage them, from the flight controls and the engine to the fuel, electrical and avionics, and what to do when one fails. It is Task G of Area I, Preflight Preparation, in the FAA Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards, the checkride every private pilot flies.
Free to startThe steps
- Operate at least three of the airplane's systems correctly: primary or secondary flight controls, powerplant and propeller, landing gear, fuel, oil and hydraulic, electrical, avionics, pitot-static, vacuum or pressure instruments, environmental, deicing and anti-icing, water rudders or oxygen.
- Complete the appropriate checklists.
Safety rules that stop the station
- When the examiner picks the airplane's systems, they check at least three of them.
- Failing to exercise risk management 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
- At least three systems operated correctly with their checklists.
- Know the airplane's systems, the signs and procedures for a system abnormality or failure, and how to detect a malfunction, manage a system failure and monitor automated systems.
- 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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