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Solely by reference to the instruments, you keep the airplane under control while you set the radios, identify the facility, manage the navigation equipment and follow ATC instructions. It is Task F of Area VIII, Basic Instrument Maneuvers, in the FAA Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards, the checkride every private pilot flies.
Free to startThe steps
- Keep control of the airplane while you select the right communication frequencies, identify the right facility and manage the navigation equipment.
- Comply with ATC instructions.
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
- The airplane under control while the frequencies, facility and navigation equipment are set, and every ATC instruction followed.
- Know how to operate the communication equipment, including finding and selecting frequencies, the navigation equipment with its functions and displays, the ATC facilities and services, and when to ask for help or declare an emergency and how to use automation, ATC and flight deck resources.
- 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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