FAA-S-8081-15
with Changes 1 and 2
Federal Aviation Administration
PRIVATE PILOT
Practical Test Standards
for
ROTORCRAFT
HELICOPTER
GYROPLANE
APRIL 1996
FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE Washington, DC 20591
PRIVATE PILOT
ROTORCRAFT
Practical Test Standards
1996
FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE
Washington, DC 20591
NOTE
Material in FAA-S-8081-15 will be effective April 1, 1996. All previous editions of the Private Pilot – Rotorcraft (Helicopter and Gyroplane) Practical Test Standards will be obsolete as of this date.
FOREWORD
The Private Pilot – Rotorcraft (Helicopter and Gyroplane) Practical Test Standards (PTS) book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for private pilot certification practical tests for the rotorcraft category, helicopter and gyroplane classes. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in compliance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants should find these standards helpful during training and when preparing for the practical test.
Thomas C. Accardi Director, Flight Standards Service
RECORD OF CHANGES
Change 1: 4/28/97
Reason: Wrong terminology. Changed airplane to aircraft.
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HELICOPTER AREA OF OPERATION: PREFLIGHT PREPARATION TASK G: MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST
Change 2: 5/21/97
Reason: Under the new rule (8/4/97) the NOTE is not applicable.
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HELICOPTER AREA OF OPERATION: NIGHT OPERATIONS TASK A: PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NIGHT FLYING
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GYROPLANE AREA OF OPERATION: NIGHT OPERATIONS TASK A: PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NIGHT FLYING
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................iii
PRACTICAL TEST STANDARD CONCEPT..............................iv
PRIVATE PILOT ROTORCRAFT PRACTICAL TEST
BOOK DESCRIPTION ................................................................iv
PRACTICAL TEST STANDARD DESCRIPTION.......................iv
USE OF THE PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS BOOK............ v
PRIVATE PILOT ROTORCRAFT PRACTICAL TEST
PREREQUISITES.......................................................................vi
AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE
PRACTICAL TEST.....................................................................vii
METRIC CONVERSION INITIATIVE.........................................vii
POSITIVE EXCHANGE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS ....................vii
USE OF DISTRACTIONS DURING PRACTICAL TESTS .......viii
APPLICANT’S USE OF PRESCRIBED CHECKLISTS............viii
CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CRM)...........................viii
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITY..............................viii
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITY ..................................................ix
SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ...........................................ix
UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE...................................... x
USE OF RATING TASKS TABLES ............................................ x
SECTION 1: PRIVATE PILOT ROTORCRAFT — HELICOPTER
CONTENTS............................................................................... 1-i RATING TASKS TABLE ..........................................................1-iii TASK VS. SIMULATION DEVICE CREDIT............................. 1-v FLIGHT SIMULATION DEVICE LEVELS ...............................1-vii APPLICANT’S PRACTICAL TEST CHECKLIST (HELICOPTER)....................................................................... 1-xi EXAMINER’S PRACTICAL TEST CHECKLIST (HELICOPTER)......................................................................1-xiii
AREAS OF OPERATION:
I. PREFLIGHT PREPARATION.......................................1-1
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