Major Enhancements to Version FAA-S-ACS-6B

•Revised Introduction and appendices to account for FAA reorganization.

•Replaced numerous prescriptive references to airplane configuration with more general references.

•Revised numerous Tasks in all Areas of Operation to include more consistent element descriptions.

•Added language to account for Part 68 BasicMed.

•Included SFRA and SATR, if applicable, in Area of Operation I, Task E.

•Distinguished different types of hypoxia in Area of Operation I, Task H.

•Broadened scope of engine starting conditions knowledge element in Area of Operation II, Task C.

•Revised Area of Operation III, Task A to include runway lighting systems.

•Revised Area of Operation IV to require touch down a proper pitch attitude.

•Restored distance tolerance in Area of Operation IV, Task B.

•Added airspeed tolerance to Area of Operation IX, Task A.

•Revised Area of Operation X, Tasks C and D to match the Instrument Rating Airman Certification Standards.

•Correlated knowledge elements of multiengine airplane engine inoperative flight to zero sideslip.

•Revised language regarding reduction of drag with one engine inoperative in terms of the manufacturer’s recommendation or appropriate use of flight controls.

•Added CFIT to low altitude maneuvering risk elements.

•Added a reference to Task Objectives and enhanced Appendix 7: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations, regarding flight solely by reference to instruments.

•Updated the following Appendices:

—Appendix 1: The Knowledge Test Eligibility, Prerequisites, and Testing Centers

—Appendix 5: Practical Test Roles, Responsibilities, and Outcomes

—Appendix 6: Safety of Flight

—Appendix 7: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations

—Appendix 9: References

—Appendix 10: Abbreviations and Acronyms