Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards (ASEL)

Introduction

Pilot Qualifications

Airworthiness Requirements

Weather Information

Cross-Country Flight Planning

National Airspace System

Performance and Limitations

Operation of Systems

Human Factors

Preflight Assessment

Cockpit Management

Engine Starting

Taxiing

Before Takeoff Check

Communications and Light Gun Signals

Traffic Patterns

Normal Takeoff and Climb

Normal Approach and Landing

Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb

Soft-Field Approach and Landing

Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb

Short-Field Approach and Landing

Forward Slip to a Landing

Go-Around / Rejected Landing

Steep Turns

Ground Reference Maneuvers

Pilotage and Dead Reckoning

Navigation Systems and Radar Services

Diversion

Lost Procedures

Maneuvering During Slow Flight

Power-off Stalls

Power-on Stalls

Spin Awareness

Straight-and-Level Flight

Constant Airspeed Climbs

Constant Airspeed Descents

Turns to Headings

Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes

Radio Communications, Navigation Systems / Facilities, And Radar Services

Emergency Descent

Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated)

Systems and Equipment Malfunction

Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

Night Preparation

After Landing, Parking and Securing

Conclusion