### Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Airman Testing Standards and Training Working Group

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I.A. Pilot Qualifications I.A. Pilot Qualifications Added Risk Management elements related to this task. Added physiological factors specific to instrument flying.

I.B. Weather Information I.B. Weather Information Removed Note: If adequate flight planning information is not available, the applicant cannot be properly evaluated. Removed list of specific weather products to allow flexibility in weather planning sources. Added Risk Management elements related to this task. I.C. Cross-Country Flight Planning I.C. Cross-Country Flight PlanningAdded risk management elements related to this task.
II.A.Aircraft Systems Related to IFR Operations II.A.Aircraft Systems Related to IFR Operations II.B.Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment II.B.Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment II.C. Instrument Cockpit Check II.C. Instrument Cockpit Check Addressed the tendency to rationalize equipment failures as merely erroneous readings.

III.A.Air Traffic Control Clearances III.A.Air Traffic Control Clearances Many applicants are only familiar with one way of obtaining a clearance, either through clearance, delivery or ground control. Some are familiar with obtaining a clearance at a non-towered airport, but quite typically many pilots are only familiar with one way. Added the word “copy” as it is a necessary skill often lacking in applicants. Expanded and added greater objectivity/specificity. Accentuates the hazards of being in a hurry and/or rushing that a short void time can create. It further reinforces the responsibilities of PIC. The number of CFIT accidents associated with airborne pickups necessitates this task. FAA-S-8081-4E, Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift Change Tracking Matrix

### Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Airman Testing Standards and Training Working Group

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III.B. Compliance with Departure, En Route, and Arrival Procedures and Clearances III.B. Compliance with Departure, En Route, and Arrival Procedures and Clearances Addressed glass cockpits with heading and altitude bugs and altitude pre-select (if installed), as well as proper programming of GPS/FMS. III.C. Holding Procedures III.C. Holding Procedures Added risk management elements.

IV.A. Basic Instrument Flight Maneuvers (IA, IH, PL, AA, HA, PLA, PC) IV.A. Basic Instrument Flight Maneuvers (IA, IH, PL, AA, HA, PLA, PC) IV.B. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes IV.B. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes Countermeasure to the loss-of-control problem.

V.A. Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and DME Arcs V.A. Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and DME Arcs VI.A. Nonprecision Approach (NPA) VI.A. Nonprecision Approach (NPA)
VI.B. Precision Approach (PA) VI.B. Precision Approach (PA)

VI.C. Missed Approach VI.C. Missed Approach Added knowledge element to ensure applicant knows when to cancel “suspend” and sequence the GPS/FMS to the MAP holding waypoint. Added element to ensure applicant knows proper AP usage in a MAP. Added element to ensure applicant understands PIC responsibilities and has a “plan B” in place before executing the approach. Added element as an “antidote” to “impulsivity”. VI.D. Circling Approach VI.D. Circling Approach VI.E. Landing From a Straight-In or Circling Approach VI.E. Landing From a Straight-In or Circling Approach

### Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Airman Testing Standards and Training Working Group

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VII.A. Loss of Communications VII.A. Loss of Communications

VII.B. One Engine Inoperative During Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns (Multiengine Airplane) VII.B. One Engine Inoperative During Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns (Multiengine Airplane)
VII.C. One Engine Inoperative -- Instrument Approach (Multiengine Airplane) VII.C. One Engine Inoperative -- Instrument Approach (Multiengine Airplane)
VII.D.Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators VII.D.Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators
VIII.A. Checking Instruments and Equipment VIII.A. Checking Instruments and Equipment