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Airplane Airman Certification Standards  \nNovember 2023  \nFlight Standards Service Washington, DC 20591  \nForeword  \nThe U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Safety Standards, Regulatory Support Division, Airman Testing Standards Branch, has published the Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards (ACS) to communicate the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for the Instrument Rating in the airplane category.  \nThis ACS is available for download, in PDF format, [from](from www.faa.gov)[ ](from www.faa.gov)[www.faa.gov](from www.faa.gov).  \nComments regarding this ACS may be emailed [to](to acsptsinquiries@faa.gov)[ ](to acsptsinquiries@faa.gov)[acsptsinquiries@faa.gov](to acsptsinquiries@faa.gov).  \nThe FAA created FAA-G-ACS-2, Airman Certification Standards Companion Guide for Pilots, to provide guidance considered relevant and useful to the community. The number of appendices in the ACS was reduced and much of the non-regulatory material was moved to the Airman Certification Standards Companion Guide for Pilots. Applicants, instructors, and evaluators should consult this companion guide to familiarize themselves with ACS procedures. FAA-G-ACS-2 is available for download, in PDF format, from [www.faa.gov](www.faa.gov).  \nInstrument Rating – Airplane ACS (FAA-S-ACS-8C) i  \nRevision History  \n\n| Document \\# | Description | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| FAA-S-8081-4E | Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift (with Changes 1-5) | January 2010 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-8 | Instrument Rating Airplane Airman Certification Standards | June 1, 2016 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-8 | Instrument Rating Airplane Airman Certification Standards (Change 1) | June 15, 2016 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-8A | Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards | June 12, 2017 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-8B | Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards | June 11, 2018 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-8B | Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards (with Change 1) | June 6, 2019 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-8C | Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards | November 2023 |\n\nInstrument Rating – Airplane ACS (FAA-S-ACS-8C) ii  \nMajor Enhancements to FAA-S-ACS-8C  \n• The following ACS codes have been added:  \nIR.I.B.K2a  \nIR.I.B.K2b  \nIR.I.B.K2c  \nIR.I.B.K2d  \nIR.I.B.K2e  \nIR.I.B.K2f  \nIR.I.B.K2g  \nIR.I.C.K1a  \nIR.I.C.K1b  \nIR.I.C.K1c  \nIR.I.C.K1d  \nIR.I.C.K1e  \nIR.I.C.K1f  \nIR.I.C.K1g  \nIR.I.C.K1h  \nIR.II.A.K2  \nIR.II.A.R3  \nIR.II.A.S2  \nIR.II.B.K3  \nIR.II.B.S2  \nIR.III.B.S3a R.IV.B.K3 IR.IV.B.K4  \nIR.IV.B.R4  \nIR.IV.B.R5  \nIR.IV.B.R6  \nIR.IV.B.R7  \nIR.IV.B.R8  \nIR.IV.B.R9  \nIR.IV.B.S2  \nIR.V.A.S10  \nIR.VI.A.S15  \nIR.VI.B.S17  \nIR.VI.E.K3  \nIR.VI.E.R4  \nIR.VII.A.S5  \nIR.VII.B.R6  \nIR.VII.C.S14  \n• The following ACS codes have been removed and archived. 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Cross-Country Flight Planning....................................................................................................... 4","cbCaikLtFaSCzc4f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikLtFaSCzc4f","pdf",549526,"English","# Introduction\n## Airman Certification Standards Concept\n# Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation\n## Task A. Pilot Qualifications\n## Task B. Weather Information\n## Task C. Cross-Country Flight Planning\n# Area of Operation II. Preflight Procedures\n## Task A. Aircraft Systems Related to IFR Operations\n## Task B. Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment\n## Task C. Instrument Flight Deck Check\n# Area of Operation III. ATC Clearances and Procedures\n## Task A. Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances\n## Task B. Holding Procedures\n# Area of Operation IV. Flight by Reference to Instruments\n## Task A. Instrument Flight\n## Task B. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes\n# Area of Operation V. Navigation Systems\n## Task A. Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and DME Arcs\n## Task B. Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations\n# Area of Operation VI. Instrument Approach Procedures\n## Task A. Non-precision Approach\n## Task B. Precision Approach\n## Task C. Missed Approach\n## Task D. 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