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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](from www.faa.gov)[ ](from www.faa.gov)[www.faa.gov](from www.faa.gov).  \nPrivate Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (FAA-S-ACS-6C) i  \nRevision History  \n\n| Document \\# | Description | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| FAA-S-8081-14B | Private Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airplane,(Changes 1-6) | November 2011 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-6 | Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards | June 1, 2016 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-6 | Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards (Change 1) | June 15, 2016 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-6A | Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards (Change 1) | June 12, 2017 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-6B | Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards | June 11, 2018 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-6B | Private Pilot – Airplane Airman Certification Standards (with Change 1) | June 6, 2019 |\n| FAA-S-ACS-6C | Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards | November 2023 |\n\nPrivate Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (FAA-S-ACS-6C) ii  \nMajor Enhancements to FAA-S-ACS-6C  \n• The following ACS codes have been added:  \nPA.I.B.K1e  \nPA.I.B.K4  \nPA.I.C.K2a  \nPA.I.C.K2b  \nPA.I.C.K2c  \nPA.I.C.K2d  \nPA.I.C.K2e  \nPA.I.C.K2f  \nPA.I.C.K2g  \nPA.I.D.K1a  \nPA.I.D.R7  \nPA.I.D.S5  \nPA.I.E.K4  \nPA.I.H.R4  \nPA.I.I.K1i  \nPA.I.I.K8  \nPA.I.I.K9  \nPA.I.I.R3  \nPA.I.I.R4  \nPA.I.I.S5  \nPA.I.I.S6  \nPA.II.A.S3  \nPA.II.A.S4  \nPA.II.B.K4  \nPA.II.B.R3  \nPA.II.B.S4  \nPA.II.C.K4  \nPA.II.D.R4  \nPA.II.E.R5  \nPA.III.A.R4  \nPA.IV.A.R7  \nPA.IV.A.S6a  \nPA.IV.A.S7a  \nPA.IV.G.S6a  \nPA.IV.I.S4a  \nPA.IV.I.S4b  \nPA.IV.K.S6a  \nPA.IV.K.S6b  \nPA.IV.N.R8  \nPA.IV.N.R9  \nPA.IV.N.S9  \nPA.VI.A.R3  \nPA.VI.B.R5  \nPA.VI.C.S6  \nPA.VI.D.S5  \nPA.VII.B.S11  \nPA.VII.C.S11  \nPA.VIII.A.R5  \nPA.VIII.A.R6  \nPA.VIII.A.R7  \nPA.VIII.A.R8  \nPA.VIII.B.R5  \nPA.VIII.B.R6  \nPA.VIII.B.R7  \nPA.VIII.B.R8  \nPA.VIII.C.R5  \nPA.VIII.C.R6  \nPA.VIII.C.R7  \nPA.VIII.C.R8  \nPA.VIII.D.R5  \nPA.VIII.D.R6  \nPA.VIII.D.R7  \nPA.VIII.D.R8  \nPA.VIII.E.K2  \nPA.VIII.E.K3  \nPA.VIII.E.K4  \nPA.VIII.E.R8  \nPA.VIII.E.R9  \nPA.VIII.E.R10  \nPA.VIII.E.S2  \nPA.IX.A.K4  \nPA.IX.A.S7  \nPA.IX.A.S8  \nPA.IX.C.R3  \nPA.IX.C.R4  \nPA.IX.D.K4  \nPA.IX.D.K5  \nPA.IX.D.R2  \nPA.IX.D.R3  \nPA.IX.D.S3  \nPA.XI.A.K6  \nPA.XI.A.K7  \nPA.XI.A.K8  \nPA.XI.A.R4  \nPA.XI.A.R5  \nPA.XI.A.R6  \nPA.XI.A.R7  \n• The following ACS codes have been removed and archived. 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