FAA-S-8081-30 U.S. Department with Changes 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration SPORT PILOT Practical Test Standards for • Airship • Balloon • Flight Instructor December 2004 FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE Washington, DC 20591 (this page intentionally left blank) SPORT PILOT Practical Test Standards 2004 FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE Washington, DC 20591 (this page intentionally left blank) NOTE Material in FAA-S-8081-30 will be effective December 1, 2004. FAA-S-8081-30 (this page intentionally left blank) FAA-S-8081-30 Record of Changes Change 1—6/9/2006 1. Deleted the additional category/class matrix; applicants for an additional category/class privileges must take a complete practical test. 2. Added the requirement for a heading indicating system to page 9, as appropriate, for all tasks that require demonstration of skill within a heading tolerance. 3. Added weather elements for inadvertent entry into IMC on pages 1-2 and 2-2. 4. Deleted the ATC light signal requirements from airport operations page 1-10 and 2-9. 5. Added proficiency check materials to flight instructor characteristics and responsibilities page 3-15. 6. Created category specific examiner/instructor checklists for the flight instructor with a sport pilot rating pages 3-xx to replace the flight instructor matrix. 7. Deleted the flight instructor matrixes. See above. Change 2—1/12/2007 1. Page 3-17. Task C: Federal Aviation Regulations and Publications, Element 2, changed “airplane flight manuals” to “airship/balloon flight manuals.” Change 3—2/22/08 1. Page 1-1: I (Preflight Preparation) A (Certificates and Documents) Objective (determining applicant knowledge of elements relating to certificates and documents by locating and explaining), added “Airship Flight Manual/POH.” 2. Global in Section 2—Balloon references: changed “AFM” to “Balloon Flight Manual.” 3. Global in section 2 References: where “Balloon Flight Manual” was not followed by “/POH”, “/POH” was added. 4. Page 3-17: References under Task C: changed “AFM” to Aircraft Flight Manual. 5. Page 3-19: References: changed “AFT” to “Airship/Balloon Flight Manual.” Change 4—5/2/2014 1. Page 4: Added Risk Management Handbook (FAA-H-8083-2) to reference list in “Practical Test Standards Description” section of Introduction. FAA-S-8081-30 (this page intentionally left blank) FAA-S-8081-30 FOREWORD The Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards for Airship, Balloon, and Flight Instructor has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for the knowledge and skills necessary for the issuance of a Sport Pilot Certificate. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in compliance with these standards. Flight Instructors and Commercial Lighter-Than-Air pilots shall conduct instruction and proficiency checks in accordance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants should find these standards helpful during training and when preparing for the practical test or proficiency check. /s/ 12-20-2004 Joseph K. Tintera, Manager Regulatory Support Division Flight Standards Service FAA-S-8081-30 (this page intentionally left blank) FAA-S-8081-30