FAA-S-8081-4E U.S. Department (with Changes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5) of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift January 2010 Flight Standards Service Washington, DC 20591 (this page intentionally left blank) Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered Lift 2010 Flight Standards Service Washington, DC 20591 (this page intentionally left blank) Note Material in FAA-S-8081-4E will be effective January 2010. All previous editions of the Instrument Rating—Airplane, Helicopter, Powered Lift Practical Test Standards will be obsolete as of this date. FAA-S-8081-4E (this page intentionally left blank) FAA-S-8081-4E Foreword The Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards (PTS) book is published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for instrument rating certification practical tests for the airplane, helicopter, and powered lift, category and classes. These practical test standards shall also be used for the instrument portion of the Commercial Pilot—Airship practical test. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in compliance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants should find these standards helpful during training and when preparing for practical tests. /s/ January 2010 ________________________________________ Debra J. Entricken, Acting Manager Regulatory Support Division, AFS-600 Flight Standards Service FAA-S-8081-4E (this page intentionally left blank) FAA-S-8081-4E Record of Changes Change 1 (2/5/2010) • Added the following to page 10 of the Introduction under Use of FAA-Approved Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD): o In order to do so, such devices must be used pursuant to and in accordance with a curriculum approved for use at a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school or 14 CFR part 142 training center. Practical tests or portions thereof, when accomplished in an FSTD, may only be conducted by FAA aviation safety inspectors, designees authorized to conduct such tests in FSTDs for part 141 pilot school graduates, or appropriately authorized part 142 Training Center Evaluators (TCE). Change 2 (3/16/2010) • Introduction—clarification of Aircraft and Equipment Required for the Practical Test • VI. Area of Operation: Instrument Approach Procedures, Task A. Nonprecision Approach (NPA), Note—clarification. Change 3 (5/3/2012) • Deleted Appendix 2: Non-FSTD Device Credit Change 4 (5/6/2013) • Added language to the General Information section of the Introduction regarding combined practical tests (page 1) o Reason: Change in Federal Aviation Regulation (14 CFR part 61, section 61.65). Change 5 (9/11/2013) • Added Risk Management Handbook, FAA-H-8083-2 to reference list in Practical Test Book Description section of the Introduction (page 3). • Revised Note for the Rating Task Table. • Added IPC AATD Credit Table as new Appendix 2. FAA-S-8081-4E (this page intentionally left blank) FAA-S-8081-4E