Saturday, January 30, 2010

New Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards FAA-S-8081-4E

The FAA has updated the Instrument Rating Practical Test Standards effective January 1, 2010.
The new update includes what they refer to as major enhancements. These include:
  • Added abbreviations
  • Added special emphasis area of icing hazards
  • Changed Aeronautical Decision Making and Risk Management to a new Single-Pilot Resource Management
  • Updated area of operation I to include Pilot Qualifications
  • Modified task items to standardize phraseology as contained in the AIM
  • Added a Judgment Assessment Matrix to the Appendix
The updated book is available at http://www.pilotstore.com