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