FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS's)

Practical test standards published by the FAA, or PTS's, are those criteria which pilot examiners use to measure the knowledge and abilities that a pilot candidate possesses and demonstrates on their check ride.

I try and keep the PTS's on this web site up to date, but the most up to date PTS listing can be found at the first link below (FAA Web Site).  Use these documents to measure your own progress.

• FAA Web Site for PTS's
• Recreational Pilot (pdf)
• Private Pilot (pdf)
• Commercial Pilot (pdf)
• Instrument Rating (pdf)
• Certified Flight Instructor (pdf)
• Certified Instrument Instructor (pdf)
• Airline Transport Pilot (pdf)