# AA.VII.G — Landing from a No Flap or a Nonstandard Flap Approach — Airline Transport Pilot Airplane ACS

> AA.VII.G from FAA-S-ACS-11A, including the official objective, references, notes, and 20 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-11A
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Airplane
- Certificate or rating: Airline Transport Pilot
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VII. Emergency Operations
- Task: Task G. Landing from a No Flap or a Nonstandard Flap Approach
- Task code prefix: AA.VII.G
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-25; FSB Report (type specific); POH/AFM; SAFO 19001
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with no flap or a nonstandard flap approach and landing.

## Knowledge elements

- **AA.VII.G.K1** — Airplane flight characteristics when flaps, leading edge devices, and other similar devices malfunction or become inoperative.
- **AA.VII.G.K2** — Other airplane system limitations when landing at a high speed.
- **AA.VII.G.K3** — How to determine required landing distance and a suitable runway for landing.

## Risk management elements

- **AA.VII.G.R1** — Hazards associated with a no flap or nonstandard flap approach and landing, including an asymmetrical flap situation.
- **AA.VII.G.R2** — Selection of a runway based on aircraft limitations, available distance, surface conditions, and wind.
- **AA.VII.G.R3** — Wake turbulence.
- **AA.VII.G.R4** — Go-around/rejected landing.
- **AA.VII.G.R5** — Collision hazards.
- **AA.VII.G.R6** — Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- **AA.VII.G.R7** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.

## Skills elements

- **AA.VII.G.S1** — Identify the malfunction.
- **AA.VII.G.S2** — Coordinate with crew, if applicable, and complete applicable checklist(s) for the malfunction, approach, and landing.
- **AA.VII.G.S3** — Communicate with ATC as needed and select an airport/runway with sufficient length for landing.
- **AA.VII.G.S4** — Calculate the correct airspeeds/V-speeds for approach and landing.
- **AA.VII.G.S5** — Establish the recommended approach and landing configuration, airspeed, and trim, and adjust pitch attitude and power as required to maintain a stabilized approach.
- **AA.VII.G.S6** — Select a suitable touchdown point considering wind, landing surface, and obstructions.
- **AA.VII.G.S7** — Make smooth, timely, and correct control application before, during, and after touchdown.
- **AA.VII.G.S8** — Touch down at an acceptable point on the runway that is agreed upon between the applicant and the evaluator. Touch down at the appropriate speed and pitch attitude at the agreed upon point -250/+500 feet. (ASEL, AMEL).
- **AA.VII.G.S9** — Touch down at an acceptable point on the landing surface. During round out and touchdown contact the water at the proper pitch attitude within 200 feet beyond a specified point (ASES, AMES). In addition, for AMES, the touchdown is within the first one-third of the water landing area.
- **AA.VII.G.S10** — Maintain positive aircraft control throughout the landing using drag and braking devices, as appropriate, to come to a stop.

## Difficulty methodology

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. Observed difficulty is a privacy-thresholded check-ride.ai mock-oral practice proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate. Underlying sample sizes and the private reporting threshold are not published.

## Official Task notes

- See Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations for information related to this Task.

## Use in practice

A mock examiner can ask a pilot to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport context, identify risks, and defend a decision. Practice prompts are not represented as actual FAA examiner scripts or predictions of the questions a candidate will receive.