AI.VII.M — Slip to a Landing (ASEL, ASES)
AI.VII.M for the Flight Instructor Airplane ACS: official objective, references, and 31 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.
FAA-S-ACS-25, November 2023. This study page does not replace the current FAA publication or an examiner's plan of action.
Official task context
| Certificate or rating | Flight Instructor |
|---|---|
| Aircraft category | Airplane |
| Area of operation | Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds |
| Task | Task M. Slip to a Landing (ASEL, ASES) |
| Task code prefix | AI.VII.M |
| Official references | AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-9, FAA-H-8083-25; POH/AFM |
| FAA document | FAA-S-ACS-25 — Flight Instructor for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards |
| FAA source library | Open the official ACS library |
Official task objective
To determine the applicant understands a slip to a landing, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.
What the ACS code means
- AI identifies the ACS standard family used for this Flight Instructor Airplane document.
- VII identifies Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds, the Area of Operation.
- M identifies Slip to a Landing (ASEL, ASES), the Task within that Area.
- K, R, and S identify knowledge, risk-management, and skill elements. The number selects the item; a trailing lowercase letter identifies a listed sub-element.
Knowledge elements
| ACS code | Official description | How a mock oral can probe it |
|---|---|---|
| AI.VII.M.K1 | Purpose of and procedures for forward or side slip to a landing. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| AI.VII.M.K2 | Concepts of energy management during a forward or side slip approach. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| AI.VII.M.K3 | Effects of atmospheric conditions, including wind, on approach and landing performance. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| AI.VII.M.K4 | Wind correction techniques during a forward or side slip. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| AI.VII.M.K5 | Common errors related to this Task. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
Risk management elements
| ACS code | Official description | How a mock oral can probe it |
|---|---|---|
| AI.VII.M.R1 | Selection of runway/landing surface, approach path, and touchdown area based on pilot capability, aircraft performance and limitations, available distance, and wind. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R2 | Effects of: | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R2a | a. Crosswind | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R2b | b. Windshear | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R2c | c. Tailwind | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R2d | d. Wake turbulence | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R2e | e. Landing surface/condition | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R3 | Planning for: | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R3a | a. Rejected landing and go-around | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R3b | b. Land and hold short operations (LAHSO) | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R4 | Collision hazards. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R5 | Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R6 | Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R7 | Forward slip operations, including fuel flowage, tail stalls with flaps, and airspeed control. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R8 | Surface contact with the airplane’s longitudinal axis misaligned. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
| AI.VII.M.R9 | Unstable approach. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
Skills elements
| ACS code | Official description | How a mock oral can probe it |
|---|---|---|
| AI.VII.M.S1 | Complete the appropriate checklist(s). | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S2 | Make radio calls as appropriate. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S3 | Plan and follow a flightpath to the selected landing area considering altitude, wind, terrain, and obstructions. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S4 | Select the most suitable touchdown point based on wind, landing surface, obstructions, and airplane limitations. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S5 | Position airplane on downwind leg, parallel to landing runway or selected landing surface. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S6 | Configure the airplane correctly. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S7 | As necessary, correlate crosswind with direction of slip and transition to sideslip as appropriate before touchdown. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S8 | Touch down at a proper pitch attitude, within 400 feet beyond or on the specified point, with no side drift, and with the airplane’s longitudinal axis aligned with and over the runway center/landing path. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S9 | Maintain a ground track aligned with the runway center/landing path. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
| AI.VII.M.S10 | Analyze and correct common errors related to this Task. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
Difficulty data
Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. A difficulty estimate is published only with a sufficiently large, privacy-preserving first directly recorded assessment sample. Any observed difficulty comes from Checkride AI mock-oral practice assessments and is a practice-data proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate.
Difficulty calibration remains ongoing until an item clears the private reporting threshold. Percentages, when available, describe the share who needed review on their first directly recorded assessment. Underlying sample sizes are never published, and historical final states are not backfilled into this measure.
How to use this in a mock oral
A mock examiner can ask you to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport scenario, identify risks, and defend a decision. The prompts are practice scenarios; they are not claimed to be actual FAA examiner scripts or a prediction of the questions you will receive.
Related ACS tasks
- All Flight Instructor Airplane ACS tasks
85 task-level resources from FAA-S-ACS-25.
- AI.VII.L — Rough Water Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES)
Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- AI.VII.N — Go-Around/Rejected Landing
Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- AI.VII.A — Normal Takeoff and Climb
Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- AI.VII.B — Normal Approach and Landing
Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- AI.VII.C — Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb (ASEL)
Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- AI.VII.D — Soft-Field Approach and Landing (ASEL)
Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds