# AI.VII.O — Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing (ASEL, ASES) — Flight Instructor Airplane ACS

> AI.VII.O from FAA-S-ACS-25, including the official objective, references, notes, and 28 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Flight Instructor for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-25
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Airplane
- Certificate or rating: Flight Instructor
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- Task: Task O. Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing (ASEL, ASES)
- Task code prefix: AI.VII.O
- Official references: AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-9, FAA-H-8083-25; POH/AFM
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant understands a power-off 180° accuracy approach, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.

## Knowledge elements

- **AI.VII.O.K1** — Purpose of and procedures for proper 180° accuracy approach and landing.
- **AI.VII.O.K2** — A stabilized approach, including energy management concepts.
- **AI.VII.O.K3** — Effects of atmospheric conditions, including wind, on approach and landing.
- **AI.VII.O.K4** — Wind correction techniques on approach and landing.
- **AI.VII.O.K5** — Common errors related to this Task.

## Risk management elements

- **AI.VII.O.R1** — Selection of runway/landing surface, approach path, and touchdown area based on pilot capability, aircraft performance and limitations, available distance, and wind.
- **AI.VII.O.R2** — Effects of:
- **AI.VII.O.R2a** — a. Crosswind
- **AI.VII.O.R2b** — b. Windshear
- **AI.VII.O.R2c** — c. Tailwind
- **AI.VII.O.R2d** — d. Wake turbulence
- **AI.VII.O.R2e** — e. Landing surface/condition
- **AI.VII.O.R3** — Planning for:
- **AI.VII.O.R3a** — a. Rejected landing and go-around
- **AI.VII.O.R3b** — b. Land and hold short operations (LAHSO)
- **AI.VII.O.R4** — Collision hazards.
- **AI.VII.O.R5** — Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- **AI.VII.O.R6** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
- **AI.VII.O.R7** — Forward slip operations, including fuel flowage, tail stalls with flaps, and airspeed control.

## Skills elements

- **AI.VII.O.S1** — Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
- **AI.VII.O.S2** — Make radio calls as appropriate.
- **AI.VII.O.S3** — Plan and follow a flightpath to the selected landing area considering altitude, wind, terrain, and obstructions.
- **AI.VII.O.S4** — Select the most suitable touchdown point based on wind, landing surface, obstructions, and aircraft limitations.
- **AI.VII.O.S5** — Position airplane on downwind leg, parallel to landing runway.
- **AI.VII.O.S6** — Correctly configure the airplane.
- **AI.VII.O.S7** — As necessary, correlate crosswind with direction of forward slip and transition to side slip before touchdown.
- **AI.VII.O.S8** — Touch down at a proper pitch attitude, within 200 feet beyond or on the specified point with no side drift and with the airplane’s longitudinal axis aligned with and over the runway centerline or landing path, as applicable.
- **AI.VII.O.S9** — Analyze and correct common errors related to this Task.

## 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.