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IR.VI.E — Landing from an Instrument Approach

IR.VI.E for the Instrument Rating Airplane ACS: official objective, references, and 12 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

FAA-S-ACS-8C, November 2023. This study page does not replace the current FAA publication or an examiner's plan of action.

Official task context

IR.VI.E official ACS context
Certificate or ratingInstrument Rating
Aircraft categoryAirplane
Area of operationArea of Operation VI. Instrument Approach Procedures
TaskTask E. Landing from an Instrument Approach
Task code prefixIR.VI.E
Official references14 CFR parts 91; AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-15, FAA-H-8083-16, FAA-H-8083-25; POH/AFM
FAA documentFAA-S-ACS-8C — Instrument Rating – Airplane Airman Certification Standards
FAA source libraryOpen the official ACS library

Official task objective

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with performing procedures for a landing from an instrument approach.

What the ACS code means

  • IR identifies the ACS standard family used for this Instrument Rating Airplane document.
  • VI identifies Instrument Approach Procedures, the Area of Operation.
  • E identifies Landing from an Instrument Approach, 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

Official ACS knowledge items and mock-oral treatment
ACS codeOfficial descriptionHow a mock oral can probe it
IR.VI.E.K1Elements related to the pilot’s responsibilities, and the environmental, operational, and meteorological factors that affect landing from a straight-in or circling approach.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.
IR.VI.E.K2Airport signs, markings, and lighting, including approach lighting systems.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.
IR.VI.E.K3Appropriate landing profiles and aircraft configurations.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.

Risk management elements

Official ACS risk management items and mock-oral treatment
ACS codeOfficial descriptionHow a mock oral can probe it
IR.VI.E.R1Attempting to land from an unstable approach.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
IR.VI.E.R2Flying below the glidepath.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
IR.VI.E.R3Transitioning from instrument to visual references for landing.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
IR.VI.E.R4Aircraft configuration for landing.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.

Skills elements

Official ACS skills items and mock-oral treatment
ACS codeOfficial descriptionHow a mock oral can probe it
IR.VI.E.S1Transition at the DA/DH, MDA, or visual descent point (VDP) to a visual flight condition, allowing for safe visual maneuvering and a normal landing.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
IR.VI.E.S2Adhere to all ATC or evaluator advisories, such as NOTAMs, windshear, wake turbulence, runway surface, and other operational considerations.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
IR.VI.E.S3Complete 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.
IR.VI.E.S4Maintain positive airplane control throughout the landing maneuver.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
IR.VI.E.S5Use single-pilot resource management (SRM) or crew resource management (CRM), 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.

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.

Official task notes

  • For non-amphibious seaplanes, this task applies only when the applicant has immediate access to an instrument approach to a waterway.

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.

Practice in a mock oral

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