# CP.VIII.A — Maneuvering During Slow Flight (Wing-Borne Configuration) — Commercial Pilot Powered Lift ACS

> CP.VIII.A from FAA-S-ACS-2, including the official objective, references, notes, and 12 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Commercial Pilot for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-2
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Powered Lift
- Certificate or rating: Commercial Pilot
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VIII. Slow Flight and Stalls
- Task: Task A. Maneuvering During Slow Flight (Wing-Borne Configuration)
- Task code prefix: CP.VIII.A
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-25; Flight Manual
- 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 maneuvering during slow flight in wing-borne configuration.

## Knowledge elements

- **CP.VIII.A.K1** — Aerodynamics associated with slow flight in various aircraft configurations, including the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, load factor, power setting, aircraft weight and center of gravity, aircraft attitude, and yaw effects.

## Risk management elements

- **CP.VIII.A.R1** — Inadvertent slow flight and flight with a stall warning, which could lead to loss of control.
- **CP.VIII.A.R2** — Range and limitations of stall warning indicators (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- **CP.VIII.A.R3** — Uncoordinated flight.
- **CP.VIII.A.R4** — Effect of environmental elements on aircraft performance (e.g., turbulence, microbursts, and high density altitude).
- **CP.VIII.A.R5** — Collision hazards.
- **CP.VIII.A.R6** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.

## Skills elements

- **CP.VIII.A.S1** — Clear the area.
- **CP.VIII.A.S2** — Select an entry altitude that allows the Task to be completed no lower than 3,000 feet above ground level (AGL).
- **CP.VIII.A.S3** — Establish and maintain an airspeed at which any further increase in angle of attack, increase in load factor, or reduction in power, would result in a stall warning (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- **CP.VIII.A.S4** — Accomplish coordinated straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents with the aircraft configured as specified by the evaluator without a stall warning (e.g., aircraft buffet, stall horn, etc.).
- **CP.VIII.A.S5** — Maintain the specified altitude, ±50 feet; specified heading, ±10°; airspeed, +5/-0 knots; and specified angle of bank, ±5°.

## 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 2: Safety of Flight and 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.