# Flight Instructor – Instrument — Powered Lift ACS Tasks > Browse 37 FAA ACS Tasks from FAA-S-ACS-28, with official objectives, references, and exact K/R/S item descriptions. Canonical HTML: [https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument) Site reference: [https://www.check-ride.ai/llms.txt](https://www.check-ride.ai/llms.txt) ## Document context - FAA document: Flight Instructor – Instrument Rating Powered-Lift Airman Certification Standards - Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-28 - Published source date: November 2023 - Aircraft category: Powered Lift - Certificate or rating: Flight Instructor – Instrument - Task pages: 37 - Exact K/R/S item descriptions: 665 - FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs ## Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing - [FI.I.A — Effects of Human Behavior and Communication on the Learning Process](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/fi-i-a/llms.txt): 24 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands human behavior and effective communication, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [FI.I.B — Learning Process](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/fi-i-b/llms.txt): 35 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands the learning process, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [FI.I.C — Course Development, Lesson Plans, and Classroom Training Techniques](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/fi-i-c/llms.txt): 33 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands the teaching process, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [FI.I.D — Student Evaluation, Assessment, and Testing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/fi-i-d/llms.txt): 15 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands evaluation and testing, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [FI.I.E — Elements of Effective Teaching in a Professional Environment](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/fi-i-e/llms.txt): 13 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands effects of instructor behavior on effective teaching, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [FI.I.F — Elements of Effective Teaching that Include Risk Management and Accident Prevention](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/fi-i-f/llms.txt): 25 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands teaching practical risk management, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. ## Area of Operation II. Technical Subject Areas - [PI.II.A — Human Factors](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ii-a/llms.txt): 22 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands personal health, flight physiology, aeromedical and human factors, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.II.B — Endorsements and Logbook Entries Related to Instrument Instruction](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ii-b/llms.txt): 7 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands logbook entries and endorsements related to instrument flight, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instrument instruction. - [PI.II.C — Aircraft Systems Related to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ii-c/llms.txt): 7 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands anti-icing or deicing systems, and other systems related to IFR flight, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.II.D — Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ii-d/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands managing instruments for an IFR flight, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrates appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.II.E — Regulations and Publications Related to Instrument Flight Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ii-e/llms.txt): 9 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands the Code of Federal Regulations and other relevant publications, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. ## Area of Operation III. Preflight Preparation - [PI.III.A — Weather Information](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-iii-a/llms.txt): 35 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands weather information, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.III.B — Cross-Country Flight Planning](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-iii-b/llms.txt): 29 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with planning an IFR cross-country and filing an IFR flight plan, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.III.C — Instrument Flight Deck Check](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-iii-c/llms.txt): 8 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with conducting a preflight check on the aircraft’s instruments necessary for an IFR flight, and provide effective instruction. ## Area of Operation IV. Preflight Lesson on a Maneuver to be Performed in Flight - [PI.IV.A — Maneuver Lesson](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-iv-a/llms.txt): 5 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands the elements associated with a maneuver Task selected from Area of Operation VI through Area of Operation IX and applies that knowledge when delivering ground instruction. ## Area of Operation V. Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures - [PI.V.A — Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-v-a/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with ATC clearances and procedures while operating solely by reference to instruments, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.V.B — Holding Procedures](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-v-b/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands holding procedures, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate pilot-in-command skills, and provide effective instruction. ## Area of Operation VI. Flight by Reference to Instruments - [PI.VI.A — Straight-and-Level Flight](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-a/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during straight-and-level flight, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction - [PI.VI.B — Turns](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-b/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during turns can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VI.C — Change of Airspeed in Straight-And-Level and Turning Flight](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-c/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during changing of airspeed in straight-and-level and turning flight, and can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VI.D — Constant Airspeed Climbs and Descents](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-d/llms.txt): 19 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during constant airspeed climbs and descents with and without turns, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VI.E — Constant Rate Climbs and Descents](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-e/llms.txt): 19 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during constant rate climbs and descents with and without turns, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VI.F — Timed Turns to Magnetic Compass Headings](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-f/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during timed turns to magnetic compass headings, and can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VI.G — Steep Turns](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-g/llms.txt): 20 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying during steep turns, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VI.H — Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vi-h/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands attitude instrument flying while recovering from unusual attitudes, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction, solely by reference to instruments. ## Area of Operation VII. Navigation Aids - [PI.VII.A — Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and DME Arcs](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vii-a/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands intercepting and tracking navigation aids and arcs solely by reference to instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VII.B — Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-vii-b/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with IFR departure, en route, and arrival operations solely by reference to instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. ## Area of Operation VIII. Instrument Approach Procedures - [PI.VIII.A — Non-precision Approach](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-viii-a/llms.txt): 29 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with performing non-precision approach procedures solely by reference to instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VIII.B — Precision Approach](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-viii-b/llms.txt): 30 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with performing precision approach procedures solely by reference to instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VIII.C — Missed Approach](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-viii-c/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands performing a missed approach procedure solely by reference to instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VIII.D — Circling Approach](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-viii-d/llms.txt): 18 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands performing a circling approach procedure, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.VIII.E — Landing from an Instrument Approach](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-viii-e/llms.txt): 14 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with performing procedures for a landing from an instrument approach, and provides effective instruction. ## Area of Operation IX. Emergency Operations - [PI.IX.A — Loss of Communications](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ix-a/llms.txt): 10 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands procedures for loss of communications while operating solely by reference to instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.IX.B — Powerplant(s) Inoperative (Simulated) during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ix-b/llms.txt): 19 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with flight solely by reference to instruments with powerplant(s) inoperative, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.IX.C — Instrument Approach and Landing with Inoperative Powerplant(s) (Simulated)](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ix-c/llms.txt): 22 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands executing a published instrument approach solely by reference to instruments with powerplant(s) inoperative, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. - [PI.IX.D — Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-ix-d/llms.txt): 10 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands performing an approach solely by reference to instruments with the loss of primary flight control instruments, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. ## Area of Operation X. Postflight Procedures - [PI.X.A — Checking Instruments and Equipment](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/flight-instructor-instrument/pi-x-a/llms.txt): 5 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant understands procedures for checking flight instruments and equipment during postflight, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction. Verify amendments and current applicability in the official FAA source library.