# PI.VII.B — Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations — Flight Instructor – Instrument Powered Lift ACS

> PI.VII.B from FAA-S-ACS-28, including the official objective, references, notes, and 17 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task 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
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VII. Navigation Aids
- Task: Task B. Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations
- Task code prefix: PI.VII.B
- Official references: 14 CFR part 91, 97; AC 90-100, AC 90-105, AC 91-74; AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-9,
FAA-H-8083-15, FAA-H-8083-16, FAA-H-8083-25
- 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 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.

## Knowledge elements

- **PI.VII.B.K1** — Elements related to ATC routes, including departure procedures (DPs) and associated climb gradients;
standard terminal arrival (STAR) procedures and associated constraints.
- **PI.VII.B.K2** — Pilot/controller responsibilities, communication procedures, and ATC services available to pilots.
- **PI.VII.B.K3** — Common errors related to this Task.

## Risk management elements

- **PI.VII.B.R1** — ATC communications and compliance with published procedures.
- **PI.VII.B.R2** — Limitations of traffic avoidance equipment.
- **PI.VII.B.R3** — Responsibility to use "see and avoid" techniques when possible.

## Skills elements

- **PI.VII.B.S1** — Select, identify (as necessary) and use the appropriate communication and navigation facilities
associated with the proposed flight.
- **PI.VII.B.S2** — Perform the appropriate checklist items relative to the phase of flight.
- **PI.VII.B.S3** — Use the current and appropriate paper or electronic navigation publications.
- **PI.VII.B.S4** — Establish two-way communications with the proper controlling agency, use proper phraseology, and
comply in a timely manner with all ATC instructions and airspace restrictions.
- **PI.VII.B.S5** — Intercept all courses, radials, and bearings appropriate to the procedure, route, or clearance in a timely
manner.
- **PI.VII.B.S6** — Comply with all applicable charted procedures.
- **PI.VII.B.S7** — Maintain airspeed ±10 knots, altitude ±100 feet, and selected headings ±10°, and apply proper
correction to maintain a course allowing no more than ¾-scale deflection of the course deviation
indicator (CDI).
- **PI.VII.B.S8** — Update/interpret weather in flight.
- **PI.VII.B.S9** — Use displays of digital weather and aeronautical information, as applicable to maintain situational
awareness.
- **PI.VII.B.S10** — Use single-pilot resource management (SRM) or crew resource management (CRM), as appropriate.
- **PI.VII.B.S11** — 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.

## 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.