# IL.II.E — Flight Controls and Systems — Flight Instructor Powered Lift ACS

> IL.II.E from FAA-S-ACS-27, including the official objective, references, notes, and 20 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Flight Instructor for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-27
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Powered Lift
- Certificate or rating: Flight Instructor
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation II. Technical Subject Areas
- Task: Task E. Flight Controls and Systems
- Task code prefix: IL.II.E
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-9, FAA-H-8083-25; Flight Manual
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant understands the flight controls and systems on the aircraft provided for the flight test, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.

## Knowledge elements

- **IL.II.E.K1** — Aircraft systems, including:
- **IL.II.E.K1a** — a. Primary flight controls
- **IL.II.E.K1b** — b. Secondary flight controls
- **IL.II.E.K1c** — c. Powerplant(s) and means of producing thrust
- **IL.II.E.K1d** — d. Landing gear
- **IL.II.E.K1e** — e. Fuel, oil, and hydraulic
- **IL.II.E.K1f** — f. Electrical
- **IL.II.E.K1g** — g. Avionics
- **IL.II.E.K1h** — h. Pitot-static, vacuum/pressure, and associated flight instruments
- **IL.II.E.K1i** — i. Environmental
- **IL.II.E.K1j** — j. Deicing and anti-icing
- **IL.II.E.K1k** — k. Oxygen system
- **IL.II.E.K1l** — l. Gearboxes, drive shafts, transmission systems, as applicable
- **IL.II.E.K1m** — m. Battery(s) used for propulsion–charging, discharging, and condition, as applicable
- **IL.II.E.K2** — Indications of and procedures for managing system abnormalities or failures.

## Risk management elements

- **IL.II.E.R1** — Detection of system malfunctions or failures.
- **IL.II.E.R2** — Management of a system failure.
- **IL.II.E.R3** — Monitoring and management of automated systems.
- **IL.II.E.R4** — Providing instruction in unfamiliar aircraft or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avionics.

## Skills elements

- **IL.II.E.S1** — Operate at least three of the systems listed in K1a through K1m appropriately.

## 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.