# IP.VII.B — Powerplant(s) Inoperative (Simulated) during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns — Instrument Rating Powered Lift ACS

> IP.VII.B from FAA-S-ACS-3, including the official objective, references, notes, and 17 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Instrument Rating – Powered-Lift Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-3
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Powered Lift
- Certificate or rating: Instrument Rating
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VII. Emergency Operations
- Task: Task B. Powerplant(s) Inoperative (Simulated) during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns
- Task code prefix: IP.VII.B
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-15, 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 flight solely by reference to instruments with powerplant(s) inoperative.

## Knowledge elements

- **IP.VII.B.K1** — Procedures used if powerplant(s) fail during straight-and-level flight and turns while on instruments.

## Risk management elements

- **IP.VII.B.R1** — Identification of the inoperative powerplant(s).
- **IP.VII.B.R2** — Inability to climb or maintain altitude with any inoperative powerplant(s).
- **IP.VII.B.R3** — Collision hazards.
- **IP.VII.B.R4** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
- **IP.VII.B.R5** — Fuel management.
- **IP.VII.B.R6** — Configuring the aircraft.

## Skills elements

- **IP.VII.B.S1** — Promptly recognize powerplant(s) failure and maintain positive aircraft control.
- **IP.VII.B.S2** — Establish the best inoperative powerplant(s) aircraft configuration.
- **IP.VII.B.S3** — Use flight controls and configure the aircraft as required to maintain best performance or as recommended by the manufacturer.
- **IP.VII.B.S4** — Verify the prescribed checklist procedures used for securing any inoperative powerplant(s).
- **IP.VII.B.S5** — Attempt to determine and resolve the reason for the powerplant(s) failure.
- **IP.VII.B.S6** — Monitor powerplant functions and make necessary adjustments.
- **IP.VII.B.S7** — Maintain the specified altitude ±100 feet or minimum sink rate if applicable, airspeed ±10 knots, and the specified heading ±10°.
- **IP.VII.B.S8** — Assess the aircraft’s performance capability and decide an appropriate action to ensure a safe landing.
- **IP.VII.B.S9** — Maintain control and fly within the aircraft’s operating limitations.
- **IP.VII.B.S10** — Use single-pilot resource management (SRM) or crew resource management (CRM), as appropriate.

## 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.

## 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.