# Private Pilot — Powered Lift ACS Tasks > Browse 58 FAA ACS Tasks from FAA-S-ACS-13, with official objectives, references, and exact K/R/S item descriptions. Canonical HTML: [https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot) Site reference: [https://www.check-ride.ai/llms.txt](https://www.check-ride.ai/llms.txt) ## Document context - FAA document: Private Pilot for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards - Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-13 - Published source date: November 2023 - Aircraft category: Powered Lift - Certificate or rating: Private Pilot - Task pages: 58 - Exact K/R/S item descriptions: 1128 - FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs ## Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation - [PL.I.A — Pilot Qualifications](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-a/llms.txt): 8 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with normal and emergency radio communications, air traffic control (ATC) light signals, and runway lighting systems. - [PL.I.B — Airworthiness Requirements](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-b/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with airworthiness requirements, including aircraft certificates. - [PL.I.C — Weather Information](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-c/llms.txt): 34 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with weather information for a flight under VFR. - [PL.I.D — Cross-Country Flight Planning](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-d/llms.txt): 22 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with cross-country flights and VFR flight planning. - [PL.I.E — National Airspace System](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-e/llms.txt): 8 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with National Airspace System (NAS) operations under VFR as a private pilot. - [PL.I.F — Performance and Limitations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-f/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with operating an aircraft within the parameters of its performance capabilities and limitations. - [PL.I.G — Operation of Systems](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-g/llms.txt): 20 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with safe operation of systems on the aircraft provided for the flight test. - [PL.I.H — Human Factors](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-i-h/llms.txt): 22 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with personal health, flight physiology, and aeromedical and human factors related to safety of flight. ## Area of Operation II. Preflight Procedures - [PL.II.A — Preflight Assessment](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ii-a/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with preparation for safe flight. - [PL.II.B — Flight Deck Management](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ii-b/llms.txt): 11 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with flight deck management practices. - [PL.II.C — Powerplant Starting](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ii-c/llms.txt): 11 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with recommended powerplant starting procedures. - [PL.II.D — Ground Taxiing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ii-d/llms.txt): 28 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with ground taxi operations, in a wheel-type aircraft, including runway incursion avoidance. - [PL.II.E — Before Takeoff Check](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ii-e/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with before takeoff check. ## Area of Operation III. Airport and Heliport Operations - [PL.III.A — Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-iii-a/llms.txt): 15 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with normal and emergency radio communications, air traffic control (ATC) light signals, and runway lighting systems. - [PL.III.B — Runway/Taxiway/Heliport/Helipad Signs, Markings, and Lighting](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-iii-b/llms.txt): 8 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with runway/taxiway/heliport/helipad signs, markings and lighting. - [PL.III.C — Traffic Patterns](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-iii-c/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with traffic patterns. ## Area of Operation IV. Hovering Maneuvers - [PL.IV.A — Vertical Takeoff and Landing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-iv-a/llms.txt): 18 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with vertical takeoff and landing from a hover. - [PL.IV.B — Hover Taxi](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-iv-b/llms.txt): 30 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with hover taxi operations, including runway incursion avoidance. - [PL.IV.C — Air Taxi](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-iv-c/llms.txt): 27 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with air taxi operations. ## Area of Operation V. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds - [PL.V.A — Normal Takeoff and Climb from a Hover](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-a/llms.txt): 33 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with normal takeoff and climb from a hover. - [PL.V.B — Rolling Takeoff and Climb](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-b/llms.txt): 27 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with rolling takeoff with wheel-type landing gear. - [PL.V.C — Maximum Performance Takeoff and Climb](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-c/llms.txt): 31 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with maximum performance takeoff and climb. - [PL.V.D — Normal Approach to a Hover](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-d/llms.txt): 30 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with approach profile to a hover. - [PL.V.E — Normal Approach and Landing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-e/llms.txt): 26 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with a normal approach and landing. - [PL.V.F — Steep Approach and Landing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-f/llms.txt): 28 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with a steep approach to the surface. - [PL.V.G — Running/Roll-On Landing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-g/llms.txt): 31 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with running/roll-on landing operation. - [PL.V.H — Confined Area Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-h/llms.txt): 36 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with confined area operations. - [PL.V.I — Slope Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-i/llms.txt): 25 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with slope operations. - [PL.V.J — Pinnacle Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-j/llms.txt): 38 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with pinnacle operations. - [PL.V.K — Go-Around/Rejected Landing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-v-k/llms.txt): 21 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with go-around/rejected landing with emphasis on factors that contribute to landing conditions that may require a go-around. ## Area of Operation VI. Performance Maneuvers - [PL.VI.A — Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-vi-a/llms.txt): 20 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with rapid deceleration/quick stop and conditions that may require a rapid deceleration/quick stop. - [PL.VI.B — Inflight Conversion During Straight-and-Level Flight](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-vi-b/llms.txt): 20 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with converting from thrust-borne configuration to wing-borne configuration, and returning to thrust-borne configuration. - [PL.VI.C — Steep Turns](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-vi-c/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with steep turns. ## Area of Operation VII. Ground Reference Maneuvers - [PL.VII.A — Ground Reference Maneuvers](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-vii-a/llms.txt): 19 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with ground reference maneuvering which may include a rectangular course, S-turns, and turns around a point. ## Area of Operation VIII. Navigation - [PL.VIII.A — Pilotage and Dead Reckoning](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-viii-a/llms.txt): 25 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with airworthiness requirements, including aircraft certificates. - [PL.VIII.B — Navigation Systems and Radar Services](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-viii-b/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with navigation systems and radar services. - [PL.VIII.C — Diversion](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-viii-c/llms.txt): 13 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with diversion. - [PL.VIII.D — Lost Procedures](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-viii-d/llms.txt): 12 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with lost procedures and can take appropriate steps to achieve a satisfactory outcome if lost. ## Area of Operation IX. Slow Flight and Stalls - [PL.IX.A — Maneuvering During Slow Flight (Wing-Borne Configuration)](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ix-a/llms.txt): 12 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with maneuvering during slow flight in wing-borne configuration. - [PL.IX.B — Power-Off Stalls](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ix-b/llms.txt): 23 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with power-off stalls. - [PL.IX.C — Power-On Stalls](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-ix-c/llms.txt): 23 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with power-on stalls. ## Area of Operation X. Basic Instrument Maneuvers - [PL.X.A — Straight-and-Level Flight](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-x-a/llms.txt): 15 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with flying during straight-and-level flight solely by reference to instruments. - [PL.X.B — Constant Airspeed Climbs](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-x-b/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with attitude instrument flying during constant airspeed climbs solely by reference to instruments. - [PL.X.C — Constant Airspeed Descents](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-x-c/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with attitude instrument flying during constant airspeed descents solely by reference to instruments. - [PL.X.D — Turns to Headings](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-x-d/llms.txt): 14 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with attitude instrument flying during turns to headings solely by reference to instruments. - [PL.X.E — Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-x-e/llms.txt): 14 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with attitude instrument flying while recovering from unusual attitudes solely by reference to instruments. - [PL.X.F — Radio Communications, Navigation Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-x-f/llms.txt): 7 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with radio communications, navigation systems/facilities, and radar services available for use during flight solely by reference to instruments. ## Area of Operation XI. Emergency Operations - [PL.XI.A — Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated) during Takeoff in Thrust-Borne Flight](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-a/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with indications and pilot actions after powerplant(s) failure during takeoff while the aircraft is predominantly in thrust-borne flight in a multi-powerplant aircraft. - [PL.XI.B — Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated) during Takeoff While in Semi-Wing-Borne Flight](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-b/llms.txt): 20 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with indications and pilot actions after powerplant(s) failure during takeoff while in semi-wing-borne flight in a multi-powerplant aircraft. - [PL.XI.C — Inflight Powerplant(s) Failure and Restart in Multi-Powerplant Aircraft](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-c/llms.txt): 21 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with an inflight powerplant(s) failure and restart, if applicable, in a multi-powerplant powered-lift aircraft. - [PL.XI.D — Vortex Ring State (VRS) Avoidance](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-d/llms.txt): 15 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge and risk management associated with preventing the aircraft from entering and the procedure for recovering from Vortex Ring State (VRS). - [PL.XI.E — Approach and Landing with Powerplant(s) Failure (Simulated)](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-e/llms.txt): 22 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with approach and landing with simulated powerplant(s) failure. - [PL.XI.F — Emergency Descent](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-f/llms.txt): 16 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with emergency descent. - [PL.XI.G — Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-g/llms.txt): 9 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with emergency equipment, and survival gear appropriate to the aircraft and environment encountered during flight. - [PL.XI.H — Systems and Equipment Malfunctions](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-h/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with system and equipment malfunctions appropriate to the aircraft provided for the practical test. - [PL.XI.I — Dynamic Rollover](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xi-i/llms.txt): 11 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with dynamic rollover. ## Area of Operation XII. Night Operations - [PL.XII.A — Night Operations](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xii-a/llms.txt): 17 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with night preparation and flight. ## Area of Operation XIII. Postflight Procedures - [PL.XIII.A — After Landing, Parking, and Securing](https://www.check-ride.ai/acs/powered-lift/private-pilot/pl-xiii-a/llms.txt): 10 K/R/S items. To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with after landing, parking, and securing procedures. Verify amendments and current applicability in the official FAA source library.