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PL.VI.A — Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop

PL.VI.A for the Private Pilot Powered Lift ACS: official objective, references, and 20 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

FAA-S-ACS-13, November 2023. This study page does not replace the current FAA publication or an examiner's plan of action.

Official task context

PL.VI.A official ACS context
Certificate or ratingPrivate Pilot
Aircraft categoryPowered Lift
Area of operationArea of Operation VI. Performance Maneuvers
TaskTask A. Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop
Task code prefixPL.VI.A
Official referencesFAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-25; Flight Manual
FAA documentFAA-S-ACS-13 — Private Pilot for Powered-Lift Category Airman Certification Standards
FAA source libraryOpen the official ACS library

Official task objective

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.

What the ACS code means

  • PL identifies the ACS standard family used for this Private Pilot Powered Lift document.
  • VI identifies Performance Maneuvers, the Area of Operation.
  • A identifies Rapid Deceleration/Quick Stop, the Task within that Area.
  • K, R, and S identify knowledge, risk-management, and skill elements. The number selects the item; a trailing lowercase letter identifies a listed sub-element.

Knowledge elements

Official ACS knowledge items and mock-oral treatment
ACS codeOfficial descriptionHow a mock oral can probe it
PL.VI.A.K1Purpose of the maneuver.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.
PL.VI.A.K2Aircraft transmission and powerplant limitations.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.
PL.VI.A.K3Airspeed limitations.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.
PL.VI.A.K4Aircraft maximum rate deceleration rate and technique.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.
PL.VI.A.K5Height velocity (H/V) awareness.Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant.

Risk management elements

Official ACS risk management items and mock-oral treatment
ACS codeOfficial descriptionHow a mock oral can probe it
PL.VI.A.R1Gaining or losing altitude.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R2Excessive pitch attitudes.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R3Effects of wind.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R4Airframe and airspeed limitations.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R5Collision hazards.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R6Dividing attention between aircraft control and orientation.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R7Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R8Uncoordinated flight.Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.
PL.VI.A.R9Vortex ring state (VRS).Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision.

Skills elements

Official ACS skills items and mock-oral treatment
ACS codeOfficial descriptionHow a mock oral can probe it
PL.VI.A.S1Complete the appropriate checklist(s).Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
PL.VI.A.S2Clear the area.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
PL.VI.A.S3Maintain heading throughout the maneuver, ±10°.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
PL.VI.A.S4Perform a maximum performance deceleration as directed by the evaluator.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
PL.VI.A.S5Select an appropriate power setting and thrust vector to allow deceleration at maximum rate.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.
PL.VI.A.S6Maintain coordinated flight throughout the maneuver.Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test.

Difficulty data

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. A difficulty estimate is published only with a sufficiently large, privacy-preserving first directly recorded assessment sample. Any observed difficulty comes from Checkride AI mock-oral practice assessments and is a practice-data proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate.

Difficulty calibration remains ongoing until an item clears the private reporting threshold. Percentages, when available, describe the share who needed review on their first directly recorded assessment. Underlying sample sizes are never published, and historical final states are not backfilled into this measure.

How to use this in a mock oral

A mock examiner can ask you to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport scenario, identify risks, and defend a decision. The prompts are practice scenarios; they are not claimed to be actual FAA examiner scripts or a prediction of the questions you will receive.

Practice in a mock oral

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