# PL.VI.C — Steep Turns — Private Pilot Powered Lift ACS

> PL.VI.C from FAA-S-ACS-13, including the official objective, references, notes, and 16 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task 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
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VI. Performance Maneuvers
- Task: Task C. Steep Turns
- Task code prefix: PL.VI.C
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, 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 steep turns.

## Knowledge elements

- **PL.VI.C.K1** — Aerodynamics associated with steep turns, including:
- **PL.VI.C.K1a** — a. Maintaining coordinated flight
- **PL.VI.C.K1b** — b. Overbanking tendencies
- **PL.VI.C.K1c** — c. Maneuvering speed, including the impact of weight changes
- **PL.VI.C.K1d** — d. Load factor and accelerated stalls
- **PL.VI.C.K1e** — e. Rate and radius of turn

## Risk management elements

- **PL.VI.C.R1** — Dividing attention between aircraft control and orientation.
- **PL.VI.C.R2** — Collision hazards.
- **PL.VI.C.R3** — Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- **PL.VI.C.R4** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
- **PL.VI.C.R5** — Uncoordinated flight.

## Skills elements

- **PL.VI.C.S1** — Clear the area.
- **PL.VI.C.S2** — Establish the manufacturer's recommended airspeed; or if one is not available, an airspeed not to exceed maneuvering speed (VA).
- **PL.VI.C.S3** — Roll into a coordinated 360° steep turn as selected by the evaluator and according to the aircraft's operating limitations.
- **PL.VI.C.S4** — Perform the maneuver in the opposite direction.
- **PL.VI.C.S5** — Maintain the entry altitude ±100 feet, airspeed ±10 knots, bank ±5°, and roll out on the entry heading ±10°.

## 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.