Remote Pilot Airman Certification Standards: FAA-S-ACS-10A, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ASA ACS Series)

FAA-S-ACS-10A, Effective June 11, 2018 This Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards (ACS) document provides the aeronautical knowledge standards for remote pilot certification in the small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) category. This ACS incorporates and supersedes the previous Airman Certification Standards FAA-S-ACS-10. The Airman Certification Standard is the guide for students, instructors, and evaluators to understand what applicants must know, do, and consider to pass their FAA Knowledge Exam and practical (checkride) and earn their pilot certificate or rating. The ACS adds task-specific knowledge and risk management elements to each subject area; the result is a comprehensive presentation that integrates the requirements for knowledge and skill in both the FAA knowledge and practical tests, into one overall FAA standard. "This ACS book from the FAA lists the standards and requirements for the Remote Pilot Certificate, issued for operating drones and small unmanned aircraft systems in the National Airspace System. The new Airman Certification Standards are ideal for checkride preparation, and will help applicants develop an understanding of how knowledge, risk management, and skill elements work together for safe performance of each required task they may be asked to perform during the checkride. For instructors, the ACS will serve as a guide for teaching and training an applicant everything they need to know for certification and safe operation within the National Airspace System. Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) will use the ACS to assess an applicant's understanding, knowledge, risk management considerations, and performance of each task. As always, ASA delivers authentic, accurate, and reliable FAA documents exactly as provided by the FAA. One noticeable change is that the FAA has adapted the size and format of the ACS so that it lists everything an applicant needs to know, consider, and do in order to pass both the knowledge test and the practical test for a certificate or rating."--Amazon Acknowledgments Availability Foreword Revision History Major Enhancements to Version FAA-S-ACS-10A Introduction I. Regulations Task A. General (*) Task B. Operating Rules (*) Task C. Remote Pilot Certification with an sUAS rating (*) Task D. Waivers (*) II. Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements Task A. Airspace Classification (*) Task B. Airspace Operational Requirements (*) III. Weather Task A. Sources of Weather Task B. Effects of Weather on Performance IV. Loading and Performance Task A. Loading and Performance V. Operations Task A. Radio Communications Procedures Task B. Airport Operations (*) Task C. Emergency Procedures (*) Task D. Aeronautical Decision-Making (*) Task E. Physiology Task F. Maintenance and Inspection Procedures (*) Appendix 1: Certification and Recurrent Knowledge Tests, Eligibility, and Testing Centers Appendix 2: Knowledge Test Procedures and Tips Appendix 3: Airman Knowledge Test Report for Certification and Recurrent Testing Appendix 4: References Appendix 5: Abbreviations and Acronyms