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Commercial Pilot Airplane

Provider
PSI, FAA-contracted knowledge testing vendor
Format
Computer-administered multiple-choice knowledge examination; one correct response per item; separate Airman Knowledge Test Report.
Exam questions
Total questions: 105; Scored questions: 100; Unscored questions: 5; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
150 minutes (2.5 hours), including validation questions; FAA correction supersedes the 3.0-hour entry in ACS Appendix 1.
Passing score
70% correct
Examination outline
  • Preflight Preparation (24%)
    • Pilot Qualifications
    • Airworthiness Requirements
    • Weather Information
    • Cross-Country Flight Planning
    • National Airspace System
    • Performance and Limitations
    • Operation of Systems
    • Human Factors
    • Water and Seaplane Characteristics, Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation (ASES, AMES)
  • Preflight Procedures (15%)
    • Preflight Assessment
    • Flight Deck Management
    • Engine Starting
    • Taxiing (ASEL, AMEL)
    • Taxiing and Sailing (ASES, AMES)
    • Before Takeoff Check
  • Airport and Seaplane Base Operations (9%)
    • Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
    • Traffic Patterns
  • Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds (15%)
    • Normal Takeoff and Climb
    • Normal Approach and Landing
    • Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb (ASEL)
    • Soft-Field Approach and Landing (ASEL)
    • Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb (ASEL, AMEL)
    • Short-Field Approach and Landing (ASEL, AMEL)
    • Confined Area Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb (ASES, AMES)
    • Confined Area Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES)
    • Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES)
    • Glassy Water Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES)
    • Rough Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES)
    • Rough Water Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES)
    • Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing (ASEL, ASES)
    • Go-Around/Rejected Landing
  • Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers (2%)
    • Steep Turns
    • Steep Spiral (ASEL, ASES)
    • Chandelles (ASEL, ASES)
    • Lazy Eights (ASEL, ASES)
    • Eights on Pylons (ASEL, ASES)
  • Navigation (10%)
    • Pilotage and Dead Reckoning
    • Navigation Systems and Radar Services
    • Diversion
    • Lost Procedures
  • Slow Flight and Stalls (12%)
    • Maneuvering During Slow Flight
    • Power-Off Stalls
    • Power-On Stalls
    • Accelerated Stalls
    • Spin Awareness
  • High Altitude Operations (3%)
    • Supplemental Oxygen
    • Pressurization
  • Emergency Operations (9%)
    • Emergency Descent
    • Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES)
    • Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
    • Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
    • Engine Failure During Takeoff Before VMC (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES)
    • Engine Failure After Liftoff (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES)
    • Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES)
  • Postflight Procedures (1%)
    • After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL)
    • Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES)
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