After five years of work in collaboration with aviation industry experts, the FAA has published its new Airman Certification Standards for the private pilot (airplane) certificate and the instrument (airplane) rating. The new standards replace the current Practical Test Standards as of Wednesday. The ACS provides guidance for both the knowledge exam and the practical test. It aims to evaluate pilots in a range of “areas of operation,” including task-specific knowledge, skills, and risk-management elements in each area, the FAA said.
Source: avwebFAA Publishes New Test Standards