PA.II.B.S3FAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Skills

Properly program and manage the aircraft’s automation, as applicable.

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Properly program and manage the aircraft’s automation, as applicable.

Bottom line

With the advent of electronic checklists, it has become easier to develop and maintain personal checklists from the manufacturer’s checklist with additions for specific aircraft and operations. If learners do not fully understand how to use the equipment, or if they rely on it so much that they become complacent, it can become a detriment to safe flight.

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 2 (p. 2-23) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  2. AIH ch. 1 (p. 1-25) — FAA-H-8083-9B
  3. AIH ch. 3 (p. 3-30) — FAA-H-8083-9B
  4. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-29) — FAA-H-8083-3C
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