Podcast: Doug Stewart On Airman Certification Standards

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Key Takeaways:

  • New Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) are being implemented for private pilot and instrument rating applicants.
  • The new ACS will prioritize risk management and aim to make checkrides more efficient.
  • Doug Stewart, a pilot examiner and CFI involved in their creation, states that these standards will result in "safer pilots."
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The new Airmen Certification Standards for private pilot and instrument rating applicants will emphasize risk management while making checkrides more efficient, according to Doug Stewart. The pilot examiner and CFI, who served on the original FAA committee charged with rewriting test standards, says the result will be “safer pilots.”

Duration: 16:18

File Size: 7.8 MB download here

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