This Flight Activity is based on Syllabus:  S-AF1-W1.00-210726-002-01

Credits:   

Advanced Level Knowledge Topic:

• Knowledge Topic 1 - S-AK1-W1.00-080201-002-04 Accident Causal Factors - Pre-Flight Planning
• Knowledge Topic 2 - S-AK2-W2.00-080201-002-06 Elective Subjects for Activities/Events/Seminars

Advanced Level Flight Topic:

• Flight Topic 1 - S-AF1-W1.00-091201-002-01  Primary Accident Causal Factors - Category/Class Specific
• Flight Topic 2 - S-AF2-W2.00-080131-002-02 Additional Accident Causal Factors - Category/Class Specific

Revision:  Original

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1.  BACKGROUND –   The objective of this WINGS flight activity is for an FAA Evaluator using the Commercial Pilot Airman Certification Standards (ACS), to evaluate an applicant’s competency in their knowledge, skill, risk assessment and risk management during their Commercial Pilot Practical Test demonstration.  

The FAA requires that all practical tests be conducted in accordance with the appropriate Commercial Pilot ACS and the policies set forth within the ACS. Commercial pilot applicants must be evaluated in all Tasks included in the Areas of Operation of the appropriate ACS unless otherwise noted within the ACS.

An airman/applicant, who holds at least a commercial pilot certificate seeking an additional airplane category rating and/or class rating at a commercial pilot level, will be evaluated in the Areas of Operation and Tasks listed in the Additional Rating Task Table. At the discretion of the examiner, an evaluation of the applicant's competence in the remaining Areas of Operation and Tasks may be conducted.

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2.  AIRMAN APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITIES - The airman applicant should use the ACS, its references, and the Applicant’s Practical Test Checklist in this ACS Appendix in preparation to take the practical test.

Ensure that the airman understands they are responsible for mastering the established standards for knowledge, risk management, and skill elements in all Tasks appropriate to the certificate and rating sought.

Ensure that the airman understands that to receive WINGS credit, Satisfactory performance for this activity requires that the airman:

• demonstrate the Tasks specified in the Areas of Operation for the certificate or rating within the established  ACS standards;
• demonstrate mastery of the aircraft by performing each Task within the ACS established standards;
• demonstrate proficiency and competency in accordance with the ACS established standards;
• demonstrate sound judgment and exercise aeronautical decision-making/risk management; and
• demonstrate competence in crew resource management in aircraft certificated for more than one required pilot crewmember, or single-pilot competence in an airplane that is certificated for single-pilot operations.

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3.  EVALUATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

An Evaluator is:

• Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI);
• Pilot examiner (other than administrative pilot examiners);
• Training center evaluator (TCE);
• Chief instructor, assistant chief instructor or check instructor of pilot school holding examining authority; or
• Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII) conducting an instrument proficiency check (IPC).

The evaluator who conducts the practical test is responsible for determining that the applicant

meets the established standards of aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and skills

(flight proficiency) for the Tasks in the appropriate ACS. This responsibility also includes

verifying the experience requirements specified for a certificate or rating.

Prior to beginning the practical test:

• the evaluator must also determine that the applicant meets FAA Aviation English Language Proficiency Standard by verifying that he or she can understand ATC instructions and communicate in English at a level that is understandable to ATC and other pilots.
• The evaluator must develop a Plan of Action (POA), written in English, to conduct the practical test, and it must include all of the required Areas of Operation and Tasks. The POA must include a scenario that evaluates as many of the required Areas of Operation and Tasks as possible.
• In the integrated ACS framework, the Areas of Operation contain Tasks that include “knowledge” elements (such as K1), “risk management” elements (such as R1), and “skill” elements (such as S1).  The evaluator must assess the applicant on all skill elements for each Task included in each Area of Operation of the ACS, unless otherwise noted in the ACS. The evaluator administering the practical test has the discretion to combine Tasks/elements as appropriate to testing scenarios.
• The required minimum elements to include in the POA, unless otherwise noted, from each applicable Task are as follows:

• at least one knowledge element;
• at least one risk management element;
• all skill elements; and
• any Task elements in which the applicant was shown to be deficient on the knowledge test.

• To the greatest extent practicable, evaluators must test the applicant’s ability to apply and correlate information,

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4.  SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE

Satisfactory performance requires that the applicant:

• demonstrate the Tasks specified in the Areas of Operation for the certificate or rating sought within the established standards;
• demonstrate mastery of the aircraft by performing each Task successfully;
• demonstrate proficiency and competency in accordance with the approved standards;
• demonstrate sound judgment and exercise aeronautical decision-making/risk management; and
• demonstrate competence in crew resource management in aircraft certificated for more than one required pilot crewmember, or, single-pilot competence in an airplane that is certificated for single-pilot operations.

Satisfactory performance will result in the issuance of a temporary certificate and a WINGS

Phase Credit.  

FOR WINGS CREDIT: The airman will satisfactorily demonstrate the maneuvers and

procedures in the tasks selected by the flight instructor in the applicable ACS Area of

Operation for the pilot certificate, Category and Class in which the airman is rated. 

Successful completion of this WINGS Activity will ensure the airman possesses the

knowledge, ability to manage risks, and skills consistent for the privileges of the certificate,

Category and Class or rating being exercised in order to act as Pilot-in- command (PIC). 

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5.  UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE

Typical areas of unsatisfactory performance and grounds for disqualification include:

• Any action or lack of action by the applicant that requires corrective intervention by the evaluator to maintain safe flight.
• Failure to use proper and effective visual scanning techniques to clear the area before and while performing maneuvers.
• Consistently exceeding tolerances stated in the skill elements of the Task.
• Failure to take prompt corrective action when tolerances are exceeded.
• Failure to exercise risk management.

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6.  SEQUENCE: 

• Flight  Preparation –  Scenario Planning - Prior to the flight, the Evaluator will brief the scenario to be planned.   Afterwards a discussion will take place that will effectively draw out the airman’s knowledge and decision processes.  This enables the evaluator to analyze and evaluate the airman’s level of understanding.

• Flight – The flight must include the tasks from Commercial Pilot Airman Certification Standard (ACS) listed in the ACS Additional Rating Task for a particular category and class of aircraft.  Please note, however, that the evaluator has the discretion to evaluate the applicant’s competence in the remaining Areas of Operation and Tasks

• Post Flight – The evaluator and applicant will review the elements of the flight scenario comparing the airman’s performance to the ACS completion standards.  The evaluator will validate the WINGS Flight Activity upon satisfactory completion.

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7.  WINGS ASES ADD ON RATING WORKSHEET- This worksheet is designed to assist the evaluator and the airman in preparing for this WINGS flight activity by focusing on the processes and procedures, and specific ACS benchmarks.  With the introduction of this flight activity worksheet, the FAASTeam is encouraging the use of Learner Centered Assessment based upon the FAA-Industry Training Standards (FITS). 

WINGS ASES SINGLE ENGINE SEA ADD ON RATING TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AIRPLANE PILOT CERTIFICATE PRACTICAL TEST WORKSHEET

WINGS FLIGHT ACTIVITY A210726-02

        (click on the above link for the Worksheet)

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8. APPLICABLE AREAS OF OPERATION FROM THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ACS:

I.  PREFLIGHT PREPARATION

6. Performance and Limitations
7. Operation of Systems

1. Water and Seaplane Characteristics, Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation (ASES)

II.  PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES

A.  Preflight Assessment

B.  Flight Deck Management

E.  Taxiing and Sailing (ASES)

F.   Before Takeoff Check

III.  AIRPORT AND SEAPLANE BASE OPERATIONS

B.  Traffic Patterns

IV.  TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS, AND GO-AROUNDS

A.  Normal Takeoff and Climb

B.  Normal Approach and Landing

G.  Confined Area Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb (ASES

H.  Confined Area Approach and Landing (ASES)

I.  Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES)

J.  Glassy Water Approach and Landing (ASES)

K.  Rough Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES)

L.  Rough Water Approach and Landing (ASES)

V.  PERFORMANCE AND GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS

NONE

VI.  NAVIGATION

NONE

VII.  SLOW FLIGHT AND STALLS

NONE

VIII8.  HIGH ALTITUDE OPERATIONS

NONE

IX9.  EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

NONE

X.  MULTIENGINE OPERATIONS

NONE

XI.  POSTFLIGHT PROCEDURES

B.  Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES)

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Note: Pilots successfully completing a practical test are presumed to meet the standards specified on that day. Therefore, appropriate credit is given in the WINGS - Pilot Proficiency Program.

Questions may be addressed to Support@FAASafety.gov.

Keyword: Provider; Seaplane Add On; Floatplane;

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