FAA Launches Airmen Certification Standards for ATP

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 07:15 PM ET

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The new ACS for the ATP provides guidance for pilots intending to pursue a career in cockpits like this Cessna Citation X. Courtesy Julie Boatman

Key Takeaways:

The FAA released new Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) for the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating, effective June 28, 2019.
This ATP ACS consolidates practical test standards, knowledge exam updates, and various guidance materials into a single, comprehensive document.
The new standards were driven by the 2013 ATP rule change, including single-engine and multi-engine pathways, and integrate type ratings and the ATP-CTP course.
Key structural improvements include grouping related tasks (such as stalls and instrument procedures) and moving advisories to appendices for enhanced clarity.

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The FAA has released the new Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) for the airline transport pilot (ATP) rating, effective on June 28, 2019. The effort brings together the previously used practical test standards with additional requirements for the certificate, updates to the knowledge exam, and notes formerly distributed across a variety of source materials.