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Airman Certification Standards

The complete document list from the FAA's ACS index, with direct links to the official files. This page reflects the FAA index last updated September 16, 2026; check the FAA source page (opens on an external site) for later changes.

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Remote Pilot — Small UAS

FAA-S-ACS-10B is the official standard behind the ACS codes in your study questions and knowledge test report. Published April 2021; effective april 6, 2021.

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Briefing and companion documents

ACS list

All 20 entries are shown in the same order as the FAA index.

TitlePublication dateChange dateStatus
FAA-S-8081-31B, Sport Pilot and Flight Instructors with a Sport Pilot Rating Practical Test Standards for Powered Parachute Category and Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft Category (opens on an external site)June 2026n/aEffective September 14, 2026
Sport Pilot Airman Certification Standards for Helicopter ‒ Simplified Flight Controls (FAA-S-ACS-26) (opens on an external site)October 2025n/aOctober 22, 2025
Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category (FAA-S-ACS-11A) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category (FAA-S-ACS-7B) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Instrument Rating – Airplane (FAA-S-ACS-8C) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Private Pilot for Airplane Category (FAA-S-ACS-6C) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Flight Instructor for Airplane Category (FAA-S-ACS-25) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Private Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating (FAA-S-ACS-15) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating (FAA-S-ACS-16) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating (FAA-S-ACS-29) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Instrument Rating – Helicopter (FAA-S-ACS-14) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Powered-Lift Category (FAA-S-ACS-17) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Instrument Rating – Powered-Lift (FAA-S-ACS-3) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Commercial Pilot for Powered-Lift Category (FAA-S-ACS-2) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Private Pilot for Powered-Lift Category (FAA-S-ACS-13) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Flight Instructor for Powered-Lift Category (FAA-S-ACS-27) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Flight Instructor Instrument Powered-Lift (FAA-S-ACS-28) (opens on an external site)April 2024n/aEffective May 31, 2024
Aviation Mechanic General, Airframe, and Powerplant (FAA-S-ACS-1) (opens on an external site)November 2021n/aEffective September 21, 2022
Commercial Pilot - Military Competence (FAA-S-ACS-12) (opens on an external site)August 2018n/aEffective October 15, 2018
Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FAA-S-ACS-10B) (opens on an external site)April 2021n/aEffective April 6, 2021

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