Airman Certification Standards On Deck

摘要

In our July 2013 issue, a feature article by regular contributor Robert Wright explored the FAA's planned replacement for the practical test standards, PTS, which the agency was preparing. The new tool, known as the airman certification standards (ACS), is designed to, in Bob's words, "integrate airman knowledge, skills and risk management expertise in a way that could be more effectively evaluated than through the current PTS."