Objective: The pilot will be able to demonstrate the required proficiency of a commercial pilot by utilizing the current FAA Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards. Note: If a noncomplex and a complex airplane are used, a complex airplane must be used for all takeoffs, landings, and emergency procedures.

Text References:Commercial Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep (FM); Pilot Handbook (PH); Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH)

Content

1. Flight Lesson 59 complete? Yes Copy of lesson placed in pilot’s folder? Yes

2. Preflight briefing

3. Stage check tasks

Certificates and documents - FM 68-71

Airworthiness requirements - FM 72-76

Weather information - FM 77-91

Cross-country flight planning - FM 92-94

National Airspace System - FM 95-101

Performance and limitations - FM 102-105; POH-2, 5, 6

Operation of systems - FM 106-110; POH-1, 7, 8, 9

Aeromedical factors - FM 111-116

Physiological aspects of night flying - CFI

Lighting and equipment for night flying - CFI

Preflight inspection - FM 118-122; POH-4

Cockpit management - FM 123-126

Engine starting - FM 127-131; POH-4

Taxiing - FM 132-138

Runway incursion avoidance - FM 139-143

Before-takeoff check - FM 144-147; POH-4

Radio communications and ATC light signals -FM 150-152

Traffic patterns - FM 153-159

Airport, runway, and taxiway signs, markings, and lighting - FM 160-167

Normal and crosswind takeoff and climb - FM 170-178; POH-4

Normal and crosswind approach and landing - FM 179-196; POH-4

Soft-field takeoff and climb - FM 197-202; POH-4

Soft-field approach and landing - FM 203-207; POH-4

Short-field takeoff and maximum performance climb - FM 208-214; POH-4

Short-field approach and landing - FM 215-221; POH-4

Power-off 180° accuracy approach and landing - FM 222-230

Go-around/rejected landing - FM 231-235; POH-4

Steep turns - FM 238-242

Steep spirals - FM 243-248

Chandelles - FM 249-253

Lazy eights - FM 254-259

Eights-on-pylons - FM 262-267

Pilotage and dead reckoning - FM 270-274

Navigation systems and radar services - FM 275-276; PH 481-514

Diversion - FM 277-279

Lost procedures - FM 280-282

Magnetic compass turns - FM 272-274; PH 96-101

Maneuvering during slow flight - FM 284-288

Power-off stalls - FM 289-294; PH 71-75

Power-on stalls - FM 295-300; PH 71-75

Accelerated stalls - FM 301-305; PH 71-75

Spin awareness - FM 306-308; POH-2

Emergency descent - FM 311-313; POH-3

Emergency approach and landing (simulated) - FM 314-320; POH-3

Systems and equipment malfunctions - FM 321-322; POH-3, 9

Emergency equipment and survival gear - FM 323-324; POH-7, 9

Supplemental oxygen - FM 326-327; POH-7, 8

Pressurization - FM 328-334; POH-7

After landing, parking, and securing - FM 336-339; POH-4

Additional items at CFI’s discretion

4. Flight Lesson 60 complete? Yes Copy of graduation certificate placed in pilot’s folder? Yes

5. Postflight critique

Completion Standards

This lesson and the course of training will have been successfully completed when the pilot demonstrates the required level of proficiency in all tasks of the current FAA Commercial Pilot Test Standards. If additional instruction is necessary, the chief flight instructor will assign the additional training. If the flight is satisfactory, the chief flight instructor will complete the pilot’s training records and issue a graduation certificate.