Private Pilot ASELACS synced May 2026

Private Pilot — Airplane Single-Engine Land

Your first certificate, built right. Every Private Pilot Area of Operation in the FAA ACS — regulations, aeromedical, weather, and the maneuvers — organized across Knowledge, Risk Management, and Skill.

Areas of Operation

Lessons

Hours of ground

$199one-time · lifetime access

All 11 Areas of Operation

45 ACS-mapped lessons

Oral exam prep bank

AI tutor (fair-use)

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Knowledge

What the examiner expects you to know cold — regs, systems, aerodynamics.

Risk Management

Identify, assess, and mitigate. The ADM thread the DPE pulls on all day.

Skill

Demonstrate and teach to ACS tolerances from the right seat.

Course outline

Knowledge — recall the standard

Risk Management — identify & mitigate hazards

Skill — demonstrate to ACS tolerances

CFI-mentor AI tutor

Grounded in the ACS — drills you on the standard

What documents do I need to have on board the airplane for it to be airworthy?

Remember ARROW: Airworthiness certificate, Registration, Radio-station license (international), Operating limitations (POH/placards), and Weight & balance. The DPE will ask you to find each — verify against your CFI and the current FARs.

Checkride Academy's AI tutor is a study aid, not an FAA-authorized source. Always verify against the current ACS, FAR/AIM, and your CFI.