Special Emphasis Areas

Question 1

What are the sixteen Special Emphasis Areas for the FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS)? [FAA-S-8081-6DS]

Answer 1

• Positive aircraft control
• Positive exchange of the flight controls procedure
• Stall/spin awareness
• Collision avoidance
• Wake turbulence avoidance
• Land and hold short operations (LAHSO)
• Runway incursion avoidance
• Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) avoidance
• Aeronautical decision making (ADM) and risk management
• Wire-strike avoidance
• Checklist usage
• Temporary flight restrictions (TFRs)
• Special use airspace (SUA)
• Aviation security
• Single pilot resource management (SRM)
• Other areas deemed appropriate to any phase of the practical test

Question 2

What is the Positive Exchange of the Flight Controls Procedure?

Answer 2

Pilot Flying - “You have the flight controls.”
Pilot Monitoring - (places hands on the controls) “I have the flight controls”
Pilot Flying - (releases the controls) “You have the flight controls”

Question 3

Describe Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) and Risk Management

Answer 3

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ADM:
-Define the problem
-Choose a course of action
-Implement the decision and evaluate the outcome
Risk Management (DECIDE)
-Detect the problem
-Evaluate the risk
-Choose an outcome
-Identify the steps needed
-Do the steps
-Evaluate the results

Question 4

What are the types of Special Use Airspace (SUA)?

Answer 4

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Question 5

What are the types of Special Use Airspace (SUA)?

Answer 5

MCPRAWN

• Military Operations Area (MOA)
• Controlled Firing Area
• Prohibited Area
• Restricted Area
• Alert Area
• Warning Area
• National Security Area

Bonus:
Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)