Private Pilot Rotorcraft Practical Test Standards for Helicopter and Gyroplane (2024): FAA-S-8081-15A (ASA Practical Test Standards Series)

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FAA-S-8081-15A is current in 2023. ASA's Private Pilot Rotorcraft Practical Test Standards book includes both Section 1 (for Helicopter) and Section 2 (for Gyroplane).

ASA reprints the most current FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS) in this series of handy cockpit-sized guides. The PTS guide students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners through checkrides. Written by the FAA, these books list the knowledge and experience prerequisites, the levels of skill that must be demonstrated before an examiner can issue a certificate or rating to an applicant, and describe background study and reference materials.