Part 4 covers the often-overlooked appendices — safety of flight considerations, the maneuver selection menu in Appendix 7, how discontinuances and disapprovals work, and introduces the VSL ACE Guide interactive ACS document.
Key Takeaways
- Appendix 7 is your maneuver menu. It specifies which tasks the examiner must choose from — and which are either/or. Understanding this removes a lot of unknowns from the checkride.
- Momentary stall horn in slow flight ≠ automatic failure. Appendix 7 clarifies that if turbulence causes a brief stall warning and you correct promptly, it's not unsatisfactory.
- You always have the choice to stop after a disapproval. The examiner cannot push you to continue. You keep credit for everything satisfactory and retest only what was unsatisfactory within 60 days.
- A checkride failure is not the end of your career. It goes on your record, but employers care about how you handled it and what you learned. Approach it with humility and it becomes a strength in interviews.
VSL ACE Guide
The interactive ACS introduced in this series is now the VSL ACE Guide — every element hyperlinked to the FARs, handbooks, and advisory circulars. The same tool used throughout these videos.
Get the ACE GuideCommercial Pilot ACS Review — Full Series
- Part 1: The Oral Exam & Preflight Preparation
- Part 2: Preflight Through Takeoffs & Landings
- Part 3: Performance Maneuvers, Stalls & Emergencies
- Part 4: Appendices, Admin & the Interactive ACS ← You are here
← Part 3: Maneuvers & FlightEnd of Series