Flight Instructor ACS · Area XIV
AI.XIV Postflight Procedures
2 tasks and 26 knowledge, risk management and skill elements. Each code below is a link target: a code from your test report, such as AI.XIV.A.K1, lands on its own line.
Flight Instructor Airman Certification Standards, FAA-S-ACS-25 (November 2023 edition), effective May 31, 2024 and incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 61.14. Text from the FAA’s ACS page, checked on 11 November 2026. If the FAA has published a newer edition since, the codes and wording may differ: the FAA document is the authority.
AI.XIV.A After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL)
To determine the applicant understands after landing, parking, and securing procedures, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.
- AI.XIV.A.K1Knowledge
- Airplane shutdown, securing, and postflight inspection.
- AI.XIV.A.K2Knowledge
- Documenting in-flight/postflight discrepancies.
- AI.XIV.A.K3Knowledge
- Common errors related to this Task.
- AI.XIV.A.R1Risk management
- Activities and distractions.
- AI.XIV.A.R2Risk management
- Airport specific security procedures.
- AI.XIV.A.R3Risk management
- Disembarking passengers safely on the ramp and monitoring passenger movement while on the ramp.
- AI.XIV.A.S1Skill
- Park in an appropriate area, considering the safety of nearby persons and property.
- AI.XIV.A.S2Skill
- Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
- AI.XIV.A.S3Skill
- Conduct a postflight inspection and document discrepancies and servicing requirements, if any.
- AI.XIV.A.S4Skill
- Secure the airplane.
- AI.XIV.A.S5Skill
- Analyze and correct common errors related to this Task.
AI.XIV.B Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES)
To determine the applicant understands anchoring, docking, mooring, and ramping/beaching, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.
- AI.XIV.B.K1Knowledge
- Mooring.
- AI.XIV.B.K2Knowledge
- Docking.
- AI.XIV.B.K3Knowledge
- Anchoring.
- AI.XIV.B.K4Knowledge
- Beaching/ramping.
- AI.XIV.B.K5Knowledge
- Postflight inspection, recording of in-flight/postflight discrepancies.
- AI.XIV.B.K6Knowledge
- Common errors related to this Task.
- AI.XIV.B.R1Risk management
- Activities and distractions.
- AI.XIV.B.R2Risk management
- Seaplane base specific security procedures, if applicable.
- AI.XIV.B.R3Risk management
- Disembarking passengers safely on the ramp and monitoring passenger movement while on the ramp.
- AI.XIV.B.S1Skill
- If anchoring, select a suitable area considering seaplane movement, water depth, tide, wind, and weather changes. Use an adequate number of anchors and lines of sufficient strength and length to ensure the seaplane's security.
- AI.XIV.B.S2Skill
- If not anchoring, approach the dock/mooring buoy or beach/ramp in the proper direction and at a safe speed, considering water depth, tide, current, and wind.
- AI.XIV.B.S3Skill
- Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
- AI.XIV.B.S4Skill
- Conduct a postflight inspection and document discrepancies and servicing requirements, if any.
- AI.XIV.B.S5Skill
- Secure the seaplane considering the effect of wind, waves, and changes in water level, or comply with applicable after landing, parking, and securing procedures if operating an amphibious airplane on land.
- AI.XIV.B.S6Skill
- Analyze and correct common errors related to this Task.
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Last updated 11 November 2026.