Instrument Rating ACS · Area VIII

IR.VIII Postflight Procedures

1 task and 3 knowledge, risk management and skill elements. Each code below is a link target: a code from your test report, such as IR.VIII.A.K1, lands on its own line.

Written by the FlightWay team. Regulations checked against the eCFR and faa.gov on 11 November 2026. Not a substitute for the regulation itself or your instructor.

Instrument Rating Airman Certification Standards, FAA-S-ACS-8C (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.

IR.VIII.A Checking Instruments and Equipment

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with checking flight instruments and equipment during postflight.

IR.VIII.A.K1Knowledge: Procedures for documenting in-flight/postflight discrepancies.
IR.VIII.A.R1Risk management: Performance and documentation of postflight inspection and aircraft discrepancies.
IR.VIII.A.S1Skill: Conduct a postflight inspection and document discrepancies and servicing requirements, if any.

Other areas in this standard

IR.I Preflight Preparation3 tasks IR.II Preflight Procedures3 tasks IR.III Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures2 tasks IR.IV Flight by Reference to Instruments2 tasks IR.V Navigation Systems2 tasks IR.VI Instrument Approach Procedures5 tasks IR.VII Emergency Operations4 tasks

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Last updated 11 November 2026.