PLEASE Do NOT order this publication if you are planning to take your checkride after June 2012. Instead order FAA-S-8081-14B also available on Amazon for the same 3.99 price. This is the Federal Aviation Administration's testing standards for the Private Pilot Certificate, Airplane Single-Engine Land and Sea. It is designed for student pilots, flight instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to guide them during the FAA checkride. This book was created by the FAA to disseminate the prerequisite knowledge, skill, and experience requirements for the certificate. Pilots use this publication as a study and reference for the checkride.