14-day study plan

Plan on 60–120 focused minutes daily. If chart reading and aviation weather are new, repeat Days 5–8 rather than rushing.

Day	Focus	Deliverable
1	Certification path; read ACS introduction and appendices	IACRA/FTN created; exam rules understood
2	General rules and remote PIC authority	One-page limits/roles recall sheet
3	Operating rules; night; moving vehicle; carriage	20 scenario questions reviewed
4	Operations over people; Remote ID; waivers	Category/RID decision tree from memory
5	Airspace classes and sectional legends	Identify airspace on 10 chart points
6	Airports, chart symbols, traffic patterns, authorization	Complete 10 airport/LAANC scenarios
7	METAR, TAF, weather services	Decode 10 reports without notes
8	Weather effects and density altitude	Explain five go/no-go weather scenarios
9	Loading, CG, performance, batteries	Solve loading/performance scenarios
10	Communications and airport operations	Phonetic alphabet and traffic-flow drill
11	Emergencies, ADM, CRM, physiology	Write mission abort criteria and responses
12	Maintenance and inspection; full ACS audit	Every tracker row rated 0–3
13	Timed 60-question practice test	Error log grouped by ACS code
14	Targeted review and second fresh timed test	≥85%; explain all misses

Deliberate-practice loop

For every missed or guessed question:

1. Record the ACS code and the mistaken reasoning.
2. Find the rule/concept in the primary FAA source.
3. Write the correct rule in your own words.
4. Create a different scenario that tests the same concept.
5. Retest it after 24 hours and again after three days.

Use 0 = unseen, 1 = recognize, 2 = explain, and 3 = apply correctly in a new scenario in the tracker. Test readiness means all rows are at least 2 and high-weight Operations topics are mostly 3.

Exam-day strategy

• Arrive early with the exact identification PSI currently requires.
• Use the testing tutorial. Know how to flag a question and see time remaining.
• First pass: answer straightforward questions; flag time-consuming chart or computation items.
• Read units, altitude references, negatives, and words such as “unless,” “except,” and “most.”
• Use the supplied testing supplement carefully; confirm figure and legend.
• Eliminate answers that violate an explicit rule before comparing subtleties.
• Reserve 15–20 minutes to revisit flagged questions.
• Do not bring or use unauthorized notes/electronics. The proctor makes the final decision on permitted aids.

Afterward, keep the AKTR. Whether pass or fail, use every printed ACS deficiency code to close knowledge gaps before operating.