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ACS standards for steep turns at the Private Pilot level require maintaining altitude within

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±25 ft and bank ±2°.
Tighter than ACS — Commercial standards are tighter.
✓ ±100 ft and bank ±5°, plus ±10 KIAS, with rollout within 10° of entry heading.correct
The Private Pilot ACS steep-turn standards are ±100 feet of altitude, ±5° of the specified 45° bank, ±10 knots, and rollout within 10° of the entry heading (FAA-S-ACS-6C, Area of Operation V, Task A — Steep Turns, skill element PA.V.A.S5). The maneuver tests power management (more power is required at high bank), rudder coordination against the overbanking tendency, and a continuous instrument/outside crosscheck.
±500 ft and any bank angle.
ACS is much stricter.
±200 ft and bank ±15°.
Wider than ACS allows.

Why

The Private Pilot ACS steep-turn standards are ±100 feet of altitude, ±5° of the specified 45° bank, ±10 knots, and rollout within 10° of the entry heading (FAA-S-ACS-6C, Area of Operation V, Task A — Steep Turns, skill element PA.V.A.S5). The maneuver tests power management (more power is required at high bank), rudder coordination against the overbanking tendency, and a continuous instrument/outside crosscheck.

FAA source: FAA-S-ACS-6C, Private Pilot — Airplane ACS, Area of Operation V, Task A (Steep Turns)browse the reference library →

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