Subject: STALL AND SPIN AWARENESS
TRAINING
Date: 9/25/00
Initiated By: AFS-840
AC No: 61-67C
Change:
1. PURPOSE. This advisory circular (AC) explains the stall and spin awareness training required
under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61 and offers guidance to flight
instructors who provide that training. In addition, this AC informs pilots of the airworthiness
standards for the type certification of normal, utility, and acrobatic category airplanes prescribed in
14 CFR part 23, section 23.221, concerning spin maneuvers, and it emphasizes the importance of
observing restrictions that prohibit the intentional spinning of certain airplanes.
2. CANCELLATION. AC 61-67B, Stall and Spin Awareness Training, dated May 17, 1991, is
canceled.
3. RELATED READING MATERIAL.
a. Report No. FAA-RD-77-26, General Aviation Pilot Stall Awareness Training Study. This
document may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S.
Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. Telephone orders:
(800) 553-6847. NTIS identification number is ADA041310.
b. The current version of AC 61-65, Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors,
may be obtained at no cost from: Department of Transportation, Subsequent Distribution Office,
Ardmore East Business Center, 3341 Q 75
th
Ave., Landover, MD 20785.
c. The current version of the following documents may be purchased from the Superintendent
of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402:
(1) FAA-H-8083-1, Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook.
(2) FAA-H-8083-3, Airplane Flying Handbook.
(3) FAA-H-8083-9, Aviation Instructor’s Handbook.
(4) FAA-S-8081-3, Recreational Pilot - Practical Test Standards for Airplane and Rotorcraft.
(5) FAA-S-8081-6, Flight Instructor - Practical Test Standards for Airplane (Single-Engine/
Multiengine).
(6) FAA-S-8081-8, Flight Instructor - Practical Test Standards for Glider.
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