Definition
The specific maneuvers, procedures, and items of knowledge that a regulation, training syllabus, or practical test standard mandates a pilot complete and have logged before being eligible for a certificate, rating, endorsement, or check.
Plain English
The exact things you must do and have written down in your logbook before you can take a checkride or get an endorsement. If a rule says you have to do it, it counts as a required task.
Context Anchor
Seen in training records, instructor notes, lesson plans, and discussions about logging what training has been completed.
Why Pilots Care
Failing to complete and log required tasks can delay certification or invalidate logged training time.
Intuition Check
Do not read required tasks as just a helpful checklist of things that would be nice to practice. In this context, required means the item must be completed or addressed because the training rules, plan, or test standard call for it.
Example Sentence 1
Before signing the student off for the private pilot checkride, the instructor reviewed the logbook to confirm every required task in 14 CFR 61.107 had been completed and endorsed.
Example Sentence 2
Instructors must ensure that required tasks are properly logged to count toward the minimum training hours.