The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides  basic knowledge for the student pilot learning to fly, as well  as pilots seeking advanced pilot certification. For detailed  information on a variety of specialized flight topics, see  specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handbooks  and Advisory Circulars (ACs).  This chapter offers a brief history of flight, introduces the  history and role of the FAA in civil aviation, FAA regulations  and standards, government references and publications,  eligibility for pilot certificates, available routes to flight  instruction, the role of the Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI)  and Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) in flight training,  Practical Test Standards (PTS), and new, industry-developed  Airman Certification Standards (ACS) framework that will  eventually replace the PTS.  Introduction  To Flying  Chapter 1  Introduction 