This paper presents evaluation procedures, concepts, and results from a limited test to evaluate the ability of the Open-Loop Onset Point (OLOP) criterion to predict Pilot-Induced-Oscillations (PIO) in the presence of rate limiting.The OLOP criterion was developed by DLR.This paper examined the ability of OLOP to predict PIO on four longitudinal configurations incorporating flight control systems with various rate limits imposed on the actuator.Two were examined for use with OLOP: the recommended pure gain model, and the Modified Neal-Smith model.Three test pilots performed a handling qualities evaluation on each configuration using a Head-up-Display tracking task PIO ratings were compared with OLOP calculations for correlation.The results show positive correlation between OLOP and pilot ratings.A majority of the ratings that did not correlate were relatively close to the stability boundary.The criterion was found to be useful but with some limitations.This paper presents recommendations on how OLOP might be applied as a design tool.