Airworthy PrepFlight Instructor Airplane test code
AI.III.C.R1aPreflight Preparation: Weather Information
Flight Instructor Airplane test standard, area of operation III, task C
Written as ai.iii.c.r1a or AI.III.C.R1a on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Making the go/no-go and continue/divert decisions, including:
Circumstances that would make diversion prudent.
What it means
AI.III.C.R1a is a risk management element in the Preflight Preparation area of operation of the Flight Instructor Airplane test standard. A risk management element is a hazard the FAA expects you to be able to spot and manage, and the written test can ask questions on it.
- AI
- Flight Instructor Airplane ACS
- III
- Area of operation III: Preflight Preparation
- C
- Task C: Weather Information
- R1a
- Part (a) of risk management element 1
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing AI.III.C.R1a there means at least one of your wrong answers was on this element. If you are taking the practical test next, expect the examiner to ask about it. Retaking the written? Start with this code and the others on your report.
Sources: FAA-S-ACS-25, Flight Instructor for Airplane Category ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.
Can be printed on 2 tests
- Flight Instructor Airplane (Added Rating) (AFA)
- Flight Instructor Airplane (FIA)
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