Airworthy PrepFlight Instructor Airplane test code
AI.IX.A.K3ePerformance and Ground Reference Maneuvers: Steep Turns
Flight Instructor Airplane test standard, area of operation IX, task A
Written as ai.ix.a.k3e or AI.IX.A.K3e on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Aerodynamics associated with steep turns, including:
Rate and radius of turn.
What it means
AI.IX.A.K3e is a knowledge element in the Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers area of operation of the Flight Instructor Airplane test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.
- AI
- Flight Instructor Airplane ACS
- IX
- Area of operation IX: Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers
- A
- Task A: Steep Turns
- K3e
- Part (e) of knowledge element 3
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing AI.IX.A.K3e 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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