Airworthy PrepFlight Instructor Airplane test code
AI.XI.B.K1dBasic Instrument Maneuvers: Constant Airspeed Climbs
Flight Instructor Airplane test standard, area of operation XI, task B
Written as ai.xi.b.k1d or AI.XI.B.K1d on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Flight instruments as they relate to:
Proper instrument cross-check techniques.
What it means
AI.XI.B.K1d is a knowledge element in the Basic Instrument 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
- XI
- Area of operation XI: Basic Instrument Maneuvers
- B
- Task B: Constant Airspeed Climbs
- K1d
- Part (d) of knowledge 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.XI.B.K1d 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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