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Flight Instructor Helicopter test code

HI.II.A.R4Technical Subject Areas: Human Factors

Flight Instructor Helicopter test standard, area of operation II, task A

Written as hi.ii.a.r4 or HI.II.A.R4 on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Confirmation and expectation bias.

FAA-S-ACS-29, Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024), II. Technical Subject Areas, Task A. Human Factors

What it means

HI.II.A.R4 is a risk management element in the Technical Subject Areas area of operation of the Flight Instructor Helicopter 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.

HI
Flight Instructor Helicopter ACS
II
Area of operation II: Technical Subject Areas
A
Task A: Human Factors
R4
Risk management element 4

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing HI.II.A.R4 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-29, Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating 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 Helicopter (FRH)
  • Flight Instructor Helicopter (Added Rating) (HFA)

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