Airworthy PrepFlight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code
FH.II.D.K10Technical Subject Areas: Principles of Flight
Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation II, task D
Written as fh.ii.d.k10 or FH.II.D.K10 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Translational lift, including effective translational lift (ETL).
What it means
FH.II.D.K10 is a knowledge element in the Technical Subject Areas area of operation of the Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.
- FH
- Sport Flight Instructor Helicopter ACS
- II
- Area of operation II: Technical Subject Areas
- D
- Task D: Principles of Flight
- K10
- Knowledge element 10
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing FH.II.D.K10 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-31, Sport Flight Instructor ACS for Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (November 2023); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.
Printed on 1 test
- Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (IHF)
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