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Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code

FH.II.J.K5bTechnical Subject Areas: Navigation and Cross-Country Flight Planning

Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation II, task J

Written as fh.ii.j.k5b or FH.II.J.K5b on your score report.

The FAA's wording

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FAA-S-ACS-31, Sport Flight Instructor ACS for Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (November 2023), II. Technical Subject Areas, Task J. Navigation and Cross-Country Flight Planning

What it means

FH.II.J.K5b 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
J
Task J: Navigation and Cross-Country Flight Planning
K5b
Part (b) of knowledge element 5

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.J.K5b 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.

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  • Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (IHF)

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