Airworthy PrepFlight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code
FH.IX.D.K3Fundamentals of Flight: Straight Descents and Descending Turns
Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation IX, task D
Written as fh.ix.d.k3 or FH.IX.D.K3 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
The pilot's visual references when performing the maneuver.
What it means
FH.IX.D.K3 is a knowledge element in the Fundamentals of Flight 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
- IX
- Area of operation IX: Fundamentals of Flight
- D
- Task D: Straight Descents and Descending Turns
- K3
- 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 FH.IX.D.K3 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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