Airworthy PrepFlight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code
FH.VII.A.R4Hovering Maneuvers: Vertical Takeoff and Landing
Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation VII, task A
Written as fh.vii.a.r4 or FH.VII.A.R4 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Powerplant failure during hover.
What it means
FH.VII.A.R4 is a risk management element in the Hovering Maneuvers area of operation of the Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) 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.
- FH
- Sport Flight Instructor Helicopter ACS
- VII
- Area of operation VII: Hovering Maneuvers
- A
- Task A: Vertical Takeoff and Landing
- 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 FH.VII.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-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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