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Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code

FH.XI.F.K2bEmergency Operations: Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

Flight Instructor Sport Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation XI, task F

Written as fh.xi.f.k2b or FH.XI.F.K2b on your score report.

The FAA's wording

System and equipment malfunctions specific to the helicopter-simplified flight controls, including:

Flight instrument malfunctions.

FAA-S-ACS-31, Sport Flight Instructor ACS for Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (November 2023), XI. Emergency Operations, Task F. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

What it means

FH.XI.F.K2b is a knowledge element in the Emergency Operations 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
XI
Area of operation XI: Emergency Operations
F
Task F: Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
K2b
Part (b) of knowledge element 2

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing FH.XI.F.K2b 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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