Airworthy Prep

Commercial Pilot Airplane test code

CA.II.F.K1aPreflight Procedures: Before Takeoff Check

Commercial Pilot Airplane test standard, area of operation II, task F

Written as ca.ii.f.k1a or CA.II.F.K1a on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Purpose of before takeoff checklist items, including:

Reasons for checking each item.

FAA-S-ACS-7B, Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024), II. Preflight Procedures, Task F. Before Takeoff Check

What it means

CA.II.F.K1a is a knowledge element in the Preflight Procedures area of operation of the Commercial Pilot Airplane test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.

CA
Commercial Pilot Airplane ACS
II
Area of operation II: Preflight Procedures
F
Task F: Before Takeoff Check
K1a
Part (a) of knowledge element 1

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing CA.II.F.K1a 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-7B, Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.

Can be printed on 2 tests
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane (CAX)
  • Commercial Pilot Airplane Canadian Conversion (CCP)

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