Airworthy PrepCommercial Pilot Airplane test code
CA.V.E.R4Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers: Eights on Pylons (ASEL, ASES)
Commercial Pilot Airplane test standard, area of operation V, task E
Written as ca.v.e.r4 or CA.V.E.R4 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
What it means
CA.V.E.R4 is a risk management element in the Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers area of operation of the Commercial Pilot Airplane 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.
- CA
- Commercial Pilot Airplane ACS
- V
- Area of operation V: Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers
- E
- Task E: Eights on Pylons (ASEL, ASES)
- 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 CA.V.E.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-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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