Airworthy PrepCommercial Pilot Helicopter test code
CH.I.G.K1aPreflight Preparation: Operation of Systems
Commercial Pilot Helicopter test standard, area of operation I, task G
Written as ch.i.g.k1a or CH.I.G.K1a on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Helicopter systems, including:
Flight controls, trim, and if installed, stability control.
What it means
CH.I.G.K1a is a knowledge element in the Preflight Preparation area of operation of the Commercial Pilot Helicopter test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.
- CH
- Commercial Pilot Helicopter ACS
- I
- Area of operation I: Preflight Preparation
- G
- Task G: Operation of Systems
- 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 CH.I.G.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-16, Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating 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 Helicopter Canadian Conversion (CCH)
- Commercial Pilot Helicopter (CRH)
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