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Commercial Pilot Helicopter test code

CH.IX.A.R14Special Operations: Confined Area Operations

Commercial Pilot Helicopter test standard, area of operation IX, task A

Written as ch.ix.a.r14 or CH.IX.A.R14 on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.

FAA-S-ACS-16, Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024), IX. Special Operations, Task A. Confined Area Operations

What it means

CH.IX.A.R14 is a risk management element in the Special Operations area of operation of the Commercial Pilot Helicopter 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.

CH
Commercial Pilot Helicopter ACS
IX
Area of operation IX: Special Operations
A
Task A: Confined Area Operations
R14
Risk management element 14

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing CH.IX.A.R14 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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