Airworthy Prep

Commercial Pilot Helicopter test code

CH.VI.C.R14Performance Maneuvers: Autorotation with Turns in a Single-Engine Helicopter

Commercial Pilot Helicopter test standard, area of operation VI, task C

Written as ch.vi.c.r14 or CH.VI.C.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), VI. Performance Maneuvers, Task C. Autorotation with Turns in a Single-Engine Helicopter

What it means

CH.VI.C.R14 is a risk management element in the Performance Maneuvers 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
VI
Area of operation VI: Performance Maneuvers
C
Task C: Autorotation with Turns in a Single-Engine Helicopter
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.VI.C.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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