Airworthy PrepInstrument Rating Helicopter test code
IH.I.B.K3dPreflight Preparation: Weather Information
Instrument Rating Helicopter test standard, area of operation I, task B
Written as ih.i.b.k3d or IH.I.B.K3d on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Meteorology applicable to the departure, en route, alternate, and destination for flights conducted under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) to include expected climate and hazardous conditions such as:
Moisture/precipitation.
What it means
IH.I.B.K3d is a knowledge element in the Preflight Preparation area of operation of the Instrument Rating Helicopter test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.
- IH
- Instrument Rating Helicopter ACS
- I
- Area of operation I: Preflight Preparation
- B
- Task B: Weather Information
- K3d
- Part (d) of knowledge element 3
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing IH.I.B.K3d 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-14, Instrument Rating - Helicopter ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.
Can be printed on 2 tests
- Instrument Rating Helicopter Canadian Conversion (ICH)
- Instrument Rating Helicopter (IRH)
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