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Instrument Rating Helicopter test code

IH.II.A.R1Preflight Procedures: Aircraft Systems Related to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Operations

Instrument Rating Helicopter test standard, area of operation II, task A

Written as ih.ii.a.r1 or IH.II.A.R1 on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Operations in icing conditions.

FAA-S-ACS-14, Instrument Rating - Helicopter ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024), II. Preflight Procedures, Task A. Aircraft Systems Related to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Operations

What it means

IH.II.A.R1 is a risk management element in the Preflight Procedures area of operation of the Instrument Rating 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.

IH
Instrument Rating Helicopter ACS
II
Area of operation II: Preflight Procedures
A
Task A: Aircraft Systems Related to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Operations
R1
Risk management 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 IH.II.A.R1 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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