Airworthy PrepInstrument Rating Helicopter test code
IH.III.A.R1Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures: Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances
Instrument Rating Helicopter test standard, area of operation III, task A
Written as ih.iii.a.r1 or IH.III.A.R1 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Less than full understanding of an ATC clearance.
What it means
IH.III.A.R1 is a risk management element in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and 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
- III
- Area of operation III: Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures
- A
- Task A: Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances
- 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.III.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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