Airworthy Prep

Instrument Rating Helicopter test code

IH.VII.B.R4Emergency Operations: Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (Multiengine Helicopter Only)

Instrument Rating Helicopter test standard, area of operation VII, task B

Written as ih.vii.b.r4 or IH.VII.B.R4 on your score report.

The FAA's wording

Collision hazards.

FAA-S-ACS-14, Instrument Rating - Helicopter ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024), VII. Emergency Operations, Task B. Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (Multiengine Helicopter Only)

What it means

IH.VII.B.R4 is a risk management element in the Emergency Operations 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
VII
Area of operation VII: Emergency Operations
B
Task B: Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (Multiengine Helicopter Only)
R4
Risk management element 4

Seeing it on your score report

Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing IH.VII.B.R4 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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