Airworthy PrepPrivate Pilot Airplane test code
PA.I.C.K2aPreflight Preparation: Weather Information
Private Pilot Airplane test standard, area of operation I, task C
Written as pa.i.c.k2a or PA.I.C.K2a on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Acceptable weather products and resources required for preflight planning, current and forecast weather for departure, en route, and arrival phases of flight such as:
Airport Observations (METAR and SPECI) and Pilot Observations (PIREP)
What it means
PA.I.C.K2a is a knowledge element in the Preflight Preparation area of operation of the Private Pilot Airplane test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.
- PA
- Private Pilot Airplane ACS
- I
- Area of operation I: Preflight Preparation
- C
- Task C: Weather Information
- K2a
- Part (a) of knowledge element 2
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing PA.I.C.K2a 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-6C, Private Pilot for Airplane Category ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.
Can be printed on 4 tests
- Private Pilot Airplane (PAR)
- Private Pilot Airplane Canadian Conversion (PCP)
- Private Pilot Airplane EU Part-FCL Conversion (PEP)
- Private Pilot Airplane Foreign Pilot via BASA (61.71) (PFB)
Got more than one code on your report?
Paste them all into the free study planner and it groups them by subject, most missed first.