Airworthy PrepPrivate Pilot Airplane test code
PA.III.A.K2Airport and Seaplane Base Operations: Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
Private Pilot Airplane test standard, area of operation III, task A
Written as pa.iii.a.k2 or PA.III.A.K2 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Proper radio communication procedures and air traffic control (ATC) phraseology.
What it means
PA.III.A.K2 is a knowledge element in the Airport and Seaplane Base Operations 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
- III
- Area of operation III: Airport and Seaplane Base Operations
- A
- Task A: Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
- K2
- 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.III.A.K2 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.