Airworthy PrepPrivate Pilot Airplane test code
PA.IV.I.R3bTakeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds: Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES)
Private Pilot Airplane test standard, area of operation IV, task I
Written as pa.iv.i.r3b or PA.IV.I.R3b on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Abnormal operations, including planning for:
Potential engine failure in takeoff/climb phase of flight.
What it means
PA.IV.I.R3b is a risk management element in the Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds area of operation of the Private Pilot Airplane 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.
- PA
- Private Pilot Airplane ACS
- IV
- Area of operation IV: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- I
- Task I: Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES)
- R3b
- Part (b) of risk management element 3
Seeing it on your score report
Your Airman Knowledge Test Report lists a code for each area where you missed a question. Seeing PA.IV.I.R3b 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.