Airworthy PrepPrivate Pilot Helicopter test code
PH.V.D.R3bTakeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds: Steep Approach
Private Pilot Helicopter test standard, area of operation V, task D
Written as ph.v.d.r3b or PH.V.D.R3b on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Planning for.
Powerplant failure during the approach.
What it means
PH.V.D.R3b is a risk management element in the Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds area of operation of the Private Pilot 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.
- PH
- Private Pilot Helicopter ACS
- V
- Area of operation V: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- D
- Task D: Steep Approach
- 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 PH.V.D.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-15, Private Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating ACS (November 2023, effective May 31, 2024); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.
Can be printed on 2 tests
- Private Pilot Helicopter Canadian Conversion (PCH)
- Private Pilot Helicopter (PRH)
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