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Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code

SH.I.C.K2cPreflight Preparation: Weather Information

Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation I, task C

Written as sh.i.c.k2c or SH.I.C.K2c 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:

Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF)

FAA-S-ACS-26, Sport Pilot ACS for Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (October 2025, effective October 22, 2025), I. Preflight Preparation, Task C. Weather Information

What it means

SH.I.C.K2c is a knowledge element in the Preflight Preparation area of operation of the Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard. A knowledge element is something the FAA expects you to know, and the written test asks questions on it.

SH
Sport Pilot Helicopter ACS
I
Area of operation I: Preflight Preparation
C
Task C: Weather Information
K2c
Part (c) 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 SH.I.C.K2c 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-26, Sport Pilot ACS for Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (October 2025, effective October 22, 2025); FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix (revised 9/25/26), p. 2.

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