Airworthy PrepSport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code
SH.I.D.K1aPreflight Preparation: Cross-Country Flight Planning
Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation I, task D
Written as sh.i.d.k1a or SH.I.D.K1a on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Route planning, including consideration of different classes and special use airspace (SUA) and selection of appropriate and available navigation/communication systems and facilities including the use of:
Use of an electronic flight bag (EFB), if used.
What it means
SH.I.D.K1a 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
- D
- Task D: Cross-Country Flight Planning
- K1a
- Part (a) of knowledge element 1
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.D.K1a 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.
Printed on 1 test
- Sport Pilot Helicopter - Simplified Flight Controls (SHF)
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