Airworthy PrepSport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code
SH.IV.A.K3Hovering Maneuvers: Vertical Takeoff and Landing
Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation IV, task A
Written as sh.iv.a.k3 or SH.IV.A.K3 on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Effect of weight and balance and various centers of gravity.
What it means
SH.IV.A.K3 is a knowledge element in the Hovering Maneuvers 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
- IV
- Area of operation IV: Hovering Maneuvers
- A
- Task A: Vertical Takeoff and Landing
- K3
- Knowledge 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 SH.IV.A.K3 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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