Airworthy PrepSport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test code
SH.V.A.R3aTakeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds: Normal Takeoff and Climb
Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) test standard, area of operation V, task A
Written as sh.v.a.r3a or SH.V.A.R3a on your score report.
The FAA's wording
Abnormal operations, including planning for::
Rejected takeoff.
What it means
SH.V.A.R3a is a risk management element in the Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds area of operation of the Sport Pilot Helicopter (Simplified Flight Controls) 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.
- SH
- Sport Pilot Helicopter ACS
- V
- Area of operation V: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- A
- Task A: Normal Takeoff and Climb
- R3a
- Part (a) 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 SH.V.A.R3a 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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