The Complete Helicopter Study Guide

Written for rotorcraft rather than adapted from airplane material, one volume per test. Six helicopter knowledge tests on the certificate ladder, from the private pilot written through the airline transport pilot written.

In preparation

PRHfor the FAA knowledge testRotorcraft, HelicopterPrivate Pilot HelicopterThe PRH test: rotor aerodynamics, systems and limitations, plus the weather and airspace every candidate answers forVolume One

IRHfor the FAA knowledge testRotorcraft, HelicopterInstrument Rating HelicopterThe IRH test: helicopter IFR, approach charts and the Copter minimums airplane books leave outVolume Two

CRHfor the FAA knowledge testRotorcraft, HelicopterCommercial Pilot HelicopterThe CRH test: the rules that apply once you are paid to fly, and performance at the limitsVolume Three

FRHfor the FAA knowledge testRotorcraft, HelicopterFlight Instructor HelicopterThe FRH test: teaching rotorcraft, and the errors that are dangerous rather than untidyVolume Four

FIHfor the FAA knowledge testRotorcraft, HelicopterFlight Instructor Instrument HelicopterThe FIH test: teaching instrument flight in a helicopterVolume Five

ATHfor the FAA knowledge testRotorcraft, HelicopterAirline Transport Pilot HelicopterThe ATH test: Part 135 air carrier operations, where the professional work isVolume Six

The FAA’s own figures, not ours

The tests, as the FAA sets them

True today, whether or not our book is out yet.

Code	Knowledge test	Questions	Time allowed
PRH	Private Pilot Helicopter	60	2 hours
IRH	Instrument Rating Helicopter	60	2 hours
CRH	Commercial Pilot Helicopter	100	2.5 hours
FRH	Flight Instructor Helicopter	100	2.5 hours
FIH	Flight Instructor Instrument Helicopter	50	2.5 hours
ATH	Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter	80	3 hours

70%The passing scoreset by the FAA for all six of these tests

FAA-S-ACS-15The standard it is graded toPrivate Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating, the entry standard for the ladder

The volumes planned

Working titles. Page counts and prices are not set yet, and we will not publish either until they are.

Volume One: Private Pilot HelicopterThe PRH test: rotor aerodynamics, systems and limitations, plus the weather and airspace every candidate answers for

Volume Two: Instrument Rating HelicopterThe IRH test: helicopter IFR, approach charts and the Copter minimums airplane books leave out

Volume Three: Commercial Pilot HelicopterThe CRH test: the rules that apply once you are paid to fly, and performance at the limits

Volume Four: Flight Instructor HelicopterThe FRH test: teaching rotorcraft, and the errors that are dangerous rather than untidy

Volume Five: Flight Instructor Instrument HelicopterThe FIH test: teaching instrument flight in a helicopter

Volume Six: Airline Transport Pilot HelicopterThe ATH test: Part 135 air carrier operations, where the professional work is

Online practice

Exam EngineIn preparation

Built on the Part 107 engine, written to this test:

A written reason for every answer choice, not just the correct one
Weighted to the current FAA test blueprint, so study time follows the points
Practice exams, filtered study sessions and full timed exams
A diagnostic that names the chapters and pages to reread
Filter by knowledge area, chapter or only the questions you got wrong

FlashcardsIn preparation

Built to the same pattern as the Part 107 decks:

Not just an answer: each card gives the reason behind it
The FAA rule cited on the card, so you can check the original
The exact volume, chapter and section to reread, with no hunting
Spaced repetition: cards you miss come back soonest, ones you know come back least
Card progress is kept separate from your exam scores, so drilling never dents a practice result

Where this series stands

The FAA gives this test today. Our book for it is not finished.

No date is set, and we would rather say so than invent one. Everything on this page about the test itself is true today. The Part 107 series is finished and goes on sale when checkout opens.

No date announced

Working titles only, with no page count or price set
The tests above run today, on exactly those terms
When it is written we will say so here, and not before
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The six helicopter knowledge tests, what each one covers and how test day works.

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The six helicopter knowledge tests, PRH through ATH, and the knowledge areas each one draws on.
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How the FAA knowledge test works: booking, ID, the time you get, the figure booklet and what the score report tells you.
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What the airplane books leave out, and what does not apply at all. 14 CFR 61.105(b)(11), stalls and spins, is scoped to airplane and glider ratings, so it is not a PRH area.

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