# CH.V.G — Go-Around — Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft ACS

> CH.V.G from FAA-S-ACS-16, including the official objective, references, notes, and 16 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Commercial Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-16
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Rotorcraft
- Certificate or rating: Commercial Pilot
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation V. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
- Task: Task G. Go-Around
- Task code prefix: CH.V.G
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-21, FAA-H-8083-25; POH/RFM
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with go-around with emphasis on factors that contribute to landing conditions that may require a go-around.

## Knowledge elements

- **CH.V.G.K1** — Situations and considerations on approach that could require a go-around.
- **CH.V.G.K2** — Effects of atmospheric conditions on a go-around.
- **CH.V.G.K3** — Go-around procedures and the importance of a timely decision.

## Risk management elements

- **CH.V.G.R1** — Recognition of the need for a go-around.
- **CH.V.G.R2** — Application of power and flight control inputs.
- **CH.V.G.R3** — Collision hazards.
- **CH.V.G.R4** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
- **CH.V.G.R5** — Runway incursion.

## Skills elements

- **CH.V.G.S1** — Make a timely decision to discontinue the approach or at the direction of the evaluator.
- **CH.V.G.S2** — Maintain powerplant and rotor rpm within normal limits while applying proper control input to stop descent and initiate climb.
- **CH.V.G.S3** — Transition to a positive rate of climb and appropriate airspeed of ±5 knots.
- **CH.V.G.S4** — Maintain directional control, ground track, and proper wind-drift correction throughout the maneuver.
- **CH.V.G.S5** — Notify/coordinate with air traffic control (ATC) or evaluator instructions as required.
- **CH.V.G.S6** — Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
- **CH.V.G.S7** — Use single-pilot resource management (SRM) or crew resource management (CRM), as appropriate.
- **CH.V.G.S8** — Use runway incursion avoidance procedures, if applicable.

## Difficulty methodology

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. Observed difficulty is a privacy-thresholded check-ride.ai mock-oral practice proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate. Underlying sample sizes and the private reporting threshold are not published.

## Use in practice

A mock examiner can ask a pilot to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport context, identify risks, and defend a decision. Practice prompts are not represented as actual FAA examiner scripts or predictions of the questions a candidate will receive.