# CH.VIII.I — Ground Resonance — Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft ACS

> CH.VIII.I from FAA-S-ACS-16, including the official objective, references, notes, and 10 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 VIII. Emergency Operations
- Task: Task I. Ground Resonance
- Task code prefix: CH.VIII.I
- 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 and risk management associated with ground resonance.

## Knowledge elements

- **CH.VIII.I.K1** — Exhibits knowledge of the elements related to ground resonance by describing:
- **CH.VIII.I.K1a** — a. Conditions that contribute to ground resonance
- **CH.VIII.I.K1b** — b. Preventive flight technique during takeoffs and landings
- **CH.VIII.I.K1c** — c. Landing surface
- **CH.VIII.I.K2** — Inspection of items that may contribute to ground resonance.
- **CH.VIII.I.K3** — Corrective actions during low and normal rotor rpm speeds.

## Risk management elements

- **CH.VIII.I.R1** — Factors that may contribute to the onset of ground resonance.
- **CH.VIII.I.R2** — Recognition of the onset of ground resonance.
- **CH.VIII.I.R3** — Recovery procedure selection.

## Skills elements

- **CH.VIII.I.S1** — [Intentionally left blank].

## 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.

## Official Task notes

- Note: Evaluator assesses this Task orally only.

## 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.