FI.I.D — Student Evaluation, Assessment, and Testing
FI.I.D for the Flight Instructor Rotorcraft ACS: official objective, references, and 15 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.
FAA-S-ACS-29, November 2023. This study page does not replace the current FAA publication or an examiner's plan of action.
Official task context
| Certificate or rating | Flight Instructor |
|---|---|
| Aircraft category | Rotorcraft |
| Area of operation | Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing |
| Task | Task D. Student Evaluation, Assessment, and Testing |
| Task code prefix | FI.I.D |
| Official references | FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-9, FAA-H-8083-25 |
| FAA document | FAA-S-ACS-29 — Flight Instructor for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating Airman Certification Standards |
| FAA source library | Open the official ACS library |
Official task objective
To determine the applicant understands evaluation and testing, can apply that knowledge, manage associated risks, demonstrate appropriate skills, and provide effective instruction.
What the ACS code means
- FI identifies the ACS standard family used for this Flight Instructor Rotorcraft document.
- I identifies Fundamentals of Instructing, the Area of Operation.
- D identifies Student Evaluation, Assessment, and Testing, the Task within that Area.
- K, R, and S identify knowledge, risk-management, and skill elements. The number selects the item; a trailing lowercase letter identifies a listed sub-element.
Knowledge elements
| ACS code | Official description | How a mock oral can probe it |
|---|---|---|
| FI.I.D.K1 | Purpose and characteristics of effective assessment. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K2 | Traditional assessments. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K3 | Authentic assessments, including: | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K3a | a. Learner-centered assessment | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K3b | b. Maneuver or procedure grades | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K3c | c. Assessing risk management skills | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K4 | Choosing an effective assessment method. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K5 | Purposes and types of critiques. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K6 | Oral assessment, including: | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K6a | a. Characteristics of effective questions | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K6b | b. Types of questions to avoid | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K6c | c. Answering learner questions | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
| FI.I.D.K7 | Assessment of piloting ability. | Explain the element, apply it to a scenario, and connect the answer to current references or aircraft information when relevant. |
Risk management elements
| ACS code | Official description | How a mock oral can probe it |
|---|---|---|
| FI.I.D.R1 | Delivering an assessment. | Work through a scenario by identifying the hazard, evaluating the risk, and explaining a practical mitigation or decision. |
Skills elements
| ACS code | Official description | How a mock oral can probe it |
|---|---|---|
| FI.I.D.S1 | Use appropriate methods and techniques to assess learner performance in ground or flight training. | Describe the procedure, interpretation, or decision process that can be discussed during an oral. Physical aircraft performance remains part of the practical test. |
Difficulty data
Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. A difficulty estimate is published only with a sufficiently large, privacy-preserving first directly recorded assessment sample. Any observed difficulty comes from Checkride AI mock-oral practice assessments and is a practice-data proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate.
Difficulty calibration remains ongoing until an item clears the private reporting threshold. Percentages, when available, describe the share who needed review on their first directly recorded assessment. Underlying sample sizes are never published, and historical final states are not backfilled into this measure.
How to use this in a mock oral
A mock examiner can ask you to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport scenario, identify risks, and defend a decision. The prompts are practice scenarios; they are not claimed to be actual FAA examiner scripts or a prediction of the questions you will receive.
Related ACS tasks
- All Flight Instructor Rotorcraft ACS tasks
65 task-level resources from FAA-S-ACS-29.
- FI.I.C — Course Development, Lesson Plans, and Classroom Training Techniques
Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing
- FI.I.E — Elements of Effective Teaching in a Professional Environment
Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing
- FI.I.A — Effects of Human Behavior and Communication on the Learning Process
Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing
- FI.I.B — Learning Process
Area of Operation I. Fundamentals of Instructing