# IH.VI.D — Landing from an Instrument Approach — Instrument Rating Rotorcraft ACS

> IH.VI.D from FAA-S-ACS-14, including the official objective, references, notes, and 12 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Instrument Rating – Helicopter Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-14
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Rotorcraft
- Certificate or rating: Instrument Rating
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation VI. Instrument Approach Procedures
- Task: Task D. Landing from an Instrument Approach
- Task code prefix: IH.VI.D
- Official references: 14 CFR parts 91; AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-15, FAA-H-8083-16, 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 performing procedures for a landing from an instrument approach.

## Knowledge elements

- **IH.VI.D.K1** — Elements related to the pilot’s responsibilities, and the environmental, operational, and meteorological factors that affect landing from a straight-in approach.
- **IH.VI.D.K2** — Airport signs, markings, and lighting, including approach lighting systems.
- **IH.VI.D.K3** — Appropriate landing profiles and aircraft configurations.

## Risk management elements

- **IH.VI.D.R1** — Attempting to land from an unstable approach.
- **IH.VI.D.R2** — Flying below the glidepath.
- **IH.VI.D.R3** — Transitioning from instrument to visual references for landing.
- **IH.VI.D.R4** — Aircraft configuration for landing.

## Skills elements

- **IH.VI.D.S1** — Transition at the DA/DH, MDA, or visual descent point (VDP) to a visual flight condition, allowing for safe visual maneuvering and a normal landing.
- **IH.VI.D.S2** — Adhere to all ATC or evaluator advisories, such as NOTAMs, windshear, wake turbulence, runway surface, and other operational considerations.
- **IH.VI.D.S3** — Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
- **IH.VI.D.S4** — Maintain positive helicopter control throughout the landing maneuver.
- **IH.VI.D.S5** — Use single-pilot resource management (SRM) or crew resource management (CRM), as appropriate.

## 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.