Term
| Experience for Instrument Rating |
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Definition
50 hours XC PIC
40 hours actual or simulated instrument time
(15 hrs with CFII, 1 250nm XC flight, 3 hours IFR in last 2 calendar months prior to practical test) |
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Term
| Personal Documents Required for Flight |
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Definition
Pilot Certificate
Medical certificate
Photo ID
Radiotelephone operator license (flights outside US only) |
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Term
| Aircraft Documents Required for Flight |
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Definition
ARROW
Airworthiness Certificate
Registration Certificate
Radio Station License (INTL only)
Operating Limitations & AFM
Weight & Balance data |
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Term
| Aircraft Maintenance Inspections for IFR |
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Definition
AVIATE
Annual Inspection every 12 cal months
VOR check every 30 days
100 hour inspection (for hire ops)
Altimeter, altitude reporting, & static system every 24 calendar months
Transponder every 24 months
ELT every 12 months |
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Term
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Definition
WKRAFT
Weather reports and forecasts
Known traffic delays as advised by ATC
Runway length of intended use
Alternatives available
Fuel requirements
Takeoff and landing performance data |
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Term
| Preflight self-assessment |
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Definition
IM SAFE
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigure
Emotion |
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Term
| Risk Management & Personel Minimums |
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Definition
PAVE
Pilot (health, proficiency, currency)
Aircraft (airworthiness, equipped)
EnVironment (weather, terrain, airports)
External Pressure (Meetings, Pax) |
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Term
| What does it take to be current for IFR? |
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Definition
Last 6 calendar months... (6 HITS)
6 instrument approaches
Holding Procedures
Intercept and Track courses through electronic navigation systems |
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Term
| What can you do if you are not current within 6 months? |
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Definition
| Have a safety pilot who is at least a private pilot with appropriate category and class with current medical in plane with forward vision while approaches and done under simulated IFR. |
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Term
| What can you do if you are not current within 12 months? |
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Definition
| IPC (instrument proficiency check) with CFII, examiner, or other approved person |
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Term
| When is an IFR flight plan required? |
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Definition
| Before entering controlled airspace under IFR |
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Term
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Definition
| FSS (in person, radio, or phone), DUATS (online), through radio/phone with ATC, and at least 30 minutes prior to est. departure time. |
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Term
| How long is an IFR flight plan stored in the ATC system? |
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Definition
| 1.5 hours from proposed time of departure |
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Term
| Cancelling IFR flight plan |
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Definition
Towered Airport - automatically canceled by ATC upon landing
Non-Towered - must contact ATC/FSS
In air - anytime not in IMC and outside of class A airspace |
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Term
| IFR Minimum Altitudes and IFR Cruising Altitudes? |
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Definition
Minimum prescribed, but if none, 2000 feet above highest obstacle within 4nm of course in mountaineous areas and 1000 feet in non-mountaineous areas.
Cruise at odd thousands 0-179 degrees and even thousands 180-359 degrees. |
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Term
| IFR Minimum Fuel Requirement |
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Definition
| Fuel from DEP to ARR + Fuel from ARR to ALT + 45 minutes reserves at normal cruise speed. |
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Term
| When do you need an alternate? |
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Definition
1-2-3 rule
if within 1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA forecasted weather is less than 2000 ft ceiling and 3 sm visibility |
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Term
| When listing an alternate, what are the minimum forecasted weather conditions? |
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Definition
Precision approach - 600 ft ceiling and 2 sm
Non-Prec approach - 800 ft ceiling and 2 sm
No IAP - Ceiling and descent from MEA, approach, and landing under VFR |
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Term
| Basic IFR Departure Clearance Items from ATC |
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Definition
CRAFT
Clearance Limit
Route
Altitude
Freq
Transponder Code |
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Term
| Mandatory reports under IFR |
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Definition
MARVELOUS VFR C500
Missed Approach
Airspeed +/-10kts / 5% change of filed TAS
Reaching a holding fix
VFR on Top
ETA change +/- 3 mins (nonradar environment)
Leaving a holding fix/point
Outer Marker (non-radar environemnt)
Unforecasted weather
Safety of flight
Vacating an altitude/FL
Final Approach Fix (non-radar environment)
Radio/Nav Failure
Compulsory Reporting Points (non-radar environment)
500- unable climb/descent 500 fpm |
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Term
| What to include in a Position Report |
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Definition
Aircraft ID
Position
Time
Altitude/FL
ETA to next fix
Name of next fix |
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Term
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Definition
None for Part 91
Part 121,125,129,135 - prescribed for runway, but if not, 1 sm visibility |
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Term
| IFR Altitudes (DA/H, MAA, MCA, MDA/H, MEA, MOCA, MORA, MRA, MVA, OROCA) |
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Definition
DA/H - Decision Altitude/Height
MAA - Maximum Autorized Altitude
MCA - Minimum Crossing Altitude
MDA/H - Minimum Descent altitude/height
MEA - Minimum En Route Altitude (assures nav coverage & 1000' non-mountaineous or 2000' mountaineous obstacle clearance)
MOCA - Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude (provides nav coverage and obstacle clearance within 22 nm of NAVAID)
MORA - Minimum off-route altitude
MRA - minimum reception altitude
MVA - Minimum Vectoring Altitude
OROCA - OFf-Route Obstruction Clearance (NACO charts - gives same as MEA) |
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Term
| 1 sm of visibility = how many feet RVR? |
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Definition
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Term
| If lost communications, what altitude should you fly? |
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Definition
The highest "MEA"
M - Minimum altitude prescribed for IFR
E - Expected
A - Last Assigned |
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Term
| If lost communications, what route shuold you fly? |
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Definition
Select by the following order (AVEF):
Assigned route, if none:
Vectored, if none:
Expected route, if none:
Filed route |
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Term
| When should you not fly a procedure turn? |
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Definition
SHARPTT
Straight in Approach
Holding in lieu of a PT
Arc (DME)
Radar Vectored to Final App Course
noPT depicted on chart
Timed approach
Teardrop course reversal in lieu of a PT |
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Term
| What types of precision approaches are there? |
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Definition
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Term
| What types of non-precision approaches are there? |
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Definition
| VOR, NDB, RNAV/GNSS (LNAV mins), LOC, LDA, SDF, ASR |
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Term
| What is an APV approach and what types of them are there? |
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Definition
Approach with vertical guidances, glide slope does not meet ICAO precision approach standards.
RNAV/GNSS (LNAV/VNAV, LPV, baro-VNAV minimums), LDA with slide slope |
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Term
| When can you descend below the MDA/DA? |
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Definition
All three conditions must be met:
(1) normal rate of descent using normal maneuvers
(2) flight visibilty is not less than prescribed in the approach plate
(3) the runway, its markings, or lights must be identifiable. |
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Term
| Minimum Equipment for VFR Day |
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Definition
A TOMATO FLAMERS
Altimeter
Tachometer
Oil Temp Gauge
Manifold Pressure
Airspeed indicator
Temp Gauge (for liquid cooled engine only)
Oil Pressure Gauge
Fuel quantity guage
Landing gear position lights (for retractable gear only)
Anticolision light
Magnetic Compass
ELT
Seat Belts |
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Term
| Minimum Equipment for VFR Night |
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Definition
All VFR day equipment + FLAPS
Fuses (spare set)
Landing light (if for hire)
Anticolision light
Positions lights (nav lights)
Source of Power (battery) |
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Term
| Minimum Equipment for IFR |
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Definition
Day - VFR Day + GRABCARD
Night - VFR Day + VFR Night + GRABCARD
Generator/Alternator
Radios
Altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure
Ball (slip-skid indicator)
Clock
Attitude Indicator
Rate of turn indicator
Directional Gyro (heading indicator) |
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Term
| Magnetic Compass Errors Acronyms |
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Definition
UNOS
Undershoot North
Overshoot South
ANDS
Accelerate North
Decelerate South |
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