Pilots Cafe Review CFII

When you act as PIC under IFR

When do you need to be instrument current

Within 2 months you must have 6 HITS on the ATD

AND

3 hrs instrument

2 Unusual attitude descending Vne recoveries

2 unusual attitude stalling recoveries

What must you do to maintain currency with an ATD (4)

30 hrs instrument under 142

20 hrs instrument not under 142

How much time can you get from an FTD toward an instrument rating (2)

10 hrs instrument basic ATD

20 hrs instrument advanced ATD

How much time can you get from an ATD toward an instrument rating (2)

Operating limitations and Information

What does the O actually stand for in SPARROW

PAVE

Pilot

Aircraft

enVironment

External Pressures

What is a risk management and personal minimum checklist (4)

DECIDE

Detect change

Estimate action needed

Choose desired outcome

Identify solution

Do solution

Evaluate effects of action

What is a decision making checklist for safety

SAFETY

Seat Belt

Air Vents

Fire Extinguisher

Emergency Exits

Traffic

Your Questions

What is a passenger briefing

Filed IFR plan

Received ATC clearance

What must you have to operate an aircraft under IFR in controlled airspace

FSS

1800wxbrief.com

Foreflight

ATC

What are some ways to file a flight plan (4)

CRAFT

Clearance Limit

Route

Altitude

Frequencies

Transponder

What is the departure clearance template

Within 30 minutes

How long do you have to cancel a flight plan if you do not depart at the void time

No earlier and no later than 5 minutes

How long do you have to take advantage of an EDCT

VFR Day + GRABCARD

Generator/Alternator

Radios needed for route to be flown

Altimeter- sensitive

Ball- (slip/skid)

Clock- shows hours, minutes, and seconds

Attitude

Rate of Turn

Directional Gyro

What are the required instrument for IFR day flight

VFR Day + VFR night + GRABCARD

What are the required instruments for IFR night flight

Approved flotation device for each occupant

Flare- pyrotechnic signal device

What is required for hire operations over water and beyond power-off gliding distance (2)

Low powered NDB transmitter that usually identifies the OM on some ILS approaches

What is a compass locator

15 nm

What is the range of a compass locator

25 nm

What is the range of a medium-high (MH) NDB

50 nm

What is the range of a high (H) NDB

75 nm

What is the range of a High High (HH) NDB

VOT +/- 4

Repair Station +/- 4

Ground Checkpoint +/- 4

Airborne Checkpoint +/- 6

Dual VOR Corss Check +/- 4

Above prominent landmark 20 nm away at reasonable low altitude +/-6

What are the types of VOR tests and their tolerances (6)

2nm- enroute

1nm terminal and departure

0.3nm final approach

What are the RNP tolerances (3)

Uses intersections of spheres from multiple satellites to calculate geographical position

How does the aircraft unit determine GPS position

They are at constant height above the earth- 10'900 nm AGL

Why do we only need the timestamp from a GPS to get position

WAAS for a small geographical area which is used for category I and above approaches; broadcast via VHF

What is GBAS

Ground Based Augmentation System

What does GBAS stand for

at 10 nm- 35 degrees

10-18 nm- 10 degrees

What is the coverage range for a localizer (2)

3-6 degrees

What is the width of a localizer

1.4 degrees out to 10nm

What is the width and range of a glide slope

2400/1800 RVR and 200' DH

What is the criteria of a Cat I ILS

1200 RVR and 100' DH

What is the criteria of a Cat II ILS

700 RVR and less than 100' DH

What is the criteria of a Cat IIIa ILS

150'-700' RVR and less than 50 DH

What is the criteria of a Cat IIIb ILS

Down to the ground

What is the criteria of a Cat IIIc ILS

Tach

Man pressure

What are the power instruments in the control method (2)

Attitude

What is the attitude instrument in the control method

Altimeter

airspeed

VSI

What are the performance instruments for pitch (3)

heading, turn coordinator, magnetic compass

What are the performance instruments for bank (3)

fixation

Omission

Emphasis

What are the common errors to attitude instrument flying (3)

MARVELOUS VFR C 500

Missed approach

Airspeed +/-10 kts or 5% (greater)

Reaching holding fix (time and altitude)

VFR on top altitude change

ETA +/- 3 min change

Leaving holding fix or point

Outer Marker

Unforecast weather

Safety of flight

Vacating altitude

FAF inbound on approach

Radio/Nav/Approach equipment failure

Compulsory reporting points

500'/min unable climb/descent

What are the mandatory reporting items under IFR

20 degrees off outbound heading

What is the proper heading to turn to on a teardrop entry of a GPS hold

30 degrees off outbound heading

What is the proper heading to turn to on a teardrop entry of a VOR hold

200 kts

What is the max speed in a procedure turn

If the teardrop shape or hold-in-lieu is depicted

When is it required to turn the listed direction of a procedure turn

SHARPTT

Straight-in approach

Hold-in-lieu

DME Arc

Radar Vectors

NoPT

Timed approach from hold fix

Teardrop course reversal

When do we not fly a PT

ILS

PAR

GLS

What are types of precision approaches (3)

RNAV/GPS

LDA with Glide Path

What are types of APV approaches

Approach with vertical guidance

What does APV stand for

Requested only by pilot

Need 1sm vis and remain CC

Pilot responsible for obstructions

Explain a contact approach (3)

Requested by ATC or pilot

need 1000' ceiling and 3 sm vis

Need airport or traffic in sight

Pilot responsible for obstruction and traffic clearance

Explain a visual approach (4)

continuously in a position to land on intended runway

normal rate or descent with normal maneuvers

Flight vis not less than needed by the proc

At least one vis ref in sight

What is required to descend below MDA or DA (4)

GS*5

What is the formula for the required rate of descent for a 3 degree glide path

Altitude to lose/300

What is the formula for the distance to start a descent under a 3 degree glide path

6 hrs

How long is an airmet valid

4 hrs

How long is a sigmet forecast period

severe icing

severe/extreme turbulence/CAT

Dust/sandstorm lowering vis less than 3sm

What does a sigmet imply (3)

every 55 minutes

How often do convective sigmets come out

2 hrs

How long is a convective sigmet valid

SFC winds greater than 50 kts

Hail at sfc greater than 3/4 diam

Tornadoes

Embedded T-torms

T-storm line at least 60 miles long affecting 40% length

Heavy or greater precip at least 40% of 3000 sq mile

What does a convective sigmet imply (6)

4 times a day/every 6 hrs

How often does a TAF get publushed

4 times a day

How often are winds aloft forecasts published

no winds within 1500' agl

no temps within 2500' agl

What values are omitted in a winds aloft forecast

4 times a day

How often are prog charts published

Significant moisture content

Unstable lapse rate

Lifting mechanism

What are the ingredients for a T-Storm

most dangerous b/c hard to remove

forms when water drops freeze slowly

usually occurs -10 to 0 C

Describe clear ice (3)

opaque, white, rough

formed by SLD freezing quickly

occurs lower than -10C

Describe rime ice

Clear and rime ice forming simultaneously

Describe mixed ice

-7 to 21 C

RH above 80%

What is necessary for carb ice to form

A- 1.3

B- 1.5

C- 1.7

D- 2.3

E. 4.5

What are the maximum circling radius for the categories of aircraft (5)

Execute the missed approach immediately and notify ATC

What should you do if a RAIM failure or status annunciation occurs prior to the FAWP

Go missed immediately

What should you do if you receive a RAIM flag or status annunciation after the FAWP

Minimum Operating Network- airport will retain ILR or VOR approach procedures in case of an RNAV outage

What does MON above an airport mean on an IFR chart

stratus clouds

Where is rime ice normally encountered

cumulus clouds beneath warm front inversion

Where is clear ice normally found

warmer air at higher altitudes

What does freezing rain indicate

flying through visible moisture

temperature of water or aircraft surface below freezing

What are the 2 ingredients for ice accumulation(2)

climb or descend out of the visible moisture

What should you do if you encounter icing while in stratiform clouds

change course or descend

What should you do if you encounter icing in cumuliform clouds

climb

What should you do if you encounter freezing rain

Lycoming IO-360-B4A

180 HP

4 cyl

Direct drive

Horiz Opposed

Fuel Injected

Describe the engine of the archer (6)

Senenich

2 blade

76 inch

fixed pitch

Describe the prop on the archer

50 total

48 usable

How many gallons of fuel for the archer

28V system

24 volt primary batt

24 volt emergency batter

28V, 70 amp alternator

Voltage Regulator

Describe the electrical system of the archer (5)

Essential Bus

Non-essential Bus

Lighting Bus

What does the primary battery supply power to (3)

Regulates the bus voltage to 28 volts

Remove alternator circuit if exceeds 32 volts

What does the overvoltage relay do (2)

Provides power to Emergency bus

Minimum of 30 minutes

What does the emergency battery power (2)

All standby instrument functions

PFD functions- nav 1 and com 1

audio panel

FOR minimum 30 minutes

What is powered by the emergency bus (4)

ARTEX 1000

What type ELT in the archer

precession

What principle does a turn coordinator work under

unaugmented IFR approved GPS approach

What do we use LNAV approaches with