IFR Quick Review

IFR Quick Review Study Guide - Airplane

When is an instrument rating required?

When acting as PIC under IFR or in weather less than VFR

When carrying passengers for hire on XC flights >50nm or night

Flight in Class A airspace

For Special VFR between sunset and sunrise

Recency of experience to act as PIC under IFR? No 6HITS? More than 6 moths since current?

Within the previous 6 calendar months: 6 instrument approaches, holding, and intercepting and tracking courses by navigational systems.

Additional 6 months to perform with safety pilot.

After 6 months without currency, IPC required

What must the IPC cover?

ATC Clearances and procedures, Flight by instruments, Nav systems, IAPs, Emergency operations, and Post flight procedures.

Preflight Self Assessment? IM SAFE

Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion

Risk Management PAVE

Pilot(IM SAFE),

Aircraft(Worthy, equipment, performance),

enVironment( weather, terrain, airports)

External pressure

Decision Making DECIDE

Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate

Personal Documents required for Flight?

Pilot certificate, medical certificate, photo ID, (Restricted Radiotelephone operator permit Outside US)

Aircraft Documents required for flight?

Airworthiness Cert

Registration Cert

Radio station license (outside US)

Operation limitations

Weight and balance data

Aircraft inspections for IFR?

Airworthiness directives

VOR check every 30 days

Inspections (annual, 100hr)

Altimeter - pitot static every 24 calendar months

Transponder - every 24 calendar months

ELT- inspected every 12 months

STC required

Passenger briefing

Seat Belts,

Airvents,

Fire extinguisher,

Emergency Exit,

Talking and Traffic,

Your questions?

Takeoff Briefing

Departure review (heading and fix)

Expectations

Plan

Alternate (above/below 1000)

Runway condition and length

Trouble/Tactics

Speak up! Questions?