IFR Checkride Flashcards

UND IFR Cards and such. I'm open to suggestions and changes. Always read the regulations (;

AIM 5-4-20 Standard Circling Approach Category area Radius

A 1.3

B 1.5

C 1.7

D 2.3

E 4.5

AIM 5-4-20 What does the Black box C mean in Circling Approaches

There are Expanded Circling Approach mins for the altitude change (changes TAS)

3 requirements to descend below DA / MDA

Stabilized Approach

Flight visibility greater than mins

One visual Reference in sight

What does a black star next to frequency / tower mean

Part time operations

Who can file a flight plan?

Anyone, however the PIC needs to have instrument rating to pick it up

The 5 GPS CDI Sensitivity Modes

Departure, Terminal, Enroute, Approach, Missed

G1000 GPS CDI Sensitivity: Departure

0.3 nm each side

G1000 GPS CDI Sensitivity: Terminal

1.0 nm each side

G1000 GPS CDI Sensitivity: Enroute

2.0 nm each side

G1000 GPS CDI Sensitivity: LNAV or LNAV+V Approach

1.0nm decreasing to 0.3 2nm before the FAF

G1000 GPS CDI Sensitivity: LNAV/VNAV, LP, LPV

1.0nm decreasing to 0.3 2nm before the FAF, then acting like a localizer down to approximately 350ft each side

G1000 GPS CDI Sensitivity: Oceanic

4.0 nm each side

91.187 What Equipment Failures do you report to ATC

Navigational, Approach, communication equip

4 components of ILS

LOC, Glideslope, Range, Lighting

DVMONA just in case they ask

Deviation

Variation

Mag Dip

Oscillation

The others

5 different kinds of Icing (there are more kinds btw)

Structural

Induction

Clear

Rime

Mixed

Loss comms, what accyronyms

AVEF

MEA

What is a precision Approach

ILS - Instrument Landing System

PAR - Precision Approach Radar

GLS - GBAS Landing System

What is a non - precision Approach

LOC

VOR

NDB

RNAV (LNAV mins)

AIM 5-4-5 What is a APV Approach

Approach with Vertical Guidance

• RNAV (LPV or LNAV/VNAV mins)

AIM 5-5-4 When can you descend on a Instrument Approach?

• When you are cleared for the approach and on a segment of such approach

• Cruise Clearance

AIM 5-5-3 What is a Contact Approach?

An Approach that allows you to land via guidence of terrain around you

• Only pilot can request

• 1nm vis

• only at airports with a IAP

AIM 5-5-11 What is a Visual Approach?

An Approach to make a landing in VFR conditions (1000’ 3sm)

• ATC can ask for it

• must be able to have following airplane or runway insight at all times

AIM 5-4-1 When do you conduct a missed approach?

• When you reach MDA & MAP or DA and you don’t have runway environment in sight.

• A safe approach isn’t possible

• ATC instructs you to

AIM 5-1-6 When planning a flight plan, where is a good place to start?

Preferred Routes (AIM 5-1-6b)

• Higher chance to get cleared as filed

• Helps with flow and ATC workflow

• Use Foreflight or the FAA Database

AIM 3-4-1 Special Use Airspace

MCPRAWN

§91.177 Off air-route Altitude Clearances

Non Mountainous: Need to be 1000’ above all obstacles within 4nm of route

Mountainous: Need to be 2000’ above all obstacles within 4nm of route

Where to find what areas are mountainous and non mountanous

Part 95 IFR Altitudes

§91.177 DA / DH

Decision Altitude / Height

• When the pilot makes the decision to land or go missed

§91.177 MAA

Maximum Authorized Altitude

• Don’t go above it or you’ll experience reception issues

§91.177 MCA

Minimum Crossing Altitude

• Can’t cross point below this altitude

• Notated by X flag

§91.177 MDA

Minimum Decent Altitude

• Can’t descend bellow Altitude on a no vertical guidance approach (LOC, VOR, LNAV, Circle)

§91.177 MEA

Minimum Enroute Altitude

• Lowest Altitude the ensures Obstacle Clearance and Navaid Reception

§91.177 MOCA

Minimum Obstacle Clarence Altitude

• Lowest Altitude that ensures Obstacle Clearance and Navaid Reception within 22nm of the VOR

§91.177 MRA

Minimum Reception Altitude

• Minimum Altitude that a fix can be identified using Navaids on a airway

• Notated by R flag

§91.177 MTA

Minimum Turning Altitude

• Provides Clearnence when turning over a fix

• Notated by MCA X flag

AIM 5-4-5 MVA

Minimum Vectoring Altitude

• The lowest altitude ATC can vector you when in radar contact

• Gets supper seeded by IAP

§91.177 OROCA

Off Route Obstacle Clearance Altitude

• Provides Obstacle Clearance with 1000’ non-mountainous, 2000’ mountanous

What are Enroute Charts?

Charts that focus on Naviad, airspace structure, and airways

What are Chart Supplement?

A page with all the information you need to know to fly to an airport

What are NOTAMS

Notice to Airmens

• Contains any changes, outages, closures, things not working or different than normal

What is a TPP

Terminal Procedures Publications

• Contains all IFR Charts

91.211 Oxygen Requirements

12,500

• Crew needs oxygen after 30 min

14,000

• Crew needs oxygen

15,000

• Crew needs oxygen and passengers need it offered to them

IFR Fuel Requirements

Fuel to Primary, Alternate, + 45min

AIM Appendix 5: What’s some information you need before filing a flight plan?

• Type of Flight Plan

• Aircraft Ident

• Aircraft Type (ICAO)

• TAS

• Departure Airport Identifier

• Departure time in Z

• Appropriate Altitude

• Route using NAVAID codes and Airways

• Destination Airport Identifier

• Time Enroute

• Remarks

• Fuel onboard in Hours and Mins

• Alternate Airports

• Name and Contact for PIC

Towered Opening a Flight Plan Procedures

Call clearance or ground to get delivery

Towered Closing a Flight Plan Procedures

They do it for you lol

AIM 5-1-6 Non-Towered Opening a Flight Plan Procedures

• Contact FSS

• Call WxBrief

• Pick it up in air while in VFR

AIM 5-1-15 Non-Towered Closing a Flight Plan Procedures

• Cancel using FSS

• Cancel in air using radio (if weather permits)

• Cancel using phone

Limitations of ATC

• Does not guarantee separation in VFR

• ATC Workload

• ATC doesn’t have 100% correct weather radars

• VFR flight following is only if workload permits

AC 91-78A Limitations of electronic planning applications and programs

• Make sure everything is current

• Garbage in Garbage out

• Hardware/software failures (ensure redundancy)

What 2 requirements do you need to fly IFR in controlled airspace

• To have a filed flight plan

• Receive ATC Clearance

AIM 5-1-6 When should you file the flight plan before your flight?

At least 30 mins before

What preflight planning must be done to fly IFR

Pilots must familiarize themselves with every aspect (Runway lengths, weather, traffic delays, and alternates)

Class A Airspace area

18,000’ to FL600

Can you fly class A in VFR

No, you need a IFR clearance

AIM 3-1 What do you need to enter Class B

• Two way radio communication

• Clearance from ATC “Enter class Bravo“

• Mode C transponder and ADS-B

What do you need to enter Class C

• Two way radio communication

• Mode C transponder and ADS-B

AIM 3-2 What do you need to enter Class D

Two way radio communication

AIM 3-2 What do you need to enter Class E

Nothing unless:

• you go above 10,000’ MSL (Mode C & ADS-B)

• You are over the gulf of Mexico 12nm near shore (ADS-B)

What is the function of class E

Its a controlled airspace

Hosts Airways and normal domestic flights

Has a transition area to get from airport to enroute under radar contact (goes down to 700AGL for enroute purposes)

What is Class G

Uncontrolled airspace

4 Different Types of Hypoxia

Hypoxic - not enough air into lungs

Hypemic - lungs arn’t transferring enough o2 into blood

Stagnent - Blood isn’t moving fast enough

Histotoxic - Muscles arn’t taking enough o2 from the blood cells

Hyperventilation

Too much oxygen in body

AIM 8-1-2 Decompression Sickness

Scuba diving

wait 12 hours for no controlled decent Dive

Wait 24 hours after controlled decent Dive or flying above 8,000 MSL

What are the max airspeeds in the US

200kts under Bravo shelf or 4nm from Charlie or Delta (2500 or below)

250kts under 10,000

Mach 1 over 10,000

AIM 5-4-7 Approach Category A Speed

>90kts

Approach Category B Speed

91 - 120

AIM 5-4-7 Approach Category C Speed

121 - 140

Approach Category D Speed

141 - 165

Approach Category E Speed

166<

91.157 What is Special VFR

• A way to depart VFR in a airport bellow VFR minimums

• Must have 1nm vis

• for night SVFR (Sunset to Sunrise), you need IFR rating and IFR equipped Aircraft

What do you do when you suspect Icing?

• Pitot heat on, Alt air if needed

• Turn around, decend or accend, notify ATC

• Make sure to disengage Autopilot

What autopilot mode for ascending?

(FLC) Flight Level Change

• Sets the IAS for a climb up to an altitude

What autopilot mode for descending?

(VS) Vertical Speed

• Sets how many FPM you want to decend

What 2 readings do we get from our pitot mast?

• Ram air

• Static air

IFH CH5 Explain what our Ram air does and how it could fail

• Ram air goes into the ADC and helps compute IAS

• If blocked by ice use pitot heat. If blocked by other means, good luck

• When blocked the IAS will act like an altimeter

Explain what our Static air does and how it could fail

• Static air goes into ADC to compute IAS, Altitude, & VSI,

• When blocked airspeed will be slightly off, altimer wont move, VSI at 0

• Use alternate static to fix, just be weary and turn AC off and heat/defrost on, also expect higher numbers than usual

Explain what our AHRS system does and what it does when it fails

• Attitude and Heading reference system

• Pulls attitude information from Our MEMS (3 solid state gyros and accelerometers)

• Pulls heading information from magnetometer from right wing

• When it fails, Giant Red X’s

Explain what our ADC does and what it does when it fails

• Pulls Information from the pitot static system

• Computes airspeed, altitude, VSI, ground speed, and temperature

• When failure, puts red x’s

PFD info, backup and how it’s powered

• Puts 6pack in easy to scan configuration

• Gets its display info from ADC and AHRS

• Holds NAV1 and COM1

• If black, then use revisionary mode (red button)

• On both Essential and Emergency Bus’s

MFD info, backup, and how its powered

• Holds info from GEA71 for engine stuff

• Holds reference map for nav and traffic avoidence

• Holds NAV2 and COM2

• Backup g5 or Aspen?

• On the Essential bus through the Avionics bus

Standby info and how its powered

• Doesn’t use info from ADC and AHRS

• On both Essential and Emergency Bus’s

ADSB when to use and how its powered

• Class B and Class C and above the shelfs

• Within a mode C veil

• Class E at and above 10,000’ MSL

• Class E at and above 3,000 on the coast

• Just on the Essential Bus

Magnetic compass Deviation

90 270 - Accelteration

360 180 - Turning Errors

What does VOR stand for?

VHF Omnidirectional Range

AIM 1-1-3 What must you do before tracking a VOR to make sure it works?

Listen to the morse or look for green text on G1000

VOR Info and Limitations

• 10deg full scale deflection

• Cone of confusion

• Zone of Ambiguity

• Reverse Sensing

• Requires line of sight

AIM 1-1-3 VOR MON

VOR Minimum Operational Network

• Ensures that there is a MON airport <100nm from any location in the CONUS

§91.171 VOR Reciever Tests

+-4 From

• VOT

• Repair stations

• Ground Checkpoints

• Dual VOR check

+-6 From

• In the air

§91.171 VOR Sign Off

DEPS

Where can I find the Standard VOR Service Volumes

AIM 1-1-8

Do I care about VOR service volumes on a V or T airway

no lol

How do VOR’s work?

They send 1 omnidirectional signal, then a 2nd signal that sends each individual degree on a delayed time, and the time in between signal 1 and 2 shows the radial the aircraft is tracking

What does DME stand for?

Distance Measuring Equipment

AIM 1-1-7 How does a DME work?

The DME calculates how long a signal takes to get to a DME Receiver and back and gives you SLANT distance

Can you use GPS in leu of DME

Yes, and even a NDB as well

Can you recieve DME from a VORTAC

Yeah, civilians get the dumbed down VORTAC with only VOR and DME

IFH 9-19 What distance makes DME slant distance negligible

1nm every 1000’ of height

When do you need DME (or GPS sub)

• When it is required on any IAP

• When you are above FL240