ifr acronyms quick

IFR equipment minimums (additional)

• Generator or alternator of adequate capacity

• Radio (two-way) communication and navigation equipment suitable for the route to be flown

• Altimeter (sensitive) adjustable for barometric pressure

• Ball Slip-skid indicator

• Clock displaying hours, minutes, and seconds

• Attitude indicator

• Rate-of-turn indicator (except for some aircraft)

• Directional gyro (heading)

• DME or RNAV above FL 240

What you need to see to land 91.175

The threshold.

The threshold markings.

The threshold lights.

The runway end identifier lights.

The visual glideslope indicator.

The touchdown zone or touchdown zone markings.

The touchdown zone lights.

The runway or runway markings.

The runway lights.

IFR equipment minimums (additional)

• Generator or alternator of adequate capacity

• Radio (two-way) communication and navigation equipment suitable for the route to be flown

• Altimeter (sensitive) adjustable for barometric pressure

• Ball Slip-skid indicator

• Clock displaying hours, minutes, and seconds

• Attitude indicator

• Rate-of-turn indicator (except for some aircraft)

• Directional gyro (heading)

• DME or RNAV above FL 240

What you need to see to land 91.175

The threshold.

The threshold markings.

The threshold lights.

The runway end identifier lights.

The visual glideslope indicator.

The touchdown zone or touchdown zone markings.

The touchdown zone lights.

The runway or runway markings.

The runway lights.

reporting points ifr

Missed approach

Airspeed ±10 kts / 5% change of filed TAS

Reaching a holding fix

VFR on top when an altitude change will be made

ETA changed ±2 min, or ±3 min in North Atlantic (NAT) *

Leaving a holding fix/point

Outer marker (or fix used in lieu of it) *

Unforecasted weather (§91.183)

Safety of flight

Vacating an altitude / FL

Final Approach fix *

Radio/Nav/approach equipment failure

Compulsory reporting points *

500 - unable climb/descent 500 fpm