Stage Check Exam 1 - IRA Notes

Stage Check Exam 1 - IRA: Notes

General Information

  • Date of Completion: February 27, 2026
  • Time Taken: 21 minutes 19 seconds
  • Marks Obtained: 27.00/30.00
  • Grade: 9.00 out of 10.00 (90%)

Question 1

  • Question: If a pilot is banking the airplane to the left, in a low visibility scenario, what illusion will he experience if he moves his head to the right to switch a tank or pick up a pencil?
  • Selected Answer: Coriolis Illusion
  • Correct Answer: Coriolis Illusion.

Question 2

  • Question: What are the fundamental skills for attitude instrument flying?
  • Selected Answer: Instrument cross-check, instrument interpretation, aircraft control.
  • Correct Answer: Instrument cross-check, instrument interpretation, aircraft control.

Question 3

  • Question: Hypoxia is…
  • Selected Answer: Lack of oxygen in the body.
  • Correct Answer: Lack of oxygen in the body.

Question 4

  • Question: When is it required to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance?
  • Selected Answer: Prior to entering controlled airspace.
  • Correct Answer: Prior to entering controlled airspace.

Question 5

  • Statement: The leans occur when an abrupt recovery or a rapid correction is made to a bank. If you make such a recovery, you will feel the airplane is pitching up.
  • Selected: False
  • Correct Answer: False.

Question 6

  • Question: While maintaining a standard rate of turn, how many seconds will it take to complete a 180° turn?
  • Selected Answer: 60 seconds
  • Correct Answer: 60 seconds.

Question 7

  • Statement: The leans occur when an abrupt recovery or a rapid correction is made to a bank. If you make such a recovery, your semicircular canals sense a roll in the opposite direction.
  • Selected: True
  • Correct Answer: True.

Question 8

  • Question: Select all the conditions that require an IFR rating.
    • Selected answers:
    • c. Flight in class A Airspace.
    • d. File an IFR flight plan.
    • f. Special VFR night.
    • i. Flight in weather less than VFR min.
    • Correct answers:
      • c. Flight in class A Airspace.
      • d. File an IFR flight plan.
      • f. Special VFR night.
      • i. Flight in weather less than VFR min.

Question 9

  • Question: When fuel planning under IFR, you must have enough fuel in order to do what? (assuming you need an alternate)
  • Selected Answer: Fly to the first airport of intended landing, to the alternate and thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
  • Correct Answer: Fly to the first airport of intended landing, to the alternate and thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
  • Regulatory Reference: FAR 91.167 requires this fuel routing.

Question 10

  • Question: You're enroute to KTMB from a local VFR flight, and suddenly you have to correct for magnetic deviation. Which one is the correct action that you must do?
  • Correct actions include: Check and verify with the compass correction card onboard.

Question 11

  • Question: A DUAL VOR check can give you a maximum error of?
  • Selected Answer: 4 degrees between each VOR.
  • Correct Answer: 4 degrees between each VOR.

Question 12

  • Question: How many satellites are required for RAIM prediction?
  • Selected Answer: 5
  • Correct Answer: 5.

Question 13

  • Question: What is the primary bank instrument for a steep turn?
  • Selected Answer: The Attitude Indicator.
  • Explanation: The attitude indicator is the only instrument capable of indicating the maneuver's required bank angle.

Question 14

  • Question: If a pilot requests a VFR on Top, he/she needs to comply with…
  • Selected Answer: VFR rules.
  • Correct Answer: VFR and IFR rules.

Question 15

  • Question: Any Instructor can sign an Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC)?
  • Selected Answer: False, at least a Certified Flight Instrument instructor (CFII).
  • Correct Answer: False, at least Certified Flight Instrument instructor (CFII).

Question 16

  • Question: An Airplane is on a 2 NM West of KTMB at 1500 feet AGL, what is the maximum airspeed he can legally be flying at?
  • Selected Answer: 200 knots.
  • Correct Answer: 200 knots.

Question 17

  • Question: The standard rate of turn is:
  • Selected Answer: 3° degrees per second.
  • Correct Answer: 3° degrees per second.

Question 18

  • Question: To request a special VFR during night-time operations, you are required to have an Instrument Rating.
  • Selected: True.
  • Correct Answer: True.

Question 19

  • Question: What are some services that pilots on an IFR flight can expect from ARTCC?
    • Selected answers:
    • Processing of IFR flight plans.
    • Separation from IFR traffic.
    • Hazardous weather reports.
    • Correct answers:
    • Processing IFR flight plans.
    • Separation from IFR traffic.
    • Hazardous weather reports.

Question 20

  • Question: What are the weather requirements for a contact approach?
  • Selected Answer: Ceiling at or above 1,000' and visibility at 3 SM or greater.
  • Correct Answer: Ceiling at or above 1,000' and visibility at 3 SM or greater.

Question 21

  • Question: What are the two methods of attitude instrument flying?
  • Selected Answer: Primary and Control; Performance and Supporting.
  • Correct Answer: Primary and Supporting; Control and Performance.

Question 22

  • Question: What are the weather requirements for a visual approach?
  • Selected Answer: Ceiling at or above 1,000' and visibility at 3 SM or greater.
  • Correct Answer: Ceiling at or above 1,000' and visibility at 3 SM or greater.

Question 23

  • Question: The number one priority for ARTCC is:
  • Selected Answer: IFR Traffic.
  • Correct Answer: IFR Traffic.

Question 24

  • Question: While climbing at 80 knots through an icing layer the pitot heat fails. As a result, the pitot tube is covered by ice (ram air and drain hole) but the static port remains open. Now the airspeed indicator will:
  • Selected Answer: Act as an altimeter.
  • Correct Answer: Act as an altimeter.
  • Explanation: The trapped static pressure in the pitot tube is now greater than the actual static pressure, and the airspeed indicator starts to speed up, making the aircraft appear slower than indicated. The opposite happens if the aircraft descends.

Question 25

  • Question: An airplane is flying at 7000 feet inside a layer of clouds, when the static port becomes blocked with ice.
  • Selected Answer: The indications will be lower than normal as the airplane climbs and higher than normal as it descends.
  • Correct Answer: The indications will be lower than normal as the airplane climbs and higher than normal as it descends.