Checkride Review

Question 1

Lost Comms: Altitude clearance

Answer 1

Divert under VFR,

if cant - Squawk 7600 and

Fly route in following order:

Assigned

Vectored

Expected

Filed

Fly highest altitude of:

Minimum IFR Altitude (often Charted)

Expected Altitude

Assigned Altitude

Question 2

IFR Mandatory Reports

Answer 2

MARVELOUSVFR C500

Missed approach

Airspeed ±10 knots or 5% change of filed TAS

Reaching a holding fix (time and altitude)

VFR on top altitude changes

ETA change of ±3 minutes (nonradar)

Leaving a holding fix

Outer marker inbound (nonradar)

Unforecast weather

Safety of flight

Vacating an altitude or flight level

Final approach fix inbound (nonradar)

Radio or navigation failure

Compulsory reporting points (nonradar)

500 FPM climb or descent rate not obtainable

Question 3

Currency requirements

Answer 3

6-HITS.”

6: Approaches

H: Holding

I: Intercepting

T: Tracking electronic navigation

S: Systems

ATD

+ 3hrs

2 unusual attitudes descend Vne/stall recovery’s

Question 4

Max holding speeds

Answer 4

Up to 6000’ MSL – 200 KIAS 􏰀 6001’-14,000’ MSL – 230 KIAS 􏰀 Above 14,000’ MSL – 265 KIAS 􏰀 May be restricted to 175 KIAS on some inst. approach procedures. 􏰀 At Airforce fields – 310 KIAS* 􏰀 At Navy fields – 230 KIAS* *Unless otherwise depicted.

Question 5

IFR takeoff minimums (§91.175)

Answer 5

No T/O minimums mandated for part 91 operations. Part 121, 125, 129, 135: 􏰀 Prescribed T/O minimums for specific runway, or, if none: 􏰀 1-2 engines: 1 SM visibility 􏰀 More than 2 engines: 1⁄2 SM visibility

Question 6

minimum weather conditions required at an airport to list it as an alternate:

Answer 6

The alternate airport minima specified in the procedures, or, if none: •Precision approach: 600 ft ceiling and 2 SM visibility •Non-precision approach: (must be other than non-WAAS GPS) 800 ft ceiling and 2 SM visibility •No instrument approach at the alternate: ceiling & visibility allowing descent from MEA, approach and landing under basic VFR.

Question 7

Clear ice

Answer 7

typically forms when temperatures are around 2 ° C. to -10° C. and with the presence of large water droplets freezing drizzle, or freezing rain. Clear ice is the most dangerous type of structural ice not only because it is hard to see, but also because it can change the shape of the airfoil. In addition, clear ice often forms well beyond the ice-protected areas of the aircraft.

Question 8

Mixed ice

Answer 8

combination of clear ice and rime ice that has the worst characteristics of both, can form rapidly when ice particles become embedded in clear ice and build a very rough accumulation. Mixed ice is most likely to form at temperatures between -10° C to -15° C.

Question 9

Rime ice

Answer 9

forms when small droplets freeze immediately on contact with the aircraft surface. It typically occurs with temperatures between -15° C. and -20 ° C. Rime ice has a milky, opaque appearance resulting from air trapped when it strikes the leading edge of an airfoil and freezes. It is less dense, and usually easier to remove than clear ice. Rime ice tends to form wedge-shaped accretions that do not disturb airflow as much as clear ice.

Question 10

Magnetic compass Errors

Answer 10

D.V.M.O.N.A D- Deviation V- Variation M- Magnetic dip O- Oscillation N- North/south turn errors (Northern hemisphere: UNOS Undershoot North/ Overshoot South) A- Acceleration errors (Northern hemisphere: ANDS Accelerate North/ Decelerate South)

Question 11

Icing (AC 91-74, AC 00-6A)

Answer 11

Question 12

Lost Communications

Answer 12

Question 14

When can you descend below MDA/DA?

Answer 14

Question 15

VOR

Answer 15