Deck 1 Flashcards
When is an instrument rating required for a pilot?
When acting as PIC under IFR or in weather less than prescribed for VFR.
What conditions require an instrument rating for carrying passengers for compensation or hire?
On cross-country flights over 50 NM or at night.
In which airspace is an instrument rating mandatory?
Class A airspace.
What are the conditions for logging instrument time?
Flight time operated solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated conditions.
What is the required cross-country PIC time for instrument rating?
50 hours, with 10 hours in airplanes.
How many hours of actual or simulated instrument time are required for an instrument rating?
40 hours.
How many hours with a CFII are required for an instrument rating?
15 hours.
What is the requirement for a cross-country flight for an instrument rating?
250 NM with an instrument approach at each airport, using three different navigation systems, and a filed IFR flight plan.
How many hours of instrument flight training are required in the last two months before the practical test?
3 hours.
What is the maximum amount of instrument time that can be credited using an approved full flight simulator under part 142?
30 hours.
How many hours of instrument time can be credited with a Basic Aviation Training Device (ATD)?
Maximum 10 hours.
What is the maximum amount of total instrument time that can be credited in simulators, FTDs, or ATDs?
No more than 20 hours, except for the 30-hour exception under part 142.
What is required for a flight review to act as PIC?
A flight review within the last 24 calendar months, including 1 hour of flight training and 1 hour of ground training.
What can substitute a flight review for PIC?
A proficiency check, practical test, or completion of FAA’s WINGS program.
What are the recent experience requirements to carry passengers as PIC?
3 takeoffs and landings in category, class, and type within the last 90 days.
What are the night currency requirements to carry passengers as PIC?
3 takeoffs and landings to a full stop within 1 hour after sunset to 1 hour before sunrise.
What recent instrument experience is required to act as PIC under IFR?
6 instrument approaches, holding procedures, intercepting and tracking courses within the last 6 months.
What must a pilot do if they have not logged the “6 HITS” within the last 6 months?
Regain currency by performing the “6 HITS” with a safety pilot.
What are the requirements for a safety pilot during instrument currency flights?
Holds at least a private pilot certificate with appropriate category and class, and adequate vision.
What is required if a pilot is more than 6 months out of IFR currency?
An Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) administered by a CFII, examiner, or other approved person.
What information must be recorded in a logbook to meet recent instrument experience requirements?
Location and type of each instrument approach, and the name of the safety pilot if required.
What areas must the IPC cover?
A___________ procedures
I___________ flight
N____________ systems
I____________ approaches
E____________ operations
Post-____________ procedures
Airspace procedures
Instrument flight
Navigation systems
Instrument approaches
Emergency operations
Post-flight procedures
What should a pilot do if no “6 HITS” or IPC was logged in the past 6 months?
Perform “6 HITS” in simulated IMC with a safety pilot, or in a FFS, FTD, or ATD within an additional 6 months.
What is required after 12 months of expired IFR recency?
An Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC).
What exemption exists for IFR recency of experience for part 121 or 135 operators?
A PIC employed by part 121 or 135 operator is exempt when operating under parts 91, 121, or 135 for that operator.
What must be logged for IFR recency using a full flight sim, FTD, or ATD?
Training device, time, and content.
What are the requirements for logging an instrument approach procedure (IAP)?
Operate solely by reference to instruments, established on each required segment down to minimums, and in IMC or simulated IMC.
What is the “IM SAFE” checklist for preflight self-assessment?
Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion.
What does “PAVE” stand for in risk management and personal minimums?
Pilot, Aircraft, EnVironment, External pressure.
What does the “DECIDE” model in decision making stand for?
Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate.
When can a flight instructor log an instrument approach conducted by the student in actual IMC?
When the instructor observes the approach in actual IMC.
What segments of the instrument approach procedure (IAP) must be logged?
Initial, Intermediate, and Final approach segments, unless radar vectored to final by ATC.
What are the conditions for logging an IAP in simulated IMC?
Simulated conditions must continue down to MDA or DA.
What should be done if conditions change from actual IMC to VMC during the final approach segment?
The approach can still be logged.
What is the alcohol limitation in the “IM SAFE” checklist?
No drinking within 8 hours and no more than 0.04% blood alcohol level.
What is included in the Pilot category of the “PAVE” checklist?
General health, physical/mental/emotional state, proficiency, and currency.
What is included in the Aircraft category of the “PAVE” checklist?
Airworthiness, equipment, performance.
What is included in the EnVironment category of the “PAVE” checklist?
Weather hazards, terrain, airports/runways to be used, and other conditions.
What is included in the External pressure category of the “PAVE” checklist?
Meetings, people waiting at destination, etc.
What is the first step in the “DECIDE” model?
Detect that a change has occurred.
What are the minimum weather conditions required to list an airport as an alternate with a precision approach?
600 ft ceiling and 2 SM visibility.
What are the minimum weather conditions required to list an airport as an alternate with a non-precision approach?
800 ft ceiling and 2 SM visibility.
What are the GPS considerations for filing an alternate with WAAS without baro-VNAV?
Flight plan may be filed based on LNAV or circling minima at the alternate.
This means you can use non-precision approaches that rely on lateral guidance only.
What are the IFR cruising altitudes above FL290 in non-RVSM (Reduced
Vertical Separation Minimum) airspace for magnetic courses 0º-179º?
Flight levels at 4,000’ intervals starting at FL290 (e.g., FL290, FL330, FL370).
What are the IFR cruising altitudes above FL290 in non-RVSM airspace for magnetic courses 180º-359º?
Flight levels at ________’ intervals starting at FL310 (e.g., FL310, FL350, FL390).
Flight levels at 4,000’ intervals starting at FL310 (e.g., FL310, FL350, FL390).
What are the IFR cruising altitudes between FL290-FL410 in RVSM airspace for magnetic courses 0º-179º?
____________ flight levels at ________’ intervals starting at FL290 (e.g., FL290, FL310, FL330).
Odd flight levels at 2,000’ intervals starting at FL290 (e.g., FL290, FL310, FL330).
What are the IFR cruising altitudes between FL290-FL410 in RVSM airspace for magnetic courses 180º-359º?
____________ flight levels at ______’ intervals starting at FL300 (e.g., FL300, FL320, FL340).
Even flight levels at** 2,000’** intervals starting at FL300 (e.g., FL300, FL320, FL340).
