FARs Flashcards
No pilot may act as pilot in command of an aircraft, under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR unless that pilot has, within the preceding 6 calendar months, completed at least
Six instrument approaches, holding procedures, intercepting and tracking courses using navigational system, or passed an instrument proficiency check.
To meet instrument experience requirements of 14 CFR part 61, section 61.57(c), a pilot enters the condition of flight in the pilot logbook as simulated instrument conditions. What other qualifying information must be entered?
Location and type of each instrument completed and name of safety pilot.
What portion of dual instruction time may a certified instrument flight instructor log as instrument flight time?
All time during which the instructor acts as instrument instructor in actual instrument weather conditions.
Which flight time may be logged as instrument time when on an instrument flight plan?
Only the time you controlled the aircraft solely by reference to flight instruments.
To meet the minimum instrument experience requirements, within the last 6 calendar months you need
six instruments approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses in the appropriate category of aircraft.
After your recent IFR experience lapses, how much time do you have before you must pass an instrument proficiency check to act as pilot in command under IFR
6 months
An instrument rated pilot, who has not logged any instrument time in 1 year or more, cannot serve as pilot in command under IFR, unless the pilot
passes an instrument proficiency check in the category aircraft involved, given by an approved FAA examiner, instrument instructor, or FAA inspector.
A pilot’s IFR experience expires on July 1 of this year. What us the latest date the pilot can meet the IFR experience requirement without having to take an instrument proficiency check?
December 31, this year.
What minimum conditions are necessary for the instrument approaches required for IFR currency?
The approaches may be made in an aircraft, approved instrument ground trainer, or any combination of these.
When are you required to have an instrument rating for flight in VMC?
Flight into class A airspace.
A certified commercial pilot who carries passengers for hire at night or in excess of 50 NM is required to have at least
an instrument rating in the same category and class of aircraft.
You intend to carry passengers for hire on a night VFR flight in a single engine airplane within a 25 mile radius of the departure airport. You are required to possess at least which rating(s)?
A commercial Pilot Certificate with a single engine and instrument (airplane) rating.
What limitation is imposed on a newly certified commercial airplane pilot if that person does not hold an instrument pilot rating?
The carrying of passengers for hire on cross-country flights of more than 50 NM or at night is prohibited.
The use of certain portable electronic devices is prohibited on aircraft that are being operated under
IFR
Verifying that the altimeter meets the requirement of 14 CFR part 91 for an instrument flight is the responsibility of the
Pilot in command
Before beginning any flight under IFR, the pilot in command must become familiar with all available information concerning that flight including:
the runway lengths at airports of intended use, and the aircraft’s takeoff and landing data.
To serve as a safety pilot for simulated instruments flight, you must hold at least a private pilot certificate and an
appropriate category and class rating for the aircraft to be flown.
Which procedure is recommended while climbing to an assigned altitude on the airway?
Climb on the centerline of the airway except when maneuvering to avoid other air traffic in VFR conditions.
What action should you take if you DME fails at FL 250?
Notify ATC of the failure and continue to the airport of intended landing.
What is the procedure when the DME malfunctions at or above 24,000 feet MSL?
After immediately notifying ATC, you may continue to the next airport or intended landing where repairs can be made.
In the case of operations over an area designated as a mountainous area where no other minimum altitude is prescribed, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below an altitude of
2,000 feet above the highest obstacle.
If, while in Class E airspace, a clearance is received to “maintain VFR conditions on top,” the pilot should maintain a VFR cruising altitude based on the direction of the
Magnetic course.
What is the minimum flight visibility and distance from clouds for flight at 10,500 feet with a VFR- on-Top clearance during daylight hours? (Class E airspace.)
5SM, 1,000 feet above, 1,000 feet below, and 1 mile horizontal.
What is therequired flight visibility and distance from clouds if you are operating in Class E airspace at 9,500 feet MSL with a VFR-on-Top clearance during daylight hours?
3 SM, 1,000 feet above, 500 feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontal.
Figure 92, What is the minimum in-flight visibility and distance from clouds required fro a VFR-on-Top flight at 9,500 feet MSL (above 1,200 feet AGL) during daylight hours for area 3?
3 miles; (E) 1,000 feet; (F) 2,000 feet; (H) 500 feet.
Figure 92, A flight to be conducted in VFR-on-Top conditions at 12,500 feet MSL (above 1,200 feet AGL). What is the in-flight visibility and distance from clouds required for operation in Class E airspace during daylight hours for area 1?
5 mile; (A) 1,000 feet; (B) 1 mile; (D) 1,000 feet.
Figure 92, What is the minimum in-flight visibility and distance from clouds required in VFR conditions above clouds at 13,500 feet MSL (above 1,200 feet AGL) in Class G airspace during daylight hours for area 2?
5 miles; (A) 1,000 feet; (C) 1 mile; (D) 1,000 feet.
Figure 92, What in-flight visibility and distance from clouds is required for a flight at 8,500 feet MSL (above 1,200 feet AGL) in Class G airspace in VFR conditions during daylight hours in area 4?
1 mile; (E) 1,000 feet; (G) 2,000 feet; (H) 500 feet.
Figure 92, What is the minimum in-flight visibility and distance from clouds required for an airplane operating less than 1,200 feet AGL during daylight hours in area 6?
1 mile; (I) clear of clouds; (K) clear of clouds; (L) clear of clouds.
Figure 92, What is the minimum in-flight visibility and distance from clouds required for an airplane operating less than 1,200 feet AGL under special VFR during daylight hours in area 5?
1 mile; (I) clear of clouds; (J) clear of clouds; (L) clear of clouds.
During preflight planning for IFR flight, you determine that the first airport of intended landing has no instrument approach prescribed in 14 CFR part 97. The weather forecast for one hour before through one hour after your estimated time of arrival is 3000’ scattered with 5 miles visibility. To meet the fuel requirements for this flight, you must be able to fly to the first airport of intended landing,
then to the alternate airport, and then for 45 minutes at normal cruise speed.
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing or unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, the minimum altitude for IFR flight is
2,000 feet above the highest obstacle over designated mountainous terrain; 1,00 feet above the highest obstacle over terrain elsewhere.
What are the minimum fuel requirements in IFR conditions, if the first airport of intended landing is forecast to have a 1,500 foot ceiling and 3 miles at flight planned ETA? Fuel to fly to the first airport of intended landing,
fly to the alternate , and fly thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
Operation in which airspace requires filing an IFR flight plan?
Class E airspace with IMC and Class A airspace.
When departing from an airport located outside controlled airspace during IMC, you must file an IFR flight plan and receive a clearance before
entering Class, A, B, C, D, or E airspace.
What minimum weather conditions must be forecast for your ETA at an alternate airport , that has only a VOR approach with standard alternate minimums, for the airport to be listed as an alternate on the IFR flight plan?
800 foot ceiling and 2 statue miles visibility.
For aircraft other than helicopters, is an alternate required for an IFR flight to ATL (Atlanta Hartsfield) if the proposed ETA is 1930Z?
TAF KATL 121720Z 121818 20012KT 5SM HZ BKN030
FM2000 3SM TRSA OVC025CB
FM2200 33015G20KT P6SM BKN015 OVC040
BECMG 0608 02008KT BKN 040 BECMG 1012 00000 KT P6SM CLR=
No, because the ceiling and visibility are forecast to be at or above 2,000 feet and 3 miles within 1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA
For aircraft other than helicopters, what minimum conditions must exist at the destination airport to avoid listing an alternate airport on an IFR flight plan when a standard IAP is available?
From 1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA, forecast ceiling 2,000 and visibility 3 miles.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what forecast weather minimums are required to list an airport as an alternate on an IFR flight plan if the airport has VOR approach only?
Ceiling and visibility at ETA, 800 feet and 2 miles, respectively.
What are minimum weather conditions that must be forecast to list an airport as an alternate when the airport has no approved IAP?
The ceiling and visibility at ETA must allow descent from MEA, approach, and landing, under basic VFR.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what minimum weather conditions must be forecast for your ETA at an alternate that has a precision approach procedure, with standard alternate minimums, in order to list it as an alternate for the IFR flight?
600 foot ceiling and 2 SM visibility at you ETA.
In the event of two way radio communications failure while operating on an IFR clearance in VFR conditions the pilot should continue
the flight under VFR and land as soon as practical.
When making an instrument approach at the selected alternate airpot, when landing minimums apply?
The landing minimums published for the type of procedure selected.
A pilot is making an ILS approach and is past the OM to a runway which has a VASI. What action should the pilot take if an electronic glide slope malfunction occurs and the pilot has the VASI in sight?
The pilot may continue the approach and use the VASI glide slope in place of the electronic glide slope.
When planning your IFR flight, an alternate is required. What are the minimums for the IAP?
The minimums prescribed for the approach , prescribed for the PIC, or appropriate for the equipment used; whichever is higher.
What are the alternate minimums that must be forecast at the ETA for an airport that has a precision approach procedure?
600 foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility.
When an alternate airport is required, what are the weather minimums that must be forecast at the ETA for an alternate airport that has a precision approach procedure.
600 foot ceiling and 2 statue miles visibility.
If during an ILS approach in IFR conditions, the approach lights are not visible upon arrival at the DH, the pilot is
required to immediately execute the missed approach procedure.
In the case of operations over an are designated as a mountainous area, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below 2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of
4 NM from the course flown.
An airport without an authorized IAP may be included on an IFR flight plan as an alternate, if the current weather forecast indicates that the ceiling and visibility at the ETA will
allow for a descent from MEA, approach, and landing under basic VFR conditions.
If the aircraft’s transponder fails during flight within Class B airspace,
ATC may authorize deviation from the transponder requirement to allow aircraft to continue to the airport of ultimate destination.
In the 48 contiguous states, excluding the airspace at or below 2,500 feet AGL, an operable coded transponder equipped with Mode C capability is required in all controlled airspace at and above
10,000 feet MSL.
If an unpressurized aircraft is operated above 12,500 feet MSL , but not more than 14,000 feet MSL, for a period of 2 hours 20 minutes, how long during that time is the minimum flightcrew required to use supplemental oxygen?
1 hour 50 minutes.
Aircraft being operated under IFR are required to have, in addition to the equipment required for VFR and night, at least
a slip skid indicator.
Which of the following requires DME or suitable RNAV system for a flight conducted under IFR?
Operation at or above FL 240 if VOR navigation is required.
An aircraft operated under 14 CFR part 19 IFR is required to have which of the following?
Gyroscopic attitude and heading indicators.
What is the maximum IFR altitude you may fly in an unpressurized aircraft without providing passengers with supplemental oxygen?
15,000 feet.
What minimum navigation equipment is required for IFR flight?
Navigation equipment appropriate to the ground facilities to be used.
Figure 89, What are the oxygen requirements for an IFR flight east bound from Milford on V244 at the lowest appropriate altitude in an unpressurized aircraft?
The required minimum crew must be provided and use supplemental oxygen, and all occupants must be provided supplemental oxygen for the entire flight above 15,000 feet.
Figure 91, What are the oxygen requirements for an IFR flight eastbound on V520 from DBS VORTAC in an unpressurized aircraft at the MEA?
The required minimum crew must be provided and use supplemental oxygen.
Your aircraft had the static pressure system and altimeter tested and inspected on March 9th of his year, and was found to comply with FAA standards. These systems must be reinspected and approved for use in controlled airspace under IFR by
March 31, 2 years hence.
Which publication covers the procedures required for aircraft accident and incident reporting responsibilities for pilots?
NTSB Part 830.
Which substitution is permitted when an ILS component is inoperative?
A compass locator or precision radar may be substituted for the ILS outer or middle marker.
Which of these facilities may be substituted for an MM during a complete ILS IAP?
Compass locator and precision radar.
Which substitution is appropriate during an ILS approach?
LOC minimums should be substituted for ILS minimums whenever the glide slope becomes inoperative.
When is a pilot on an IFR flight plan responsibility for avoiding other aircraft?
When weather conditions permit.
What is the purpose of FDC NOTAMs?
To advise of changes in flight data which affect instrument approach procedure (IAP), aeronautical charts, and flight restrictions prior to normal publication.
You have filed an IFR flight plan with a VFR on Top clearance in lieu of an assigned altitude. If you receive this clearance and fly a course of 180 degrees, at what altitude should you fly? (Assume VFR conditions.)
An even thousand foot MSL altitude plus 500 feet.
Unless otherwise prescribed, what is the rule regarding altitude and course to be maintained during an off airways IFR flight over nonmountainous terrain?
1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within 4 NM of course.
