IFR

Question 1

Validity of Proficiency Check?

Answer 1

Time you pass the IPC to the end of the 12 month after.
or If holder is participating in an Operators training and checking system.
(can do your IPC 3 months before expiry and you will get it extended from original expiry)

Question 2

Privileges of Instrument rating?

Answer 2

You can pilot an aircraft under IFR or at night under VFR

Question 3

Limitations of Instrument Rating?

Answer 3

Conduct instrument approach only in aircraft is equiped with that kind of operation.
Conduct circling only if you did that on your most recent IPC, or its part of operators training and checking system.

Question 4

Recent Experience Requirements?

Answer 4

To fly under the IFR.. 3 Instrument approach within previous 90 days
Aircraft category… 1 instrument approach in cat within 90 days
2D.. 1 2D approach within 90 days
3D.. One 3D approach within 90 days
Azimuth Guidance.. 1 2D approach with azimuth guidance with last 90 days.
Course deviation Indicator.. 1 instrument approach using CDI within previous 90 days.

Question 5

Single pilot operations

Answer 5

Conducted a flight using single pilot within last 6 months (must be one hour and 1 approach)

Question 6

Aircraft Equipment

Answer 6

Autopilot - roll/pitch, heading hold, alt hold (except dual controls with 2 rated/current pilots) **charter/aerial work can operate for 3 days without.

Assigned Alt Indicator - Piston/unpressurised aircraft operated above 15,000 under IFR (except night VFR) shall be equiped with an Alt alert system.
Unless you have an altitude alerting system, operating in CTA under IFR must have Alt alerting indicator.

IFR charter
2 x AH ASI 2x ALT VSI T+S DG Compass Clock OAT
(freight only 1x AH and Alt)

Lighting
Touch, Instrument panel/intensity control, pilot/pax compartment, 2 x landing light, Positioning and anti-collision lights.

Radio Nav System
1 x 129 GNSS and 1 x ADF/VOR or
2 x 145 GNSS or 
1 x multi nav system includes INS 
(if using 129 alt must have ground based aids or VMC approach)

Question 7

VMCA

Answer 7

Minimum control speed air

Question 8

VSSE

Answer 8

Single engine safety speed (speed below simulated engine failures should not be attempted)

Question 9

VYSE

Answer 9

Singe engine best rate of climb (blue line)

Question 10

Communication Failures

Answer 10

7600-Listen ATIS-Transmit intentions ‘Transmitting Blind’
IMC
Alt (maintain 3 mins)
Heading (maintain 2 mins)
Holding (1 more complete holding pattern then proceed)
Proceed via flight-plan - conduct most appropriate app)
(Class D aerodrome go overhead 1500ft enter circuit)
Watch for light signals

Question 11

Light Signals

Answer 11

Green- Cleared to TO or LND
Green flash - cleared to Taxi or return for landing
Red - Stop or give way to other aircraft
Red Flash - taxi clear of landing area - Do not land
White Flash - return to starting point on aerodrome

Question 12

4 segments Climb Performance TO

Answer 12

1st. .. Postive
2nd. .. 2.4 % gross (1.6 net)
3rd. .. 1.2%
4th. .. 1.2% gross (0.4 net)

Question 13

20.7.1B (Performance)

Answer 13

V1 (wet) clear by 15 feet
App climb performance 2.1 % - crit engine inop 1.5Vs
Landing Climb performance 3.2 %
Landing Dist 1.67 Dry/1.92 Wet
Takeoff 1.43 Dry (1.15 add wet)
Clear obstacles by 35 ft unless turning then 50 ft

Question 14

VMC Class g

Answer 14

below 3000 ft clear of cloud 5km vis

above 5km vis 1500m hor 1000ft vert

Question 15

VMC Class D

Answer 15

5km vis 600 m hor 1000 ft above/ 500ft below

Question 16

VMC Class C

Answer 16

5km vis/1500 m hoz/1000 ft vert

Question 17

Alternate Requirements How to Remember

Answer 17

Alternates Could Very Well Prove Life Savers

Question 18

Alternate - Aids

Answer 18

Must provide an alternate unless aerodrome has instrument approach which aircraft has 2x independent system to use, to 2 different approach and aircraft can use either separately.
EXCEPT IF IFR by DAY ceiling LSALT +500 and 8 km vis okay

Question 19

Alternate - Clouds, Visibility, Wind

Answer 19

(30 mins prior)
Cloud - more than SCT below alt minima
Vis - less than alt minima (greater but percentage prob of fog, mist, dust)
Wind - cross wind or tailwind component more than aircraft limit. (gusts must be considered)

Question 20

Alternate - PROV or PROB

Answer 20

If report PROV must provide alternate.

If Prob below minima must provide alternate

Question 21

Alternate - Lights

Answer 21

PAL not being used -aerodrome lights available 10 mins below dep and 30 mins after TO - 30 mins before ETA until landing/taxi complete.
PAL used - must have responsible person in attendance to switch on manually if required.
No standby power- must have alternate unless provision made for portable lights by a responsible person (alternate does not need standby power)

Alternate Light - Serviced by non PAL or PAL + responsible person

Question 22

Alternate - Storm

Answer 22

Thunderstorms or severe turbulence or prob forecast at destination - must have 30 min hold for INTER or 60 mins for TEMPO

Question 23

Altimeter Checks

Answer 23

Must conduct accuracy check prior to TO
(should read within 60 ft elevation, if altimeter excess of 75 ft considered unserviceable)
If carrying 2 altimeters - one between 60-75ft can go to first point of landing and re check.

Question 24

Special Alternate Minima

Answer 24

if you are a qualifying aircraft [two ILSs], you can use the special alternate minima as long as you have a current TTF METAR/SPECI

Question 25

Takeoff Minima

Answer 25

Vis 800 m
or 550 M (edge lighting 60m/centre line lights-markings/secondary power/IFR departure/in event of engine failure you can reach LSALT/MSA)

Question 26

Holding Limitation Speed/time

Answer 26

up to and incl 140. 230 kts. (1 min)
above 140. 240 kts (1.5 mins)
above 200. 265

Question 27

Setting GNH before IAF

Answer 27

Prior to passing IAF pilots are required to set actual QNH from an approved source, aerodrome forecast or forecast QNH
(approved source QNH valid for 15 mins)

Question 28

Flying below LSALT

Answer 28

DME/GNSS arrival
Vectors
Instrument approach/holding
VMC day
Climb after TO

Question 29

Descent below MDA (straight in)

Answer 29

Visual reference can be maintained
Weather is above minima
Aircraft in a position that can descend at normal descent rates and land within touchdown zone

Question 30

Descent below MDA (circling)

Answer 30

Maintain aircraft within circling area, maintains visibility along flight path, maintains visual contact with landing environment (by day maintain OCA/by night position downwind or base can maintain continuous descent.
Circling Area 4.2 nm (400ft)

Question 31

Category C speeds

Answer 31

Vat (121-140) -
 initial 160-240
range of final approach speeds 115-160
Max circling speed 180
Max missed approach speed 160
Final missed speed 240

Question 32

Visual Approach IFR

Answer 32

within 30 nm of the airport
in sight or ground or water

Maintain 5000m vis

Question 33

Tracking requirements for a Visual Approach

Answer 33

Maintain tracking to within 5 nm by day

by night within 3nm and aerodrome in sight

Question 34

Visual approach a pilot must descend as necessary to

Answer 34

by day
IRF not less than 500 ft above LL of the CTA
by night
maintain LSALT or dme arrival or 500 ft above LL CTA (higher)
until within circling area or
5nm on runway centre line (7nm if equiped with ILS)
10nm if not below the ILS glideslope within azimuth deflection.

Question 35

Cat 1 approach minimum

Answer 35

1. 5 km vis (HIAL na)

1. 2 km CAT 1 da using FD or coupled ap, aircraft equiped with serviceable failure warning system

Question 36

Missed Approach

Answer 36

Straight in cannot be effected and circling is not an option.
Not visual when you reach DA
Raim (loss of)
Outside of tolerances
Failure of aid below MDA
Loss visual ref when circling

Question 37

RVSM requirements

Answer 37

2 primary altimeter
Mode C transponder
Alt alert system
Autopilot with height lock