IFR En Route Procedures Flashcards
Delineate Lo and Hi Enroute charts
Lo En Route charts are surface up to BUT NOT INCLUDING 18,000 feet
High En Route charts are from 18,000 and higher
At what altitude do we switch from saying “feet” and start saying Flight Levels?
18,000 feet
E.g., 18,000 feet becomes FL180 in standard pressure region.
Standard Pressure Region
airspace that includes the Northern Domestic Airspace and all airspace above 18,000ft within the Southern Domestic Airspace.
When flying in the Standard Pressure Region, your altimeter is set to 29.92 in Hg and all altitudes are expressed as “flight levels.”
DCPC
Direct Controller Pilot Communication
Is when the pilot is talking directly to a controller.
When DCPC is not available, you can
Relay through an FSS
What does it mean when ATC says “Radar Identified”?
It means that ATC can see you on radar, and that position reports are NOT required
What should you say when you are passed to the next controller on an IFR flight?
Edmonton Centre, Mooney Golf Echo Sierra Romeo, one two thousand” (remember to not say twelve - say one two thousand).
Who you are calling
Plane Type
Call sign
Altitude
It is mandatory for IFR pilots to have access to the hi or lo appropriate IFR chart in the cockpit during flight (True/False)
True
For aircraft that measure speed in knots, what is the IFR speed tolerance? I.e., by how much can you deviate from your filed True Air Speed?
5%
For aircraft that measure speed in Mach, what is the IFR speed tolerance? I.e., by how much can you deviate from your filed True Air Speed?
0.01 Mach
What is the procedure for a pilot who cannot maintain the filed flight speed?
The pilot is required to notify ATC as soon as possible.
What is the procedure for a pilot who cannot maintain the filed flight speed?
The pilot is required to notify ATC as soon as possible.
MEA
Minimum En Route Altitude
What is the lowest an IFR pilot en route will ever be to the ground?
We will never be lower than 1,000’ AGL within 5nm
(and that’s OUTSIDE of Mountainous Regions)
outside Mountainous Regions altitudes must be maintained at least
1,000’ AGL within 5 nm and Temperature Corrections must be applied.
In Mountainous Regions, what are altitude minimums?
1 & 5 require 2,000’
2, 3, 4 require 1,500’
Everywhere else is 1,000’
What is “Minimum IFR Altitude”?
May include:
Minimum en route altitude (MEA)
Minimum obstruction clearance altitude (MOCA)
Minimum Sector Altitude
100 nm safe altitude
Area Minimum Altitude (AMA)
Minimum Vectoring Altitude (pilots never see this, but ATC knows it)
Exceptions to Minimum IFR altitude on Airways
On Airways: ATC may not “clear” an aircraft below MEA.
ATC may “approve” flight below MEA, but never below MOCA when requested by pilot
Under what situation may a pilot request to fly below the MEA but above MOCA?
Icing or Turbulance
To conduct a flight check
MEDEVAC
Navigating using GNSS
Surprisingly, MEA is not based on Radar Coverage or Communication coverage. It’s based on
The ability to connect to ground based navigation aids.
MOCA
Minimum obstacle clearance altitude
This takes into accounts mountainous regions so we don’t have to adjust the MOCA
Cold Temperature Correction is not applied when
Being radar vectored (ATC has already factored in cold temps)
IFR Position Reports are used in
Areas with poor radar coverage.
What’s included in a Position Report?
call sign
Aircraft position
Time over reporting point in UTC
Altitude or flight level
IFR or controlled VFR
Name of next designated reporting point and ETA
Name only of next designated reporting point
Other information
When operating in designated mountainous areas, the pilot must add the appropriate amount of altitude over the published
MOCA. (True/False)
False - the MOCA published in the IFR charts already account for existing in a mountainous region. Do not add corrections to the MOCA.
What is 1,000 on Top IFR
Yuen request from the pilot, ATC may provide a clearance to change cruising altitude to remain 1000 feet or more above the cloud layer
