IFR Flight Planning Flashcards
Flights below FL290, fly East at what cruising altitudes?
Odd levels
Flights below FL290, fly west at what cruising altitude?
Even Levels
When experiencing a Coms failure under IFR in VMC conditions what is the procedure?
Continue VMC and land at the nearest possible aerodrome in the most efficient manner
What is the procedure when experiences a Com failure while:
- In IFR Flight
- In IMC weather conditions
- Maintain last assigned
- speed
- level
- 20 min
- Once failing to report at the next compulsory reporting point continue enroute
- As per flight plan.
When in IFR in IMC conditions and under radar contact what is the procedure in the event of a communications failure?
- Maintain last assigned speed and level or MFA
- For 7 minuts
- Set 7600
- Proceed in accordance with filed flight plan
IFR in IMC under a radar climb and you have a coms failure what is the procedure?
- Climb to and maintain assigned altitude
- For 3 minutes
- Continue in accordance with IFR flight plan
What are the requirments of a flight plan?
- If part of the flight is under ATC
- If in IFR flight going though an advisory airspace
- When required by ATC
- Crossing International Borders
- When in co-oridnation with military units
What is the definition of the minimum decent altitude/height?
A specfied altitude or height in a non precision or circling approach below which descent may ot be made without visual reference.
Conditional routes are catagorised as?
- Cat 1 - Perminantly used
- Cat 2 - Useable during designated times
- Cat 3 - May not be planned but used by ATC when directed.
How are RNAV routes specified?
RNAV routes are specified by a number of waypoint designated by Lat and Long not VOR/NDB/DME
What are the three RNAV routes?
- Fixed published routes useable by aircraft meeting RNP 5
- Contingency published routes that are useable by aircraft meeting RNP5 at specified times
- Random RNAV that allows aircraft to fgollow their own prefered routes
The minimum safe sector altitude is?
Published on instrument approach charts, giving the minimym altitude that provides a 1000ft vertical clearance from obstacle with 25nm of the Nav facility.
What are the 6 basics requirements of IFR Flight?
- Routing
- Altitude
- Flight Plan
- Clearence
- Two way Communication
- Position Reports
Approach charts provide the necessary guidance information from what point?
The Initial approach fix (IAF)
What information appears in the header sectino of an IFR Approach Chart? (7)
- Airport Name
- The Catagory of the approach procedure (where applicable)
- The approach aid, -type, frequency, ident and runway survey
- Airport Elevation
- Minimym safe sector altitude along the lcoation of the centre line
- Communication and information frequencies
- Altitude information
What does this area on an approach chart denote?
Holding pattern, altitude and designation
What does A1, A2, A3 mean on the approach chart?
- A1 - Distance to Threshold
- Shape = Final Approach Fix
- A2 - Missed Approach Point
- The point efore which a missed approach should be initiated in order to preserve the required obstacle clearence
- A3 - The Threshold Elevation
The table below gives the details and facilitates what?
- Decision Altitude in QNH/QFE
- Runway Lighting
- Circling Approach Alt/Height Minima
- Rates of descent to maintain glide slope
