IFR General knowledge

Question 1

DOD FLIP stands for what?

In reference to IFR, what 3 FLIP products correlate with planning, enroute, and terminal procedures?

Answer 1

Flight information publications

IFR Supplement - Planning
Enroute low altitude chart - Enroute
Instrument approach procedures - terminal

Question 2

Types of NOTAMS

Answer 2

Distant - disseminated to all nav/airfield facilities in national air system
Local - Military only
FDC (flight data center) - changes to an IAP
SAA - Special airspace activity - Airspace active at non normal time
Pointer - Notam pointing out another notam
(O) - Official - Doesnt fit NOTAM criteria but still can be useful to pilots
(U) - Unofficial, hasnt been verified yet

Question 3

Types of departure procedures

Answer 3

Obstacle departure procedures - for obstacle clearance
Standard instrument departure - for efficiency of airspace

Question 4

When can an aircraft departing IFR ensure a diverse departure will give them obstacle clearance

Answer 4

-Theres at least 1 IAP
-There are no published departure procedures

Question 5

Parameters for a diverse departure

Answer 5

35 feet agl by departure end of runway
400 ft above departure end before turning
200ft per NM climb rate

Question 6

What are the speeds for aircraft approach categories

Answer 6

A - less than 91 knots
B - 91 to 120
C - 121 to 140
D - 141 to 165
E - Over 166

Question 7

How were aircraft approach categories determined?

Answer 7

The speed is based on 1.3 times the stall speed in landing configuration of an aircraft at max gross weight

Question 8

What are restrictions in a copter approach

Answer 8

90 knots or less
Cant reduce visibility
Require 400ft/NM on missed approaches

Question 9

HAA

Answer 9

High above airport - Height of DA above published airport elevation

Question 10

HAL

Answer 10

Height above landing - height above designated heli landing area used for helicopter IAPs

Question 11

HAT

Answer 11

Height above touchdown - DA or MDA heigh above highest runway elevation in touchdown zone (First 3000ft of rnway)

Question 12

When is an alternate required

Answer 12

Radar required
Navaid unmonitored
Predominant weather less than 400-1 above planning minimum
VFR exception rule

Question 13

What parameters do we need for an alternate

Answer 13

Worst weather 400-1 above planning minimum
GPS not used on primary and alt
Radar not required
A/NA not depicted
Monitored navaid
Surface base airspace exists at alt

Question 14

Calculate VFR exception rule for ILS 32 into KDAA

Answer 14

1700 MIA
plus
500ft cloud clearance
minus
74 ft airfield elevation
round up to nearest 100
= 2200 - 3

Question 15

When ATC tells you to climb to descend to a new altitude in cruise, what is the minimum rate you must maintain?

Answer 15

500ft/min, otherwise must notify ATC

Question 16

I filed for T0100 airspeed, I want to go 120, what am I required to do?

Answer 16

Notify ATC for changes of 5% or 10 knots of airspeed from that filed on flight plan

Question 17

What do you do lost commo on an IFR plan while VMC?

Answer 17

Maintain VMC
Land as soon as practicable
Contact ATC from the ground

Question 18

IFR IMC lost commo
-Route selection

Answer 18

Route:
-As assigned in last ATC clearance received
-Vectors - from failure direct to fix, route, or airway in vector
-Expected
-As filed

Question 19

IFR IMC lost commo
-Altitude selection

Answer 19

Altitude: Highest of the 3
-Last assigned
-Minimum IFR for route
-Expected

Question 20

IFR lMC lost commo
-Leaving clearance limits

Answer 20

If your clearance was to a fix from which an approach begins:
-Commence descent/approach as close as possible to EFC time. If no EFC time was given, as close to time of arrival filed for

If clearance was not to a fix where an approach begins:
-If you have an EFC, leave the fix at EFC limit to an IAF
-If you dont have an EFC, leave immediately to an IAF

-Then commence descent/approach as close to filed time of arrival