IFR review

Question 1

Preflight info required for IFR?

Answer 1

W.K.R.A.F.T.
W- Weather reports and forecasts
K- Known traffic delays as advised by ATC
R- Runway length of intended use
A- alternatives available if flight can’t be completed
F- Fuel requirements
T- Takeoff and landing performance data

Question 2

Instrument PIC recency of experience requirement?

Answer 2

Within the last 6 months you must have:

• 6 instrument approaches
• Holding procedures and tasks
• Intercept and Track courses

If not completed within 6 months you must have a safety pilot on board.
if not completed within 12 months you will need a full on IPC by a DPE or CFII

Question 3

When do you NOT need an alternate airport for Pt 135?

Answer 3

If from 1 hour before to 1 hour after your ETA the weather is forecast to be at least 1500’ above the lowest circling minima. If circling NA then, 1500’ above the straight in cat 1 minima or 2,000’ whichever is greater.
AND, 2sm greater than the lowest cat 1 minima or 3sm whichever is greater.

Question 4

Pt 135 alternate minimums?

Answer 4

If the airport to be used as an alternate has two straight in approaches utilizing TWO SEPERATE navaids then add 200’ and 1/2sm to the minima.
If it has one straight in approach then add 400’ and 1sm.

Question 5

Mandatory reports under IFR

Answer 5

M.A.R.V.E.L.O.U.S.V.F.R.C.500
M- Missed approach
A- Airspeed +/- 10kts/ 5% change from filed TAS
R- Reaching a holding fix (time and altitude)
V- VFR on top
E*- ETA change +/- 3 min
L- Leaving a holding fix/point
O*- Outer marker
U- Unforecasted weather
S- Safety of flight
V- Vacating an altitude/FL
F*- Final approach fix
R- Radio/nav failure
C*- Compulsory reporting points
500- Unable to climb/descend 500fpm

*= only in non-radar environment

Question 6

Position report items?

Answer 6

Aircraft ID
Position
Time
Altitude/FL
Type of flight plan 
ETA
Name only of next succeeding waypoint
Any remarks

Question 7

Holding pattern timing?

Answer 7

At or above 14,000= 1 minute

Above 14,000= 1.5 minutes

Question 8

Max holding speeds?

Answer 8

Up to 6,000= 200kts
6,001 to 14,000= 230kts
14,001 and above= 265kts

Question 9

MEA...……..
MOCA...…….
MORA...…
MRA...…..
MVA...…..
OROCA......

Answer 9

….Minimum En route Altitude- ensures nav coverage and 1,000’ or 2,000’ (non-mtn/mtn)
…..Minimum Obstruction Clearance altitude. provides navigation coverage and obstacle clearance within 22nm of the navaid
…….Minimum off route altitude
….Minimum Reception Altitude
…..Minimum Vectoring Altitude
…..Off-Route Obstruction clearance Altitude. assures obstacle clearance within 4nm of course. 1,000’/2,000’ (nonmtn/mtns)

Question 10

Lost comms procedure?

Answer 10

M.E.A.- fly the highest among:
M- minimum altitude prescribed for IFR
E- Expected
A- last altitude assigned by ATC

A.V.E.F.- select route in the following order:
A- Assigned route, if none:
V- Vectored, if none:
E- las Expected route by ATC, if none:
F- Filed route

Question 11

You have lost comms while IMC and are arriving at your clearance limit, what are you supposed to do?

Answer 11

If the clearance limit is a fix from which an approach starts then start descent and approach as close as possible to the EFC, or ETA (if no EFC given).
If an approach does NOT begin at the clearance limit fix then at EFC or clearance limit (if no EFC) proceed to a fix from which an approach begins and start the approach.

Question 12

When should you not fly a procedure turn?

Answer 12

S.H.A.R.P.T.T.
S- Straight in approach
H- Holding in lieu of a procedure turn
A- Arc
R- Radar vectored to final app course
P- NoPT depicted on chart
T- Timed approach
T- Teardrop course reversal

Question 13

What is required to descend below MDA/DA?

Answer 13

1. the aircraft is continuously in a position from which a descent to landing can be made using normal maneuvers
2. the flight vis is not less then the vis prescribed in the approach being used
3. at least one of the following visual references for the intended runway is distinctly visible to the pilot:
   - The approach light system, except you may descend below 100ft above the touchdown zone only if the red terminating bars or the red side row bars are also visible and identifiable.
   - threshold
   - threshold markings
   - threshold lights
   - runway end identifier lights
   - visual approach slope indicator
   - touchdown zone or its markings
   - touchdown zone lights
   - runway or runway markings
   - runway lights

Question 14

When can you descend to the next instrument approach segment?

Answer 14

When cleared for the approach AND established on a segment of a published approach or route