Instrument Cheat Sheet Flashcards
IMSAFE
- Illness
- Medication
- Stress
- Alcohol
- Fatigue
- Eating
Pilot Currency Qualifications
- Performed and logged in appropriate aircraft, sim, FTD, or ATD:
- 6 inst approaches
- holding procedures & tasks
- Intercepting and tracking courses through use of nav electronic systems.
Past current requirments
IPC Only required 6mo after currency lapses (12mo after last qualifying approach.)
Must pass Instrument Proficiency Check:
- In appropriate aircraft
- W/ Certified personnel
Helicopter Takeoff Minimums
1/2 SM visibility
IFR Fuel requirements
91.167
Fly to first airport, then to alternate, then for 30 mins.
IFR Destination Weather Minimums
91.169(b)(2)(ii) Alternate required if below these.
At ETA & for ETA+1hr:
Ceiling: 1,000’ above airport elevation or at least 400’ above lowest applicable approach minimum, whichever is higher.
Visibility: 2sm
IFR Alternate Airport Weather Minimums
91.169(c)(1)(ii)
Ceiling: 200’ above min approach to be flown
Visibility: 1sm, but no less than approach minimum.
With WAAS
- must use LNAV Minimums
Without WAAS
- Must have non-GPS approach available
If route and destination approach are planned for GPS, alternate must have an approach other than GPS available.
Loss of 2 way radio communications
Route:
- Route assigned in last ATC clearance.
- If being vectored, direct route from point of radio failure to fix, route or airway specified in vector clearance
- If not route assignment, go to route ATC advised may be expected in further clearance by route filed in flight plan.
- If none expected, go to route filed by flight plan.
ALTITUDE:
- last assigned by ATC
- min alt for IFR ops
- Altitude advised may be expected.
VOR must be checked
Within 30 days of IFR flight
Pitot Static must be checked
every 24 calendar months
Transponder must be checked
every 24 calendar months
What nav systems must be checked for IFR flight
VOR: within 30 days
Pitot Static: Every 24 months
Transponder: Every 24 months
Types of Transponders
3A: Position & Squawk Code
Mode C: Adds Alt encoding (own static source)
Mode S: Adds Tail Number
Weather Reports to go Over
- Metars
- TAFs
- Area Forecasts
- Prog Charts
- Winds Aloft
- Radar
- Significant Weather Prog Charts
- Convective Outlook
Airmets
Valid for 6 Hrs
- Sierra: Obscuration
- Tango: Lgt-Mod Turbulance
- Zulu: Trace, Lgt, Mod Icing
Sigmets
Valid for 4hrs
- Severe or greater icing and turbulance NOT associtated with a thunderstorm.
- Sandstorm
- Volcanic Ash
Convective Sigmets
Valid for 2 Hrs
- Essentially anything dealing with thunderstorms.
- 40% or more of an area 3,000sq miles
- surface winds >50kts
- Hail bigger than 3/4”
- Tornados
91.175(f)
Minimum Departure Requirements
91.169(b)(2)(ii)
Weather Minimums required for NOT filing an alternate.
91.169(c)(1)(ii)
Weather Minimums for an alternate to be viable.
Tower Enroute Control
A/FD - Chart Supplement
- Gives you Navaids and fixes between major airports.
STAR
Standard Terminal Arrival Route
- Various transitions leading into terminal area
SID
Standard Instrument Departure
- Various transitions leading out of terminal area
ODP
Obstacle Departure Procedure
- Establishes obstacle clearance requirements for airports with non-standard takeoff minimums
Standard Takeoff Minimums
- 200ft/nm
- 400’agl before making turns
- 35’agl over the departure end of the runway (over numbers)
How to file IFR plan
- Foreflight
- Calling on phone
Difference between IFR and VFR flight plans
- IFR provides clearance, separation, and positive control
- VFR is more generalized for S&R if not reporting by certain times.
Methods for obtaining IFR clearance
Radio - Clearance Delivery/Ground/Tower - GCO - ground communications outlet - RCO - Radio Communications Outlet - Phone - WX Brief - 1-888-766-8267 Clearance Delivery Line
Hold for Release
Wait for ATC to get back to you with a clearance, or contact ATC again after instructed time.
CVT
Clearance Void Time
- Separation for departure is no longer valid after CVT expires.
- If not off by CVT, contact ATC for new clearance within 30 mins. After 30 mins, S&R procedures begin.
CRAFT
C - Cleared to (typically airport or specific fix) R - Route (Include SIDs and STARs) A - Altitude cleared to F - Departure Frequency T - Transponder Code
Required IFR Instruments
GRAB CARD G - Generator R - Radios A - Attitude Indicator B - Ball (Slid/Skid Coordinator) C - Clock w/ Sweeping Seconds Hand A - Altimeter (Pressure Sensitive) Radar Alt not sufficient R - Rate of turn indicator D - Directional Gyro
Standard Helicopter IFR Departure Minimums
1/2 Mile Visibility
Non Standard Helicopter IFR Departure Minimums
Are listed in Departure Procedures
EFC
Expect Further Clearance
- After specified time, expect further instruction from ATC. If communications are lost before that time, continue to next phase of flight at end of EFC.
Position Report Items
- ID
- Position
- Time
- Altitude
- Type flight plan (not req in IFR pos reports to ARTCC or Approach)
- ETA and name of next reporting point
- Name only of the next succeeding reporting point along route
- Pertinent Remarks
Outer Marker
Located on the localizer front course 4-7 miles from airport to indicate the position at which an aircraft, at the appropriate altitude, will intercept the glidepath.
Locator Outer Marker
Outer marker coupled with a compass locator.
Compass Locator
A low-powered NDB.
What is the 3 digit number to the right of a NAVAID identifier?
DME channel.