Kiehl // Jason Blair

Question 1

Instrument Certification requirements

Answer 1

50hrs XC PIC
40hrs actual or simulated IFR (15 minimum with CFII)
(^3hrs of the 15 in the past 2 months before the test)
250NM XC with CFII on a filed IFR flight plan along airways OR via ATC routing, and 3 different types of approaches

Question 2

Recency of flight experience requirements to be PIC under IFR

Answer 2

6 approaches in the previous 6 months
Holding, intercepting, & tracking courses
Biannual flight review
Current medical
(For pax) 3 takeoffs and landings within the preceding 90 days

Question 3

How can you file an IFR flight plan

Answer 3

ForeFlight
Call FSS
Local/pop up IFR
1-800-WX brief website

Question 4

When must you list an alternate

Answer 4

When weather conditions 1hr before to 1hr after ETA to your airport of intended use are less than 2000’ ceilings and 3SM visibility

When your airport of intended use does not have an IAP

Question 5

What are standard alternate minimums

Answer 5

600’ ceilings & 2SM visibility for precision approaches
800’ ceilings & 2SM visibility for non precision approaches
If airport does not have an IAP, must be able to defend from the MEA under basic VFR
If filing to an airport with only RNAV approaches, alternate may also only have RNAV approaches ONLY IF you have WAAS

Question 6

What occurs with a low temp/dp spread

Answer 6

Fog

Question 7

How can you receive updated weather in the air

Answer 7

Listen to local ATIS
FSS
Thunderstorms - ATC

Question 8

How could you determine where icing could be occurring

Answer 8

PIEREPs
AIRMET Z
Forecast icing chart (aviation weather)
Icing freezing level chart (aviation weather)
Cloud bases/tops
Air temp (winds aloft table)
Precipitation (location/type)

Question 9

What deicing equipment do we we have on our plane

Answer 9

Pitot heat, defroster

Question 10

What are the IFR fuel requirements

Answer 10

Complete the flight to the first airport of intended landing, then fly from that airport to the alternate airport and after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed

Pilots may omit the requirement to carry enough fuel to fly from an alternate airport if there’s an IAP at the first airport of intended landing, and for at least 1hr before & 1hr after the ETA, 2,000’ ceiling and 3SM visibility

Question 11

Required IFR equipment

Answer 11

Generator
Radios
Altimeter (with Coleman window)
Ball (slip/skid)

Clock (panel mounted)
Attitude indicator
Rate of turn indicator
Directional gyro

Question 12

What you would have to doing a piece of equipment failed (on ground)

Answer 12

Have a mechanic label it INOP and deactivate it

Question 13

Do you need 2 radios to fly in IFR

Answer 13

No

Question 14

Do you need pitot heat to fly

Answer 14

No, but depending on the weather it’s not a good idea to go without it
—> Go through MEL, TCDS, KOEL (kinds of operational equipment list), POH (comprehensive equipment list), 91.205

Question 15

Going from one VOR to another with no radial in between them, would you get reception

Answer 15

If the total distance between them is less than 80mi, yes

Question 16

What are Sigmets

Answer 16

Nonconvective hazardous weather alerts that pertains to all aircraft (ex: severe icing, severe turbulence, dust/sandstorms, volcanic ash)

Question 17

What are Airmets & list the different types

Answer 17

Significant weather that’s less intense than Sigmets
6hr forecast
Ex: IFR, strong surface winds, icing, freezing levels
T - turbulence
S - IFR
Z - icing

Question 18

Can you fly into known icing conditions

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Describe lost com procedures while enroute

Answer 19

Squawk 7600
If immediately after takeoff, land back at airport
Comply with all departure instructions

Question 20

What are the blue box holding frequencies on the Victor Low chart and why would you use them

Answer 20

ARTCC Remote Sites with discrete VHF and UHF frequencies, used to get a hold of ATC if lost coms and to get updated weather from FSS

Question 21

What altitude would you fly at on a 090 vs 270 heading

Answer 21

Odd thousand, even thousand

Question 22

Can we do an NDB approach; why or why not

Answer 22

No, we do not have an ADF radio

Question 23

What approaches are classified as precision, and what approaches are classified as non precision

Answer 23

Precision: ILS, PAR
Non Precision: RNAV, localizer, VOR, DME

Question 24

What is an LPV approach, and is it precision or non precision

Answer 24

Localizer performance with vertical guidance
Considered an APV approach

Question 25

What does noPT stand for

Answer 25

No procedure turn

Question 26

What is a DME arch used for and how would you do one

Answer 26

“turn 10, twist 10”makes a_ mi arch to the approach course

Question 27

What are T routes

Answer 27

Low altitude RNAV ATS routes

Question 28

How do you do a VOR check, how would you find a station to use, and how would you record one

Answer 28

Use a VOT - set course selector to 0, track indicator should center and to/from flag should read from
Use a VOR checkpoint at the airport - instructions on sign & chart sup
Do a dual VOR check - set both VORs to the same facility & center needles
Airborne VOR check - select a VOR radial that intersects a VOR airway, select a prominent ground point along the radial and fly over the point (low alt)