IFR enroute

Question 1

What are the blue stars on high IFR chart?

Answer 1

solid blue: compulsory reporting point
hollow blue: non-compulsory reporting point

Question 2

What is MAA

Answer 2

Maximum Authorized Altitude - highest altitude allowed on an airway

Question 3

Low altitude IFR RNAV routes are printed in blue and identified by the letter “T” and a three digit number. Mileages, GPS MEAs, and magnetic reference bearings are included. What is required to fly these routes?

Answer 3

An IFR approved GPS is required to fly these R-NAV routes.

Question 4

What does Minimum Enroute Altitudes (MEAs) tell me?

Answer 4

obstacle clearance requirements, assures a satisfactory navigation signal, and the identification of fixes on the airway.

Question 5

What does Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitudes (MOCAs) provide?

Answer 5

1,000’ obstacle clearance over non mountainous terrain, and 2,000 over mountainous terrain, within 4 miles of the centerline of the airway.

Question 6

How often does the FAA issues a new set of en route charts every:

Answer 6

Every 56 days

Question 7

How are low altitude IFR RNAV routes depicted?

Answer 7

Blue, and identified by the letter T with a three digit number.

Question 8

If you are flying direct between fixes not on a published route, the minimum altitude you should fly is:

Answer 8

Off Route Obstruction Clearance Altitude (OROCA).

It Guarantees, NAV signal reception, radar coverage, or communications with ATC.

Question 9

Victor airway altitude changes are indicated by:

Answer 9

Short crossbars on each side of the airway at a fix.

Question 10

On the airport chart what does the T and A in the top left mean?

Answer 10

T: in the remarks section of an approach chart indicates either non standard take off minimums or special departure procedures.
A: deals with using the airport as an alternate.

Question 11

How do you calculate your required rate of climb?

Answer 11

Divide your projected groundspeed by 60 to find your miles per minute and multiply that by the climb required

Question 12

What is a Standard Instrument Departure (SID) chart?

Answer 12

It is a pre-planned and coded departure route making a clearance from an airport easier.

It is a published flight procedures followed by aircraft on an IFR flight plan immediately after takeoff from an airport.

Question 13

What does I-HUB mean?

Answer 13

That the DME frequency is the same as the localizer frequency

Question 14

As you approach your destination, some items to consider for your approach are: (6)

Answer 14

DA/MDA penalties due to altimeter settings, approach lighting systems, wind, frequencies, radar coverage, procedure turns.

Question 15

To determine if an inoperative component affects the minimums for an approach:

Answer 15

Check the Inoperative Components or Visual Aid Table

Question 16

Airports that display a black triangle symbol with the letter A at the top left of the approach chart tells you that:

Answer 16

It has different IFR alternate weather minimums. Go to the Terminal Procedures Supplement to find the necessary information.

Question 17

If no alternate minimums are specified, the alternate minimums for a precision approach and non-precision approach are:

Answer 17

600’-2 miles for a precision approach, and 800’-2 miles for a non-precision approach.

Question 18

You don’t need to select an alternate airport when flying IFR if the destination airport has an instrument procedure and weather is forecast to be one hour before to one hour after the ETA:

Answer 18

2,000 foot or greater ceiling and 3 statute miles visibility.

Question 19

What are the fuel requirements in IFR flight?

Answer 19

fuel for the destination, the alternate, and then another 45 minutes.