Basic Knowledge

Question 1

What aircraft documents are required for flight? (Hint: ARROW)

Answer 1

A- airworthiness certificate 
R- registration certificate
R- radio license(for flights outside US)
O- operating limitations 
W- W&B data

Question 2

What aircraft maintenance inspections are required for IFR? (Hint: AVIATE)

Answer 2

A- AD(airworthiness directive)
V- VOR every 30 days
I- inspections: Annual and 100 hour
A- altimeter & static system every 24 calendar months
T- transponder every 24 calendar months
E- ELT every 24 calendar months

Question 3

What is the preflight self assessment? (Hint: IM SAFE)

Answer 3

I- illness
M- medication 
S- stress
A- alcohol (flying hungover not fun don’t do it)
F- fatigue
E- emotion

Question 4

What preflight info is required for IFR?

Hint: NWCRAFT

Answer 4

N- notams
W- weather
K- known delays
R- runway lengths
A- alternatives
F- fuel requirements
T- takeoff and landing performance data

Question 5

Risk management and personal minimums? (Hint: PAVE)

Answer 5

P- pilot
A- aircraft
V- enViroment
E- external pressures

Question 6

Decision making

Answer 6

D- detect
E- estimate 
C- choose
I- identify
D- do
E- evaluate

Question 7

What is the passenger briefing? (hint: safety)

Answer 7

S- seatbelts, shoulder harnesses, seat position
A- air vents, all environmental controls
F- fire extinguisher
E- exit doors, emergency evacuation plan, emergency kit
T- traffic, talking
Y- your questions

Question 8

What’s the taxi briefing? (Hint: ARCH)

Answer 8

A- assigned runway
R- route
C- crossing and hold short instructions
H- hot spots and hazards

Question 9

What is the takeoff briefing? (Hint: DEPARTS)

Answer 9

D- departure review 
E- expectations 
P- plan/special considerations
A- alternate 
R- runway conditions and length
T- trouble/tactics 
S- speak up questions/concerns?

Question 10

How do you file an IFR flight plan?

Answer 10

• file at least 30 minutes prior to estimated departure
• 4 hours before if flying above FL230
• file with ATC, EFB(ForeFlight), online, FSS(by phone to weather briefing)

Question 11

How do you cancel your flight plan?

Answer 11

Towered airports- automatically canceled by ATC
Non towered airports- pilot must contact ATP/FCC to cancel by radio or phone

Can cancel anytime in flight if out of IMC and out of class A airspace

Question 12

What are IFR plan requirements?

Answer 12

No person may operate an aircraft in controlled airspace under ifr unless:

• filed an IFR flight plan
• received an appropriate ATC clearance

You can fly IFR in uncontrolled airspace without flight plan or clearance but you must remain in uncontrolled airspace until you file a flight plan and get an ATC clearance

Question 13

What are the minimum fuel requirements for IFR?

Answer 13

Fuel for duration of flight + fuel from destination airport to alternate(if required) + 45 minutes at normal cruise

Question 14

Do you need a destination alternate? (1-2-3 rule)

Answer 14

Alternate is always required unless:
- instrument approach is published and available for the destination
- at least 1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA:
ceiling will be at least 2000’
and visibility at least 3SM

Question 15

What are the minimum weather conditions required at an airport to list it as an alternate?

Answer 15

Alternate minima published in procedure charts if none:

• precision approach; 600 ft and 2sm
• non precision approach; 800 ft and 2sm
• no instrument approach available; ceiling and visibility must allow descent from MEA, approach and landing under VFR

Question 16

What are IFR cruising altitudes?

Answer 16

Based on magnetic course:
0-179 odd thousands
180-359 even thousands

East is always odd!

Question 17

What are IFR takeoff minimums?

Answer 17

Prescribed T/O minimums for the runway or:
1-2 engine; 1sm
More than 2 engines; 1/2sm

Question 18

What is the IFR departure clearance? (Hint: CRAFT)

Answer 18

C- clearance limit 
R- route
A- altitude 
F- frequency
T- transponder

Question 19

What are the 2 types of Departure procedures?

Answer 19

Obstacle departure procedure(ODP):
- provide only obstacle clearance

Standard instrument departure(SID):

• obstacle clearance reduces pilot and controller workload, simplifies ATC clearances minimizing radio communications
• some SIDS may have special radio failure procedures

Question 20

Are you required to accept a departure clearance?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

What is a standard terminal arrival(STAR)?

Answer 21

• serves as a transition between the en route structure and a point from which an approach to landing can be made
• transition routes connect en route fixes to the STAR procedure
• usually named according to the fix at which the basic procedure begins
• you don’t need to accept a STAR procedure; “no STARs” in the remark section of flight plan just like SIDS

Question 22

What are the minimum IFR altitudes?

Answer 22

Minimum altitudes prescribed or if none:

• mountainous areas; 2000ft above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 4NM
• non mountainous areas; 1000ft above the highest obstacle within 4NM