Instrument - FARS/Check ride (simplified) Flashcards
(12 cards)
61.57 instrument recency qualifications.
– 6 months, 6 approaches, a holding, tracking and intercepting using navigational equipment.
– 6 months not meeting these requirements requires a safety pilot/CFI II. (Safety pilot must hold prvt or instrument in IMC)
– 6 MONTHS BEYOND THE FIRST 6 MONTHS REQUIRES IPC WITH CFI II OR DPE.
An approved flight simulator can be used to become current.
61.51 log instrument time.
- When you are the sole manipulator of the flight controls and operating the aircraft solely by reference to the flight instruments.
- Actual or simulated instrument conditions.
- Instructor can log instrument time in actual IMC.
61.65d Experience for instrument airplane.
50 hours X/C PIC – 10 in airplane.
40 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time required
15 hours from an approved instructor
3 hours instruction prior to practical test within two calendar months of testing
250 NM X/C with 3 different approaches into 3 airports
Must hold a private pilot license
91.167 Fuel requirements
To your intended airport of landing and cruise for 45 minutes. If alternate required, fly to intended then alternate and cruise for 45 min.
91.169 IFR flight plan: information required.
3211 rule for alternate airport.*
– 3 miles visibility
– 2000 foot ceilings
– One hour before to one hour after ETA
* No alternate airport required
IFR alternate minimums
– Precision (600 feet, 2 miles visibility)
– Non-precision (800 feet, 2 miles visibility)
91.171 VOR check
– 30 days (date, location, bearing error, and signature)
– Using a VOT +/- 4° on the ground +/-6° in the air
– Dual VOR check within 4° of each other
91.173 ATC clearance and flight plan required.
No person may operate an aircraft in controlled airspace in IFR conditions without:
– Filed IFR flight plan
– Receive a clearance
91.175 takeoff and landing under IFR
To operate below DA, DH, or MDA the following must be met:
– Normal descent and normal maneuvers to landing runway.
– Visual meets required minimums per approach plate.
– No descent can be made to the runway FROM MDA without at least meeting one of the following: (without go mis)
RWY. TH. TD
L. L. L
M. M. M VASI/PAPI
– Descend no less than 100 AGL when approach lights are visible.
(Unless REIL are visible proceed to the Runway)
– If you break the MDA go missed
– If circling and lose airport environment go missed using published missed approach procedure
(Stay in the airport environment over runway and execute a missed approach)
91.177 minimum altitude for IFR operations.
MEA – minimum in route altitude and
MOCA – minimum obstacle clearance altitude
(2000 foot mountainous,1000 foot non-mountainous, within 4 miles course flown. Can receive VOR within 22 NM of VOR)
MCA – minimum crossing altitude (must be at MCA altitude before crossing)
91.179 IFR cruising altitudes or flight level.
Controlled airspace:
– IFR altitude assigned by ATC.
Uncontrolled airspace:
– Operating below 18,000 MSL or above FL180-FL290 (0-179 ODD : 180-359 EVEN) flight levels.
FL 290 and above in non-RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums)
4,000 foot separation
-or-
2000 foot Separation in RVSM.
91.183 Maintain continuous watch on frequency.
The time and altitude of compulsory waypoints reached (VOR, intersections, etc., blacked out)
When ATC requests specific reporting points.
Any unforeseen weather.
Any info relating to safety of flight
91.185 IFR operations, two way radio communications lost.
For altitude, HIGHEST first in this order:
M. MEA
E. EXPECTED
A. ASSIGNED
For ROUTE, in this order:
A. ASSIGNED
V. VECTORED
E. EXPECTED
F. FILED
Loss of communications in VFR, stay VFR and land as soon as practicable.
