PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● What is required to log instrument time?
Answer: Operate solely by reference to instruments under actual or
simulated conditions.
●● What are the "6 HITS" requirements for IFR currency?
Answer: 6 approaches, Holding, Intercepting & Tracking courses with
navigation systems, within last 6 months.
●● What happens if you don't log 6 HITS in 6 months?
Answer: You have 6 more months with a safety pilot to regain currency;
after that, IPC required.
●● What is an IPC?
Answer: Instrument Proficiency Check administered by CFII, examiner,
or approved person; restores IFR currency after 12 months.
●● What are the minimum aeronautical experience requirements for an
instrument rating?
,Answer: 50 hrs XC PIC (10 in airplanes), 40 hrs actual/sim instrument
(15 with CFII), one 250 NM XC with 3 different approaches.
●● What personal documents are required for flight?
Answer: Pilot certificate, medical certificate (or driver's license if
BasicMed), government photo ID, Restricted Radiotelephone permit if
outside US.
●● What aircraft documents are required for flight?
Answer: ARROW: Airworthiness, Registration, Radio license (intl),
Operating limitations, Weight & balance.
●● What aircraft inspections are required for IFR?
Answer: AVIATES: ADs, VOR 30 days, Inspections (annual/100hr),
Altimeter/Static 24 mo, Transponder 24 mo, ELT 12 mo, STC
inspections.
●● What is the "IMSAFE" checklist?
Answer: Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion.
●● What is the "PAVE" checklist?
Answer: Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures.
●● What is the "DECIDE" model?
,Answer: Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaluate.
●● What is the passenger briefing mnemonic?
Answer: SAFETY: Seatbelts, Air vents, Fire extinguisher, Exits,
Traffic/Talking, Your questions.
●● What is the taxi briefing mnemonic?
Answer: ARCH: Assigned runway, Route, Crossings/hold short, Hot
spots/hazards.
●● What is the takeoff briefing mnemonic?
Answer: DEPARTS: Departure review, Establish expectations,
Plan/special considerations, Alternate, Runway, Trouble/tactics, Speak
up.
●● What preflight info is required for IFR?
Answer: NWKRAFT: NOTAMs, Weather, Known traffic delays,
Runway length, Alternatives, Fuel, Takeoff/landing performance.
●● What is the IFR fuel requirement (Part 91)?
Answer: Enough fuel to destination, to alternate (if required), plus 45
minutes at normal cruise.
●● What is the 1-2-3 rule for alternate requirements?
, Answer: If 1 hr before/after ETA, weather is <2000' ceiling or <3 SM
visibility, an alternate is required.
●● What are the minimum weather conditions at an alternate?
Answer: Precision: 600-2, Non-precision: 800-2, No approach: VFR
descent from MEA.
●● What GPS rules apply when filing an alternate?
Answer: Non-WAAS: GPS may be used at destination OR alternate, not
both. WAAS: LNAV or circling mins allowed; with baro-VNAV,
LNAV/VNAV or RNP 0.3 may be used.
●● What is a Diverse Departure?
Answer: Standard IFR departure assuming 200 FPNM climb, cross DER
at 35', climb to 400' before turning, obstacle clearance guaranteed.
●● What is a Diverse Vector Area (DVA)?
Answer: Area where ATC may vector aircraft below MVA/MIA while
maintaining obstacle clearance after takeoff.
●● What is a VCOA (Visual Climb Over Airport)?
Answer: Climbing turns over airport in VMC until reaching published
altitude, then continue IFR departure.