Instrument Stage I Exam Questions and
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As an instrument-rated airplane pilot, what is the appropriate procedure to regain instrument
currency if you have not flown using instrument references for a period of 12 months?
✔️✔️Successfully complete an instrument proficiency check with a certificated instrument
flight instructor.
In order to fly with a pilot who is logging simulated instrument time, the safety pilot must
✔️✔️possess at least a private pilot certificate with category and class rating appropriate to
the aircraft being flown.
Prior to takeoff under IFR conditions, you find the vertical speed indicator to be in error by 125
ft/min. What action, if any, should you take to comply with regulations? ✔️✔️No action is
required.
To operate in IFR conditions, you must have enough fuel to complete the flight to the first
airport of intended landing and then ✔️✔️fly from that airport to the alternate airport (if
required), and fly after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
According to FAR Part 91, the required minimum flight crew must use supplemental oxygen at
all times above what cabin pressure altitude? ✔️✔️14,000 feet MSL
You are planning an IFR flight (not for hire) in VFR conditions that departs from an airport
located within Class B airspace. The required aircraft and equipment inspections include a(n)
✔️✔️annual, pitot-static, altimeter, VOR and transponder.
, Within what time period must the operator of an aircraft provide a written report of an aircraft
accident to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)? ✔️✔️10 days
What do the markings on the runways indicate? ✔️✔️Runway 4 is a visual runway and Runway
36 is a precision instrument runway.
For what purposes can the areas labeled A and B on Runways 4 and 36 be used? ✔️✔️Area A
is usable only as a blastpad, overrun, or stopway; area B is usable for taxi, takeoff, and landing
rollout.
Assume you are flying a light airplane on an approach using a 3-bar VASI installation. What
color combination (top to bottom) is appropriate when you are established on the proper
glideslope? ✔️✔️Red, red, white
A row of flush-mounted flashing white lights perpendicular to the runway centerline are
✔️✔️land and hold short lights.
The airspace which surrounds a tower-controlled airport and normally extends up to 2,500 feet
above the airport is classified as ✔️✔️Class D airspace.
What type of airspace normally has a minimum flight visibility requirement of one statute mile
for day VFR operations and does not require an IFR flight plan for IFR operations? ✔️✔️Class G
airspace from the surface up to 10,000 feet MSL
Refer to the Chart Supplement for Phoenix—Sky Harbor International Airport. What is true
regarding Runway 8? ✔️✔️The runway is 11,489 feet long with a displaced threshold of 898
feet.
Answers| Latest Update
As an instrument-rated airplane pilot, what is the appropriate procedure to regain instrument
currency if you have not flown using instrument references for a period of 12 months?
✔️✔️Successfully complete an instrument proficiency check with a certificated instrument
flight instructor.
In order to fly with a pilot who is logging simulated instrument time, the safety pilot must
✔️✔️possess at least a private pilot certificate with category and class rating appropriate to
the aircraft being flown.
Prior to takeoff under IFR conditions, you find the vertical speed indicator to be in error by 125
ft/min. What action, if any, should you take to comply with regulations? ✔️✔️No action is
required.
To operate in IFR conditions, you must have enough fuel to complete the flight to the first
airport of intended landing and then ✔️✔️fly from that airport to the alternate airport (if
required), and fly after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
According to FAR Part 91, the required minimum flight crew must use supplemental oxygen at
all times above what cabin pressure altitude? ✔️✔️14,000 feet MSL
You are planning an IFR flight (not for hire) in VFR conditions that departs from an airport
located within Class B airspace. The required aircraft and equipment inspections include a(n)
✔️✔️annual, pitot-static, altimeter, VOR and transponder.
, Within what time period must the operator of an aircraft provide a written report of an aircraft
accident to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)? ✔️✔️10 days
What do the markings on the runways indicate? ✔️✔️Runway 4 is a visual runway and Runway
36 is a precision instrument runway.
For what purposes can the areas labeled A and B on Runways 4 and 36 be used? ✔️✔️Area A
is usable only as a blastpad, overrun, or stopway; area B is usable for taxi, takeoff, and landing
rollout.
Assume you are flying a light airplane on an approach using a 3-bar VASI installation. What
color combination (top to bottom) is appropriate when you are established on the proper
glideslope? ✔️✔️Red, red, white
A row of flush-mounted flashing white lights perpendicular to the runway centerline are
✔️✔️land and hold short lights.
The airspace which surrounds a tower-controlled airport and normally extends up to 2,500 feet
above the airport is classified as ✔️✔️Class D airspace.
What type of airspace normally has a minimum flight visibility requirement of one statute mile
for day VFR operations and does not require an IFR flight plan for IFR operations? ✔️✔️Class G
airspace from the surface up to 10,000 feet MSL
Refer to the Chart Supplement for Phoenix—Sky Harbor International Airport. What is true
regarding Runway 8? ✔️✔️The runway is 11,489 feet long with a displaced threshold of 898
feet.
