IFR Check Ride Tested Questions with Winning
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/. When is instrument rating required? Part 91.157 - Answer-✅1- Under instrument flight
rules (IFR flight plan).
2- In weather conditions less than the minimum for VFR flight
3- In class A Airspace
4- Under special VFR within Class B,C,D,E surface areas between sunset to sunrise
5- When carrying passengers for hire on cross-country flight in excess of 50 nautical
miles or at night.
/.What must a pilot due if they let their instrument currency expire? Part 61.57, 91.109 -
Answer-✅the pilot must reinstate his currency by accomplishing a instrument
proficiency check given by an examiner, by an authorized instructor, or FAA-approved
person to conduct instrument practical test. FAA Examiner
/.What are the required qualifications for a person to act as a "safety pilot"? part 61.3,
61.23, and 91.109 - Answer-✅- safety pilot must be posses at least a private pilot
certificate with category and class rating appropriate to the aircraft being flown.
- posses an appropriate medical certificate.
- If the flight is to be conducted on an IFR flight plan, the PIC must hold an instrument
rating and be instrument current.
/.What conditions are necessary for a pilot to log instrument time? Part 61.51 - Answer-
✅logging instrument time only when operating the aircraft solely by reference to
instruments, under actual or simulated conditions.
/.When logging instrument time, what should be included in each logbook entry? Part
61.51 - Answer-✅must include location and type of each instrument approach
accomplished and the name of the safety pilot, if required.
/.What conditions must exist in order to log actual instrument flight time? - Answer-
✅would be any flight time that is accumulated in IMC conditions with flight being
conducted solely by reference to instruments.
Definition of IMC is weather conditions below the VFR minimums specified for visual
meteorological conditions. VFR minimum conditions found in Part 91.155
/.What is the definition of the term "flight time"? Part 1 - Answer-✅Flight time means
pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under it's own to rest after landing.
, /.Before conducting an IFR flight using GPS equipment for navigation, what basic
preflight checks should be made? - Answer-✅1- Check GPS is installed and certified for
the planned IFR operation.
2- Check that the Date bases (navigation, terrain, obstacles, etc.) have not expired
3- check GPS and WAAS NOTAMS.
4- Check GPS RAIM availability for non-WAAS receivers.
5- Check operation status on all Ground base NAVAIDs and related aircraft equipment
(30 day VOR Check) appropriate for the route of flight, terminal operations, instrument
approaches at destination and alternate.
/.Explain the function of RAIM - Answer-✅Receiver Autonomous integrity Monitoring
(RAIM) self monitoring function performed by a TSO-129 certified GPS receiver to
ensure adequate signals. Also alerts Pilot when it determines GPS signals do not meet
the criteria for safe navigation.
/.When is a RAIM check required? AIM 5-1-16 - Answer-✅TSO-C129 (non-WAAS)
equipped aircraft. if using this equipment GPS RAIM must be check to satisfy the RNAV
requirement.
though this is not required for aircraft with TSO-C145/C146 (WAAS) as long as your
flight is within WAAS coverage area.
/.What are several methods a pilot can use to satisfy the predictive RAIM requirement
(RAIM Check)? AIM 5-1-16 - Answer-✅1- FSS or breifers will provide RAIM information
1 hour before and After ETA.
2- FAA Enroute and terminal RAIM prediction website. www.raimperdiction.net
/.May portable electronic devices be operated on board an aircraft? 14 CFR 91.21 -
Answer-✅No person may operate nor may any PIC allow operation of a electronic
device.
air carrier or commercial operator or an aircraft operating under IFR.
/.What additional aircraft documentation should be on board an aircraft equipped with
an IFR-approved GPS? - Answer-✅Airplane flight manual supplement and cockpit
reference Guide or quick Reference guide.
/.How often are GPS databases required to be updated? - Answer-✅Navigation every
28 days, obstacles every 56 days, and terrain / airport map as needed.
/.Can a pilot perform the required database updates? - Answer-✅Yes if it can be done
without disassembling the avionics unit and performed with out using tools and/or
special equipment.
Answers
/. When is instrument rating required? Part 91.157 - Answer-✅1- Under instrument flight
rules (IFR flight plan).
2- In weather conditions less than the minimum for VFR flight
3- In class A Airspace
4- Under special VFR within Class B,C,D,E surface areas between sunset to sunrise
5- When carrying passengers for hire on cross-country flight in excess of 50 nautical
miles or at night.
/.What must a pilot due if they let their instrument currency expire? Part 61.57, 91.109 -
Answer-✅the pilot must reinstate his currency by accomplishing a instrument
proficiency check given by an examiner, by an authorized instructor, or FAA-approved
person to conduct instrument practical test. FAA Examiner
/.What are the required qualifications for a person to act as a "safety pilot"? part 61.3,
61.23, and 91.109 - Answer-✅- safety pilot must be posses at least a private pilot
certificate with category and class rating appropriate to the aircraft being flown.
- posses an appropriate medical certificate.
- If the flight is to be conducted on an IFR flight plan, the PIC must hold an instrument
rating and be instrument current.
/.What conditions are necessary for a pilot to log instrument time? Part 61.51 - Answer-
✅logging instrument time only when operating the aircraft solely by reference to
instruments, under actual or simulated conditions.
/.When logging instrument time, what should be included in each logbook entry? Part
61.51 - Answer-✅must include location and type of each instrument approach
accomplished and the name of the safety pilot, if required.
/.What conditions must exist in order to log actual instrument flight time? - Answer-
✅would be any flight time that is accumulated in IMC conditions with flight being
conducted solely by reference to instruments.
Definition of IMC is weather conditions below the VFR minimums specified for visual
meteorological conditions. VFR minimum conditions found in Part 91.155
/.What is the definition of the term "flight time"? Part 1 - Answer-✅Flight time means
pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under it's own to rest after landing.
, /.Before conducting an IFR flight using GPS equipment for navigation, what basic
preflight checks should be made? - Answer-✅1- Check GPS is installed and certified for
the planned IFR operation.
2- Check that the Date bases (navigation, terrain, obstacles, etc.) have not expired
3- check GPS and WAAS NOTAMS.
4- Check GPS RAIM availability for non-WAAS receivers.
5- Check operation status on all Ground base NAVAIDs and related aircraft equipment
(30 day VOR Check) appropriate for the route of flight, terminal operations, instrument
approaches at destination and alternate.
/.Explain the function of RAIM - Answer-✅Receiver Autonomous integrity Monitoring
(RAIM) self monitoring function performed by a TSO-129 certified GPS receiver to
ensure adequate signals. Also alerts Pilot when it determines GPS signals do not meet
the criteria for safe navigation.
/.When is a RAIM check required? AIM 5-1-16 - Answer-✅TSO-C129 (non-WAAS)
equipped aircraft. if using this equipment GPS RAIM must be check to satisfy the RNAV
requirement.
though this is not required for aircraft with TSO-C145/C146 (WAAS) as long as your
flight is within WAAS coverage area.
/.What are several methods a pilot can use to satisfy the predictive RAIM requirement
(RAIM Check)? AIM 5-1-16 - Answer-✅1- FSS or breifers will provide RAIM information
1 hour before and After ETA.
2- FAA Enroute and terminal RAIM prediction website. www.raimperdiction.net
/.May portable electronic devices be operated on board an aircraft? 14 CFR 91.21 -
Answer-✅No person may operate nor may any PIC allow operation of a electronic
device.
air carrier or commercial operator or an aircraft operating under IFR.
/.What additional aircraft documentation should be on board an aircraft equipped with
an IFR-approved GPS? - Answer-✅Airplane flight manual supplement and cockpit
reference Guide or quick Reference guide.
/.How often are GPS databases required to be updated? - Answer-✅Navigation every
28 days, obstacles every 56 days, and terrain / airport map as needed.
/.Can a pilot perform the required database updates? - Answer-✅Yes if it can be done
without disassembling the avionics unit and performed with out using tools and/or
special equipment.
