IFR Law NZ Exam Edge Solved Questions
\.Eligibility Requirements - Answer-1. Hold a pilots licence.
2. Have night flying privileges for aircraft type.
3. Flight experience acceptable to director.
4. Ground course.
5. Passed written exams.
6. Demonstrated to a flight examiner in an approved simulator.
7. Meet medical requirements.
\.Can you fly IFR on a class 2 medical. - Answer-Yes but an audiogram is required every 5 years
up to age 40 and every 4 years thereafter. Essentially you must have class 1 hearing.
\.Flight hours required. - Answer-1. 50 hours VFR cross country PIC with at least 10 hours in
appropriate category.
2. 40 hours of instrument time which shall include.
-Not less than 10 hours dual instrument cross country IFR.
-Not less than 10 hours dual instrument flight instruction.
-Not more than 20 hours can be accumulated in an synthetic flight trainer.
\.Can you fly multi engine IFR - Answer-The IFR flight test must be carried out in this aircraft.
\.What instrument approach can you conduct - Answer-That specific instrument procedure must
be signed with a competency certificate in the logbook for that specific approach.
, \.How often must you demonstrate to a flight examiner competency - Answer-every 12 months
with a 60 day grace
\.When will you be uncurrent? - Answer-- Immediately preceding 3 months if not less than 3
hours instrument time with not less than 1 hour instrument flight time in appropriate aircraft
category.
- Preformed 3 published instrument approach procedures, one of which can be done in a sim.
- Prior to conducting a landing IFR have completed one of the appropriate landing types either
in air or in the sim using a similar type navigation system.
\.What must you do if you become uncurrent? - Answer-Must conduct a competency flight with
an examiner.
\.Aircraft requirements for IFR - Answer-- Aircraft is approved for IFR.
- Fully functioning dual controls.
- Current instrument rating for the appropriate category, or the co-pilot has a current
instrument rating.
\.When can you conduct single pilot IFR - Answer-- Flight manual authorises it.
- Aircraft is fitted with coms which can be used without taking hands away from controls.
\.Can we carry passengers single engine IFR - Answer-No. The only rule which says you can is
under 125.54 which permits single engine turbine under certain restrictions.
\.If MDA in exposition is 100' above AIP MDA can the pilot just use the AIP MDA - Answer-No,
they must use the one in the exposition and comply with nay requirements specified in the
exposition.
\.Eligibility Requirements - Answer-1. Hold a pilots licence.
2. Have night flying privileges for aircraft type.
3. Flight experience acceptable to director.
4. Ground course.
5. Passed written exams.
6. Demonstrated to a flight examiner in an approved simulator.
7. Meet medical requirements.
\.Can you fly IFR on a class 2 medical. - Answer-Yes but an audiogram is required every 5 years
up to age 40 and every 4 years thereafter. Essentially you must have class 1 hearing.
\.Flight hours required. - Answer-1. 50 hours VFR cross country PIC with at least 10 hours in
appropriate category.
2. 40 hours of instrument time which shall include.
-Not less than 10 hours dual instrument cross country IFR.
-Not less than 10 hours dual instrument flight instruction.
-Not more than 20 hours can be accumulated in an synthetic flight trainer.
\.Can you fly multi engine IFR - Answer-The IFR flight test must be carried out in this aircraft.
\.What instrument approach can you conduct - Answer-That specific instrument procedure must
be signed with a competency certificate in the logbook for that specific approach.
, \.How often must you demonstrate to a flight examiner competency - Answer-every 12 months
with a 60 day grace
\.When will you be uncurrent? - Answer-- Immediately preceding 3 months if not less than 3
hours instrument time with not less than 1 hour instrument flight time in appropriate aircraft
category.
- Preformed 3 published instrument approach procedures, one of which can be done in a sim.
- Prior to conducting a landing IFR have completed one of the appropriate landing types either
in air or in the sim using a similar type navigation system.
\.What must you do if you become uncurrent? - Answer-Must conduct a competency flight with
an examiner.
\.Aircraft requirements for IFR - Answer-- Aircraft is approved for IFR.
- Fully functioning dual controls.
- Current instrument rating for the appropriate category, or the co-pilot has a current
instrument rating.
\.When can you conduct single pilot IFR - Answer-- Flight manual authorises it.
- Aircraft is fitted with coms which can be used without taking hands away from controls.
\.Can we carry passengers single engine IFR - Answer-No. The only rule which says you can is
under 125.54 which permits single engine turbine under certain restrictions.
\.If MDA in exposition is 100' above AIP MDA can the pilot just use the AIP MDA - Answer-No,
they must use the one in the exposition and comply with nay requirements specified in the
exposition.
