1To meet the minimum required instrument flight experience to act as pilot in command of an aircraft under IFR, you must have logged within the preceding 6 calendar months in the same category of aircraft: six instrument approaches,
holding procedures, intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation systems.
2Unless otherwise prescribed, what is the rule regarding altitude and course to be maintained during an off-airways IFR flight over nonmountainous terrain?
1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within 4 NM of course.
3IFR PIC Requirements
To act as PIC under IFR, a pilot must have logged, in the past 6 calendar months, at least six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation systems in the appropriate category of aircraft for the instrument privileges sought.
4What is the maximum IFR altitude you may fly in an unpressurized aircraft without providing passengers with supplemental oxygen?
No person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry at cabin pressure altitudes above 15,000 feet MSL unless each occupant of the aircraft is provided with supplemental oxygen.
5Your transponder is inoperative. What are the requirements for flying in Class D airspace?
Continue the flight as planned.
6In order to operate in class b airspace you need....
No person may operate an aircraft within Class B airspace unless that aircraft is equipped with:
1. For IFR operations, an operable VOR or TACAN receiver; and
2. For all operations, an operable two-way radio capable of communications with ATC on appropriate frequencies for that Class B airspace area and a transponder having Mode C capability.
7You intend to carry passengers for hire on a night VFR flight in a single-engine airplane within a 25-mile radius of the departure airport. You are required to possess at least which rating(s)?
A Commercial Pilot Certificate with a Single-Engine Land Rating and Instrument (airplane) Rating.
8What is the maximum cabin pressure altitude at which a pilot can fly for longer than 30 minutes without using supplemental oxygen?
12,500 feet.
9Which limitation is imposed on the holder of a Commercial Pilot Certificate if that person does not hold an Instrument Rating?
The carrying of passengers for hire on cross-country flights is limited to 50 NM and the carrying of passengers for hire at night is prohibited.
10Except when necessary for takeoff or landing or unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, the minimum altitude for IFR flight is
2,000 feet above the highest obstacle over designated mountainous terrain; 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle over terrain elsewhere.
11What limitation is imposed on a newly certificated commercial airplane pilot if that person does not hold an instrument pilot rating?
The carrying of passengers for hire on cross-country flights is limited to 50 NM and the carrying of passengers for hire at night is prohibited.
12Where is DME required under IFR?
At or above 24,000 feet MSL if VOR navigational equipment is required.
13How can a pilot determine if a Global Positioning System (GPS) installed in an aircraft is approved for IFR enroute and IFR approaches?
Flight manual supplement.
14In the 48 contiguous states, excluding the airspace at or below 2,500 feet AGL, an operable coded transponder equipped with Mode C capability is required in all controlled airspace at and above
10,000 feet MSL.
15Which use of flight deck lighting is correct for night flight?
Reducing the interior lighting intensity to a minimum level.
16Unless otherwise specified on the chart, the minimum en route altitude along a jet route is
18,000 feet MSL.
17To carry passengers for hire in an airplane on cross-country flights of more than 50 NM from the departure airport, the pilot in command is required to hold at least
a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an Instrument Rating.
18If a pilot experiences a loss of two-way radio capability while on an IFR flight, the pilot should:
1. Adjust the transponder to code 7600.
2. Leave the clearance limit to begin the approach as close as possible to the EFC time.
19The following reports should be made to ATC or FSS facilities without a specific ATC request when not in radar contact:
1. When leaving final approach fix inbound on final approach.
2. A corrected estimate at anytime it becomes apparent that an estimate previously submitted is in error in excess of 3 minutes.
20What is the purpose of FDC NOTAMs?
To advise of changes in flight data which affect instrument approach procedure (IAP), aeronautical charts, and flight restrictions prior to normal publication.
21An instrument rated pilot is planning a flight under IFR on July 10, this year. Before conducting the flight, the pilot must have
performed and logged the prescribed tasks and repetitions required for instrument currency no earlier than January 10, this year.
22Unless otherwise prescribed, what is the rule regarding altitude and course to be maintained during an IFR off-airways flight over mountainous terrain?
2,000 feet above the highest obstacle within 4 NM of course.
23What is the maximum altitude that Class G airspace will exist? (Does not include airspace less than 1,500 feet AGL.)
14,500 feet MSL.
24A coded transponder equipped with altitude reporting capability is required in all controlled airspace
at and above 10,000 feet MSL, excluding at and below 2,500 feet AGL.
25What is the floor of Class E airspace when designated in conjunction with an airway?
1,200 feet AGL.
26Do regulations permit you to act as pilot in command of an airplane in IMC if you hold a Private Pilot Certificate with ASEL, Rotorcraft category, with helicopter class rating and instrument helicopter rating?
No, you must hold either an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot-Airplane Certificate or an Airplane Instrument Rating.
27What is the oxygen requirement for an unpressurized aircraft at 15,000 feet?
Crew must use oxygen for the entire time above 14,000 feet and passengers must be provided supplemental oxygen only above 15,000 feet.
28If you enter VMC while on an IFR flight plan, you must
see and avoid other traffic.
29What are the normal lateral limits for Class D airspace?
4 nm
30Which altitude is the normal upper limit for Class D airspace?
2,500ft AGL
31What does declaring 'minimum fuel' to ATC imply?
Merely an advisory that indicates an emergency situation is possible should any undue delay occur.
32To meet instrument experience requirements of 14 CFR 61.57(c), a pilot enters the condition of flight in the pilot logbook as simulated instrument conditions. What other qualifying information must be entered?
Each instrument flight entry must include the place and type of each instrument approach completed, and the name of the safety pilot for each simulated instrument flight.
33Which sources of aeronautical information, when used collectively, provide the latest status of airport conditions (e.g., runway closures, runway lighting, snow conditions)?
The Chart Supplements U.S. provides current airport conditions known. NOTAM (D)s provide the latest status of airport conditions, for those items too current or temporary to be published in the Chart Supplement U.S.
34What action should you take if your No. 1 VOR receiver malfunctions while operating in controlled airspace under IFR? Your aircraft is equipped with two VOR receivers. The No. 1 receiver has VOR/Localizer/Glide Slope capability, and the No. 2 has only VOR/Localizer capability.
The PIC of each aircraft operated in controlled airspace under IFR shall report as soon as practical to ATC any malfunctions of navigational, approach, or communication equipment occurring in flight. So you would need to report this emergency immediatly to ATC.
35Centrifugal sensations in an aircraft gives the pilot the feeling of.....
rising or falling.
36An instrument rated pilot, who has not logged any instrument time in 1 year or more, cannot serve as pilot in command under IFR, unless the pilot
passes an instrument proficiency check in the category of aircraft involved, given by an approved FAA examiner, instrument instructor, or FAA inspector.
37What are the vertical limits of a transition area that is designated in conjunction with an airport having a prescribed IAP?
700 feet AGL or more to the base of the overlying controlled airspace.
38While on an IFR flight plan, you should notify ATC of a variation in speed when
The pilot of an IFR flight should report changes in the average true airspeed (at cruising altitude) of 5 percent or 10 knots (whichever is greater) from that filed in the flight plan.
39What altitude and route should be used if you are flying in IMC and have two-way radio communications failure?
Continue on the route specified in your clearance, fly at an altitude that is the highest of last assigned altitude, altitude ATC has informed you to expect, or the MEA.
40During an IFR flight in IMC, you enter a holding pattern (at a fix that is not the same as the approach fix) with an EFC time of 1530. At 1520 you experience complete two-way communications failure. Which procedure should you follow to execute the approach to a landing?
Depart the holding fix at the EFC time and complete the approach.
41How may a pilot satisfy the recent flight experience requirement necessary to act as pilot in command in IMC in powered aircraft? Within the previous 6 calendar months, logged
To act as pilot-in-command under IFR, a pilot must have logged, in the past 6 calendar months, at least six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigation systems, in the appropriate category of aircraft for the instrument privileges sought.
42If an unpressurized aircraft is operated above 12,500 feet MSL, but not more than 14,000 feet MSL, for a period of 2 hours 20 minutes, how long during that time is the minimum flightcrew required to use supplemental oxygen?
1 hour 50 minutes.
43What are the minimum qualifications for a person who occupies the other control seat as safety pilot during simulated instrument flight?
Private Pilot Certificate with appropriate category and class ratings for the aircraft.
44Tunnel vision and cyanosis are symptoms of
hypoxia
45When ATC has not imposed any climb or descent restrictions and aircraft are within 1,000 feet of assigned altitude, pilots should attempt to both climb and descend at a rate of between
500 feet per minute and 1,500 feet per minute.
46From what source can you obtain the latest FDC NOTAMs?
FAA AFSS/FSS.