INSTRUMENT RATING STUDY GUIDE

1. List flight experience requireents f!r "n instruent r"ting.

#. List requireents t! "int"in I$R currenc%.
&. Differenti"te 'et(een the ters I$R "n) IM*.
+. List require) equipent f!r flight un)er ,$R "n) I$R.
-. .!( !ften ust the "ltieter "n) st"tic s%ste 'e chec/e)0
1. 2h"t is the st"tic s%ste chec/e) f!r0
3. .!( !ften ust the tr"nsp!n)er "n) st"tic s%ste 'e chec/e) "t the s"e tie0
4. 2h"t is the "xiu "ltieter err!r "ll!(e)0
5. 2h"t is the "xiu c!p"ss err!r "ll!(e)0
16. Expl"in ELT '"tter% repl"ceent requireents.
11. .!( "n) (hen c"n %!u test "n ELT0
1#. 2here is !)e * require)0 2h"t t%pe "ltitu)e )!es it rep!rt0
1&. 2here is DME require)0
1+. .!( !ften ust the ,7R recei8er 'e chec/e)0
1-. List - ("%s t! chec/ the ,7R recei8er "n) "ccept"'le t!ler"nce.
11. Descri'e the ,7T 9 c"n " ,7T test 'e )!ne in the "ir0
13. Expl"in c!p"ss err!rs.
14. List !x%gen requireents f!r p"rt 51.
15. 2h"t )!es " r!t"ting 'e"c!n )uring )"%light usu"ll% in)ic"te0
#6. List t"/e!ff inius f!r I$R :p"rt 51 ; 1&-<
#1. 2h"t (e"ther c!n)iti!n )eterines l"n)ing liits0
##. Is 8isi'ilit% liste) in st"tute !r n"utic"l iles0
#&. 2h"t is " cle"r"nce= (hen )! %!u nee) it "n) (here )! %!u get it0
#+. M"% " pil!t refuse " cle"r"nce0
#-. M"% " pil!t )e8i"te fr! " cle"r"nce0
#1. 2h"t is " 8!i) tie cle"r"nce0
#3. 2h"t is " cle"r"nce liit0
#4. 2hen "n) h!( )! %!u file "n I$R flight pl"n0
#5. .!( )! %!u c"ncel "n) I$R flight pl"n0
&6. List 1& "n)"t!r% rep!rts t! AT*0
&1. Descri'e the st"n)"r) h!l)ing p"ttern. :inclu)e tiing "n) (in) c!rrecti!n<
&#. Descri'e st"n)"r) h!l)ing p"ttern entr% pr!ce)ures.
&&. 2h"t is " n!n st"n)"r) h!l)ing p"ttern0
&+. 2h"t is the "xiu "irspee) f!r h!l)ing0 :pr!p<
&-. Descri'e the + segents !f "n instruent "ppr!"ch.
&1. 2h"t is the signific"nce !f the ters ,7R A= ,7R >= ect.0
&3. .!( ust " pr!ce)ure turn 'e fl!(n (hen in)ic"te) '% "rr!(s !n "n "ppr!"ch
pl"te0
&4. 2h"t is e"nt '% N7?T0
&5. List - inst"nces (hen " ?T (!ul) n!t 'e "uth!ri@e).
+6. 2h"t is the )ifference 'et(een " precisi!n "n) " n!nprecsi!n "ppr!"ch0
+1. 2h"t )eterines (hether "n "ppr!"ch is pu'lishe) "s circling !r str"ight in0
+#. *!p"re the !per"ti!n "n) sensiti8it% !f the ,7R recei8er in the f!ll!(ing
!)esA
ILS RNA, A??
,7R RNA, ENR
,7R ?AR
+&.2h"t "re the c!p!nents !f the ILS0 Are "r/er 'e"c!ns require)0
++.2h"t "re the l!(est ILS inius f!r *"t 10
+-.Descri'e the in)ic"ti!ns "n) i)entific"ti!n f!r theA
".L7M
'.LMM
c.7M
).MM
e.IM
f.>* "r/er 'e"c!n
g.$"n "r/er 'e"c!n
+1.2here is the gli)esl!pe tr"nsitter l!c"te)0
+3.2h"t is " t%pic"l gli)esl!pe pr!Becti!n "ngle "n) (i)th0
+4.2hen ight !ne enc!unter " f"lse gli)esl!pe0
+5.2here is the l!c"li@er tr"nsitter l!c"te)0
-6.*!p"re '"c/ c!urse sensing !n "n .SI 8ersus " n!r"l ,7R recei8er.
-1.Define the f!ll!(ingA
".D.
'.MDA
c.MSA
)..AT
e..AA
f.MA?
-#.2hen "% " pil!t )escen) 'el!( the D. !r MDA0
-&.2hen ust the MA? 'e execute)0
-+.Expl"in "ircr"ft "ppr!"ch c"teg!ries liste) (ith the inius !n "n
"ppr!"ch pl"te.
--.2h"t "re in!per"ti8e c!p!nents t"'les "n) h!( "re the% use)0
-1.2h"t is " step )!(n fix0
-3.2h"t is " 8isu"l )escent p!int "n) (hen c"n %!u g! 'el!( it0
-4.2h"t is " 8isu"l "ppr!"ch0
-5.2h"t is " c!nt"ct "ppr!"ch0
16.2h"t is " tie) "ppr!"ch0
11.2h"t "re p"r"llel "ppr!"ches0
1#.2h"t "re siult"ne!us "ppr!"ches0
1&.2h"t is " si)e step "ppr!"ch0
1+.2h"t is " LDA0
1-.2h"t is "n SD$0
11.List fuel requireents un)er I$R.
13.2hen is "n "ltern"te )estin"ti!n require)0
14.Expl"in st"n)"r) "ltern"te inius.
15.M"% %!u list "n "irp!rt (ith!ut "n instruent "ppr!"ch pr!ce)ure "s "n
"ltern"te0
36.Expl"in l!st c!unic"ti!n pr!ce)ures. :inclu)e tr"nsp!n)er pr!ce)ures<
31.D!es I$R tr"ffic in ,$R c!n)iti!ns h"8e pri!rit%0
3#.2h"t r"te !f cli' !r )escent sh!ul) 'e use) f!r "/ing "ltitu)e ch"nges0
3&.2h"t "re the )iensi!ns !f " fe)er"l "ir("%0
3+.Define the f!ll!(ingA
".MEA
'.M7*A
c.MRA
).M*A
e.MAA
3-..!( )! %!u )eterine the MEA f!r )irect flights0
31.Must "ntic!llisi!n lights 'e !n "t night un)er I$R0
33.2h"t is ,$R !n t!p0
34.2h"t is ,$R !8er the t!p0
35.2h"t is " cruise cle"r"nce0
46.2h"t "re n!t"s "n) (here "re the% f!un)0
41..!( )! %!u )eterine " n"8"i) is !ut !f ser8ice0
4#.2h"t sep"r"ti!n is gi8en f!r I$R tr"ffic '% AT*0
4&.Is it e8er p!ssi'le t! fl% in IM* (ith!ut 'eing !n cle"r"nce0
4+..!( )!es " pil!t chec/ (e"ther in flight0
4-.2h"t is A27S0 .I2AS0
41.List - re"s!ns f!r " NA, fl"g !n the .SI0
43.List + re"s!ns f!r " .DG fl"g !n the .SI0
44.2h"t is the flux g"te "n) (here is it0
45..!( c"n %!u tell if the fluxg"te is '") !n the .SI "n) (h"t )! %!u )! "'!ut
it0
56.2h"t is the life !f the "ux 8"cuu pup "n) list "n% p!tenti"l pr!'les
(ith using it.
51.2h"t instruentCinstruents "re p!(ere) '% the "ux 8"cuu0
5#.2hich instruents "re "ffecte) '% "lt st"tic "n) h!(0
5&.Define I$R "n) LI$R.
5+.M"% %!u 'egin "n instruent "ppr!"ch un)er p"rt 51 if the 8isi'ilit% is less
th"n require) !n the "ppr!"ch pl"te0
5-.List s!e c!p"r"ti8e 8"lues f!r 8isi'ilit% in SM ; R,R.
51.D! %!u nee) speci"l equipent t! fl% MLS !r G?S0
53.Expl"in the regul"ti!n in reg"r) t! in!per"ti8e equipent.
54.Expl"in the )ifference 'et(een " turn in)ic"t!r "n) " turn c!!r)in"t!r.
55.DN72 ALL ENR7UTE AND A??R7A*. *.ART SYM>7LS.