IFR Renewal 2013

A COMMAND MULTI ENGINE GRADE INSTRUMENT RATING AUTHORISES THE HOLDER OF THE RATING TO FLY AS PIC OR CO-PILOT UNDER THE IFR

• YOU MAY NOT FLY IFR UNLESS WITHIN 90 DAYS YOU COMPLETE 3 HOURS IF TIME, MIN 1 HOUR IN AIRCRAFT OR 1 HOUR  SIM
• 1 HOUR DUAL INSTRUCTION
• 1 HOUR ICUS
• FLIGHT TEST

• 90 DAYS DME.GPS,NDB,VOR, RNAV
• 35 DAYS ILS LLZ
• RNAV 6 MONTHS USES GPS UNIT IN AIRCRAFT

• SIX PACK+EXTRA AI+ ALT+ C.O.S.T.P.A.A.A
• COMPASS
• OAT
• SUCTION
• TIME PIECE
• PITOT HEAT
• ASSIGN ALTITUDE INDICATOR
• ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE
• AUTO PILOT

• CEILING 300FT
• VISIBILITY 2000M
• (HOWEVER YOU SOULD CONSIDER MIN APPROACH MDA ETC TO GET BACK INTO AIRPORT?!?)

ALTERNATES COULD VERY WELL PROVE LIFE SAVER

• AERODROMES WITH IAP (PUBLISHED ON CHART) IF FORECAST IS UNAVAILABLE OS PROVISIONAL YOU MUST MAKE SUITABLE ALTERNATE!
• AERODROMES WITHOUT IAP ALT MIN LSATT PLUSS 500FT AND 8KM VIS

• 2 AIDS ON GROUND-1 OF EACH EQUIP IN AC
• 1 AID ON GROUND-2 OF SAME EQUIP IN AC
• NO AIDS ON GROUND- FORECAST NO MORE THAN SCT BELOW LSALT+500 8KM VIS
• GPS TSO-C129-129A A GROUND BASE AID NEED TO BE AVAILABLE 
• TSO 149 DOES NOT REQ ALTERNATE

• FORECAST CLOUDS MORE THAN SCT BELOW ALT MIN.
• FEW+FEW=SCT
• FEW+SCT=BKN

• VISIBILITY GREATER THAN ALT MIN
• PROB OF FOG, MIST, DUST BELOW ALT MIN

X WIND OR DOWN WIND GREATER THAN AC MAXIMUM

• IF FORECAST THEN IT REQ ALT AS NO FIRM FORECAST
• ALL WEATHER HAS 30 MIN BUFFER APART FORM TTF AND ARFOR

• UNLESS RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS ON GROUND TO TURN ON OR SET UP PORTABLE LIGHTS, AN ALT IS REQ.
• ALT DOES NOT NEED RESPONSIBLE AS LONG AS AC HAS 2X VFH OR 1XVHF 1XHF AND 30 MIN HOLDING
• LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED ON 30MIN PRIOR TO ETA TILL COMPLETION OF TAXI
• 10 MIN PRIOR ETD UNTIL 30 MIN AFTER DEPT
• PARTIAL RUNWAY LIGHT FAILURE EDGE LIGHT 60M-120M VIS NEEDS TO BE MULTI BY 1.5

THUNDER STORMS OR ASSOCIATED SEVERE TURBULENCE, HOLDING IS REQ 30 INTER 60 TEMPO

• IFR ONLY 
• ATC PROVIDES SEPARATION
• CONTINUOUS 2 WAY COMS
• ATC CLEARANCE IS REQ

• IFR AND VFR
• IFR FROM IFR,VFR,SPECIAL VFR SEPARATION
• 250KT BELOW 10,000FT
• CONTINUOUS 2 WAY COMS
• ATC CLEARANCE IS REQ

• IFR AND VFR
• IFR FROM IFR AND SPECIAL VFR
• 200KT AT OR BELOW 2500FT AAL WITHIN 4NM 250KTS IN CLASS D
• CONTINUOUS 2 WAY COMS 
• ATC CLEARANCE IS REQ

• IFR AND VFR
• IFR-IFR TRAFIC INFO ON VFR AS FAR AS IS PRACTICAL
• 250KT BELOW 10000FT
• CONTINUOUS 2 WAY COMS
• ATC CLEARANCE IS REQ FOR IFR TRAFIC

• IFR AND VFR
• NO SEPARATION (FLIGHT INFOMATION SERVICE FIS)
• 250KT BELOW 10000
• CONTINUOUS 2 WAY COMS
• ATC NOT REQ

• THE FIX FROM WHICH THE FINAL APPOACH IS EXECUTED. 
• ON JEPPS ITS INDICATED BY A MALTESE CROSS FOR NON-PRECISION
• THE GLIDE/SLOPE FOR PRECISION

• DOING A REVERSAL PROCEDURE
• ENTERING OF A DME ARC
• THE ENROUTE TRACK WITHIN 30 DEGREE
• IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE AND CLEARED
• WITHIN CAPTURE REGION FOR GPS

• DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ENGINE FAILURES
• TO BE FOLLOWED UNTIL LSALT
• NO COMPENSATION FOR WIND
• IN VMC BY DAY, VISUAL DEPT CAN BE REQUESTED OR ISSUED BY ATC
• IN DEPT REPORT SID IDENTIFIER MUST BE INCLUDED
• NORMAL FLIGHT PARAMETER=15 AOB AND MAX SPEED 290KT

• DESCENT NOT PERMITTED UNTILL WITHIN APPROPRIATE SECTOR ON SPECIFIC TRACK
• CAN MANOEUVRE WITHIN SECTOR AT OR ABOVE SEGMENT MSA
• MANOEUVRING NOT PERMITTED AFTER PASSING THE FAF
• CLEAR DME/GPS ARRIVAL. CLEARS YOU TO FINAL APPROACH AND TO DESEND TO MDA

• PILOTS MUST READ BACK STAR IDENT,TRANSITION,RUNWAY,ALTITUDE AND TERMINATION PROCEDURE
• SPEED 250KT BELOW 10000

• A
• INTIAL APPROACH 90-150
• FINAL APPROACH 70-100
• MAX IAS CIRCLING  100
• CIRCLING 1.68MN

• B
• INITIAL APPROACH  120-180
• FINAL APPROACH  85-130
• MAX IAS CIRCLING  135
• CIRCLING 2.66NM

• FALSE COURSE MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE 35 DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF LOC
• LOCATOR FAILURE-MUST JOIN ILS OUTSIDE OM
• GLIDE PATH FAILURE. LOC PROCEDURE ONLY AVAILABLE
• MARKER BEACON FAILURE-ILS MAY BE USED JUST CHECK ALT AND DIST ON CHART
• IF UNEXPLAINED DISCREPANCY IN ALT CHECK DISCONTINUE APPROACH
• SHOULD MAINTAIN 1/2 SCALE OF GS AND LOC
• COMENCE MA AFTER FAP IF LOC AND GS SHOW FULL SCALE DEFLECTION

• CAN ENTER DIRECTLY WITHIN 30 OF INITIAL TRACK
• MUST BE ESTABLISHED ON INBOUND TRACK BEFORE DESENT
• ESTABLISHED= -/+5 DEGREE 2MN DME

• APPROVED SOURCE. ATIS, AWIS,ATC
• ACTUAL AERODOME QNH VALID 15 MIN
• METAR QNH DOEST SATISFY ACTUAL

• PASSAGE OVER NDB VOR DME, APPROVED GPS
• INTERSECTION OF 2 OR MORE POSITIONING LINES WHICH INTERSECT WITH NOT LESS THAN 40 DEGREES
• THE POSITION LINES MUST BE WITHIN TWO RATED COVERAGE OF AID, 2 NDB 30MN OF EACT NDB

DONT VENTURE IN TOO CLOSE

• DME/GPS ARRIVALS
• VECTORS
• INSTRUMENT APPROACH
• THIRTY NM DAY, CLEAR OF CLOUD, 5 KM VIS AND IN SIGHT OF GROUND
• CIRCLING AREA AT NIGHT. 5NM ON PAPI/TVASIS, 7NM PAPI/TVASIS RUNWAY ILS EQUIP AND 10NM ON ILS