IFR Rating
Under which condition must the pilot in command of a civil aircraft have at least an instrument rating?
A. When operating in Class E airspace.
B. For a flight in VFR conditions while on an IFR flight plan.
C. For any flight above an altitude of 1,200 feet AGL, when the visibility is less than 3 miles.
B. For a flight in VFR conditions while on an IFR flight plan.
Who is responsible for determining that the altimeter system has been checked and found to meet 14 CFR Part 91 requirements for a particular instrument flight?
A. Owner.
B. Operator.
C. Pilot-in-command.
C. Pilot-in-command.
In order to qualify for BasicMed, you must have received a comprehensive examination from:
A. An FAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner within the previous 60 months.
B. A state-licensed physician within the previous 24 months.
C. A state-licensed physician within the previous 48 months.
C. A state-licensed physician within the previous 48 months.
What are the minimum qualifications for a person who occupies the other control seat as safety pilot during simulated instrument flight?
A. Private pilot certificate with appropriate category and class ratings for the aircraft.
B. Private pilot with instrument rating.
C. Private pilot with appropriate category, class, and instrument ratings.
A. Private pilot certificate with appropriate category and class ratings for the aircraft.
While conducting a GPS approach, if you disengage the auto sensitivity, what will occur?
A. The approach mode annunciation will disengage.
B. The altitude mode will disengage.
C. The altitude and heading modes will disengage.
A. The approach mode annunciation will disengage.
The pilot in command of a civil aircraft must have an instrument rating only when operating...
A. under IFR in positive control airspace.
B. under IFR, in weather conditions less than the minimum for VFR flight or in Class A airspace.
C. in weather conditions less than the minimum prescribed for VFR flight.
B. under IFR, in weather conditions less than the minimum for VFR flight or in Class A airspace.
Before beginning any flight under IFR, the pilot in command must become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. In addition, the pilot must...
A. list an alternate airport on the flight plan and become familiar with the instrument approaches to that airport.
B. list an alternate airport on the flight plan and confirm adequate takeoff and landing performance at the destination airport.
C. be familiar with the runway lengths at airports of intended use, and the alternatives available if the flight cannot be completed.
C. be familiar with the runway lengths at airports of intended use, and the alternatives available if the flight cannot be completed.
You are a private pilot operating under BasicMed and recently earned your instrument rating. May you file an IFR flight plan and act as PIC while operating in weather that is less than VFR minimums?
A. Yes, BasicMed allows appropriately rated pilots to act as PIC under instrument flight rules.
B. No, pilots operating under BasicMed may file an IFR flight plan but cannot operate in IMC.
C. No, a pilot operating under BasicMed may only fly under VFR.
A. Yes, BasicMed allows appropriately rated pilots to act as PIC under instrument flight rules.
A certificated commercial pilot who carries passengers for hire at night or in excess of 50 NM is required to have at least...
A. an instrument rating in the same category and class of aircraft.
B. a type rating.
C. a first-class medical certificate.
A. an instrument rating in the same category and class of aircraft.
If both the ram air input and drain hole of the pitot system become blocked, the indicated airspeed will...
A. increase during a climb.
B. decrease during a climb.
C. remain constant regardless of altitude change.
A. increase during a climb.
Which flight time may be logged as instrument time when on an instrument flight plan?
A. All of the time the aircraft was not controlled by ground references.
B. Only the time you were flying in IFR weather conditions.
C. Only the time you controlled the aircraft solely by reference to flight instruments.
C. Only the time you controlled the aircraft solely by reference to flight instruments.
What are the minimum fuel requirements in IFR conditions, if the first airport of intended landing is forecast to have a 1,500-foot ceiling and 3 miles visibility at flight-planned ETA? Fuel to fly to the first airport of intended landing,...
A. and fly thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
B. fly to the alternate, and fly thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
C. fly to the alternate, and fly thereafter for 30 minutes at normal cruising speed.
B. fly to the alternate, and fly thereafter for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed.
If you are operating under BasicMed, you may fly an aircraft with...
A. an actual takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 lb.
B. a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 lb.
C. any weight, as long as you do not exceed the aircraft’s maximum certificated takeoff weight.
B. a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 lb.
To 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. a Category II pilot authorization.
B. a First-Class Medical certificate.
C. a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an instrument rating.
C. a Commercial Pilot Certificate with an instrument rating.
When flying directly over a published airborne VOR checkpoint, what is the maximum error allowed for IFR flight?
A. Plus 6° or minus 4° of the designated radial.
B. Plus or minus 4° of the designated radial.
C. Plus or minus 6° of the designated radial.
C. Plus or minus 6° of the designated radial.
To meet instrument experience requirements of CFR Part 61, section 61.57(c), a pilot enters the condition of flight in the pilot logbook as simulated instrument conditions, what other qualifying information must also be entered?
A. Location and type of each instrument approach completed and name of safety pilot.
B. Number and type of instrument approaches completed and route of flight.
C. Name and pilot certificate number of safety pilot and type of approaches completed.
A. Location and type of each instrument approach completed and name of safety pilot.
What are the alternate minimums for an airport with a precision approach procedure?
A. 400-foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility.
B. 600-foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility.
C. 800-foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility.
B. 600-foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility.
If you are operating under BasicMed, what is the maximum speed at which you may fly?
A. 200 KIAS below 10,000 feet, and 230 KIAS above 10,000 feet.
B. 250 KIAS below 10,000 feet, and 230 KIAS above 10,000 feet.
C. 250 KIAS.
C. 250 KIAS.
You 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. A Commercial Pilot Certificate with a single-engine land rating.
B. A Commercial Pilot Certificate with a single-engine and instrument (airplane) rating.
C. A Private Pilot Certificate with a single-engine land and instrument airplane rating.
B. A Commercial Pilot Certificate with a single-engine and instrument (airplane) rating.
What should be the indication on the magnetic compass as you roll into a standard rate turn to the right from a south heading in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring.
B. The compass will initially indicate a turn to the left.
C. The compass will remain on south for a short time, then gradually catch up to the magnetic heading of the aircraft.
A. The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring.
No pilot may act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft, under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR unless that pilot has, within the preceding 6 calendar months, completed at least
A. six instrument approaches, holding procedures, intercepting and tracking courses using navigational systems, or passed an instrument proficiency check.
B. six instrument flights under actual IFR conditions.
C. three instrument approaches and logged 3 hours.
A. six instrument approaches, holding procedures, intercepting and tracking courses using navigational systems, or passed an instrument proficiency check.
What minimum weather conditions must be forecast for your ETA at an alternate airport, that has only a VOR approach with standard alternate minimums, for the airport to be listed as an alternate on the IFR flight plan?
A. 800-foot ceiling and 1 statute mile visibility.
B. 800-foot ceiling and 2 statute miles visibility.
C. 1,000-foot ceiling and visibility to allow descent from minimum en route altitude (MEA), approach, and landing under basic VFR.
B. 800-foot ceiling and 2 statute miles visibility.
You own an aircraft which is certificated to carry 8 occupants and has a total of 8 seats installed, including the pilot’s seat. You have recently elected to fly under BasicMed. May you continue to fly the aircraft?
A. Yes, if you remove two of the seats.
B. Yes, as long as you carry no more than 5 passengers.
C. No.
C. No.
If a pilot elects to proceed to the selected alternate, the landing minimums used at that airport should be the...
A. minimums specified for the approach procedure selected.
B. alternate minimums shown on the approach chart.
C. minimums shown for that airport in a separate listing of “IFR Alternate Minimums.”
A. minimums specified for the approach procedure selected.
What are the four types of hypoxia?
Histotoxic, Hypoxic, Anemic, Stagnant Hypoxia