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Instrument
Practical (Flight) Checklist |
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| Flight Experience (FAR 61.65) | 50hrs PIC x-country including solo x-country time as a student |
| 40hrs of actual or simulated instrument time, 15 of which must be provided by a CFII, and 3 hrs of which must be completed within 60 days of the checkride. | |
| One x-country flight of at least 250 miles along airways or ATC-directed routing, with instrument approaches at each airport (minimum of three different instrument approaches). | |
| Acceptable Aircraft | View Limiting Device |
| TAPE - AROW | |
| A/C Maintenance Records | |
| Personal Equipment | Current Charts |
| Plotter, Computer | |
| Flight Plan Forms | |
| Current FAR/AIM | |
| Personal Records | Photo I.D. |
| Pilot Certificate | |
| Medical Certificate | |
| FAA Form 8710 signed by CFII | |
| Airman Knowledge Test Result Report | |
| Logbook with CFII endorsements | |
| Notice of Disapproval (if applicable) | |
| Examiner's Fee | |
| Preflight Preparation | All Weather Information & Sources |
| X=Country Planning Documents | |
| ETEs, Fuel Burn, Power Settings,Winds | |
| DPs, STARS, SIDS, IAPs, NOTAMS | |
| Departure/Arrival Airport Runway Information | |
| Fuel Reserve Requirements | |
| Airmets/Sigmets/TFRs/PFRs/Icing/T-Storms | |
| Aircraft Systems for IFR | Airframe |
| Propeller | |
| Fuel | |
| Pitot/System | |
| Electrical | |
| Flight Instruments/Checks | HAC-A-RAC |
| Heading Indicator | |
| Attitude Indicator | |
| Clock | |
| Altimeter (adjustable) | |
| Radio | |
| Alternator/Generator | |
| Coordinator/Turn | |
| Navigation Systems/Checks | VOR |
| DME | |
| ILS | |
| Marker Beacon | |
| Transponder | |
| ADF | |
| GPS | |
| ATC Clearances | "CRAFT" |
| Read Backs | |
| FAR 91.123 | |
| Radio Failure Procedures | |
| Standards: A/S -10kts; Alt-100'; Hdg-10 deg. | |
| Radial Tracking | |
| Holding Procedures | Holding Airspeed within 3 minutes of Entering |
| Proper entry procedures | |
| Proper reporting requirements | |
| Pattern leg lengths | |
| Standards | |
| Maneuvers | Straight & Level |
| Change in Airspeed (No Altitude Change) | |
| Constants Speed Climbs & Descents | |
| Constant Rate Climbs & Descents | |
| Steep Turns | |
| Unusual Attitude Recovery (correct sequence) | |
| Partial Panel Operations | Timed Turns to a Heading (3 deg/second) |
| Compass Errors | |
| 1/2 standard rate turns | |
| Standards: Bank angle: +/-5 degrees | |
| Headings: +/-10 degrees | |
| Course Interceptions | Tunes/Idents Navigation facilities |
| DME Arcs +/- 1mile | |
| Standard: 3/4 scale deflection (Max) | |
| Nonprecision Approaches | VOR; VOR-DME; VOR-A; Localizer; GPS; NDB; Localizer Backcourse. |
| Inoperative aircraft and ground nav equipment | |
| Inoperative visual aids | |
| Weather reporting factors | |
| Proper descent rate | |
| Max: 3/4 scale deflection | |
| Airspeed: +/-10 knots | |
| Radio Calls | |
| Altitude Callouts | |
| GUMPS | |
| Visual Descent Point (VDP) | |
| Arrives at MDA within +100' and -0' | |
| Executes missed approach procedures | |
| Precision Approaches | Localizer/Glideslope/Marker Beacons/Lighting |
| Inoperative aircraft and ground nav equipment | |
| Inoperative visual aids | |
| Weather reporting factors | |
| Proper descent rate | |
| Max: 3/4 scale deflection | |
| Airspeed: +/-10 knots | |
| Radio Calls | |
| Altitude Callouts | |
| GUMPS | |
| Descent Height (DH) - Lands or Goes Missed | |
| Missed Approaches | When to initiate |
| Proper sequence of power, pitch, flaps, gear | |
| Circling Approaches | Maintains altitude +/-100 of MDA |
| Protected space | |
| Correct Traffic Pattern Entry | |
| Timed Approaches | From a holding fix |
| Landings | Pre-landing checklists |
| Wind shear; wake turbulence; runway surface conditions; braking. | |
| Escape Plan | |
| Emergency Operations | Loss of communications |
| Loss of gyros | |
| Loss of electric | |