IRA Exam SH
A coded transponder with altitude capacity is Required for all airspace: - Answers -At
and above 10,000 feet MSl
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 - Answers -Six instrument approaches, HP,
Intercepting and tracking courses using Nav systems or passed....
To meet instrument experience requirements of 14 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 be entered? - Answers -location and type of
each instrument approach completed and named or safety pilot.
what portion of dual instruction time may a certificated instrument flight instructor log as
instrument flight time? - Answers -All time during which the instructor acts as instrument
in actual instrument weather conditions
Which flight time may be logged as instrument time when on an instrument flight plan? -
Answers -only the time you controlled the air craft solely by reference to flight
instruments
To meet the minimum instrument experience requirements, within the last 6 calendar
mouths you need - Answers -Six instrument approaches, HP, and Inter and tracking
courses in the appropriate category of aircraft
After your recent IFR experience lapses, how much time do you have before you must
pass an instrument proficiency check to act as pilot in command under IFR? - Answers -
6 mouths
An 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 - Answers -passes an
instrument proficiency check on the category of aircraft involved, given by an approved
FAA examiner, instrument instructor, or FAA Inspector.
A pilot's recent IFR experience expires on July 1st of this year. what is the latest date
the pilot can meet the IFR experience requirement without having to take an instrument
proficiency check? - Answers -December 31, this year.
What minimum conditions are necessary for the instrument approaches required for IFR
currency? - Answers -The approaches may be made in an aircraft , approved ground
trainer, or an combination of these.
,Regardless of weather conditions, you must hold an instrument rating to fly - Answers -
into class a airspace
A certified commercial pilot who carries passengers for hire at night or excess of 50 NM
is required to have at least - Answers -an instrument rating in the same category and
class of aircraft.
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)? - Answers -a commercial pilot certificate with single engine and
instrument (airplane) rating.
Do 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? - Answers -No, you must hold either an unrestricted airline
transport pilot- helicopter certificate or HIR
What limitation is imposed on a newly certificated commercial airplane pilot if that
person does not hold an instrument pilot rating - Answers -The carrying of passengers
for hire on cross- country fights of more than 50 NM or at night is prohibited.
The use of certain portable electronic devices is prohibited on aircraft that are being
operated under - Answers -IFR
Verifying that the altimeter meets the requirements of 14 CFR part 91 for an instrument
flight is the responsibility if the - Answers -Pilot-in-command
Before beginning any flight under IFR, the pilot in command must become familiar with
all available information concerning that flight including - Answers -The runway lengths
at airports of intended use, and aircraft's takeoff and landing data.
To serve as a safety pilot for simulated instrument flight, you must hold at least a private
pilot certificate and an - Answers -appropriate category and class rating for the aircraft
to be flown.
which procedure is recommended while climbing to an assigned altitude on the airway?
- Answers -Climbing on the centerline of the airway except when maneuvering to avoid
other air traffic in VFR conditions.
What action should you take if your DME fails at FL250 - Answers -Notify ATC of the
failure and continue to the airport of intended landing.
What is the procedure when the DME malfunctions at or above 24,000 feet MSL? -
Answers -After immediately notifying ATC, you may continue to the next airport of
intended landing where repairs can be made.
,In case of operations over an area designated as a mountainous area where no other
minimum altitude is prescribed, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below an
altitude of - Answers -2,000 feet above the highest obstacle
If, while in Class E airspace, a clearance is received to 'maintain VFR conditions on top,'
the pilot should maintain a VFR cruising altitude based on the direction of the - Answers
-magnetic course
what is the minimum flight visibility and distance from clouds for flight at 10,500 feet with
a VFR-on-top clearance during daylight hours? (class E airspace.) - Answers -5 1 1 1
What is the required flight visibility and distance from clouds if you are operating in class
E airspace at 9,500 feet MSL with VFR-on top clearance during daylight hours -
Answers -3 1 5 2
during your preflight planning for IFR - Answers -then to alternate airport and then 45
min at normal cruising speed
except when necessary for takeoff or landing or unless otherwise authorized by the
administrator, the minimum altitude for IFR flights is - Answers -2,000 feet above the
highest obstacle MT, 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle else where
Which data must be recorded in the aircraft logbook or other record by a pilot making a
VOR operational check for IFR operations? - Answers -date, place, bearing error, and
signature
What is the maximum allowable tolerance between the two indicator of a dual vor
system when making a vor check - Answers -4
operation in which airspace requires filing an IFR flight plan - Answers -Class E
airspace with in IMC and class A airspace
when operating under instrument flight rules, a pilot must file an IFR flight plan and have
received a clearance from ATC before - Answers -entering class A,B,C,D, or E airspace
your plan to file an airport which has only a vor approach as your alternate airport. what
minimum weather conditions must be forecast for you ETA at the alternate airport? -
Answers -800 foot celling and 2 SMV
For aircraft other than helicopters, is an alternate airport required for an IFR flight to ATL
if Proposed ETA is 1930Z? - Answers -No, Because the ceiling and Vis are forecasted
to be at or above 2,000 feet and 3miles within 1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what minimum conditions must exist at the
destination airport to avoid listing an alternate airport on an IFR flight plan when a
, standard IAP is available? - Answers -From 1 Hour before to 1 hour after ETA, Forecast
ceiling 2,000, and visibility 3 miles.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what forecast weather minimums are required to list
an airport as an alternate on an IFR flight plan if the airport has VOR approach only? -
Answers -Ceiling and Visibility at ETA, 800 feet and 2 miles, Respectively.
What are the minimum weather conditions that must be forecast to list an airport as an
alternate when the airport has no approved IAP? - Answers -The ceiling and visibility at
ETA must allow descent from MEA, Approach, and landing, under basic VFR.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what minimum weather conditions must be forecast
for your ETA at an alternate airport that has a precision approach procedure, with
standard alternate minimums, in order to list in as an alternate for the IFR flight? -
Answers -600 foot ceiling and 2 SM vis at your ETA
In the event of two-way radio communications failure while operating on an IFR in VFR
conditions the pilot should continue - Answers -the flight under VFR and land as soon
as practical
If a pilot elects to proceed to the selected alternate, the landing minimums used at that
airport should be the - Answers -minimums specified for the approach procedure
selected.
when making an instrument approach at the selected alternate airport, what landing
minimums apply - Answers -the landing minimums published for the type of procedure
selected
a pilot is making an ILS approach and is past the OM to a runway which has a VASI.
what action should the pilot take if an electronic glide slope malfunction occurs and the
pilot has the VASI in sight - Answers -The pilot may continue the approach and use the
VASI glide slope place of the electronic glide slope.
When planning your IFR flight, an alternate is required. what are the minimums for the
IAP? - Answers -The minimums prescribed for the approach, prescribed for the PIC, or
appropriate for the equipment used; whichever is higher.
If the RVR is not reported, what meteorological value should you substitute for 2,400
RVR? - Answers -A ground visibility of 1/2 SM.
If the RVR is inoperative for the runway in use, you must - Answers -convert RVR
minimums and use the value as ground visibility
what are the alternate minimums that must be forecast at the ETA for an airport that has
a precision approach procedure? - Answers -600 foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility
A coded transponder with altitude capacity is Required for all airspace: - Answers -At
and above 10,000 feet MSl
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 - Answers -Six instrument approaches, HP,
Intercepting and tracking courses using Nav systems or passed....
To meet instrument experience requirements of 14 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 be entered? - Answers -location and type of
each instrument approach completed and named or safety pilot.
what portion of dual instruction time may a certificated instrument flight instructor log as
instrument flight time? - Answers -All time during which the instructor acts as instrument
in actual instrument weather conditions
Which flight time may be logged as instrument time when on an instrument flight plan? -
Answers -only the time you controlled the air craft solely by reference to flight
instruments
To meet the minimum instrument experience requirements, within the last 6 calendar
mouths you need - Answers -Six instrument approaches, HP, and Inter and tracking
courses in the appropriate category of aircraft
After your recent IFR experience lapses, how much time do you have before you must
pass an instrument proficiency check to act as pilot in command under IFR? - Answers -
6 mouths
An 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 - Answers -passes an
instrument proficiency check on the category of aircraft involved, given by an approved
FAA examiner, instrument instructor, or FAA Inspector.
A pilot's recent IFR experience expires on July 1st of this year. what is the latest date
the pilot can meet the IFR experience requirement without having to take an instrument
proficiency check? - Answers -December 31, this year.
What minimum conditions are necessary for the instrument approaches required for IFR
currency? - Answers -The approaches may be made in an aircraft , approved ground
trainer, or an combination of these.
,Regardless of weather conditions, you must hold an instrument rating to fly - Answers -
into class a airspace
A certified commercial pilot who carries passengers for hire at night or excess of 50 NM
is required to have at least - Answers -an instrument rating in the same category and
class of aircraft.
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)? - Answers -a commercial pilot certificate with single engine and
instrument (airplane) rating.
Do 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? - Answers -No, you must hold either an unrestricted airline
transport pilot- helicopter certificate or HIR
What limitation is imposed on a newly certificated commercial airplane pilot if that
person does not hold an instrument pilot rating - Answers -The carrying of passengers
for hire on cross- country fights of more than 50 NM or at night is prohibited.
The use of certain portable electronic devices is prohibited on aircraft that are being
operated under - Answers -IFR
Verifying that the altimeter meets the requirements of 14 CFR part 91 for an instrument
flight is the responsibility if the - Answers -Pilot-in-command
Before beginning any flight under IFR, the pilot in command must become familiar with
all available information concerning that flight including - Answers -The runway lengths
at airports of intended use, and aircraft's takeoff and landing data.
To serve as a safety pilot for simulated instrument flight, you must hold at least a private
pilot certificate and an - Answers -appropriate category and class rating for the aircraft
to be flown.
which procedure is recommended while climbing to an assigned altitude on the airway?
- Answers -Climbing on the centerline of the airway except when maneuvering to avoid
other air traffic in VFR conditions.
What action should you take if your DME fails at FL250 - Answers -Notify ATC of the
failure and continue to the airport of intended landing.
What is the procedure when the DME malfunctions at or above 24,000 feet MSL? -
Answers -After immediately notifying ATC, you may continue to the next airport of
intended landing where repairs can be made.
,In case of operations over an area designated as a mountainous area where no other
minimum altitude is prescribed, no person may operate an aircraft under IFR below an
altitude of - Answers -2,000 feet above the highest obstacle
If, while in Class E airspace, a clearance is received to 'maintain VFR conditions on top,'
the pilot should maintain a VFR cruising altitude based on the direction of the - Answers
-magnetic course
what is the minimum flight visibility and distance from clouds for flight at 10,500 feet with
a VFR-on-top clearance during daylight hours? (class E airspace.) - Answers -5 1 1 1
What is the required flight visibility and distance from clouds if you are operating in class
E airspace at 9,500 feet MSL with VFR-on top clearance during daylight hours -
Answers -3 1 5 2
during your preflight planning for IFR - Answers -then to alternate airport and then 45
min at normal cruising speed
except when necessary for takeoff or landing or unless otherwise authorized by the
administrator, the minimum altitude for IFR flights is - Answers -2,000 feet above the
highest obstacle MT, 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle else where
Which data must be recorded in the aircraft logbook or other record by a pilot making a
VOR operational check for IFR operations? - Answers -date, place, bearing error, and
signature
What is the maximum allowable tolerance between the two indicator of a dual vor
system when making a vor check - Answers -4
operation in which airspace requires filing an IFR flight plan - Answers -Class E
airspace with in IMC and class A airspace
when operating under instrument flight rules, a pilot must file an IFR flight plan and have
received a clearance from ATC before - Answers -entering class A,B,C,D, or E airspace
your plan to file an airport which has only a vor approach as your alternate airport. what
minimum weather conditions must be forecast for you ETA at the alternate airport? -
Answers -800 foot celling and 2 SMV
For aircraft other than helicopters, is an alternate airport required for an IFR flight to ATL
if Proposed ETA is 1930Z? - Answers -No, Because the ceiling and Vis are forecasted
to be at or above 2,000 feet and 3miles within 1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what minimum conditions must exist at the
destination airport to avoid listing an alternate airport on an IFR flight plan when a
, standard IAP is available? - Answers -From 1 Hour before to 1 hour after ETA, Forecast
ceiling 2,000, and visibility 3 miles.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what forecast weather minimums are required to list
an airport as an alternate on an IFR flight plan if the airport has VOR approach only? -
Answers -Ceiling and Visibility at ETA, 800 feet and 2 miles, Respectively.
What are the minimum weather conditions that must be forecast to list an airport as an
alternate when the airport has no approved IAP? - Answers -The ceiling and visibility at
ETA must allow descent from MEA, Approach, and landing, under basic VFR.
For aircraft other than helicopters, what minimum weather conditions must be forecast
for your ETA at an alternate airport that has a precision approach procedure, with
standard alternate minimums, in order to list in as an alternate for the IFR flight? -
Answers -600 foot ceiling and 2 SM vis at your ETA
In the event of two-way radio communications failure while operating on an IFR in VFR
conditions the pilot should continue - Answers -the flight under VFR and land as soon
as practical
If a pilot elects to proceed to the selected alternate, the landing minimums used at that
airport should be the - Answers -minimums specified for the approach procedure
selected.
when making an instrument approach at the selected alternate airport, what landing
minimums apply - Answers -the landing minimums published for the type of procedure
selected
a pilot is making an ILS approach and is past the OM to a runway which has a VASI.
what action should the pilot take if an electronic glide slope malfunction occurs and the
pilot has the VASI in sight - Answers -The pilot may continue the approach and use the
VASI glide slope place of the electronic glide slope.
When planning your IFR flight, an alternate is required. what are the minimums for the
IAP? - Answers -The minimums prescribed for the approach, prescribed for the PIC, or
appropriate for the equipment used; whichever is higher.
If the RVR is not reported, what meteorological value should you substitute for 2,400
RVR? - Answers -A ground visibility of 1/2 SM.
If the RVR is inoperative for the runway in use, you must - Answers -convert RVR
minimums and use the value as ground visibility
what are the alternate minimums that must be forecast at the ETA for an airport that has
a precision approach procedure? - Answers -600 foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility
