Instrument Stage 2 Exam Questions and
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Why is an instrument departure procedure necessary in IFR?
✔✔A. To ensure safe terrain and obstacle clearance
B. To reduce workload on ATC
C. To expedite the flight plan approval
D. To minimize time in controlled airspace
How can a pilot recover from an unusual attitude in IMC?
A. Reduce power and level the wings immediately
✔✔B. Rely on instrument indications and apply correct recovery procedures
C. Look outside to determine attitude
D. Increase airspeed rapidly
What action should be taken if a GPS approach fails mid-flight?
A. Continue using the last known position
B. Descend to MDA and circle
✔✔C. Transition to an alternate navigation source or execute a missed approach
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,D. Contact ATC and wait for instructions
What is the purpose of the final approach segment in an instrument approach?
✔✔A. To guide the aircraft to the runway or missed approach point
B. To provide enroute navigation guidance
C. To ensure terrain clearance after takeoff
D. To allow ATC control over airspace
What should a pilot do if the approach lights are visible but the runway is not?
A. Land immediately
✔✔B. Continue to DA/MDA and proceed with a missed approach if necessary
C. Descend below minimums
D. Turn around and request a new approach
How does an aircraft determine the correct holding pattern leg timing?
A. By flying at maximum speed
✔✔B. By adjusting outbound leg timing based on wind conditions
C. By maintaining a constant heading
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,D. By estimating based on previous holds
How should a pilot confirm an instrument approach clearance?
A. By entering the hold immediately
B. By descending to the MDA before confirming
✔✔C. By reading back the clearance to ATC and verifying approach details
D. By proceeding directly to the airport
What should a pilot do if they reach the missed approach point with no runway in sight?
A. Continue descending slowly
✔✔B. Execute the published missed approach procedure
C. Turn 90 degrees and hold
D. Contact ATC and wait for further clearance
Which instrument is the primary source for determining bank angle in IMC?
A. Airspeed Indicator
B. Altimeter
✔✔C. Attitude Indicator
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, D. Vertical Speed Indicator
What is the purpose of an instrument approach chart?
A. To provide weather information
B. To show enroute navigation details
✔✔C. To guide pilots during instrument approaches
D. To indicate ATC frequencies only
When should a pilot start a descent on a precision approach?
A. When ATC advises
B. When passing the initial approach fix
✔✔C. When established on the glide slope and cleared for approach
D. When visual with the runway
What does the outer marker indicate on an ILS approach?
A. The beginning of the missed approach
✔✔B. The point where the aircraft should be on the glide slope at a specific altitude
C. The final approach fix
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Answers Latest Update Already Passed
Why is an instrument departure procedure necessary in IFR?
✔✔A. To ensure safe terrain and obstacle clearance
B. To reduce workload on ATC
C. To expedite the flight plan approval
D. To minimize time in controlled airspace
How can a pilot recover from an unusual attitude in IMC?
A. Reduce power and level the wings immediately
✔✔B. Rely on instrument indications and apply correct recovery procedures
C. Look outside to determine attitude
D. Increase airspeed rapidly
What action should be taken if a GPS approach fails mid-flight?
A. Continue using the last known position
B. Descend to MDA and circle
✔✔C. Transition to an alternate navigation source or execute a missed approach
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,D. Contact ATC and wait for instructions
What is the purpose of the final approach segment in an instrument approach?
✔✔A. To guide the aircraft to the runway or missed approach point
B. To provide enroute navigation guidance
C. To ensure terrain clearance after takeoff
D. To allow ATC control over airspace
What should a pilot do if the approach lights are visible but the runway is not?
A. Land immediately
✔✔B. Continue to DA/MDA and proceed with a missed approach if necessary
C. Descend below minimums
D. Turn around and request a new approach
How does an aircraft determine the correct holding pattern leg timing?
A. By flying at maximum speed
✔✔B. By adjusting outbound leg timing based on wind conditions
C. By maintaining a constant heading
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,D. By estimating based on previous holds
How should a pilot confirm an instrument approach clearance?
A. By entering the hold immediately
B. By descending to the MDA before confirming
✔✔C. By reading back the clearance to ATC and verifying approach details
D. By proceeding directly to the airport
What should a pilot do if they reach the missed approach point with no runway in sight?
A. Continue descending slowly
✔✔B. Execute the published missed approach procedure
C. Turn 90 degrees and hold
D. Contact ATC and wait for further clearance
Which instrument is the primary source for determining bank angle in IMC?
A. Airspeed Indicator
B. Altimeter
✔✔C. Attitude Indicator
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, D. Vertical Speed Indicator
What is the purpose of an instrument approach chart?
A. To provide weather information
B. To show enroute navigation details
✔✔C. To guide pilots during instrument approaches
D. To indicate ATC frequencies only
When should a pilot start a descent on a precision approach?
A. When ATC advises
B. When passing the initial approach fix
✔✔C. When established on the glide slope and cleared for approach
D. When visual with the runway
What does the outer marker indicate on an ILS approach?
A. The beginning of the missed approach
✔✔B. The point where the aircraft should be on the glide slope at a specific altitude
C. The final approach fix
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