IRA Check-ride Oral Exam Questions
and Answers
What documents do you need to have in possession to act as PIC? - Answer-Pilot certificate, Medical
certificate, government issued photo ID
What documents need to be in the plane? - Answer-A- airworthiness certificate
R- aircraft registration
R- Radio Station license
O- operation limitations
W- weight and balance
What does grab card stand for? - Answer-G- Generator/ alternator
R- radios
A- adjustable altimeter
B - Ball
C- clock
A- attitude indicator
R - rate of turn
D - Directional gyro
D - DME or gps if flying above FL240
, IFR currency require - Answer-within the preceding 6 calendar months from the month of the flight, a
person perform and log at least; 6 instrument approaches, holding procedures and tasks, and
intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronic systems.
Or after a 6 month grace period you must do an IPC
what is included in an Instrument proficiency check? - Answer-Preflight discussion that involves
answering questions, solving problems, and demonstrating knowledge of procedures, requirements, and
knowledge of instrument flight requirements.
A flight that involves planning a route, collecting weather information relevant to that flight, preparing a
flight plan, flying the flight, and properly reacting to instructions and deviations provided the IPC check
pilot.
where can you find the guidelines for an IPC? - Answer-Advisory circular 61-98D
What are troughs? - Answer-elongated area of low pressure
Where do you see squall lines? - Answer-Along or ahead of cold fronts
What is advection fog? - Answer-moist warm air moves over colder land or water
When flying over mountains what weather would you expect? - Answer-Mountain wave turbulence
Examples or airmets? - Answer-Sierra - IFR conditions or mountain obsecuratioins
Tango - turbulence
Zulu - Icing conditions
Examples of sigmets? - Answer-Sever icing
and Answers
What documents do you need to have in possession to act as PIC? - Answer-Pilot certificate, Medical
certificate, government issued photo ID
What documents need to be in the plane? - Answer-A- airworthiness certificate
R- aircraft registration
R- Radio Station license
O- operation limitations
W- weight and balance
What does grab card stand for? - Answer-G- Generator/ alternator
R- radios
A- adjustable altimeter
B - Ball
C- clock
A- attitude indicator
R - rate of turn
D - Directional gyro
D - DME or gps if flying above FL240
, IFR currency require - Answer-within the preceding 6 calendar months from the month of the flight, a
person perform and log at least; 6 instrument approaches, holding procedures and tasks, and
intercepting and tracking courses through the use of navigational electronic systems.
Or after a 6 month grace period you must do an IPC
what is included in an Instrument proficiency check? - Answer-Preflight discussion that involves
answering questions, solving problems, and demonstrating knowledge of procedures, requirements, and
knowledge of instrument flight requirements.
A flight that involves planning a route, collecting weather information relevant to that flight, preparing a
flight plan, flying the flight, and properly reacting to instructions and deviations provided the IPC check
pilot.
where can you find the guidelines for an IPC? - Answer-Advisory circular 61-98D
What are troughs? - Answer-elongated area of low pressure
Where do you see squall lines? - Answer-Along or ahead of cold fronts
What is advection fog? - Answer-moist warm air moves over colder land or water
When flying over mountains what weather would you expect? - Answer-Mountain wave turbulence
Examples or airmets? - Answer-Sierra - IFR conditions or mountain obsecuratioins
Tango - turbulence
Zulu - Icing conditions
Examples of sigmets? - Answer-Sever icing
