MCALMS Instrument Ground School
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Instrument Time Logging Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - - Actual instrument time will
be logged by both pilots during flight in actual instrument conditions
- Simulated instrument time will be logged only by the pilot actually manipulating the controls
Actual Instrument Approach - CORRECT ANSWER - - Actual instrument conditions
encountered below 1000' above the airport/flight deck elevation during an instrument approach
Standard Instrument Rating Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - - 50 hours of
instrument pilot time under actual or simulated instrument conditions
- Successfully complete a NATOPS instrument evaluation
- Within preceding 6 months:
- 6 hours actual or simulated time
- 12 instrument approaches (6 pre & 6 non)
- Within preceding 12 months:
- 12 hours actual or simulated
- 18 instrument approaches (12 pre and 6 non)
- Approved flight simulators may be utilized to meet 1/2 of the minimum instrument rating
requirements
Special Instrument Rating Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - - 5 years of flying
experience (military or civil)
- 2000 hours of military and/or civil time as a certified commercial transport pilot
- 100 hours of military actual instrument time
*For pilots who display exceptional judgment and proficiency in instrument flying procedures, a
special instrument rating requirements can be reduced to 3 years of flying experience, 1500
hours total time & 100 hours of actual instrument time*
,DoD products are developed and arranged by two major divisions: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Three phases of flight (planning, enroute, & terminal)
2. Four geographic locations:
- N. & S. America
- Europe, Africa & Middle East
- Pacific, Australia, & Antarctica
- E. Europe & Asia
Flight Information Handbook (FIH) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Contains information on
emergency procedures, national and international flight data and procedures, meteorological
information, conversion tables, standard time signals, and FLIP & NOTAM abbreviations
- Published every 32 weeks
General Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - - Contains information on division of airspace,
meteorological data, flight plans, pilot procedures, and information on ICAO procedures
- Published every 32 weeks
- Chapter 2 = EXPLANATION OF TERMS
- Chapter 4 = FLIGHT PLANS
- Chapter 6 = PILOT PROCEDURES
VFR Supplement - CORRECT ANSWER - - Directory of all VFR airports
- Published every 24 weeks
STARs - CORRECT ANSWER - - Standard Terminal Arrivals
- Published every 8 weeks
Terminal High/Low Approach Plates - CORRECT ANSWER - - Official publication
medium for terminal information use by the US military
, - Published every 8 weeks
High/Low Altitude Charts - CORRECT ANSWER - - High: Designed for navigation at or
above 18000' MSL
- Low: Designed for navigation below 18000' MSL
- Published every 8 weeks
Terminal Change Notice (TCN) - CORRECT ANSWER - - FLIP document that must be
consulted to ensure approach selected is current
- Published at the 4 week mid-point of approach plate publishing cycle
Naval A/C shall be operated IAW applicable provisions of FAR, Part 91, except for the
following: - CORRECT ANSWER - - instruction prescribes more stringent requirements
- exemptions or authorizations issued to the DoD/DON permit deviation from FAR (e.g. night
flight w/o position lights for NVD training)
Instrument Flight Equipment Required - CORRECT ANSWER - - Airspeed indicator
- Altimeter
- Turn & Slip indicator
- Clock
- Attitude indicator
- Magnetic compass
- Heading indicator
- Vertical speed indicator
- Pitot Heat
- Deicing or icing control equipment for Flight in known/forecast icing
- Navigation lights
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Instrument Time Logging Criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - - Actual instrument time will
be logged by both pilots during flight in actual instrument conditions
- Simulated instrument time will be logged only by the pilot actually manipulating the controls
Actual Instrument Approach - CORRECT ANSWER - - Actual instrument conditions
encountered below 1000' above the airport/flight deck elevation during an instrument approach
Standard Instrument Rating Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - - 50 hours of
instrument pilot time under actual or simulated instrument conditions
- Successfully complete a NATOPS instrument evaluation
- Within preceding 6 months:
- 6 hours actual or simulated time
- 12 instrument approaches (6 pre & 6 non)
- Within preceding 12 months:
- 12 hours actual or simulated
- 18 instrument approaches (12 pre and 6 non)
- Approved flight simulators may be utilized to meet 1/2 of the minimum instrument rating
requirements
Special Instrument Rating Requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - - 5 years of flying
experience (military or civil)
- 2000 hours of military and/or civil time as a certified commercial transport pilot
- 100 hours of military actual instrument time
*For pilots who display exceptional judgment and proficiency in instrument flying procedures, a
special instrument rating requirements can be reduced to 3 years of flying experience, 1500
hours total time & 100 hours of actual instrument time*
,DoD products are developed and arranged by two major divisions: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Three phases of flight (planning, enroute, & terminal)
2. Four geographic locations:
- N. & S. America
- Europe, Africa & Middle East
- Pacific, Australia, & Antarctica
- E. Europe & Asia
Flight Information Handbook (FIH) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Contains information on
emergency procedures, national and international flight data and procedures, meteorological
information, conversion tables, standard time signals, and FLIP & NOTAM abbreviations
- Published every 32 weeks
General Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - - Contains information on division of airspace,
meteorological data, flight plans, pilot procedures, and information on ICAO procedures
- Published every 32 weeks
- Chapter 2 = EXPLANATION OF TERMS
- Chapter 4 = FLIGHT PLANS
- Chapter 6 = PILOT PROCEDURES
VFR Supplement - CORRECT ANSWER - - Directory of all VFR airports
- Published every 24 weeks
STARs - CORRECT ANSWER - - Standard Terminal Arrivals
- Published every 8 weeks
Terminal High/Low Approach Plates - CORRECT ANSWER - - Official publication
medium for terminal information use by the US military
, - Published every 8 weeks
High/Low Altitude Charts - CORRECT ANSWER - - High: Designed for navigation at or
above 18000' MSL
- Low: Designed for navigation below 18000' MSL
- Published every 8 weeks
Terminal Change Notice (TCN) - CORRECT ANSWER - - FLIP document that must be
consulted to ensure approach selected is current
- Published at the 4 week mid-point of approach plate publishing cycle
Naval A/C shall be operated IAW applicable provisions of FAR, Part 91, except for the
following: - CORRECT ANSWER - - instruction prescribes more stringent requirements
- exemptions or authorizations issued to the DoD/DON permit deviation from FAR (e.g. night
flight w/o position lights for NVD training)
Instrument Flight Equipment Required - CORRECT ANSWER - - Airspeed indicator
- Altimeter
- Turn & Slip indicator
- Clock
- Attitude indicator
- Magnetic compass
- Heading indicator
- Vertical speed indicator
- Pitot Heat
- Deicing or icing control equipment for Flight in known/forecast icing
- Navigation lights
