Instrument Oral Exam Prep

Front 1

What are the required documents for legal flight?

Back 1

A-irworthiness Cert
R-egistration Cert
R-adio Station License (int'l flights)
O-perating limitations
W-eight and Balance

Hint 1

ARROW

Front 2

List the airworthness requirements and time frames for an aircraft and its systems?

Back 2

A-irworthiness Directives Compliancy
V-ORs (30 days)
I-nspections (annual or 100 hour)
A-ltimeter (24 months)
T-ransponder (24 months)
E-LT (12 months, changes batts 1/2 useful life or 1-hr. cumm. use)
S-tatic Systems (24 months)

Hint 2

AVIATES

Front 3

What instruments and equipment are required for VFR night flight?

Back 3

VFR by Day instrument and equipment requirements

F-uses
L-anding Lights
A-nti-collision Lights
P-osition Lights
S-ource of Electrical Power

Hint 3

FLAPS

Front 4

What instruments and equipment are required for IFR flight?

Back 4

VFR by day and night instrument and equipment requirements

G-enerator or alternator
R-adio
A-ttitude Indicator (gyroscopic)
B-all
C-lock (w/ seconds)
A-ltimeter (pressure sensitive)
R-ate of Turn Indicator
D-irectional Gyro
D-ME (at or above FL24, when VOR nav is used)

Hint 4

GRAB CARDD

Front 5

Explain the Seminole engines?

Back 5

L-ycoming
H-orizontally opposed
A-ir Cooled
N-ormally Aspirated
D-irect Drive

4 Cylinder, 180HP at 2700RPM

Hint 5

L-HAND

Front 6

What are the different types of compass errors?

Back 6

V-ariation
D-eviation
M-agnetic Dip
O-scillation
N-ortherly Turning Errors (UNOS)
A-cceleration Errors (ANDS)

Hint 6

VDMONA

Front 7

What are the following transponder codes?
1200
7500
7600
7700
7777

Back 7

1200 - VFR
7500 - Hijacking
7600 - Lost Comms
7700 - Emergency
7777 - Military Intercept

Front 8

What items should a pilot be aware of before beginning an IFR flight?

Back 8

N-OTAMS
W-eather
K-nown traffic delays
R-unway lengths
A-lternates
F-uel requirements
T-akeoff/landing distances

Hint 8

NWKRAFT

Front 9

What are the fundamental skills of flying?

Back 9

1. Instument Cross-Check
2. Instrument Interpretation
3. Aircraft Control

Front 10

What are three common errors associated with instrument scans?

Back 10

F-ixation
O-mmission
E-mphasis

Hint 10

FOE

Front 11

What actions should a pilot take upon entering a hold or procedure turn?

Back 11

T-urn to outbound heading
T-ime
T-wist to inbound heading
T-hrottle for desired speed
T-alk to ATC when inbound

Hint 11

5-T's

Front 12

What are the elements of an IFR Clearance?

Back 12

C-learance Limit
R-oute of Flight
A-ltitude
F-requency of Dep. Control
T-ransponder Code

Hint 12

CRAFT

Front 13

A pilot may not descend from MDA/DA unless?

Back 13

F-light visibility meets published minimums for the approach
L-anding environment is in sight
Y-ou must be a position to make a normal descent and landing

Hint 13

FLY

Front 14

What reports should a pilot alwas make to ATC per the FARs?

Back 14

U-nforecasted weather
S-afety of flight
A-ltitude and time over requested reporting points
F-ailure of any nav or comm equipment in controlled airspace

Hint 14

USAF

Front 15

What reports should a pilot make to ATC per the AIM?

Back 15

V-acating assigned altitude
A-ltitude changes while VFR-on-Top
C-hange in TAS of 5% or 10 knots, whichever is greater
U-nable to climb or descend at 500/fpm
U-pon reaching/leaving a holding fix or clearance limit
M-issed approach

Hint 15

VACUUM

Front 16

What reports should a pilot make to ATC when not in radar contact?

Back 16

P-osition reports
I-nbound at FAF or OM
E-TA error >3 minutes

Hint 16

PIE

Front 17

What are the elements of a position report?

Back 17

I-dentification of aircraft
P-osition
A-ltitude
T-ime
T-ype of flight plan
E-TA and name of next reporting point
N-ame of following
S-upplemental information

Hint 17

IPATTENS

Front 18

Describe the DECIDE model for airmen?

Back 18

D-etect that a change has occurred
E-stimate the need to react
C-hoose a desirable outcome
I-dentify actions to control change
D-o the necessary action
E-valuate the effects of actions

Front 19

When is a procedure turn not required?

Back 19

N-oPT on the IAP
O-therwise directed by ATC
R-adar vectors to final
T-imed approaches from a holding fix
H-olding or teardrop depicted in lieu of PT

Hint 19

NORTH

Front 20

What are the recency requirements for insturment currency?

Back 20

6 approaches in 6 months in a/c, sim, or FTD.

H-olding procedures
I-ntercepting and
T-racking courses

If not, must complete these requirements within 6 months or take an IPC

Hint 20

66HITS

Front 21

What are the altitude, routing, and clearance limit rules for lost communiations while on an IFR flight?

Back 21

Altitude (whichever is highest)
M-inimum enroute altitude
E-xpected altitude
A-ssigned altidude
-If encouter VFR, remain VFR and land

Route
A-ssigned
V-ectored
E-xpected
A-s filed

Clearance Limit
If clearance limit is an IAF, conduct approach at EFC. If no EFC, then at ETA. If limit is not an IAF, then proceed to IAF at EFC and conduct approach at ETA.

Hint 21

MEA
AVEA

Front 22

What are the elements of the I'M SAFE checklist?

Back 22

I-llness
M-edication
S-tress
A-lcohol
F-atigue
E-motion

Front 23

What are the oxygen requirements?

Back 23

>12,500: oxygen must be worn by pilots at all times after 30 minutes
>14,000: oxygen must be worm by all required crew members
>15,000: oxygen must be supplied to passengers

Front 24

What are the instrument and equipment requirements for VFR day flight?

Back 24

T-achometer
O-il Pressure Gauge
M-agnetic Compass
A-irspeed Indicator
T-emperature Guage (Liguid Cooled Engines)
O-Oil Temperature Guage (Air Cooled Engines)
A-ltimeter
F-uel Gauges
L-anding Gear Indiciation
A-nti-collision Lights
M-anifold Pressure
E-LT
S-eat Belts

Hint 24

TOMATOA
FLAMES

Front 25

What are the 3 categories of Notams?

Back 25

L - satisfies local user requirements
D - beyond the responsibility area of the FSS
FDC - Regulatory in nature

Front 26

How does an altimeter work?

Back 26

aneroid wafers exapnd and contract as atmospheric pressure changes, and through a shaft and gear linkage, rotate pointers on the dial of the instrument.

Front 27

Identify and define the different types of altitudes.

Back 27

Indicated - read off the instrument.
Pressure - indicated when 29.92 set in the altimeter.
True - MSL
Absolute - AGL
Density - pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temp.

Front 28

How does the airspeed indicator work?

Back 28

measures the difference between ram pressure from the Pitot head and the atmospheric pressure from the static source.

Front 29

How does the VSI work?

Back 29

changing pressures expand and contract a diaphram connected to the indicating needle through gears and levers. The VSI is connected to the static pressure line through a calibrated leak; it measures differential pressure.

Front 30

How does the vacuum system work?

Back 30

by drawing a stream of air against the rotor vanes to spin the rotor at high speeds.

Front 31

What are two important characteristics of gyroscopes?

Back 31

Rigidity - will not rotate as earth rotates.
Precession - applied forces are not felt at the point of application, but 90 degrees in the direction of the spin.

Front 32

Name four types of structural icing.

Back 32

Clear - large water droplets strike the a/c and freeze slowly.
Rime - small water droplets strike the a/c and freeze rapidly.
Mixed
Frost - ice forms by sublimation when OAT and dew point are below freezing.

Front 33

What factors must be present for thunderstorms to occur?

Back 33

Source of lift
Unstable air
High mositure content