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Do you need to file an IFR flight plan for each IFR flight?

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Yes

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What is the minimum fuel requirement for IFR flights with non-turbine aircraft?

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45 minutes at holding speed at 1500ft above the aerodrome.

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When do you need to advise ATC of a delay departing an aerodrome?

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If the delay exceeds more the 30 minutes.

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Where can you find specific IFR departure minimas?

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If they are different to the law, on the operational data page for the aerodrome.

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How do you calculate the rate of climb required on a departure?

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Gradient % x Groundspeed x 1.013

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If you are entering IMC upon departure, what information do you need to obtain from ATS before departing?

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Before entering IMC, you need to get IFR traffic information, and route clearnace for your departure to proceed in the CTA.

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What information shouldould be covered in an IFR en-route position report?

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Who you are talking to, callsign, position, time over the position, altitude, ETA for next way point.

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When are you required to make en-route position reports?

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Except when under radar control, pilots must report position:

  • when over each designated compulsory reporting point and
    navigation aid, or if the route is not defined by reporting points at
    intervals not exceeding 30 minutes
  • prior to entry into controlled airspace
  • on initial contact with each ATC unit or sector
  • at other times when so requested by ATC.
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You are required to notify ATC when either TAS or ETA in error excess of?

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  • +/- 2 minutes for ETA
  • +/- 5% of TAS
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Where do SIDs originate from?

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16ft or 5m above the departure end of the runway.

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Unless specified, what are the general SID performance requirements?

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  • 3.3% climb gradient or 200ft per nm
  • Climbing on runway centreline to 400ft above the departure end of the runway before commencing a turn
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Where do SIDs terminate?

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When established on the cleared route.

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What are some other departure options apart from SIDs?

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  • Climb on track VORSEc chart steps
  • Radar departure when under radar control
  • Visual
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How much terrain clearance is provided in the holding area?

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  • 1000ft above obstacles
  • 2000ft above designated mountainous areas
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How long should the outbound of a hold be flown if no outbound distance has been specified?

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1 minute

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Lateral terrain clearance on arc

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2.5nm

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Lateral terrain clearance

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10nm total

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Privileges of an instrument rating

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  • To operate an IFR flight as PiC or co-pilot of an appropriate aircraft
  • Carry out instrument approach aids tested to the flight test standard by an examiner
  • Sitting test in a single pilot non-centreline thrust multi engine
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Requirements to exercise the privileges of an instrument rating

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  • Passed flight test in non-centreline thrust aircraft (if flying that type)
  • Have competency on the required approach aid signed off in the holder’s logbook
  • Class 2 medical with class 1 hearing
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IR eligibility requirements

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  • 50hrs VFR X/C as PiC
  • 40hrs instrument time
  • 20hrs instrument flight time (10 must be dual)
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You have a comms failure on arrival and you go MAP, can you attempt the approach again?

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Yes, you can attempt two approaches within 30 minutes

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What is a final approach fix?

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  • Cross symbol
  • Marks the beginning of the final approach segment
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Circling radius for Cat A aircraft?

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1.68nm

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Circling radius for Cat B aircraft?

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2.66nm

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What is your protection on the missed approach?
- MAP gives you minimum obstacle clearance of 98ft at a gradient of 2.5% or 150ft/NM from the prescribed point or altitude/level.
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What are the currency requirements?
In the past 90 days: - 3hrs instrument time, 1 must be flight time - 3 published approaches, 1 can be in the sim - Flight test/renewal or OCA in the last 12 months
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What does an aerodrome need to have to be nominated as an alternate?
- Ground based navaid, standby power - Aerodrome lighting for night operations
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Fuel requirements for trip with alternate
- Taxi and departure - A-B - Approach at B - MAP at B - B-C - Approach at C - MAP at C - 45 minutes holding at 1500’ AAL
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Requirements for a visual approach
- Visual terrain clearance - Will remain clear of cloud during the approach - Cloud ceiling is above the initial approach level - Assurance you can achieve a landing
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Can you do a a visual departure at night?
Not under an IFR flight plan
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Requirements for a circling approach?
- Within the circling area - At or above MDA - Visual with the aerodrome
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What category speeds are we flying today? (FT)
Cat A going into TU and Cat B into CH
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Cat A speeds
- 90-150 initial Approach - 70-100 Final Approach - 100 Circling - 110 Missed Approach
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Cat B speeds
- 120-180 initial Approach - 85-130 Final Approach - 135 Circling - 150 Missed
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Max speed for final approach at TU?
100kts
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What do I need to go below minimums?
- Visibility is above the minimum - Can see one of the nine types of lighting/markings - Can achieve a landing using normal manoeuvres
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How do you know the glideslope is working?
Cross check with advisory altitudes
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When do you need a RAIM prediction?
Before you go flying if you plan on using GPS
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Can you use the GPS enroute with a RAIM warning?
Yes, so long as it doesn’t;t last more than 10 minutes
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What do you check in the preflight on top of VFR equipment?
- Pitot heats - Lights - GPS database
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If you wanted to do an RNP approach, how would you confirm that your aircraft is capable of doing that approach?
- Dear Jason letter - FM reference
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What is the difference between a RAIM warning and DR mode?
- RAIM = not enough satellites in view - DR = has enough satellites but cannot provide an accurate fix, so the unit is guessing where you are - RAIM for more than 10 minutes is bad - DR for more that’s 1 minute is bad
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If your GPS database is out of date, can you still fly the route using your GPS?
No, the database must be up to date
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You’re taking off on a SID, in IMC and have a comms failure. What do you do?
- Troubleshoot - check jacks, frequencies, try listen to ATIS, volume, squelch - Call ATC on phone if available - Transmit blind, speechless technique
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What are the radio station equipment approval levels for IFR?
Level 1
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What type of approaches can TZZ’s GPS make?
- RNP1 and RNP2 (limited to en-route and continental/domestic) - RNP APCH (limited to straight in non-precision approaches down to LNAV minima) - RNAV2, RNAV1
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Conditions of making GPS approaches in TZZ?
- Garmin system is serviceable for dispatch - Pilots are appropriately, trained, rated, and licensed, and have the appropriate knowledge of topics specific to each navigation specification - Pilots must confirm the RAIM availability before L operations involving GPS-IFR operations - A copy of the letter of approval is carried as part of the aircraft documentation in location accessible to the pilot If a RAIM outage if 5 minutes or greater is predicted, or any outage is expected with 15 minutes of a planned approach procedure, the flight plan must be altered to to avoid the outage.
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IFR additional equipment list
- Aircraft attitude - Magnetic heading - Rate of climb and descent - Sensitive pressure altitude - Airspeed in knots with icing protecting - Power supply to gyroscopic instruments - OAT - Time is seconds, minutes, hours
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Minimum reception altitude
Altitude along a route in which an aircraft can reliably receive a signal from a VOR.
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Minimum En-route Altitude
Minimum altitude in which an aircraft can reliably receive a signal from an NDB
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VORSEC charts
- Shows the higher of the MSA or MRA - When tracking along the boundary of VORSEC, the lower of the two limits apply unless it’s a distance boundary
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Q route
RNAV 2 way
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H route
Two way conventional
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V route
One way conventional
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Y route
One way RNAV
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When will aircraft be vectored for a visual approach?
- By day >16km vis, >1000ft ceiling above the applicable radar vectoring altitude - By night only at CH with >16km vis and no cloud below 5000ft (RWY 29/11)
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Cat A Vat
>91kts
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How is Vat calculated?
- IAS at threshold - 1.3x the stall speed in landing configuration at MCLW
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Rules regarding changing category of aircraft
- Aircraft may not lower their category due to a reduced weight - Aircraft may increase their category when actual handling speeds are in excess
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GPS modes total - DEP, ENR, TERM, LNAV 2 mile prior FAF
- DEP = 0.3 - ENR = 2 (1nm either side tolerance) - TERM = 1 (0.5nm either side tolerance) - LNAV = 0.3 - 0.1 (0.05nm tolerance)
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What documents must foreign aircraft flying in New Zealand carry?
- FM - Airworthiness - Certificate of registration - Aircraft noise standards - License and medical evidence of the pilot
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Is clearance required back into controlled airspace?
No, only if alternate is used.
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When can longitudinal separation between aircraft be reduced in NZ?
- When in controlled airspace within 60nm of Auckland Te Wariti, Ohakea, Wellington or Christchurch - Separation can be reduced to 3nm
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How accurate do transponders have to be in IFR?
Pressure altitude increments of 100ft
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Calculating distance around the arc
60/arc distance, radials/previous answer
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How is climb gradient required calculated?
1.013 x GS x gradient %
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What are the nine things that you need to see before going below MDA?
approach lighting system threshold markings threshold lights runway end identification light visual approach slope indicator touchdown zone or touchdown zone markings touchdown zone lights runway or runway markings runway lights
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