Test: Can You Manage These 6 Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Challenges?
You're Flying Blind!
- Scenario 1: Pitot heat loss and pitot tube icing lead to airspeed indicator failure. The vertical speed indicator (VSI) and altimeter remain functional. Other instruments that aren't connected to the pitot-static system keep working as well. 🛫
- Scenario 2: Radio failure during westbound flight on Victor 244 over NADIN. You should start climbing to a higher minimum en route altitude (MEA) before crossing PAROX. ✈️
- Scenario 3: Feels like a pea-souper outside, but that runway's a sight for sore eyes. Approach minimums specify flight visibility, not reported visibility. Go ahead and land if you can see down the runway better than 1/2 SM. 🌫️
- Scenario 4: Radar contact lost? Time to make a position report and share your time, altitude, and position, as well as your flight plan type and your next reporting points. Don't forget to say your ID, too!
- Scenario 5: Despite the usual gadgets and smartphones, the CFI emphasized the importance of analog instruments during instrument flying lessons. The Glass Cockpit in a Cessna 172 doesn't replace traditional aircraft instruments. 📱
- Scenario 6: The ATC cleared a left turn onto the ILS 16R approach for runway 16 at KDSM. The pilot flew a smooth approach with constant reference to the instruments, maintaining a steady heading and altitude.
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