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- What are the FAA requirements for an aircraft to be IFR certified?
The installed equipment required for IFR flight (beyond that required for VFR flight) is listed in 91 205(d) and is mostly equipment used to communicate with ATC and to maintain control of the airplane when flying without visual reference to the ground (so no navigation equipment is specified):
- instrument flight rules - What altitude to use for IFR off-airways . . .
OROCAs are not subject to the same scrutiny as MEAs, minimum vectoring altitude (MVAs), MOCAs, and other minimum IFR altitudes Since they do not undergo the same obstruction evaluation, airport airspace analysis procedures, or flight inspection, they cannot provide the same level of confidence as the other minimum IFR altitudes
- Who closes an airlines IFR flight plan and when?
This applies equally to IFR and VFR flightplans, to big passenger jets and small one-person GA aircraft If the destination airport — any airport of any size — has an operating control tower at the time of arrival, they will close your flight plan
- instrument flight rules - Is using a VOR considered IFR or VFR . . .
IFR (Instrument Flying Rules) is a set of rules, procedures, and regulations governing the flight of aircraft solely with reference to flight instruments instead of the ground You can fly IFR in IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) or in VMC (Visual Meteorological Conditions) IMC would preclude referencing the horizon
- Where can I find the exact definition of VFR and IFR?
"Conditions (meteo) under which IFR (rules) must be followed" is much more clear than "IFR Conditions" By phrasing it the latter, it appears as if the conditions refer to a set of rules rather than to the weather Although everyone knows what is meant by "IFR Conditions", I agree that this phrase is incorrect -- there is no such thing
- How can I tell a GPS installation is acceptable for IFR use?
The key information is covered by the first sentence -- limitations and operating procedures If the GPS is not approved for IFR, there must be an operation limitation in the AFM AFMS that states that (and in all of these cases I've seen, the FAA also required a placard stating "GPS not approved for IFR flight ")
- Is there a comprehensive list of IFR terms with definitions?
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- FAR 91. 167 (IFR Fuel Reserves) for jet aircraft
Finally, you ask what rate of fuel consumption a pilot should use when calculating the amount of fuel necessary for the 45-minute reserve requirement The FAA requires that, for IFR operations, aircraft carry enough fuel to fly for an additional 45 minutes from an alternate airport "at normal cruising speed " § 91 167(a)(3)
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