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Departures, En Route & Arrivals

3 maneuvers · 350 words

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Departure procedures
En route operations
Arrival procedures

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Attitude Instrument Flying

5 maneuvers · 97 words

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Instrument cross-check and scan
Straight-and-level flight
Standard rate turns
Constant airspeed climbs and descents
Constant rate climbs and descents

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Basic Instrument Maneuvers

7 maneuvers · 128 words

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Steep turns
Timed turns to compass headings
Magnetic compass turns
Partial-panel flight
Recovery from unusual flight attitudes
Instrument takeoff
Instrument flight patterns

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Preflight Procedures

3 maneuvers · 278 words

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Aircraft systems related to IFR operations
Aircraft flight instruments and navigation equipment
Instrument flight deck check

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Navigation Systems

3 maneuvers · 222 words

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VOR orientation and tracking
GPS navigation
DME arcs

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Departures, En Route & Arrivals

3 maneuvers · 350 words

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Departure procedures
En route operations
Arrival procedures

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ATC Clearances & Holding

2 maneuvers · 126 words

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Compliance with ATC clearances
Holding procedures

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Instrument Approaches

5 maneuvers · 245 words

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Non-precision approach
Precision approach
Missed approach
Circling approach
Landing from an instrument approach

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Preflight Preparation

3 maneuvers · 199 words

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Pilot qualifications
Weather information
Cross-country flight planning

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Emergency Operations

2 maneuvers · 114 words

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Loss of communications
Approach with loss of primary flight instrument indicators

Training in a multi-engine airplane?

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Postflight Procedures

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Checking instruments and equipment

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The National Airspace System & IFR Charts

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Human Factors for Instrument Flight

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Aerodynamic Factors

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Avionics, Databases & Automation

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