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Attitude Instrument Flying

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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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Attitude Instrument Flying

97 terms · 5 maneuvers

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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

Basic Instrument Maneuvers

128 terms · 7 maneuvers

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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

Preflight Procedures

278 terms · 3 maneuvers

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

Navigation Systems

222 terms · 3 maneuvers

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VOR orientation and tracking
GPS navigation
DME arcs

Departures, En Route & Arrivals

350 terms · 3 maneuvers

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Departure procedures
En route operations
Arrival procedures

ATC Clearances & Holding

126 terms · 2 maneuvers

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Compliance with ATC clearances
Holding procedures

Instrument Approaches

245 terms · 5 maneuvers

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

Preflight Preparation

199 terms · 3 maneuvers

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Pilot qualifications
Weather information
Cross-country flight planning

Emergency Operations

114 terms · 2 maneuvers

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Loss of communications
Approach with loss of primary flight instrument indicators

You’re training single-engine. · 2 tasks here are multi-engine only

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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