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Chapter 10 — IFR Flight
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IFR — Instrument Flight Rules
2
flight planning
3
Departure Procedures
4
instrument flight
5
approach procedures
6
Approach
7
attitude instrument flying
8
navigation systems
9
Sources of Flight Planning Information
10
Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
11
Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD)
12
Notices to Airmen Publication (NTAP)
13
IFR En Route Charts
14
area charts
15
TPP — United States Terminal Procedures Publications
16
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
17
AIM — Aeronautical Information Manual
18
ATC — Air Traffic Control
19
A/FD — Airport/Facility Directory
20
NAS — National Airspace System
21
Aeronautical Information Publication
22
Federal Airways
23
NAVAIDs — navigation aids
24
NTAP — Notices to Airmen Publication
25
NOTAMs — Notices to Airmen
26
VOR — very-high frequency omnidirectional range
27
FDC NOTAMs — Flight Data Center NOTAMs
28
LAHSO — land-and-hold-short operations
29
POH/AFM — Pilot's Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
30
operating limitations
31
high altitude preferred routes
32
performance
33
Emergency Procedures
34
low altitude preferred routes
35
IFR flight plan
36
14 CFR part 91
37
Controlled Airspace
38
ATCT — air traffic control tower
39
IAPs — Instrument Approach Procedures
40
1-800-WX-BRIEF
41
DUATS — direct user access terminal system
42
Pilot's Operating Handbook
43
Airplane Flight Manual
44
ARTCC — Air Route Traffic Control Center
45
navigation fix
46
departure clearance
47
VFR — Visual Flight Rules
48
clearances
49
Cancelling IFR Flight Plans
50
Class a Airspace
51
transponder code
52
VFR altitude/flight level
53
radar services
54
VFR radar advisory service
55
Class B Airspace
56
Class C
57
ATC Clearance
58
runway incursions
59
phraseology
60
readback
61
Class C Airspace
62
operating control tower
63
air-to-ground communications
64
standard phraseology
65
readbacks
66
cruise clearance
67
Minimum IFR Altitude
68
crossing altitude
69
IFR obstruction clearance
70
abbreviated clearance
71
clearance shorthand
72
amended clearance
73
ATC phraseology
74
Clearance Separations
75
block of airspace
76
Victor
77
clearance void
78
Departure Procedures (DPs)
79
Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP)
80
ODP — Obstacle Departure Procedures
81
Standard Instrument Departures
82
Radar-Controlled Departures
83
Visual Separation
84
Radar Contact
85
obstruction clearance
86
en route structure
87
ODP — Obstacle Departure Procedure
88
SID — Standard Instrument Departure
89
RNAV — Area Navigation
90
Terminal Area
91
radar vector
92
IFR Take-off Minimums
93
paragraph 5-2-7 of the AIM
94
two-way radio communications
95
pilot-in-command
96
Wake turbulence avoidance
97
instrument departure procedures
98
SHEAD TWO DEPARTURE (RNAV)
99
Birmingham Three Departure
100
DEP CON
101
Navigation Receivers
102
CLNC DEL — clearance delivery
103
GND CON — ground control
104
DEP CON — departure control
105
departure vectors
106
filed altitude
107
position reports
108
En Route Procedures
109
ATC Reports
110
short-range clearance
111
Radar Surveillance
112
TACAN — Tactical Air Navigation
113
ADF — Automatic Direction Finder
114
compulsory reporting point
115
VFR-on-top clearance
116
Radar Contact Lost
117
Radar Service Terminated
118
ETA — Estimated TIME of Arrival
119
Flight Level
120
radar surveillance and control
121
air-to-ground communications capability
122
reporting points
123
en route chart
124
Planning the Descent and Approach
125
Cruising Altitude
126
Final Approach Fix
127
Outer Marker
128
FPM — feet per minute
129
approach control
130
ATIS — Automatic Terminal Information Service
131
Visual Approach
132
initial approach altitude
133
ASOS/AWOS — Automated Surface Observing System/Automated Weather Observing System
134
Transition Route
135
GNSS — Global Navigation Satellite System
136
IFR-certified GPS
137
Advisory Circular (AC) 90-94
138
DME arc
139
NDB — nondirectional radio beacon
140
GNSS — Global Navigation Satellite Systems
141
GPS — Global Positioning System
142
IFR-certified
143
cleared for the approach
144
standard terminal arrival routes (STARs)
145
STARs — standard terminal arrival routes
146
descent rate
147
MSL — mean sea level
148
Airport Elevation
149
high density traffic
150
Holding Procedures
151
Standard Holding Pattern (No Wind)
152
Standard Holding Pattern (With Wind)
153
Terminal Procedures Publication
154
Localizer
155
Glideslope
156
Middle Marker
157
Inner Marker
158
Compass Locator
159
DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
160
VOR
161
standard holding pattern
162
nonstandard holding pattern
163
outbound leg
164
holding side
165
non-holding side
166
holding course
167
Abeam
168
fix end
169
reciprocal
170
inbound leg
171
Clearance Limit
172
holding instructions
173
EFC — expect-further-clearance
174
IAP charts
175
textual description
176
No STAR
177
NDB — Nondirectional Beacon
178
standard IAP
179
AC 90-94
180
crossing NDB bearing
181
DME Fix
182
holding
183
charted holding pattern
184
Standard Entry Procedures
185
MHA — maximum holding airspeed
186
KIAS — knots indicated airspeed
187
NAVAIDs — navigational aids
188
Approach Clearance
189
parallel entry
190
teardrop entry
191
direct entry
192
Radial
193
Airway
194
holding airspace
195
maximum holding airspeeds
196
category A and B aircraft
197
paragraph 5-3-7 in the AIM
198
Standard Rate Turn
199
bank angle
200
flight director system
201
TO/FROM indicator
202
drift correction angle
203
parallel entry procedure
204
teardrop entry procedure
205
direct entry procedure
206
3° per second
207
30° bank angle
208
airway intersection
209
Magnetic bearing
210
ADF relative bearing
211
approaches
212
Instrument Approaches to Civil Airports
213
DME holding
214
nautical miles
215
DME readout
216
approach charts
217
course reversal maneuver
218
Procedure Turn
219
NoPT — No Procedure Turn
220
plan view
221
Radar Vectoring
222
timed approach
223
instrument letdown
224
full approach
225
communications failure
226
VORTAC — VOR/tactical air navigation
227
VOR/DME
228
LDA — localizer-type directional aid
229
SDF — simplified directional facility
230
Advisory Frequency
231
final approach courses
232
Final Approach
233
AWOS/ASOS
234
APP CRS — approach course
235
MSA — Minimum Safe Altitude
236
LNAV — Lateral Navigation
237
RNAV (GPS)
238
Apt Elev — airport elevation
239
DME/DME RNP-0.3 NA
240
IF/IAF
241
Category
242
Radar Approaches
243
approach/outer fix
244
Ceiling
245
Visibility
246
Approach Control Service
247
Vertical Separation
248
wind direction and velocity
249
Instrument Approach
250
Radar Separation
251
radio transmitter and receiver
252
WAAS — Wide Area Augmentation System
253
LPV — Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance
254
LNAV/VNAV DA
255
VNAV — Vertical Navigation
256
HIRL — High Intensity Runway Lights
257
MALSR — Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
258
Baro-VNAV
259
RVR — Runway Visual Range
260
WAAS
261
LNAV/VNAV
262
LPV
263
MALSR — medium-intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
264
VGSI
265
PAR — Precision Approach Radar
266
ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
267
Radar Approach
268
vectors
269
runway centerline
270
ATC
271
Glidepath
272
decision height
273
DH
274
trend information
275
range from touchdown
276
safety zone
277
Missed Approach
278
runway environment
279
navigational guidance
280
advisory course
281
glidepath information
282
landing threshold
283
Surveillance Approach
284
Precision Approach
285
FAA TPP
286
TPP — Terminal Procedures Publication
287
radar minimums
288
weather minimums
289
DA — Decision Altitude
290
HAT — Height Above Touchdown
291
HAA — Height Above Airport
292
MDA — Minimum Descent Altitude
293
circling
294
ELEV
295
RWY
296
CAT
297
DA/HAT
298
MDA-VIS
299
HAA
300
CEIL-VIS
301
ASR
302
DH — Decision Height
303
extended centerline
304
glidepath interception
305
Azimuth
306
elevation
307
RADAR INSTRUMENT APPROACH MINIMUMS
308
Radar Monitoring
309
Holding FIX
310
Radar Monitoring of Instrument Approaches
311
No-Gyro Approach
312
directional gyro
313
PAR Final Approach Course
314
PAR safety limit
315
MCA — Minimum Crossing Altitude
316
descent gradient
317
flightpath
318
ILS — Instrument Landing System
319
LOC — localizer
320
LOC/DME
321
I-TOI
322
APP CRS
323
TDZE — Touchdown Zone Elevation
324
ADF
325
VDP — Visual Descent Point
326
Altimeter Setting
327
ASR/PAR
328
GND CON
329
UNICOM
330
CTAF — Common Traffic Advisory Frequency
331
IAF — Initial Approach FIX
332
VORTAC
333
LOM — Locator Outer Marker
334
LOM/IAF
335
FAF — Final Approach FIX
336
GS — glide slope
337
TCH — Threshold Crossing Height
338
S-ILS
339
S-LOC
340
missed approach point
341
MAP — Missed Approach Point
342
FAF to MAP
343
holding pattern
344
alternate missed approach fix
345
MIRL — Medium Intensity Runway Lights
346
NoPT
347
IF — Intermediate FIX
348
approaches to parallel runways
349
parallel approach
350
simultaneous approaches
351
final monitor controllers
352
localizer frequency
353
inbound course
354
Glideslope Intercept Altitude
355
DA/DH
356
radio discipline
357
side-step maneuver
358
Nonprecision Approach
359
Circling Minimums
360
Circling Approach
361
obstacle clearance
362
circling area
363
approach category
364
VFR traffic pattern altitude
365
Final Approach Course
366
Base Leg
367
Downwind Leg
368
circling approach categories
369
traffic pattern altitude
370
precision minimums
371
Missed Approaches
372
IAP — Instrument Approach Procedure
373
IAP minimums
374
Approach Light System
375
Threshold
376
threshold markings
377
Threshold Lights
378
REIL — Runway End Identifier Lights
379
VASI — Visual Approach Slope Indicator
380
Touchdown Zone
381
touchdown zone markings
382
touchdown zone lights
383
Runway Markings
384
Runway Lights
385
Flight Visibility
386
Missed Approach Procedure
387
airway structure
388
climb pitch attitude
389
climb power
390
flight deck workload
391
circling-to-land
392
missed approach course
393
visual reference
394
Instrument Weather Flying
395
Recency of Experience
396
Airborne Equipment and Ground Facilities
397
Weather Conditions
398
landing
399
Turbulence
400
ALSF-1
401
ILS glideslope inoperative minimums
402
localizer minimums
403
Prevailing Visibility
404
RVV — runway visibility value
405
NAV/COM — navigation/communication
406
instrument proficiency
407
weather phenomena
408
Icing
409
inflight turbulence
410
preflight weather briefing
411
WW — Severe Weather Warning
412
SIGMET
413
WST — Convective SIGMET
414
WA — AIRMET
415
CWA — Center Weather Advisory
416
FA — Area Forecast
417
CAT — Clear Air Turbulence
418
cumulus
419
towering cumulus
420
cumulonimbus
421
mountain wave turbulence
422
HIWAS — Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service
423
thunderstorm
424
clear air turbulence
425
instrument scan
426
turbulence penetration speed
427
load factor
428
block altitude clearance
429
PIREPs — pilot reports
430
turbulence reporting criteria
431
Structural icing
432
IMC — Instrument Meteorological Conditions
433
Rime ice
434
Clear Ice
435
mixed ice
436
airfoil
437
airframe
438
visible moisture
439
Mixed clear and rime
440
Rime
441
freezing rain
442
ice accumulation
443
anti-ice
444
Deice
445
icing conditions
446
icing intensities
447
fog
448
saturation
449
temperature/dewpoint spread
450
EFAS — En Route Flight Advisory Service
451
ASOS/AWOS
452
volcanic ash
453
pitot-static system
454
NWS — National Weather Service
455
VAFTAD — Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport and Dispersion
456
AC 00-45
457
updrafts
458
downdrafts
459
thunderstorm detection
460
cloud tops
461
fuel reserves
462
alternate landing sites
463
St. Elmo's Fire
464
thunderstorms
465
hail
466
OM (outer marker)
467
lightning strikes
468
weather radar
469
Wind Shear
470
temperature inversions
471
Jet Stream
472
weather fronts
473
Tailwind
474
headwind
475
LLWAS — Low-Level Wind Shear Alert System
476
centerfield wind indicator
477
boundary-wind indicators
478
OM — Outer Marker
479
lightning
480
tailwind shear
481
headwind shear
482
Conducting an IFR Flight
483
VFR-ON-TOP
484
VFR Over-The-Top
485
IFR Flight
486
wind shear alert
487
wind shear PIREPs
488
VFR cloud clearance requirements
489
undercast
490
Cessna 182
491
Transponder
492
communication radios
493
navigation radios
494
preflight planning
495
weather forecast
496
GPS database
497
personal weather minimums
498
standard weather briefing
499
outlook-type weather briefing
500
METAR
501
TAF
502
minimum en route altitude
503
obstacle clearance altitudes
504
TFRs — Temporary Flight Restrictions
505
Brookwood VORTAC
506
V 209
507
Kewanee VORTAC
508
AIRMET SIERRA
509
AIRMET IFR
510
surface analysis chart
511
weather depiction chart
512
Alternate Airport
513
marginal VFR
514
True Airspeed
515
cruise power
516
fuel burn
517
cruising pressure altitude
518
weight-and-balance
519
takeoff and landing distances
520
Crosswind
521
ATIS
522
Route
523
Ident
524
FREQ
525
Altitude
526
WINDS
527
TEMP / DEWPOINT
528
OKW
529
EWA
530
PNS
531
MINDO
532
flight log
533
navigation log
534
ETE — Estimated Time En Route
535
ATE
536
airworthiness requirements
537
transponder test
538
VOR system
539
static test
540
ATE — actual time en route
541
MAG CRSE — magnetic course
542
GND SPD — ground speed
543
go/no-go decision
544
altimeter test
545
VOR system check
546
Departure
547
Flight Plan
548
FAA Form 7233-1
549
DVFR
550
FAR Part 91
551
FSS — Flight Service Station
552
pitot heat
553
GPS
554
DP — departure procedure
555
Departure Control
556
clearance delivery
557
squawk
558
Ground Control
559
taxiway
560
before takeoff checklist
561
engine run-up
562
Wake Turbulence
563
IFR equipment
564
en route
565
heading indicator
566
ALT position
567
Takeoff Roll
568
encoded altitude
569
Indicated Altitude
570
Pirep
571
arrival
572
CDI — Course deviation indicator
573
OBS — omni bearing selector
574
FAWP — Final Approach Way Point
575
terminal mode
576
approach mode
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