Instrument Rating Syllabus

Pliot Licences & Ratings

 

THEORY

PART I DISCOVERING NEW HORIZONS
BUILDING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INSTRUMENT / COMMERCIAL TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES
ADVANCED HUMAN FACTOR CONCEPTS
PRINCIPLES OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT
FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS
ATTITUDE INSTRUMENT FLYING
INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION
THE FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT
AIRPORTS, AIRSPACE AND FLIGHT INFORMATION
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INFORMATION
ATC CLEARANCES
PART II INSTRUMENT CHARTS AND PROCEDURES
DEPARTURE
DEPARTURE CHARTS
DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
ENROUTE
ENROUTE AND AREA CHARTS
ENROUTE PROCEDURES
HOLDING PROCEDURES
ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL CHARTS
ARRIVAL PROCEDURES
APPROACH
APPROACH CHARTS
APPROACH PROCEDURES
INSTRUMENT APPROACHES
VOR AND NDB APPROACHES
ILS APPROACHES
GPS AND RNAV APPROACHES
PART III AVIATION WEATHER AND IFR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
METEOROLOGY
WEATHER FACTORS
WEATHER HAZARDS
PRINTED REPORTS AND FORECASTS
GRAPHIC WEATHER PRODUCTS
SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
IFR FLIGHT CONSIDERATIONS
IFR EMERGENCIES
IFR DECISION MAKING
IFR FLIGHT PLANNING

PRACTICAL

STAGE I BASIC ATTITUDE INSTRUMENT FLYING
STRAIGHT & LEVEL
STANDARD RATE TURNS
CONSTANT AIR SPEED /RATE WITH CLIMBSIDESCENTS
CLIMBING & DESCENDING TURNS
STALLS & RECOVERIES
SLOW FLIGHT
UNUSUAL ATTITUDES
STEEP TURNS
TIMED TURNS
COMPASS TURNS
STAGE II NAVIGATION & APPROACH PROCEEDURES
VOR TRACKING, KEY HEADING, INTERCEPTION
NAVCOURSE
NDB HOMING, TRACKING & INTERCEPTION
HOLDINGS
PRECISION & NON-PRECISION APPROACHES
MISSED APPROACH
CIRCLING APPROACH
LANDING FROM A STRAIGHT IN OR CIRCLING APPROACH
STAGE III CROSS COUNTRY
STABE IV CHECKRIDE PREPERATION