hotbwayjoel

Hello everyone,

I'm just finishing up my 3rd Stage Check and about to go on my Instrument checkride next week. I've been searching the forums for advice and particularly questions that other's have been asked during there checkride that were really hard. Has anyone done there Instrument recently? If yes do you remember any questions that really had you going? And any advice on what you did to prepare you or what you wish had done.

Thanks Joel....

Gajre539

Know your charts, alternate airport requirements, different types of altitudes (MEA, MOCA, etc), lost procedures, required equipment for IFR, etc.

Grab this and study it cover to cover - ASA: Oral Exam Guide: Instrument

p.s. Our local examiner likes to have students take off under the hood.

ArchAngel

Again...know the charts and your altitudes. Know everything on the approach plates. I got asked alot about lost communication proceedures.
Our local examiners like to have people do intersection holds and dme holds.
Hope it helps..
-ArchAngel

hotbwayjoel

DME holds are always giving me trouble...

shdw

Instrument Know All Handout

Good Luck!

ryan1234

Don't go below mins.... and no full deflections... I know that sounds like obvious advice, but a lot of people get too caught up in the procedures they forget to still fly the airplane.

Ewfflyer

I don't know if your instructor taught this, but when it comes to MDA's, treat them as Concrete. So always level off 50ft higher than the MDA, then slowly descend to maybe 20ft(+/-10ft) above, never right on the MDA. You'll never bust and you always have the -0/+100 ft, so as long as you're between that you're ok!! Now real world flying we do things differently, but I digress.

The only other thing that gets me when training folks is a poor scan. You cannot do anything if your scan, even basic attitude instrument flying(Which is another quirk, but usually is caused by a poor scan anyways) if your scan is lack-luster. Everyone's scan technique is different, but brushing up on Primary/Secondary instruments during different phases of flight(This is in the Inst. Flying Handbook btw), it'll train your brain to look in the right places first, then verify that info with the secondary instruments.

mmaviator

i always liked how examiners asked instrument checkride students the scenario "what do you do in imc if your engine fails(single eng a/c)?

flysooner11

I just took mine this last semester and here are a few of the things they were hit pretty hard on my oral and checkride:

-How all the instruments work
-Once again KNOW your charts
-Lost communication procedures
-be sure to check for any notams in your area before the checkride (i.e. ILS out of service, MDA changes, etc.)
-keep your scan up because you will definitely get some instrument failures

Hope this helps and good luck!