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V Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Ground school (3A Fall) 0.5 unit

Course Descriptions: This course prepares students to pass the Transport Canada Instrument written examination. It focuses on multi engine aircraft systems, IFR rules and procedures, meteorology for IFR operations, advanced navigation instrumentation and radio aids, multi-crew operations and coordination. The class lectures provide the theoretical framework for IFR operations and the tutorials provide opportunities to develop and refine the skills required for IFR flying.

Some sections of the four Transport Canada mandatory subject areas, most relevant to IFR flying, are presented below.

Air Law and Procedures (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial Licence, page 3) Publications used in pilot training are ‘Canadian Aviation Regulations’ (CARs) and the Transport Canada ‘Aeronautical Information Manual’ (TC AIM).

Airspace Use for IFR flights
Operations at or in the Vicinity of an Aerodrome – IFR
Instrument Flight Rules concerning alternate aerodrome requirements, alternate aerodrome weather, minimum altitudes to ensure obstacle clearance, en route IFR position reports, take-off minima, instrument approaches, landing minima and approach bans.
Radio communication failure in IFR flight
Air Traffic Control Services, IFR Flight Procedures
IFR En route Procedures
IFR Holding Procedures - Holding Patterns
IFR Approach Procedures – Precision and Non-precision Approaches

Instrumentation, Navigation and Radio Aids (Study and Reference Guide, IFR, page 8)

Pitot Static System and Instruments
Gyroscopic Systems and Instruments
VOR (Very High Frequency Orbital Radials)
ADF (Automatic Direction Finder)
ILS (Instrument Landing System)
GPS (Global Positioning System)
Transponder
Other Systems, such as DME (Distance Measuring Equipment), ASR (Airport Surveillance Radar), Airborne Weather Radar, Storm scope (lightening detection equipment), etc.

Flight Operations (Study and Reference Guide, IFR, page 9)

Weather related problems, winter operations, flight in rain, flight near thunderstorms, wake turbulence and flying operations in mountainous regions.

V Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Ground school