IFR Law 4 - Flight Planning

Before commencing a flight, a pilot-in-command of an aircraft must obtain and become familiar with: (select all that apply)

• The fuel requirements

• One engine inoperative performance data.

• Any take-off and landing distance data contained in the aircraft flight manual

• Any known or likely traffic delays that have been notified by ATS

An IFR flight plan must be submitted _______ minutes prior to the beginning of the flight

An IFR flight plan must be adhered to except for: (select all)

• An emergency situation

• When the pilot has requested and ATC cleared a change in the plan

• The pilot has taken into account terrain and traffic and more efficient routing exists

• In uncontrolled airspace

A pilot of an IFR flight must notify ATC of: (select all)

• 0.02 difference in Mach number from flight plan

• 5% difference in TAS from flight plan

• 5 kts difference in TAS from flight plan

• ETA to the next reporting point notified to ATS is in error by more than two minutes

An IFR flight plan will be terminated automatically at a controlled aerodrome:

• True

• False

A Piper Cherokee on an IFR flight plan would need ______ minutes reserve:

An Airbus A320 planning a flight from Invercargill - Auckland with a flight time, including taxi, of 104mins must carry how many hours fuel if no alternate is required:

• 2hrs 14 min

• 1 hour 34 min

• 2 hours 29 min

• 1 hour 49 min

An IFR helicopter planning a flight from Kaikoura to Christchurch Hospital (flight time 49 minutes) with Dunedin as an alternate (flight time 2 hours) must take how many MINUTES fuel?

The IFR reserve is based on an aircraft holding:

• 1500ft above the aerodrome

• 5000ft above the aerodome

• 1000ft above the aerodrome

• 3000ft above the aerodrome