Senior Private Pilot documentation[PDF]

Practical Exam Briefing

• Senior Private Pilot briefing

Theory

• Flight Plan Understanding
• Flight Plan Understanding ivap
• Wake turbulence separation minima
• Airprox
• SID basics
• STAR basics
• Category of aircraft for approach procedures
• IFR separation with radar
• Identification of ATS routes
• Reduced vertical separation minimum - RVSM

Theory flight operation

• General aviation flight operation
• Commercial aviation flight operation

Aerodrome stucture

• Instrument Landing System - ILS (Beacon)
• Marker Beacon (Beacon)

Meteorology

• In-flight icing
• Good use of weather radar

Phraseology

• Approach and departure phraseology
• IFR flight Phraseology Example

IFR procedures

• IFR flight rules
• IFR initial clearance
• IFR route planning
• IFR flight plan equipments
• IFR flight plan equipment methodology
• IFR route building methodology
• IFR flight briefing
• Calculated take-off time
• Aerodrome operating minima
• IFR cruise altittude and semi circular Rules
• IFR departure procedure
• DME Arc
• Area Navigation - RNAV
• Holding procedures
• Top of descent calculation
• Expected approach time (EAT)
• IFR arrival and approach procedure
  • IFR Approach procedure - Arrival segment
  • IFR Approach procedure - Initial approach segment
  • IFR Approach procedure - Intermediate approach segment
  • IFR Approach procedure - Final approach segment
  • IFR Approach procedure - Missed approach segment
• IFR non precision approach and minima
• IFR precision approach and minima
• IFR Go around procedure
• Low Visibility Procedures (LVP)

Charts and its interpretation

• IAC chart explanation
• SID chart explanation
• STAR chart explanation
• Minimum Sector Altitude (MSA)
• Minimum En-route Altitude (MEA)
• Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude (MOCA)
• Minimum off route altitudes (MORA)
• Minimum Crossing Altitude (MCA)
• Minimum Reception Altitude (MRA)
• Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA)
• Minimum Holding Altitude (MHA)

Aircraft intrument and settings

• Instrument Landing System - ILS (Instrument)
• Marker Beacon (Instrument)
• Primary Flight Display - PFD
• Navigation Display - ND
• Head-Up Display - HUD
• Autopilot and Flight Director
• Global Positioning System - GPS (Instrument)

Aircraft knowledge and performance

• Landing distance
• Aircraft engines
• Carburator ice
• V-speed designator
• Standard aircraft weights
• Stabilized approach criteria
• Fuel management for general aviation
• Fuel management for commercial transport

Flying practical techniques

• Intercept and follow a NDB radial
• Intercept and follow a VOR radial
• Perform an ILS approach (BE90)
• Make a holding pattern using VOR
• Perform a DME arc

Documentation from other ranks

• Private Pilot documentation
• Pilot Student documentation