Instrument Approach Briefing Checklist

Instrument Approach Briefing Checklist

Set up

• Weather information –obtained (ATIS/ASOS/AWOS)
• Altimeter – set to current barometric pressure
• Heading indicator – set and showing correct heading
• Navaids – set and identify (including setting up the GPS if available)

Brief

•  Approach Header  ILS  RW29
•  Airport identifier, city and procedure name  BED
•  Effective date, if applicable  10 Nov 2016 to 6 Dec 2016
•  Navaids to be used  LOC 111.15 
•  Approach courses   APPC CRS 293 deg
•  Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA)
•  Approach segment altitudes   JAYSE INT
•  Touchdown Zone elevation
•  Landing distance available
•  Position and height of highest obstacles
•  How to recognize missed approach point (timing/DME/GPS/RNAV/intersection/etc…)
•  Required minimums (MDA/DA and visibility required)
•  Missed approach procedure
•  Approach chart notes
•  Any special considerations (runway conditions/NOTAMS/Inoperative equipment/etc…)

RED - What was not said
Yellow - What is important for the Briefing

Workload Management tips
 Your first priority: FLY THE AIRCRAFT!!! Don’t let things get out of control.
 If you need more time to prepare, then get more time!
 Fly slower
o Ask for delaying vectors
o Ask for a 360 degrees turn
o Ask for a holding pattern

Plan as far ahead as possible
o Pre-flight planning
o Ask the controller which approach to anticipate or tell him which one you would want to use
o Continuously ask yourself: what’s the next thing I need to do?


A MICE ATM
A – ATIS
M – Marker Beacons. Turn on and test them if it’s an ILS approach
I – Identify. Set Radios + NAVAID frequencies & Identify NAVAID
C – Course. Set final or next approach course
E – Entry type. Full or straight-in approach? Course reversal? (direct\tear drop\parallel).
 Radar Vectors?
A – Altitudes – Current, FAF, DA\MDA
T – Time – FAF to MAP (if depicted)
M – Missed Approach procedure – briefed