Instrument Checkride - ORAL Exam

 Instrument Checkride

Go through the PTS (ACS) publication
Take personal responsibility for your check ride
The four levels of learning
Expectations: safety, good judgment, good airmanship

Standards of performance: they apply to the whole flight
Know your reference material
Commercially produced study guides

Answering oral questions
Personal stories - not needed
When you don’t know the answer

Flying the plane: - take command of the airplane
Don’t let the plane fly you; stay ahead
Go arounds: don’t be afraid to
Fly on the check ride as you’d fly normally
Fly through your mistakes, fix them, carry on

Problem topics: - when is an IFR rating required
Airworthiness
Instruments and equipment required for IFR flight
Inoperative instruments and equipment

Weather: decode METARs, TAFs

Aircraft systems:
pitot-static issues
know vacuum vs. electrically powered vs. pitot-static instruments
flying into areas of different pressure and temperature

glass cockpit instruments and failure modes
glass cockpit: stand-by battery system
Alternates

1-2-3 rule  
Alternate minimums, including non-standard minimums
Can I use an alternate without instrument approaches

if the weather at your destination isn't at least 3 SM of visibility and 2000' AGL ceilings from 1 hour before to 1 hour after your ETA, you need to file an alternate.

Departure procedures: - types and differences
exact meaning of inverted T triangle
When to fly an ODP
Decoding and applying departure procedures

Airspace
Minimum Crossing vs. Reception Altitudes
MEA vs. MOCA
Position reports - IPTAEN acronym
Reports that ATC requires at all times in IFR flight

Additional reports to be made when not in radar contact
Lost communications procedures

IFR arrivals: know what minimums apply to you
Criteria to satisfy before descend below DA or MDA
Visual Descent Point