Instrument Proficiency Check

Staying instrument current is important, our Certified Flight Instructors are here to help you stay current and safe. Here is what our IPC looks like.

Ground School

During the ground school portion, we will cover the following topics. We recommend all students review the following information prior to the IPC.

Pilot

  • Pilot-in-Command (PIC) Responsibilities and Authority (14 CFR part 91, § 91.3)

  • Preflight Actions (§ 91.103)

  • Medical Facts for Pilots (Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) chapter 8)

Aircraft

  • Fuel Requirements (§ 91.167)

  • Equipment Check (Very High-Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR)) (§ 91.171)

  • Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Two-Way Radio Communications Failure (§ 91.185)

  • Malfunction Reports (§ 91.187)

  • Required Instruments and Equipment (§ 91.205)

  • Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)(§ 91.207)

  • Aircraft Lights (§ 91.209)

  • Inoperative Instruments and Equipment (§ 91.213)

  • Altimeter and Pitot-Static System Tests(§ 91.411)

  • Air Traffic Control (ATC) Transponder Tests(§ 91.413)

Environment

  • ATC Instructions (§ 91.123)

  • IFR Flight Plan (§ 91.169)

  • ATC Clearance and Flight Plan (§ 91.173)

  • Takeoff (TO) and Landing (LDG) in IFR (§ 91.175)

  • Minimum IFR Altitudes (§ 91.177)

  • IFR Cruising Altitudes (§ 91.179)

  • Course to be Flown (§ 91.181)

  • IFR Two-Way Communications (§ 91.183)

  • Navigation Aids (AIM chapter 1)

  • ATC (AIM chapter 4)

  • Air Traffic Procedures (AIM chapter 5)

External Pressures

  • IFR Two-Way Radio Communications Failure (§ 91.185)

  • Emergency Procedures (AIM chapter 6)

  • National Security and Interception Procedures (AIM chapter 5, section 6)

Simulator and Flight — we conduct most of the training in a simulator and just complete a circle to land approach the airplane

Preflight Preparation

  • Weather Information

  • Cross-Country Flight Planning

Preflight Procedures

  • Aircraft Systems Related to IFR Operations

  • Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment

  • Instrument Cockpit Check

ATC Clearances and Procedures

  • ATC Clearances

  • Compliance with Departure, En Route, and Arrival Procedures and Clearances

  • Holding Procedures

  • Flight by Reference to Instruments

  • Basic Instrument Flight Maneuvers

  • Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes

Navigation Systems

  • Intercepting/Tracking Navigational

  • Systems and Distance Measuring

  • Equipment (DME) Arcs

Instrument Approach Procedures

  • Non-precision Approach (NPA)

  • Precision Approach (PA)

  • Missed Approach

  • Circling Approach

  • Landing from a Straight-in or Circling Approach

Emergency Operations

  • Loss of Communications

  • One Engine Inoperative During Straight and Level Flight and Turns (Multiengine Airplane)

  • One Engine Inoperative—Instrument

  • Approach (Multiengine Airplane)

  • Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators

  • Automation Failure: Failure of Autopilot and Avionics

Post-flight Procedures

  • Checking Instruments and Equipment

This program includes 1 hour of ground training, 1 hour in a simulator, and 1 hour of flight time.