Nathanial S. East House



Topic: Instrument Rating



Essential Question: What is the best reason for getting an instrument rating?



Monday, March 21, 2011

Art Design

Name: Nathanial Stewart
Topic: Instrument Flying
Essential Question: What is the best reason for getting an Instrument Rating?
Idea: I want to take a video of me landing at an airport from various angles and edit it legitly

How it relates to my eq: Landings are essential in flight, especially instrument flight, this will definitely help show what a landing looks and sounds like.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Interview Questions (20)

1. When flying under IFR, how would you recommend I scan the instruments so I can maximize proficiency?

2. What technique would you recommend I include in my IFR clearance shorthand?

3. What would you say is the worst possible thing an IFR pilot could do en route?

4. Have you ever lost situational awareness flying actual IFR? How did you combat it? If not, how would you recommend fighting it?

5. When taxiing, and ground control says "Hold short of the ILS Hold" what do they mean?

6. What do you think is the hardest part about IFR flight?

7. Why do people say that the Instrument rating is the hardest rating to receive?

8. Is it safer to fly IFR in IMC with winds? Why?

9. What are some of the things I will be having to preform during my instrument flight examination?

10. What is the biggest issue that Instrument rated pilots have?

11. Why is their a different Instrument rating for single engine planes and twin engine planes?

12. What are the fuel minimums for IFR flight? At night?

13. How long do you think it takes the average private pilot to get their Instrument rating?

14. I have to present my findings on IFR to about 25 students in may, what do you think is the most important thing to include in my presentation?

15. Is flying TEC safer than flying a direct route in a heavy traffic area?

16. Do you feel that a lot of people aren't capable of getting the instrument rating? Why?

17. What can I expect being different between the Instrument rating written exam and the Private Pilots License written exam?

18. What is the best way to be an efficient instrument pilot?

19. How can I be an effective instrument pilot?

20. Would it be safe to fly IFR at night? Why?