What's on the Instrument Powered-lift exam
The Instrument - Powered-lift Rating (Instrument Powered-lift) exam is organized into 8 knowledge domains. These free practice questions are drawn from across them so you can see where you're strong and where to study:
- Area of Operation I: Preflight Preparation; Task A: Pilot Qualifications; Task B: Weather Information; Task C: Cross-Country Flight Planning.
- Area of Operation II: Preflight Procedures; Task A: Aircraft Systems Related to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Operations; Task B: Aircraft Flight Instruments and Navigation Equipment; Task C: Instrument Flight Deck Check.
- Area of Operation III: Air Traffic Control (ATC) Clearances and Procedures; Task A: Compliance with Air Traffic Control Clearances; Task B: Holding Procedures.
- Area of Operation IV: Flight by Reference to Instruments; Task A: Instrument Flight; Task B: Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes.
- Area of Operation V: Navigation Systems; Task A: Intercepting and Tracking Navigational Systems and DME Arcs; Task B: Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations.
- Area of Operation VI: Instrument Approach Procedures; Task A: Non-precision Approach; Task B: Precision Approach; Task C: Missed Approach; Task D: Circling Approach; Task E: Landing from an Instrument Approach.
- Area of Operation VII: Emergency Operations; Task A: Loss of Communications; Task B: Powerplant(s) Inoperative (Simulated) during Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns; Task C: Instrument Approach and Landing with Inoperative Powerplant(s) (Simulated); Task D: Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators.
- Area of Operation VIII: Postflight Procedures; Task A: Checking Instruments and Equipment.