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The IFR system and its rules

Certifying the airplane and the pilot, getting a clearance, and the route and altitude structure that organizes all instrument flight.

  1. 1Certifying the pilot and the airplaneRating requirements, the 91.411 / 91.413 inspections, and the 91.171 VOR check.13 min
  2. 2Required IFR equipment91.205(d) item by item, plus GRABCARD and what happens when something fails.12 min
  3. 3The IFR clearanceCRAFT, the clearance limit, readback, and void times.12 min
  4. 4The IFR route structureVictor airways, jet routes, T and Q routes, and random RNAV routes.12 min
  5. 5IFR altitudesMEA, MOCA, MRA, MCA, MAA, OROCA, and cruising altitude rules.12 min
  6. 6The IFR flight plan and the ATC systemFiling, centers and sectors, and the services you actually get.13 min
  7. 7Alternates and fuelThe 91.167 fuel rule and the 91.169 alternate decision, with the 1-2-3 rule.14 min
  8. 8IFR currency61.57(c): six approaches, holding, intercepting and tracking -- and the grace period.11 min
  9. 9The instrument flight deck checkWhat to check before an IFR flight and how each check would reveal a defect, what the rules allow when something is inoperative, and how a discrepancy gets written down.14 min
  10. 10The electronic flight bag and the planning appsWhat the pilot remains responsible for when the charts, the weather and the flight plan all arrive on a tablet - and the specific ways these tools mislead.11 min