7/10/2023 0 Comments Ifr preflight checklist![]() ![]() Getting up to speed: You might be a little worn out by the time you begin an instrument approach at the end of a flight, but even if you are, you have plenty of time to get “into the groove” and prepare for a low visibility arrival. There are other hazards, besides IMC, that pilots face when making a departure in IMC-threats that are greatly magnified when the pilot’s visibility is restricted. Taking off into the murk shouldn’t be any riskier than making an instrument approach. We probably don’t spend much time training and reviewing them, we’re not evaluated on our ability to perform them, and we don’t track our proficiency in low-visibility departures by logging the number we fly or practice, or when we last experienced one (or six). Low-visibility takeoffs are rare in practice. Way down on the training/evaluation priorities list, if it’s there at all, is recency of experience and proficiency in departure procedures. We log the number and type of approaches we fly and consider precisely flying an arrival procedure the ultimate test of our IFR ability-even if we let an autopilot do the job for us. Instrument training and evaluation is weighted heavily toward arrival and approach procedures. ![]() The Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and requirements of an Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) are similar there is no specific requirement to demonstrate proficiency in making low-visibility or IMC takeoffs. 14 CFR 61.57, Recency of Experience, and this tells us to remain IFR current in an aircraft the only things we need to have recent experience in are: six (6) instrument approaches, holding procedures and tasks, and intercepting and tracking courses through the use of electronic navigational systems. There’s very little focus on proficiency for making a takeoff and departure in IMC. Simply put, NOTAMS are notifications containing information that may affect or pose a hazard to an aircraft along a flight route (e.g., runway closure).įor general aviation pilots, you can access NOTAMs at an airport’s flight briefing facility, through an app like ForeFlight, or via a website such as the Federal NOTAM System (FNS) website in the US.Instrument training, Practical Test evaluation, most instrument flight rule (IFR) practice and the Federal Aviation Administration’s requirements for recency of experience are measured primarily in getting the airplane down from altitude. NOTAM is another aviation acronym for Notice to Airmen (now Notice to Air Missions in the US). You know what the letters stand for, but what’s their significance? Let’s go through them one by one. The acronyms serve a similar purpose, but let’s explore the NWKRAFT Checklist. Maybe as in it’s “fat work” planning a flight. The mnemonic stands for:įATWORK is yet another, funny-sounding NWKRAFT alternative. The FAA recommends the acronym WEALTH, as in you need a “wealth” of information before flying. ![]() T wo other acronyms serve the same purpose. ![]() Is NWKRAFT the Only Preflight Action Acronym? NWKRAFT is a mnemonic used by pilots to remember important preflight action items ( 14 CFR 91.103), which are critical information that pilots should be familiar with before a flight. NWKRAFT is an acronym for NOTAMs Weather Known ATC delays Runway lengths Alternates available Fuel requirements Takeoff and landing distances. ![]()
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