AVP 242 - Instrument Rating Ground II

• Determine the proper holding entry and interpret navigation instruments to determine aircraft position in relation to a holding fix.
• Interpret En Route and STAR arrival charts and be able to correctly identify transitions from the en route phase to the approach phase of flight.
• Interpret arrival procedures
• Identify the various approach segments of precision and non-precision approaches; interpret information from the heading section, plan view, and profile view; identify stepdown fixes and visual descent points, and determine take off procedures and minimums, approach category and minimum descent altitudes, and visibility requirements on both NOS and Jeppesen approach charts.
• Interpret Instrument approach charts including straight in and circling approaches, radar vectors course reversals, timed approaches from a holding fix, side step maneuvers, visual and contact approaches, and missed approach procedures.
• Interpret textual and graphic information from VOR, NDB, GPS, and RNAV instrument approach charts.
• Interpret weather reports and forecasts and determine suitability for planned flight
• Recognize factors in the IFR decision making process and describe the procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency.
• Plan an IFR cross country flight with approaches at several airports.
• Note: SQ homework is mostly scenario based.