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SALE $199.00 $79.00 3 months of access sale ends March 31, 2023 MEMBER PRICING IREX Full Course Membership Getting Started The CASA IREX Exam Information IREX Instrument Rating Exam Introduction Part 1: Radio Navigation Aids Part 1 Radio Navigation Aids Overview Radio Wave Propagation Radio Wave Propagation frequency and wavelength Low Frequency Radio Very High Frequency Radio NDB (Non Directional Beacon) 1.2 NDB (Non Directional Beacon) NDB Definitions NDB Facts ADF Antenna ADF Receiver ADF Cockpit Displays Jeppefen’s NDB Frequency and Range ERSA NDB Frequency and Range NDB Errors and Limitations Errors Mountain Effect Errors Co-Channel Interference Errors Coastal Reflection Errors Quadrantal Errors Terrain Effect Errors Thunderstorm Effect Errors Night Effect NDB Questions Integrity of NDB NDB General Principle NDB Orientation NDB Definitions NDB Orientation Examples NDB The HAT Formula Simple HAT Formula Questions The HAT Trick Advanced The HAT Trick Advanced Questions En-route Navigation En-route Navigation Intro Navigation Definitions Drift Tips Drift Without TMG Drift and Track Error Questions NDB Intercepts The 4 Questions NDB Intercepts HAT Trick NDB Intercepts HAT Trick Example 2 Track Error A Example From CASA VOR (The VHF Omni Range) VOR Intro VOR Principles VOR Radials VOR Features VOR Where To Find The Information VOR Identifications Add Course and Lesson Sidebars VOR Errors and Limitations Airborne Equipment Error Vertical Polarisation Effect Ground Station Error Terrain Effect Site Effect Aggregate Error Radio Navigation and the 1 in 60 Position Fixing NDBs and VOR with the DME Angle and Distance Off-Track Distance Off-Track HAT Trick NDB/VOR En-Route Questions NDB VOR Enroute Questions Part 2: Weather Part 2 Weather Overview Clouds Cloud Terms Nimbus Cirrus Cumulus Stratus Cloud Heights Stable Air Environmental Lapse Rate Thunderstorms Thunderstorms Thunderstorms Overview Updraughts and Downdraughts Downdraught Windshear Dangers What if you can’t avoid a thunderstorm Microburst Hail Storms Jetstream (Not currently examined in IREX) Jetstream Jetstream Overview Jetstream Turbulance Jetstream Clear Air Turbulance Air Masses and Fronts Air Masses and Fronts Cold Front What to expect from a cold front Volmet Icing Icing Icing Requirements Icing Risks Types of Ice Clear Ice Rime Ice Frost Icing Conditions ELR Environmental Lapse Rate Fog Fog Fog and the effect of wind Radiation Fog Advection Fog Fog Visibility Runway Visual Range Runway Visual Range Example Meteorological Questions Meteorological Questions Part 3: Requirements For IFR Flight Requirements For IFR Flight Overview The IFR Aircraft VH-OZY The Instrument Flight Rules IFR Requirements Overview Flight Instruments Flight Instruments 1 Flight Instruments 2 Flight Instruments 3 Flight Instruments 4 Flight Instruments 5 Flight Instruments 6 AWK NGT VMC FREIGHT CHTR Flight Instruments 7 Flight Instruments 8 Flight Instruments 9 Flight Instruments 10 IFR CHTR Lighting 1 Lighting 2 Lighting 3 Radio Communication & Navigation Requirements Radio Communication & Navigation Requirements Navigation Instruments Instrument Serviceability Instrument Serviceability Altimeter Instrument Serviceability Altimeter 2 Instrument Serviceability Altimeter 3 Radar Equipment Radar Equipment 2 IFR Requirement Questions IFR Requirement Questions RNAV (GNSS) – Global Navigation Satellite System RNAV (GNSS) – Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS How does it work GNSS How does it work 2 GNSS Who makes it 1 GNSS Who makes it 2 GNSS Errors and limitations 1 GNSS Errors and limitations 2 GNSS Augmentation System GNSS ABAS GNSS RAIM 1 GNSS RAIM 2 GNSS SBAS GNSS GBAS GNSS Questions This section does not have any lessons. Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Performance Based Navigation (PBN) What is PBN? RNAV and RNP PBN Specifications RNP Requirements Applicable To IFR Flight PBN Leg Transitions PBN Navigation Errors Requirements For IFR Flight IFR Pilot Duration Of The Rating Renewal Of The Rating Privileges And Requirements For Grant Of Instrument Ratings Limitations On Exercise Of Privileges Of Instrument Ratings — General IFR Pilot Endorsement The Use Of GPS Recency Requirements Single Pilot Recency Requirements Approach Recent Requirements Approach Recent Requirements For RNAV Instrument Rating In Further Detail Questions On Recency Requirements Questions On Recency Requirements Part 4: IFR Flight Planning IFR Flight Planning Overview Preflight Considerations – Flight Notifications Preflight Considerations – Forecast Requirements Position Fixes Limitations On Fixes Lowest Safe Altitudes Designated Routes Grid LSALT Manual LSALT (Splays) LSALT: RNAV/GNSS (GPS) with NO RNP2 Authorisation AIP References For LSALT LSALT: Obstacles Decent below LSALT Visual Approach Provision Of Alternate Aerodromes Provision of Alternate Aerodromes A is for Aids Aids – Night VFR Clouds, Visibility and Wind Visibility and Cloud Elaborated Prov and Prob Alternate: Thunderstorms L is for Lighting A Simple Lighting Guide A Lighting Alternate Problem S is for Storms Alternates Could Very Well Prove Life Savers Holding Due To Weather Holding Due To Weather Holding Due To Weather AIP References TAF3 TAF3 AIP References TAF3 TAF3 Locations TAF3 Validity Special Perks For Arriving Within A TAF3 Period TAF3 Important To Remember Airspace Classifications Airspace Classifications Fuel Planning Fuel Planning VFR-ON-TOP VFR-ON-TOP VFR-Climb-and-Decent VFR-Climb-and-Decent Part 5: Departures Part 5 Departures Overview Departure From A Non-Towered Aerodrome Departure From A Non-Towered Aerodrome – Taxi Call Departure From A Non-Towered Aerodrome – Establish FPT Departure Reporting Departure CTA SID (Standard Instrument Departure) SID (Standard Instrument Departure) SID Gradient Rate SID DAPS (East or West) SID Chart – Jepps Visual Departure Visual Departure Departing Into IMC Departing Into IMC Departing Into IMC – Take-Off Minima Departing Into IMC – Take-Off Minima – Example 1 Departing Into IMC – Take-Off Minima – Example 2 Planning To Return In IMC Planning to return in IMC due to engine failure when departing an aerodrome without an instrument approach procedure Example 1 En-Route Procedures Step-Climbs in CTA Position Reports Position Reports Example Changes Of Level Track Keeping Tolerances Part 6: Instrument Approaches Part 6: Instrument Approaches Overview What is an instrument approach? The Circling Area Aircraft Category Speed Limits First Look At An Approach Safe Steps Down – NDB or VOR (Including Reversal) 2D and 3D Approaches Precision Approach & Non Precision Approach MDA and DA The Difference Between an ILS (3D) Approach or LOC (2D) Approach LNAV (2D) VS VNAV (3D) Reversal Procedure Compared To A Normal Procedure Speed Restrictions Based On Approach Points Decision Altitude Correction VS Temperature Circling Approach Broken Down Special Rules; Circling Approach – Day VS Night DME OR GNSS ARRIVAL Holding Patterns Standard Holding Pattern (Right Turns) Sector Entries Sector 1 (Parallel Entry) Sector 2 (Teardrop / Offset Entry) Sector 3 (Direct Entry) Avoiding A Sector Entry Avoiding A Sector Entry Example Procedure Turn DME ARC Procedure DME or GNSS Arrival Procedures RNAV (GNSS) Approach Navigation Modes GNSS Approach Layout Missed Approach Procedures Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Localizer (LOC) ILS Components Localizer Glide Slope Locator Beacon Marker Beacon ILS Chart PAPI and HIRL Special DA Rules For An ILS/LOC = Changes In Visibility! HIAL Requirements Pressure Error Correction [PEC] The Localizer [LOC] and LNAV GNSS Approach ILS PRM – ILS Precision Runway Monitoring System Congratulations!!! Congratulations!!! IREX Final Practice Exams IREX Final Practice Exam 1 IREX Final Practice Exam 2 IREX Final Practice Exam 3 IREX Final Practice Exam 4