BR-ANAC-PCA-IFR study plan

Map every radio navigation aid type (VOR, DME, ILS, NDB, GNSS, RNAV) to its ground equipment, airborne receiver and displayed indications, and explain what each cockpit indication tells the pilot

Interpret a published instrument approach chart end to end: identify frequencies, courses, minima, missed approach and required equipment

Explain how VOR/DME radials and distances fix aircraft position, and calculate a position from two simultaneous radial/distance readings

Describe ILS localizer and glideslope geometry, including the meaning of course and glidepath sensitivity increasing toward the runway

Distinguish en-route, terminal and approach navigation specifications and state which navigation sensors each permits

Explain GNSS accuracy, integrity monitoring and RAIM prediction, and describe what happens to an RNAV approach when RAIM is unavailable

Outline holding pattern entry types (direct, parallel, teardrop) and demonstrate the entry and outbound timing for two published holds

Describe the components of an instrument departure procedure and how obstacle clearance is provided on departure

List the documents, licences and currency requirements that must be valid before an IFR flight, and state the recency rule for instrument experience

Explain altimeter setting procedures and the transition altitude/level concept, including what happens to the altimeter and to cleared levels when crossing the transition layer

Describe the operation and failure indications of the pitot-static and gyroscopic systems, and explain how each failure affects the instruments

Explain the purpose and normal indications of the attitude indicator, heading indicator and turn coordinator during instrument flight

Build an IFR flight plan for a chosen route: select the routing, alternates, fuel and reserve figures, and level and time en route

Interpret each item of an aviation weather briefing (METAR, TAF, winds and temperatures aloft, freezing level, significant weather) and state the operational consequence of each

Identify conditions that require an alternate and compute the fuel required for the diversion

Explain how icing, thunderstorms and low-level wind shear affect IFR decision-making and describe the avoidance action for each

Describe the phases of an instrument approach (initial, intermediate, final, missed) and the obstacle clearance expected in each

Apply the criteria for descending below minimum descent altitude or decision altitude, and state the visual references required

Compose and read back clearances for departure, en route, approach and missed approach using standard phraseology

Explain the readback requirements for altitude, heading, speed and route clearances, and identify which clearances must always be read back in full

Explain spatial disorientation, its common illusions in IMC and the instrument-based recovery technique

Describe fatigue, hypoxia and workload effects on instrument scan and decision-making, and list the countermeasures for each

Outline the actions for an engine failure, pressurisation failure and electrical failure in IMC, including the priority order of aviate, navigate, communicate

Describe the procedure for an inadvertent encounter with icing or a thunderstorm and the criteria for declaring an emergency

Consolidate the regulatory, planning and meteorological content by answering a timed set of mixed questions and reviewing every error

Re-derive the alternate, fuel and weather-minima rules from first principles without notes

Explain how airspace classification and ATS surveillance affect IFR clearances and separation

Identify personal weak areas from the review and produce a targeted revision list

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record the score for each domain

Review every incorrect answer and write the corrected reasoning in one sentence per item

Rehearse the highest-risk procedural items: approach minima, missed approach, holding entries and clearance readback

Confirm readiness by comparing domain scores against the pass threshold and scheduling any final revision