BDCA Instrument Rating Knowledge Exam case studies

The BDCA Instrument Rating Knowledge Examination is the written knowledge test that a pilot in the Bahamas/Bermuda/Caribbean region (BDCA) typically sits before the practical instrument rating flight test. It is aimed at pilots who already hold a private or commercial licence and now want to fly under instrument flight rules: in cloud, at night, and in controlled airspace where the pilot cannot rely on outside visual reference. The exam samples the whole instrument syllabus rather than one aircraft type. Expect questions on IFR rules and air law, flight planning and departure, en-route and arrival procedures, radio navigation and area navigation (RNAV) systems, instrument approach procedures including minima and missed approaches, meteorology and hazardous weather, human performance and threat and error management, flight instruments and powerplant instrumentation, and communications, surveillance and operational procedures. The BDCA Instrument Rating Knowledge Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 1,974 words.