CAA NZ IR Instruments and Navaids study guide
CAA NZ IR Instruments and Navaids · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The CAA NZ Instrument Rating - Instruments and Navaids page is an independent study resource for pilots working toward the instrument rating examination set by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. It is written for candidates who already hold a pilot licence and are moving into instrument flight, and for those returning to instrument work who need to refresh the underlying theory before sitting the paper. The CAA NZ IR Instruments and Navaids study guide has 5 sections and about 1,637 words.
01Flight instruments and instrument systems
This domain tests how pressure and gyroscopic instruments behave in IFR flight, how altimetry is set and interpreted in New Zealand airspace, and how to recognise instrument failure before it corrupts a procedure. The pitot-static group is ASI, altimeter and VSI.
358 words, about 2 min02Radio navigation aids and their use
This domain tests practical use of VOR/DME, NDB/ADF and ILS, including the geometry that produces the indications you see, and the errors that make those indications misleading. The CDI shows course deviation, not heading.
322 words, about 2 min03Area navigation
This domain tests RNAV operations: how waypoints and legs are coded and flown, how navigation specifications are applied, and how on-board performance monitoring changes what you may fly. RNAV allows flight on any desired path within the coverage of the navigation infrastructure.
321 words, about 2 min04GNSS and required navigation performance
This domain tests GNSS as the primary sensor for PBN, the integrity concept behind RNP, and the limits that decide whether a GNSS approach may be commenced. GNSS positioning needs at least four satellites; RAIM generally needs five, and fault detection and exclusion needs six.
309 words, about 2 min05Instrument flight procedures, charts and AIP New Zealand documentation
This domain tests how to read New Zealand instrument procedures and where the authoritative information sits, so that clearances, minima and missed approaches are flown as published. AIP New Zealand is organised in GEN, ENR and AD sections, supported by AIP Supplements, NOTAM and AICs.
327 words, about 2 min