Objective: To develop the pilot’s knowledge of holding procedures and instrument approach procedures. Additionally, the pilot will learn about standard terminal arrival route (STAR) procedures and instrument departure procedures (DP).

Text References:

Instrument Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep

Instrument Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Prep, Study Unit 6, “Holding and Instrument Approaches”

Instrument Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep

Reading Assignment

Study Unit 11, “Holding Procedures”

Study Unit 15, “Departure, En Route, and Arrival Operations”

Part II, Section VI (Introduction)

Study Unit 16, “Nonprecision Approach”

Study Unit 17, “Precision Approach”

Study Unit 18, “Missed Approach”

Study Unit 19, “Circling Approach”

Study Unit 20, “Landing from an Instrument Approach”

Content

6.1 Contact and Visual Approaches

6.2 Precision Runway Monitor (PRM)

6.3 Runway Visual Range (RVR)

6.4 Missed Approaches

6.5 ILS Specifications

6.6 Unusable ILS Components

6.7 Flying the Approach

6.8 Side-Step Approaches

6.9 Holding

6.10 Instrument Approach Charts

6.11 DPs and STARs

6.12 GPS Approaches

Completion Standards

The lesson will have been successfully completed when the pilot answers the questions in Study Unit 6, “Holding and Instrument Approaches,” of Instrument Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Prep, FAA Test Prep Online, and/or Online Ground School with a minimum passing grade of 80%.