Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish serviceability of flight instruments and instrument power sources
- Serviceability of flight instrument, pitot/static system and instrument power sources is determined before flight
- Functional checks of flight and navigational instruments are performed before departure
- Operate aircraft using full instrument procedures
- Flight instrument and instrument power sources are monitored and pilot cautions, warnings and indications are reacted to in accordance with full instrument procedures
- Power and attitude are set and maintained by reference to full instrument panel to achieve straight and level performance during normal cruise
- Power and attitude are set and maintained by reference to full instrument panel to achieve nominated climb performance
- Power and attitude are set and maintained by reference to full instrument panel to achieve nominated descent performance
- Power, attitude and bank during climb, descent and straight and level flight are set and maintained by reference to full instrument panel to achieve rate one turns onto a nominated heading
- Aircraft is balanced and trimmed to maintain nominated aircraft altitude, heading, speed and/or climb/descent performance within flight tolerances
- Aircraft is levelled at nominated altitude, from climb or descent during straight or turning flight
- Recover from unusual attitudes using full instrument procedures
- Unusual attitudes and upset situations are recognised and identified
- Controlled flight is resumed by reference to flight instruments using a full instrument panel
- Straight and level attitude is achieved without excessive oscillations at the horizon
- Aircraft is recovered to above lowest safe altitude (LSALT)
- Operate aircraft using limited instrument procedures
- Flight instrument and instrument power sources are monitored and pilot cautions, warnings and indications are reacted to in accordance with limited instrument procedures
- Aircraft is transitioned from full instrument operating procedures to limited instrument operating procedures while maintaining safe flight profiles
- Power and attitude are set and maintained by reference to limited instrument panel to achieve straight and level performance during normal cruise
- Power and attitude are set and maintained by reference to limited instrument panel to achieve nominated climb performance
- Power and attitude are set and maintained by reference to limited instrument panel to achieve nominated descent performance
- Power, attitude and bank during climb, descent, straight and level flight are set and maintained by reference to limited instrument panel to achieve rate one turns onto a nominated heading
- Recover from unusual attitudes using limited instrument procedures
- Controlled flight is resumed by reference to flight instruments using a limited instrument panel
- Aircraft is recovered to above LSALT
- Re-establish visual flight
- Aircraft is transitioned from visual flight conditions to instrument flight conditions while aircraft control is maintained
- Aircraft is manoeuvred to re-establish visual flight
- Plan is implemented to ensure flight continues within visual meteorological conditions (VMC)
- Perform steep turns
- Power, attitude and bank are set to maintain level flight by reference to full instrument panel that achieves a steep turn
- Nominated angle of bank is maintained
- Aircraft turn is exited onto nominated heading