Content of Enroute Instrument rating ✈️ skill test

Before the actual flight, expect several questions to verify your theoretical knowledge by EASA examiner. You can expect the questions in accordance with GM1 to Appendix 6 on following topics:

  • Air Law
  • IFR Flight planing and IFR Flight monitoring
  • Meteorology

Actual flight with EASA Examiner consists of following sections.

  • Section 1 - Pre-flight operations and departure
    • Use of flight manual (or equivalent) especially a/c performance calculation, mass and balance
    • Use of Air Traffic Services document, weather document
    • Preparation of ATC flight plan, IFR flight plan/log
    • Pre-flight inspection
    • Weather Minima
    • Taxiing
    • Pre-take-off briefing, Take-off
    • ATC liaison — compliance, R/T procedures
  • Section 2 - General handling
    • Control of the aeroplane by reference solely to instruments, including: level flight at various speed, trim 
    • Climbing and descending turns with sustained Rate 1 turn
    • Recoveries from unusual attitudes, including sustained 45° bank turns and steep descending turns
    • Recovery from approach to stall in level flight, climbing/descending turns and in landing configuration
    • Limited panel: stabilised climb or descent, level turns at Rate 1 onto given headings, recovery from unusual attitudes
  • Section 3 - En-route IFR procedures 
    • Transition to instrument flight
    • Tracking, including interception, e.g. NDB, VOR, RNAV
    • Use of radio aids
    • Level flight, control of heading, altitude and airspeed, power setting, trim technique e Altimeter settings
    • Timing and revision of ETAs (En route hold — if required)
    • Monitoring of flight progress, flight log, fuel usage, systems management
    • Simulated emergency situation(s)
    • Ice protection procedures, simulated if necessary
    • Simulated diversion to alternate aerodrome
    • Transition to visual flight
    • ATC liaison and compliance, R/T procedures
  • Section 4
    • Not applicable
  • Section 5
    • Setting and checking of navigational aids
    • Arrival procedures, altimeter settings
    • Approach and landing briefing, including descent/approach/landing checks
    • Visual landing
    • ATC liaison – compliance, R/T procedures
  • Section 6 - Flight with one-engine inoperative (OEI)
    • Simulated engine failure during en-route phase of flight
    • ATC liaison – compliance, R/T procedures