IFR Practical test requirements

So I'm reading my ASA Practical test standards booklet for Instrument
Airplane and it says:

(pg.6)

2. pass the appropriate instrument rating knowledge test SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE 24TH MONTH BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PRACTICAL
TEST WAS TAKEN.

This means if I took the knowledge test 2/22/05, it's good until the
end of the month, 2/28/07, right? Can anyone make sense of the above?

On 22 Jan 2007 17:06:41 -0800, "kevmor" wrote:

So I'm reading my ASA Practical test standards booklet for Instrument
Airplane and it says:

(pg.6)

2. pass the appropriate instrument rating knowledge test SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE 24TH MONTH BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PRACTICAL
TEST WAS TAKEN.

This means if I took the knowledge test 2/22/05, it's good until the
end of the month, 2/28/07, right? Can anyone make sense of the above?

You are correct. Good till the end of the month 2 years after the
month you took it in.

On 01/22/07 17:06, kevmor wrote:
So I'm reading my ASA Practical test standards booklet for Instrument
Airplane and it says:

(pg.6)

2. pass the appropriate instrument rating knowledge test SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE 24TH MONTH BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PRACTICAL
TEST WAS TAKEN.

This means if I took the knowledge test 2/22/05, it's good until the
end of the month, 2/28/07, right? Can anyone make sense of the above?


Sounds like you just did. The results are good for 24 months.

Of course, if you think that's just too long, you can always take
the test again ;-)


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

Also, are steep turns required for the practical test? I don't see
them in the standards, but I've heard they are.

On Jan 22, 5:19 pm, Mark Hansen wrote:
On 01/22/07 17:06, kevmor wrote:

So I'm reading my ASA Practical test standards booklet for Instrument
Airplane and it says:

(pg.6)

2. pass the appropriate instrument rating knowledge test SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE 24TH MONTH BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PRACTICAL
TEST WAS TAKEN.

This means if I took the knowledge test 2/22/05, it's good until the
end of the month, 2/28/07, right? Can anyone make sense of the above?Sounds like you just did. The results are good for 24 months.

Of course, if you think that's just too long, you can always take
the test again ;-)

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

On 01/24/07 13:23, kevmor wrote:
Also, are steep turns required for the practical test? I don't see
them in the standards, but I've heard they are.

In some cases, the D.E. has a choice from a number of activities,
like "pick any two of the following 5" for example.

Steep turns are part of the PP-ASEL PTS, but I'd have to look at
it to see if they are actually required (I think they are).



On Jan 22, 5:19 pm, Mark Hansen wrote:
On 01/22/07 17:06, kevmor wrote:

So I'm reading my ASA Practical test standards booklet for Instrument
Airplane and it says:

(pg.6)

2. pass the appropriate instrument rating knowledge test SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE 24TH MONTH BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH THE PRACTICAL
TEST WAS TAKEN.

This means if I took the knowledge test 2/22/05, it's good until the
end of the month, 2/28/07, right? Can anyone make sense of the above?Sounds like you just did. The results are good for 24 months.

Of course, if you think that's just too long, you can always take
the test again ;-)

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA




--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

On 01/24/07 13:30, Mark Hansen wrote:
On 01/24/07 13:23, kevmor wrote:
Also, are steep turns required for the practical test? I don't see
them in the standards, but I've heard they are.

In some cases, the D.E. has a choice from a number of activities,
like "pick any two of the following 5" for example.

Steep turns are part of the PP-ASEL PTS, but I'd have to look at
it to see if they are actually required (I think they are).


Oops, I see now that this was for the IR Practical Test. No, I don't
think steep turns are part of the IR practical. Recovery from unusual
attitudes is (while under the hood, of course) ... and some of those
can be pretty steep ;-)


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

kevmor wrote:
Also, are steep turns required for the practical test? I don't see
them in the standards, but I've heard they are.

The PTS changed in October. Steep turns for the instrument are gone.

Ron Natalie wrote:
kevmor wrote:
Also, are steep turns required for the practical test? I don't see
them in the standards, but I've heard they are.

The PTS changed in October. Steep turns for the instrument are gone.

which makes sense since everything is supposed to be standard rate or
1/2 rate.

I'm 1 or 2 more practice rides from the check ride. Looking forward to
being done.

KC

They maybe gone from the PTS, but any good training course
will still include them.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

"Kevin Clarke" wrote in message
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| Ron Natalie wrote:
| kevmor wrote:
| Also, are steep turns required for the practical test?
I don't see
| them in the standards, but I've heard they are.
|
| The PTS changed in October. Steep turns for the
instrument are gone.
|
| which makes sense since everything is supposed to be
standard rate or
| 1/2 rate.
|
| I'm 1 or 2 more practice rides from the check ride.
Looking forward to
| being done.
|
| KC

Jim Macklin wrote:
They maybe gone from the PTS, but any good training course
will still include them.



I still did them (awhile ago now). I actually found them easier under
the hood then when doing my PPL. You just keep checking on the AI during
the scan and keep that picture the same. Rollout is the same under the
hood or not. Assuming you don't futz with the power or trim (which you
wouldn't do normally anyway).

KC