ADM Flight Scenario 1

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Trip: VFR cross-country from

Winchester, VA (KOKV) to

Asheville, NC (KAVL). Distance is

326 nm; ETE is 2:45.

Pilot: You are a private pilot with

approximately 300 hours of total

time, and 30 hours of cross-country

experience. You are not

instrument-rated. You have not

flown at all in two months, and you

have never before been to KAVL.

Aircraft: Your aircraft, which you

co-own with several friends, is a

1970s-model Cessna 182 with long-range tanks (endurance is 6.5 hours). It

recently completed its annual inspection with no major squawks, and the preflight

inspection indicates that it is in a condition for safe flight. The instrument panel is

a standard “six-pack.” There is no moving map GPS navigator in the panel.

enVironment: Departure and destination airports both have long runways (more

than 5,000 feet). Although it is VFR, it is a typical summer day in the south: hot

(near 90° F) hazy (visibility 7 miles), and humid with a density altitude of 2,500

feet. Weather at the destination airport is still IMC, but forecast to improve to

VMC by your ETA. En route weather is VMC, and at least three airports within

50 miles of your destination are now reporting VMC.

External pressures: You are making the trip to spend a weekend with relatives

you don’t see very often. Your family is very excited and has made a number of

plans for the visit.

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ADM Flight Scenario 2

Trip: IFR night

flight from Little

Rock, AK (KLIT) to

Oklahoma City

(KOKC). Distance

is 293 nm; ETE is

1:50. Departure

time is 2330Z.

Pilot: You are a

this trip on Sunday

evening, after spending a relaxed weekend with family. You have logged over

2,000 hours, most of which was flown on business for the company you own.

About half of your total time was logged at night. Most of your trips are made

under IFR, but your actual time in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) is

around 30 hours. You last flew the airplane 4 days ago, and you last flew in IMC

7 months ago. You have never flown an approach all the way to minimums, and

strictly adhere to your personal minimums, which are as follows:

private pilot with an instrument rating. You are making

Weather Condition VFR IFR

Ceiling

VFR DAY 1,500 feet 1,000 feet

VFR NIGHT 3,000 feet 1,500 feet

CH Min 0

IFR APPROA n/a imums + 50

Visibility

VFR DAY 3 miles 2 miles

VFR NIGHT 5 miles 3 miles

CH Minim mile

IFR APPROA n/a ums + ½

Turbulence (Wind)

Surface Wind Speed 15 knots 15 knots

Surface Wind Gusts 10 knots 10 knots

Crosswind Componen 8 knots 8 knots

ircraft: You own and fly a Bonanza, which is equipped with an HSI, a

ving

nVironment: Here are excerpts from your weather briefing for the trip:

METARS

KLIT 202053Z 13004KT 7SM FEW025 OVC040 03/M06 A3040

stormscope, a multifunction display (MFD), and an IFR-certified GPS mo

map navigator. There is no ice protection equipment.

KFSM 202053Z 11003KT 5SM HZ OVC013 03/M01 A3035

KMLC 202053Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM OVC020 04/M01 A30

KOKC 202052Z 26007KT 6SM BR OVC010 03/01 A3031

TAFS

KLIT 201737Z 201818 15006KT P6SM OVC040

TEMPO 1821 -SN OVC020

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FM2100 25005KT P6SM OVC025

FSM 201728Z 201818 00000KT P6SM OVC015

MLC 201728Z 201818 13003KT P6SM BKN025 OVC045

SCT025

OKC 201733Z 201818 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT003 OVC015

BR BKN010

FM0300 28004KT P6SM OVC020

FM0900 30003KT P6SM OVC012

FM1500 28004KT P6SM OVC020

TEMPO 1822 4SM -SN OVC008

FM0000 08003KT P6SM OVC015

TEMPO 0812 2SM BR OVC008

FM1200 00000KT P6SM OVC012

TEMPO 1518 BKN025

TEMPO 1822 4SM -SN BKN015

FM0200 18003KT P6SM BKN025

TEMPO 0812 3SM BR OVC010

FM1200 18003KT P6SM BKN025

TEMPO 1216 SCT025

FM1600 18006KT P6SM

TEMPO 1819 1SM -SN BR BKN002 OVC015

FM1900 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC015

FM2000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN020

TEMPO 2123 SCT020

FM0500 VRB03KT 5SM

FM1000 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN008

FM1300 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT008

FM1500 22004KT P6SM SCT015

3000 6000 9000 12000

LIT 2 3 32609 913-04 220-06 027-11

FMS 2705 2811-04 3117-06 3018-11

Winds Aloft

OKC 3107 3114-01 3316-04 3516-09

xternal pressures: The purpose of your trip is to attend an important business

meeting with clients in Oklahoma City at 9am on Monday morning. Since it

involves a large contract for your company, a lot of money is at stake and your

chief financial officer will be accompanying you on this trip.

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ADM Flight Scenario 3

Trip: Day VFR cross-country from

Spartanburg, SC (KSPA) to Columbia, SC

(KCAE). Distance is 78 nm; ETE is 45

minutes. ETD is 2200Z.

Pilot: You are a new private pilot. You

have logged 75 hours (10 hours since

passing the private pilot checkride). You

now have 5 hours of PIC cross-country

time, and you have logged 5 hours of night

flying (all dual). You plan to check out soon

in the flight school’s DA 40 Diamond Star,

but so far you have flown only the late model C172 in which you learned to fly.

In consultation with your flight instructor, you have developed the following

personal minimums. On your instructor’s recommendation, you have decided to

adhere to these minimums until you have logged at least 150 hours of total time,

and at least 50 hours of PIC cross-country time.

Weather Condition VFR

Ceiling

VFR DAY 3,500 feet

VFR NIGHT 6,000 feet

Visibility

VFR DAY 7 miles

VFR NIGHT 10 miles

Turbulence (Wind)

Surface Wind Speed 10 knots

Surface Wind Gusts 5 knots

Crosswind Component 5 knots

Performance Issues

Minimum Takeoff Distance 3,000 feet

Minimum Landing Distance 3,000 feet

Maximum Density Altitude 3,000 feet

Aircraft: You will fly a C172 with conventional instruments (“steam gauges”) and

dual nav/comms. You do not have a panel mounted or handheld GPS. When

you review the aircraft discrepancy log, you see that the attitude indicator is

inoperative. Repairs have been deferred, and the AI has been properly

placarded as “inop.”

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enVironment: You have made this trip several times in training, so you are very

familiar with the route and the airport. Here are excerpts from your weather

briefing:

METARS

KGSP 202153Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3016

KCAE 202056Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW240 10/M06 A3019

TAFS

KGSP 201738Z 201818 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250

KCAE 201725Z 201818 06007KT P6SM SCT250

FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

FM0400 00000KT P6SM BKN250

FM1400 05005KT P6SM BKN250

3000 6000 9000 12000

GSP 3507 3108-03 2617-03 2726-08

FLO 3211 2615+00 2527-02 2634-07

Winds Aloft

CAE 3207 2712+00 2624-01 2633-06

External pressures: You are trying to log cross-country time in preparation for

instrument training. You want to start IFR training in the next 6 weeks, so you

are anxious to log XC time as quickly as possible.

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ADM Flight Scenario 4

Trip: Day IFR XC from Eugene, Oregon (KEUG)

to Seattle, Washington (KSEA). Distance is 204

nm; ETE is 1:40. ETD is 2130Z.

Pilot: You are an instrument-rated commercial

pilot with 1,500 hours. Most of your time (1,000

hours) was logged flying as a traffic reporter for a

local radio station. You have 95 hours of cross-

country time, 30 hours of night flying time, and 10

hours of experience in instrument meteorological

conditions (IMC). Although your IMC experience

is limited, your traffic flying job has given you considerable experience with flying

in marginal VFR conditions. You trained in the C172 and, since you use the

Skyhawk for your professional flying, almost all of your flying experience has

been logged in this aircraft. You are, however, checked out in the DA40

Diamond Star with G1000 avionics, and logged about 8 hours of experience in

this aircraft shortly after your checkout last year.

Aircraft: You will fly a rented DA40 Diamond Star with G1000 avionics. The

aircraft has traffic information service (TIS) and XM weather datalink.

enVironment: Below is an excerpt from your weather briefing:

METARS

KEUG 202054Z 35006KT 5SM BR SCT060 BKN080 07/06 A2999 RMK RAB17E29

KSLE 201956Z 00000KT 8SM OVC055 05/03 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB05E54

KPDX 202055Z 13009KT 4SM RA BR BKN040 OVC065 04/02 A3005 RMK RAE01B19

KSEA 202056Z 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN037 OVC060 11/08 A2997 RMK RAB13

TAFS

KEUG 201739Z 201818 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT004 OVC050

TEMPO 1820 -RA

FM2000 VRB03KT 4SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC030

FM0000 19004KT 4SM -SHRA BR BKN025 BKN050

FM0900 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV001

FM1600 15004KT 5SM BR VCSH BKN015 OVC050

KSLE 201739Z 201818 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR SCT030 OVC050

FM2100 VRB03KT 3SM -RA BR SCT020 OVC045

FM0000 18004KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 BKN050

FM0900 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCSH BKN003 BKN050

KPDX 201739Z 201818 11012KT P6SM SCT050 OVC080

TEMPO 1820 -RA

FM2000 11012KT P6SM -RA SCT030 OVC050

FM2300 13010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC040

FM1500 10013KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC050

KSEA 201720Z 201818 12008KT P6SM BKN050 OVC090

TEMPO 1822 -RA OVC040

FM1600 12012KT P6SM -RA OVC040

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3000 6000 9000 12000

PDX 1720 2143+04 2152-02 2157-08

RDM 1823+06 2147+01 2147-05 2157-18

Winds Aloft

SEA 1934 2152+04 2159-02 2160-08

Radar display at the time of your preflight briefing

for the trip (approximate course overlay shown in

yellow)

External pressures: With a three-day weekend coming up (i.e., no regular

traffic reporting flight on Monday), you have rented the aircraft for a 200-mile

cross-country to visit your significant other. You have not seen one another for 6

weeks and, since your loved one departs in 2 weeks for a six-month work

assignment overseas, this weekend is probably your last chance to be together

for some time.

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ADM Flight Scenario 5

Trip: Day IFR cross-country from Bismarck, ND

(KBIS) to Salina, KS (KSLN). Distance is 513 nm;

ETE is 3:42. You plan to depart on Friday

afternoon after finishing training flights with the

three students you have scheduled for today.

ETD is 2200Z.

Pilot: You are a flight instructor with instrument

and multi-engine privileges on your commercial

and flight instructor certificates. You have logged

approximately 1,275 hours and, since you work 6

days a week as a flight instructor, you are current

and proficient. Most of your flight experience has

been in single-engine aircraft; however, you now

have several students in the Piper Seminole. All

but 10 hours of your 190 hours of multi-engine

time have been logged in the Seminole. Except

for one cross-country trip in instrument

meteorological conditions (IMC), all of your multi-

engine flight time has taken place in visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

You are, however, comfortable in IMC because you currently have 2 advanced

instrument students and have taken both of them into actual instrument

conditions in the past two weeks.

Aircraft: You have rented a Piper Aztec (PA-23-250) for the trip. It has

conventional instrumentation, with no ice protection or weather avoidance gear.

You are using a handheld GPS to help with navigation. Fuel burn is

approximately 26 gph, and you have four 36-gallon tanks (144 gallons, 138

usable).

enVironment: Here are excerpts from your weather briefing:

METARS

KBIS 202152Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M13 A3011

KPIR 202153Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR M05/M12 A3019

KVTN 202152Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 00/M09 A3018

KLBF 202153Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 04/M12 A3021

KSLN 202153Z AUTO 29006KT 6SM BR OVC007 M03/M06 A3034

TAFS

KBIS 201732Z 201818 26005KT P6SM SKC

FM0300 28004KT P6SM SKC

FM1200 VRB02KT P6SM SCT007

KPIR 201724Z 201818 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

FM0100 23006KT P6SM SKC

FM1400 25005KT P6SM SCT035

KVTN 201722Z 201818 28006KT P6SM FEW250

FM0100 24004KT P6SM FEW250

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FM1400 26010KT P6SM SCT250

KLBF 201722Z 201818 27004KT P6SM FEW250

FM0400 29002KT P6SM FEW250

FM1500 29008KT P6SM SCT250

KSLN 202137Z 202218 28006KT P6SM OVC010

TEMPO 2223 4SM BR OVC005

FM2300 27006KT P6SM SCT020

TEMPO 0913 3SM BR

3000 6000 9000 12000

MOT 2817+03 2818-04 3022-11 3035-22

PIR 3113+02 3016-03 3020-09 3021-22

ICT 3107 3413-01 3515-04 0117-09

Winds Aloft

SLN 3408 3414-01 3615-04 0119-09

External pressures: To qualify for an interview with a regional airline, you need

a minimum of 1,200 hours total time and 200 hours of multi-engine time. Anxious

to advance your flying career, you have decided to bite the bullet and accumulate

the remaining 10 hours you need during a weekend trip to visit your significant

other, who lives several states away. You have to be back at work on Monday

morning.

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ADM Flight Scenario 6

Trip: Day IFR cross-country from Salina, KS

(KSLN) to Bismarck, ND (KBIS). Distance is 513

nm; ETE is 3:42. ETD is 1800Z. This trip is the

return portion of the flight described in ADM

Scenario 5.

Pilot: You are a flight instructor with instrument

and multi-engine privileges on your commercial

and flight instructor certificates. You have logged

approximately 1,279 hours and, since you work 6

days a week as a flight instructor, you are current

and proficient. Most of your flight experience has

been in single-engine aircraft; however, you now

have several students in the Piper Seminole. All

but 14 hours of your 194 hours of multi-engine

time have been logged in the Seminole. Except

for one cross-country trip in instrument

meteorological conditions (IMC), all of your multi-

engine flight time has taken place in visual

meteorological conditions (VMC). You are, however, comfortable in IMC

because you currently have 2 advanced instrument students and have taken

both of them into actual instrument conditions in the past two weeks.

Aircraft: You have rented a Piper Aztec (PA-23-250) for the trip. It has

conventional instrumentation, with no ice protection or weather avoidance gear.

You are using a handheld GPS to help with navigation. Fuel burn is

approximately 26 gph, and you have four 36-gallon tanks (144 gallons, 138

usable).

enVironment: Here are excerpts from your weather briefing:

METARS

KSLN 291653Z 16009KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A2972

KLBF 291653Z AUTO 21003KT 7SM -RA OVC050 03/M01 A2959

KGRI 291853Z 15013KT 10SM SCT065 BKN100 04/01 A2958

KVTN 291652Z AUTO 20013KT 10SM SCT100 07/03 A2945

KPIR 291653Z AUTO 10013KT 10SM FEW024 BKN045 OVC049 02/00 A2944

KBIS 291743Z 03005KT 1/2SM SN FZFG FEW005 OVC012 M01/M02 A2958

TAFS

KSLN 291723Z 291818 17014KT P6SM BKN100

FM0200 23008KT P6SM SCT100

FM0700 28017KT P6SM SCT100

FM1500 30018G28KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200

KLBF 291722Z 291818 22007KT P6SM SCT080

TEMPO 1819 -SHRA OVC050

FM2100 28020G28KT P6SM SCT050

FM0200 31016KT P6SM BKN050

FM0600 32010KT P6SM BKN035

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TEMPO 0609 BKN025

FM1400 30014KT P6SM SCT040

KGRI 291722Z 291818 16011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120

TEMPO 2023 -RA OVC040

FM0000 18014KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120

FM0300 24014KT P6SM OVC040

FM0800 30014G22KT P6SM OVC020

KVTN 291722Z 291818 21016G22KT P6SM BKN120

FM2100 30025G32KT P6SM SCT100

FM0000 32018KT P6SM OVC015

TEMPO 0205 4SM -RASN BR OVC010

FM0500 32015KT 3SM -SN BR OVC008

FM0800 32012KT P6SM OVC015

TEMPO 0812 5SM -SN BR OVC008

FM1600 32017KT P6SM OVC020

KPIR 291739Z 291818 11015KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 OVC060

FM2100 01010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN030 OVC050

FM0000 34015G22KT 5SM -RASN OVC030

TEMPO 0103 1SM -SN

FM0300 33017G25KT 1SM -SN OVC015

FM1200 33012KT P6SM -SN SCT015 BKN030

FM1600 33012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN150

KBIS 291724Z 291818 04006KT 1SM -SN BR SCT012 OVC025

TEMPO 1822 1/2SM -FZDZSN FZFG OVC005

FM0600 36008KT 2SM -SN OVC008

FM1400 32010KT 5SM -SN OVC012

3000 6000 9000 12000

SLN 1930 2226+08 2523+02 2519-03

ICT 2026 2222+08 2516+03 2513-02

PIR 2317+03 2423-02 2528-06 2525-17

Winds Aloft

MOT 3308-02 3311-09 3205-14 2720-19

External pressures: As described in ADM Scenario 5, you have made this trip

to visit your significant other and to build multi-engine time for your airline

interview. It is Sunday afternoon, and you have to be back at work on Monday

morning.