IFR QUIZMarch 2020 QuizBy IFR Staff - Published: February 26, 2020 Updated: October 12, 20210PrintEmailFacebookTwitter March 2020 Quiz It sure is nice to hear “cleared as filed” from ATC. Do you know the tips to help you file and get cleared with the least fuss? 1. IFR clearances are all about a. traffic flow management. b. controller workload. c. traffic separation. d. airspace administration. e. controller amusement.2. Filing an IFR flight plan is a. a commitment to follow all the rules. b. to request a specific airspace for a specific time. c. an exercise in frustration. d. a joy with the ICAO flight plan format. e. a complete exercise in futility because they’ll just give you what they want, ignoring your proposed routing.3. At some nontower airports, you must call FSS at 1-800-WXBRIEF for your clearance. a. True b. False4. ATC amends your filed route. Why? a. Traffic density b. Route issues c. Active special use airspace d. All of the above5. A flight plan is rejected if a pilot files a. an airport as a fix. b. direct but no IFR GPS aboard. c. to a nonexistent clearance limit. d. All the above6. An IFR flight plan cannot be changed a. once forwarded to a center. b. within 46 minutes of filed departure time. c. once filed with a provider such as Leidos. d. once submitted.7. Your clearance is valid and available from __ before until __ after the stated departure time. a. One hour each b. One hour; two hours c. Thirty minutes; two hours d. Two hours; 30 minutes8. Most flight plan discrepancies result from a. inadequate coordination of flight plan changes. b. lack of ATC awareness. c. multiple flight plan strips. d. a computer hiccup.9. The leading cause of pilot input errors to the navigator is a. pressing buttons without thinking. b. failure to check entries before accepting them. c. flight plan changes. d. distraction.10. How can you delete an unwanted flight plan if you are not sure it’s canceled? a. Contact FSS. b. Call the Flight Data Desk at the ARTCC. c. Call the service provider. d. Sort it out when your clearance is issued.11. You have your clearance and find a no-go maintenance item. You must cancel the clearance or they’ll be looking. a. True b. FalseΔ
