PilotsCafe's IFR Quick-Review Study Guide

Pilotscafe's IFR Quick-Review Study Guide

Ace your instrument-pilot checkride.

A comprehensive supplemental resource for pilots working towards their FAA instrument-airplane rating.

Stressed about your Instrument checkride?

You're not alone. The IFR Quick-Review Study Guide is designed to eliminate that overwhelm and replace it with confidence.

It condenses the most critical IFR knowledge into one convenient, easy-to-digest guide. Think of it as the ultimate "brain dump" of what you actually need to know to impress your examiner and, more importantly, become a safe, competent instrument pilot.

This guide isn't a substitute for in-depth FAA manuals, but it's the ideal tool for your final review. It was originally built for my own students and has since been improved with feedback from thousands of pilots who have used it to ace their checkrides.

With this guide, you will:

✅ Walk into your checkride feeling prepared and confident

✅ Quickly recall regulations and procedures

✅ Master complex topics

✅ Become a safer, more proficient pilot

What You'll Master

👨🏻‍✈️ When is an Instrument Rating required?

📖 Logging instrument time</li>

🗓 Recency of experience</li>

✈️ Minimum aeronautical experience required for an IFR rating

🪪 Documents required for flight

🛠 Maintenance inspection requirement

🧠 Decision-making models

📣 Passenger &amp; takeoff briefings

🌫 IFR flight plan requirements

☁️ Alternate requirements

🛫 Takeoff minimums

🛫 DPs and STARs

🎧 IFR clearance requirements

🛩 IFR altitudes

🌎 Flight instruments

⚙️ Minimum equipment required for flight

🧭 Radio navigation instruments (VOR, NDB)

🛰 Understanding GPS, GNSS, PBN, RNP &amp; RNAV

🛬 Components of ILS

💡 Approach Light Systems

🕹 Attitude instrument flying techniques

🎧 Lost communication procedures

⏸ Holding patterns

ℹ️ Procedure turns

🛬 Descent planning

ℹ️ Airspace

☀️ Basic VFR weather minimums in US airspace

🌦 Available weather products and services

⛈ Weather hazards

🫁 Aeromedical factors

📚 Reference material

... and much more!

Support the Guide – Pay What You Want

Recommended Contribution: $15

Why $15? That’s less than half the cost of a single ground lesson, yet this guide can save you hours of study time and help you avoid costly checkride mistakes.

You can enter any price — even $0 if you can't afford it at the moment.

100% Risk-Free: If the guide doesn't help you feel more confident and prepared, just email me and I'll personally refund every penny – no questions asked.

Why do many pilots choose to contribute?

- They see the immense value and appreciate the countless hours behind each update.

- They want to support the guide's continued growth for the entire pilot community.

- They used it, loved it, and want to pay it forward.

❤️ Bonus: You're also supporting a great cause: 5% of all profits are donated annually to Direct Relief, one of CharityNavigator.org's top-rated charities providing critical medical aid worldwide.

Don't wait until the night before your checkride. Download this guide now and start building your confidence today.