IR.I.A — Pilot Qualifications

Objective: To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with the requirements to act as PIC under instrument flight rules.

Knowledge

The applicant demonstrates understanding of:

• IR.I.A.K1Certification requirements, recency of experience, and recordkeeping.
• IR.I.A.K2Privileges and limitations.
• IR.I.A.K3Part 68 BasicMed Privileges and Limitations.

Risk Management

The applicant demonstrates the ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks, encompassing:

• IR.I.A.R1Failure to distinguish proficiency versus currency.
• IR.I.A.R2Failure to set personal minimums.
• IR.I.A.R3Failure to ensure fitness for flight and physiological factors that might affect the pilot’s ability to fly under instrument conditions.
• IR.I.A.R4Flying unfamiliar airplanes, or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avionics.

Skills

The applicant demonstrates the ability to:

• IR.I.A.S1Apply requirements to act as PIC under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) in a scenario given by the evaluator.