Instrument Rating Scenario IR1: Miami
This instrument rating scenario IR1 is Jason E. Jacobs’s Miami job-interview flight-planning exercise. Review the complete scenario brief below and follow your examiner’s instructions when preparing your flight plan.
Use the FAA Airman Certification Standards alongside the pilot checkride resources for your certificate or rating. Contact Jason if you need clarification about the assignment.
Scenario brief: instrument rating scenario IR1
You are planning a trip to Miami for a job interview
You’d like to arrive at airport by 10 am
Preferred airport is Opa Locka KOPF
There is a warm front approaching the area
KOPF Current conditions:
KOPF 26007KT 3/4SM BR OVC005 17/15 A2987
Plan your flight accordingly
Passengers and baggage
- 40 pounds of bags
*If using an alternate, you can use real time weather for alternate and plan to discuss
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY EXAMINER, THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR THIS SCENARIO IS THE AIRPORT WHERE THE CHECKRIDE IS CONDUCTED
Before you prepare your flight plan
Keep the complete assignment above with your planning materials. Note its destination, passenger and baggage details, timing instructions, and any departure-airport or weather note. These details belong to this exercise and should not be replaced with assumptions from another scenario.
Use the related scenario library to return to the correct brief. If an instruction needs clarification, include the scenario name and the specific question in the form below. Jason’s assignment remains the source for the exercise; this preparation checklist does not add or change its conditions.
Ready for your checkride?
Review the scheduling requirements, endorsement, and IACRA information before requesting a date with Jason E. Jacobs.
Ask about this scenario
Include “Instrument rating scenario IR1: Job interview in Miami” in your message so Jason knows which exercise you are reviewing. Sending a question does not reserve a checkride date.