Figure 1. IFR Filing Criteria

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Fuel, Weather, and Alternate Airfield Planning

COMMON ERROR: Don’t confuse your pilot minimums with approach minimums. Remember that all

Naval aviators in a single-piloted aircraft must observe the absolute minimums of 200-1/2 regardless of the

published approach minimums, i.e., published minimums may be 100-1/4, your minimums are 200-1/2.

COMMON ERROR: Your planning minimums on the card below relate destination and alternate weather.

After you are airborne, your minimums are 200-1/2 or better, depending on published minimums.

ALTERNATE WEATHER

DESTINATION WEATHER

ETA plus and minus one (1) hour

0-0 up to but not including

3,000-3 or better

published minimums

Published minimums up to but

not including 3000-3 (single-piloted

NON-

PRECISION

absolute minimums 200-1/2)

PRECISION

PAR

ILS

* Published

Published

minimums

plus 300-1

plus

200-1/2

No alternate required

3,000-3 or better

*In the case of single-piloted or other aircraft with only one operable UHF/VHF transceiver,

radar approach minimums may not be used as the basis for selection of an alternate airfield.

Figure 1: IFR FILING CRITERIA

PROGRESS CHECK

Question 3 — 1.1.1.1

What are your absolute minimums in a single-piloted aircraft?

ANSWER:

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