Scenario 22 CFII

[hkraemer]

Updated November 2025

Part 1
You are planning to fly yourself and 2 other family members to a wedding in Phillipsburg PA (near Allentown PA). There is a chance that you will arrive there at sunset or even after sunset.

The weather near your destination shows the following:
A fast moving cold front has just passed the night before.
The winds aloft at the 3000 foot level and up were forecast to be very strong and the surface winds were forecast to be calm.
The briefer also said that the pressure was falling rapidly.
The local ATIS or AWOS stated the winds as 270 at 15.
When you arrived at the airport, the wind sock showed the wind from the east at the arrival end of the runway you were planning to use.

Here is a picture showing the location of the town https://www.flickr.com/photos/flymall/5 ... 531861748/ The town is inside the red circle.

Please select an airport and plan an IFR cross country (just one way) using the weather obtained at the time you did the flight planning.

Part 2
You have been given a new instrument student that came to your flight school from another flight school. He was ready for his checkride under Part 141. Your flight school is currently teaching only under Part 61. This particular student has the minimum requirements for Part 141. Explain to me what needs to be completed to be able to sign him off under Part 61.

Misc scenario items
Explain to me when an instrument rating applicant should take the IFP Instrument Rating Foreign Pilot Knowledge Test. Be prepared to discuss the IFP knowledge test.


Be prepared to discuss how temperature affects true altitude and why this is important.

Be prepared to discuss VFR-On-Top: why would you want to do this?

If you view a pilot report (reporting ice), how long after the pilot report would a flight in that area be considered "flight into known icing"? (This is just for discussion, I am not sure that there is a correct answer to this)

Have a Lesson Plan prepared and be ready to teach the LPV 16 approach at KDMW.

Please review the follow Form 8710 and let me know if it is ready to submit. See https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XvVm7p ... JxYNN/view

Can a flight instructor that has never flown with an applicant (applicant for a practical test) give him/her the endorsement below? This is known as the 61.39 endorsement that is required for a practical test. - I certify that [First name, MI, Last name] has received and logged training time within 2 calendar-months preceding the month of application in preparation for the practical test and [he or she] is prepared for the required practical test for the issuance of [applicable] certificate.

Using this POH, let me know if we can fly this plane on a day IFR flight in instrument conditions with the aircraft position lights inop. Here is the POH ---
https://drive.google.com/file/d/148oVeA ... sp=sharing

Can a flight instructor teach judgement? Here is an article Harry wrote on the subject - https://flymall.org/docs/HK04192012/Tea ... dgment.pdf

How to recognize a glide slope failure, an article by Harry Kraemer for IFR Refresher - https://flymall.org/docs/HK04232012/Gli ... ilures.pdf

How to teach a realistic unusual attitude, by Harry Kraemer - https://flymall.org/docs/HK11242012/Fly ... covery.pdf

How many approaches is safe at an airport, by Harry Kraemer - https://flymall.org/docs/HK04232012/Mul ... oaches.pdf