i got to write the INRAT within 10 days or so. ive read the Aerocourse book and other IFR books. i no all the procedures and have been in the sim at school for 6 hours or so reviewing them. any tips on passing this test?

I'd say you're in pretty good shape from what you have described. There are a few answers word for word in the AIR section of the AIM, specifically subsections 2 and 3 (Flight Operations and Human Factors).

Personally, I studied everything in the AIM related to IFR which I felt worked well. Lots of GPS questions from what I remember.

Know your instrument components and what can go wrong with them.

Know the Cap Gen cold.

Air Command Weather Manual is always a great resource.

Like every exam, read every question slowly and multiple times.

That's about all I can think of, best of luck to ya!

know your GPS

Good advice from the above posters.

If you have the Aerocourse book and you've done it all, you will do well. The INRAT was one of the easier written exams in my experience. Standard exam advice: don't stress too much about it, get a good sleep the night before, have a solid breakfast and RTFQ squared! good luck.

I did the INRAT back in 2004.
Here is the transcript of my ''wrong answers'' (that sheet they give you afterwards with the summary of the incorrectly answered questions)

- Recall the procedures associated with getting an IFR clearance.
- Recall missed approach procedures
- Recall the correct procedure in the event of a total comm failure.
- Recall the correct procedure for filing an IFR flight plan.
- Recall the correct procedure in choosing an alternate airport.
- Recall the correct procedure when exitting controlled airspace.
- Recall the requirements to conduct a GPS approach.
- Describe take-off minimums
- Calculate distance and ETE.
- Recall the correct power adjustments when encountering windshear.
- Decode the information on an approach plate.
- Decode a modified SID
- Recall how to use a flight computer.

Makes me sound pretty ignorant when listed that way but I actually passed with a bit more than 70% lol.
This transcript is not word for word, I had to translate from french.

Hope this helps, good luck !

I did mine this morning (and passed).

Make sure they give you a LO chart. They forgot for me and I wasted the first three minutes of the test.

Most of my study was based on the c****** books (somebody doesn't like avcanada displaying his name). His books are pricey but almost every big city library in Canada has them for free.

There were quite a few GPS questions in the exam - more than I was prepared for from the c****** books.

Other tricky ones I remember:
1) You're on an ILS approach and encounter wind shear that changes the headwind from 40kt to 5kt, do you:
a: Increase power and [ do something else ]
b: Decrease power immediately then decrease power again once IAS is stabilised
c: Decrease power immediately then increase power again once IAS is stabilised
d: .....
- it's a common question but the wording confused me - I think (c) was the correct answer

2) Which air mass is rarely observed over continental North America in the summer?
a: maritime Tropical
b: maritime Arctic
c: maritime Polar
d: contential Arctic

3) Something about when is it acceptable to use a phone in-flight?
a: Never, there are no provisions for using a phone in flight
b: When all other communications have failed
c: In uncontrolled airspace
d: .....
- I got suckered in by the "there are no provisions" phrase and got it wrong - probably answer is (b)

4) How long before engine start should you contact ground for IFR clearance?
a: 3 mins
b: 5 mins
c: 10 mins
d: 15 mins

5) How long between consuming alcohol and flying?

6) Some very confusingly-worded question about what RAIM does for you

7) Asking about cloud cover on barely-legible part of the GFA. None of the cloud answers seemed right but there was an option for "IFR outlook not valid for this time period" - which turned out to be correct.

8 ) Your approach speed is 120kt - what category are you in?

9) You're flying a RNAV (GNSS) RWY 24 B approach - what does the "B" mean?

Flight planning part was easy - simple fuel calculation, the one part that stumped me though was this:
You are 20 DME into your flight on Airway XXX, what is the time en route to destination? I was confused by the wording "time en route" since it didn't state whether it was remaining time or total time. I went for the remaining time and got it right.

Good luck!

v6g wrote:I did mine this morning (and passed).

Make sure they give you a LO chart. They forgot for me and I wasted the first three minutes of the test.

Most of my study was based on the c******* books (somebody doesn't like avcanada displaying his name). His books are pricey but almost every big city library in Canada has them for free.

There were quite a few GPS questions in the exam - more than I was prepared for from the c****** books.

Other tricky ones I remember:
1) You're on an ILS approach and encounter wind shear that changes the headwind from 40kt to 5kt, do you:
a: Increase power and [ do something else ]
b: Decrease power immediately then decrease power again once IAS is stabilised
c: Decrease power immediately then increase power again once IAS is stabilised
d: .....
- it's a common question but the wording confused me - I think (c) was the correct answer

I don't get this one. You're 35 Kts slower and closer to stall and we should decrease the power?
I guess... " increase power immediately then decrease power again once IAS is stabilised" could be a better answer?!?!

arictaylor wrote:know your GPS

ditto

I heard that there are about 6-8 questions about the GPS, which makes up a good percentage of the exam. Maybe I'll go and write the INRAT soon to find out for sure!

I think it depends which exam you get for the GPS questions. Some exams may have 2-3 questions on GPS where others will have 6-8.

What does gps stand for again?

Giant Piece of *hit

ywgflyboy wrote:What does gps stand for again?

Go practically straight.