Instrument Rating Workbook: Complete IFR Study System — ACS-Aligned Practice Questions, Scenarios & Oral Exam Review for the FAA Checkride (Pilot Certificate Workbooks)

IFR training punishes vague understanding.
The Instrument Rating Workbook helps pilots prepare with ACS-aligned practice questions, IFR scenarios, and oral exam review built around the decisions you will actually make in the system.
Built from the FAA Instrument Rating Airplane Airman Certification Standards, this workbook gives you structured practice across the same areas your examiner uses on checkride day.
Inside you’ll find:
• ACS-aligned exercises covering Areas of Operation I–VIII
• Scenario-based IFR questions that build judgment, not just memorization
• Oral exam prep in the style of real checkride questions
• Regulatory references from 14 CFR Part 61, Part 91, the AIM, and more
• Detailed answer explanations for every exercise
• A write-in 8.5×11 workbook format with room to work
Topics include:
Pilot qualifications and currency, IFR preflight planning, aviation weather, charts and NOTAMs, ATC clearances, flight by reference to instruments, VOR/GPS/RNAV navigation, holds, instrument approaches, missed approaches, emergency operations, lost comms, partial panel, and postflight documentation.
This workbook is built for:
• Instrument students preparing for the FAA practical test
• Pilots refreshing before an Instrument Proficiency Check
• CFIIs who want structured oral exam and scenario material for students
Nick Rae holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land and Instrument ratings. His Pilot Certificate Workbooks are built for how pilots actually learn: by practicing, finding weak areas, and turning book knowledge into cockpit-ready decisions.
Stop rereading your textbooks. Start practicing like your checkride is next week.
Part of the Pilot Certificate Workbooks series by Nick Rae.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GQLQYLDN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2026
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 158 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8248516322
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.36 x 11 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Pilot Certificate Workbooks
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