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59 Cards in this Set
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Flying direct to a destination without any instruments is called
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Dead Reckoning or Pilotage
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Are charts oriented to magnetic or true north?
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True North
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A VOR collocated with a TACAN is called what?
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VORTAC
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How is the radial of a VOR flown?
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TO and FROM 360 degrees
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What does NDB stand for?
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Non-Directional Beacon
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A pilot tunes in a NDB using what?
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ADF
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What are 3 basic categories of VOR's?
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Terminal, Low, and High
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What is a doppler VOR and when is it used?
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Special VOR signal that does not get interfered with
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What does MEA stand for?
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Minimum Enroute Altitude
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What does MOCA stand for?
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Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude
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What is the glidepath angle?
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3 Degrees
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What airport area is not used during ILS use
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Critical Area
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What is the back course?
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Flying the ILS approach from reverse runway
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What does RVR stand for?
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Runway Visual Range
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What is the difference from Simplex and Duplex radios?
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Channels:
Simplex is one way and Duplex is two way |
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VOR
What is the range for Terminal? |
25 Miles
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VOR
What is the range for Low? |
40 Miles
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VOR
What is the range for High below 14,500FT? |
40 Miles
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VOR
What is the range for 14,500FT to FL180? |
100 Miles
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VOR
What is the range for FL180 and up? |
130 Miles
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What is the difference between precision and non precision approach?
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Precision has vertical guidance and decision height. Non precision has MDA, minimum descent altitude.
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How are runways named?
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by the heading
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What is a URET?
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electronic strip
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On the approach plate which one (precision and nonprecision) have the matlese cross and lightning bolt?
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Matlese Cross-Precision
Lightning Bolt-Nonprecision |
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Give an example of a Precision approach aid.
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ILS System
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What is TRACON used for?
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Civilian approach
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What is RAPCON used for?
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Military approach
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What is an ATCT?
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Tower
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What is an ARCC?
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Center
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What are the four segments of the instrument approach?
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Initial, Intermediate, final and missed
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How does a procedure turn work?
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Going away from the airport to turn around. usually within 10 NM
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Whats the difference between gusts and variable winds?
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Gusts are burts of powerful winds. Variable are winds that go in random directions. (no direction)
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What color are the taxiway lights?
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blue
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what color are the runway edge lights?
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white
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what color are the runway threshold lights?
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Red at the end, green at the beginning
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Equipment Qualifier for VOR only?
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TUX
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Equipment Qualifier for VOR/DME?
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BAD
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Equipment Qualifier for TACAN?
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MNP
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Equipment Qualifier for RNAV?
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ICY
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Equipment Qualifier for Advanced RNAV?
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FREG
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Equipment Qualifier for Advanced RNAV with RVSM?
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JKLQ
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Equipment Qualifier for RVSM Only?
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W
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What airspace is VFR only and starts at FL180?
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A
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What airspace is the biggest/busiest and has seperate VFR from all others?
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B
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What airspace is co-located and VFR and IFR are seperated?
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C
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What airspace is stand alone tower (dialog) and has no separation?
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D
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What airspace is for everything else?
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E
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What airspace is uncontrolled?
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G
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What is VFR?
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Visual Flight Rules
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What is IFR?
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Instrument Flight Rules
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Name that Special Airspace!
Never allows aircraft to enter. |
Prohibited
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Name that Special Airspace!
Only allows aircraft to enter when not in use |
Restricted
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Name that Special Airspace!
Off coast, may contain hazardous activity (recommended not to enter) |
Warning
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Name that Special Airspace!
Advising high volume of pilot training |
Alert
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Name that Special Airspace!
Military does low-level high-speed runs |
Military Training Routes
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Name that Airspace!
Limited time, specific purpose – flight is not allowed |
Temporary Flight Restriction
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Name that Airspace!
Activity will cease when non-participating aircraft enters |
Controlled Firing areas
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Name that Airspace!
Military training – VFR’s allowed, IFR’s not allowed |
Military operating area
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Explain the difference in flying altitudes during VFR and IFR
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EAST-Odd
WEST- Even VFR ADD 500 |
