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What is the Minimum Enroute Altitude (MEA)?
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The lowest published altitude between radio fixes that ensures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes. Typically 1,000 ft in non-mountainous terrain and 2,000 ft in mountainous terrain.
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What is the Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude (MOCA)?
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The lowest published altitude in effect between radio fixes on VOR airways, off-airways routes, or route segments that meet obstacle clearance requirements for the entire route segment and ensures acceptable navigational signal coverage only within 22 NM of a VOR.
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What are the 5 sections of an Instrument Approach Chart?
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1. Margin Identification
2. Pilot Briefing Information 3. Plan View 4. Profile View 5. Airport Diagram |
6. Landing Minimums/Notes
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What is the Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA)?
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For emergency purposes only, guarantees 1,000 ft obstruction clearance in the sector indicated with reference to the bearing in the circle.
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Precision Approaches use a ____?
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DA/DH
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Non-Precision Approaches use a ____?
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MDA
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What may the required visibility minimum be reduced to for Cat A aircraft?
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The required visibility minimum may be reduced to one-half of the published visibility min for Cat A aircraft, but in no case may the reduction be less than ¼ mile or 1,200 ft RVR.
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What is the Touchdown Elevation Zone (TDZE)?
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The highest elevation within the first 3,000 ft of the runway.
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How do you determine a standard rate turn?
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A turn made 45 degrees in 15 seconds. Take TAS divided by 10, then add ½ of what you get. Approximately 12 degrees at 80 kts.
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What should your bank angle be while in holding?
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Bank angle should be made at 25 degrees or a rate of 3 degrees per second.
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What are the SVFR minimums in controlled airspace?
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Helicopter SVFR minima is 1/2 SM visibility and clear of clouds unless a higher minimum is required by the airfield.
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Describe Class A Airspace.
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From 18,000 FT MSL up to and including FL 600. Includes airspace w/ in 12 NM of coast. IFR only.
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Need
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Class B Airspace
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SFC to 10,000.
Radio contact/clearance 2 way radio Mode C transponder |
3 SM and clear of clouds
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Class C Airspace
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SFC to 4,000 ft above airport elevation (charted in MSL)
Core from SFC to 4,000, with an outer area from 1,200 ft to 4,000 ft. Two Way Radio Contact 2 way radio Mode C transponder |
3 SM, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
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Class D Airspace
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SFC to 2,500 ft
Two Way Radio Contact 2 way radio |
3 SM, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
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Class E Airspace
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Any controlled airspace not designated A, B, C, or D.
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<10,000--3 SM, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
>10,000--5 SM, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 SM horizontal |
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Class G Airspace
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Uncontrolled Airspace
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<1,200 Day: 1/2 mile clear of clouds
<1,200 Night: 1 mile clear of clouds >1,200 but <10,000 Day: 1 SM & BCC >1,200 but <10,000 Night: 3 SM & BCC >10,000--5 SM, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 SM horizontal |
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What are the different special use airspace?
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1. Military Operations Area
2. Controlled Firing Area 3. Warning Area 4. Alert Area 5. Restricted Area 6. Prohibited Area |
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What is a prohibited area?
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Flight of aircraft is prohibited. Normally to do with national security.
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What is a restricted area?
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Areas where operations are hazardous to non-participating aircraft. Often denote the existence of unusual, often invisible hazards to aircraft (artillery, aerial gunnery, guided missiles)
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What is a warning area?
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Extends from 3 NM outward from the coast.
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What is an MOA?
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Supposed to separate military training from IFR traffic. Nonparticipating IFR traffic may be cleared through if IFR separation can be provided by ATC.
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What is an alert area?
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Area contains a high volume of pilot training or unusual type of aerial activity.
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What is a TFR?
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Temporary Flight Restriction. Put into place when traffic in an airspace could endanger or hamper air or ground activities (President traveling, baseball games, etc) in the designated area.
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