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55 Cards in this Set
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Where can you find MTRs? |
Flip area planning AP1B chart |
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What are the conditions to fly an IR route? |
IFR control Maintain squawk and frequ |
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What are the conditions to fly a VR route? |
Cancel IFR Below 3000 AGL 5+ miles visibility Monitor 255.4 SQK 4000 |
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What are the conditions to fly an SR route? |
Weather is route specific Below 1500 AGL Below 250 IAS Monitor 255.4 SQK 1200 |
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When selecting an initial point, it should be ________ mins from the target with ________. |
3-5 mins Minimal heading change. |
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How do you decide altitude for route legs in the T6? |
500 feet above the highest terrain
Note: adjust as necessary to clear obstacles |
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What is Emergency Route Abort Altitude? (ERAA) |
Altitude that provides 1000 feet clearance above the highest obstacle within 25 miles of course.
Note: mountainous terrain 2000 |
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What three things must you tell FSS when flying a low level route? |
1. Entry time 2. Exit time 3. Exit point |
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Flying below what altitude requires you to file an MTR? |
3000' AGL |
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Point to point VFR flights must be above what altitude? |
3000' AGL |
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When flying VFR, you fly ______ altitudes heading east and ______ altitudes heading west. |
Odd (ex 3500') Even (ex 4500') |
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What is the primary scanning range when flying VFR? |
10 to 2 o'clock |
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What are the two most common charts we use for low level VFR? |
TPC ONC |
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What is a jog chart? |
High detail chart used for fast low level flying. |
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Over what type of terrain is altimeter monitoring most crucial? |
Featureless terrain |
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Where do you find airfields suitable to land the T6 at? |
IFR/VFR supp Notams |
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What is the distance for VFR routes? |
250 miles |
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What is the distance for IFR routes? |
300 miles |
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Waypoints along VFR routes should be ______ apart. |
5-15 mins |
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What areas must be avoided flying VFR? |
Restricted Prohibited MOAS Victor airways MTRs Ect |
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What are examples of good visual points? |
Prominent peaks Cuts/gorges/passes Railways/highways Intersections/curves Large Bridges Tunnel openings Quarry's Distinctive clearings |
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What does the ETE on a VFR F175 include? |
Total planned time to destination including all delays |
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What does ETE on an IFR F175 include? |
Only total planned time to destination.
Delays are excluded |
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Who do you file all military flight plans with? (IFR and VFR) |
Base ops |
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Who activates and deactivates all military flight plans? (IFR and VFR) |
Tower |
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What type of weather briefing do we prefer in the military? |
A military WX brief |
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Who do you file civilian flight plans with? |
1-800-WX Brief |
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Who do you contact to activate civilian flight plans? |
FSS |
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Who closes a civilian flight plan for IFR flight? VFR flight? |
IFR: tower VFR: you |
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What 3 things do you state on initial contact to tower before takeoff? |
1. Departing VFR 2. Initial altitude 3. Direction of flight |
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What regulations states we use flight following whenever it is available? |
202-Vol 3 |
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What must we consider with flight following? |
1. May not receive it 2. Will not be given routes/altitudes/headings 3. Will usually be assigned SQK |
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What 3 specific things do we use to fly via dead reckoning to a destination? |
Heading Speed Time |
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Pilotage uses what method? |
Clock to chart to ground |
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What is maximum elevation figure? |
Highest man made or natural obstacle per grid |
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What is the aiming method? |
Visual contact on a point and flying directly at it. |
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What is the funneling method? |
Using references such as roads and rivers to funnel you to a specific point. |
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When should you fly the planned ground speed? |
When confirmed on course and on time. |
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What do you adjust if not on time? |
Speed |
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Per FAA regs, when are you required to change your flight plan in flight? |
1. More than 30 mins off 2. Changing route/destination 3. Switching VFR to IFR
Note: call format found in back of IFR supp. |
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If flight following is no longer available, what will ATC tell you? |
Radar service terminated |
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What is a "strange airfield?" |
Any airfield that's not your home base |
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What conditions must be met to cancel IFR and fly VFR? |
Outside class A airspace (18k') Clear clouds SQK 1200 Comply with VFR hemispheric altitudes |
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What are the four types terminal radar service areas? (TRSA) |
1. Basic Service 2. TRSA 3. Class C service 4. Class b service |
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What are the light designations for the VASI? |
Red over white: on profile Red over red: low White over white: high |
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What are the light designations for the VASI? |
Red over white: on profile Red over red: low White over white: high |
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What is a navy optical landing system called? |
Fesno lens OLS
Note: ** NOT called Fresno slope indicator ** |
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What are the light designations for the VASI? |
Red over white: on profile Red over red: low White over white: high |
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What is a navy optical landing system called? |
Fesno lens OLS
Note: ** NOT called Fresno slope indicator ** |
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What steps do you take if experiencing lost comms? |
Troubleshoot equipment SQK lost comms 7600 Transmit in the blind |
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What are the light designations for the VASI? |
Red over white: on profile Red over red: low White over white: high |
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What is a navy optical landing system called? |
Fesno lens OLS
Note: ** NOT called Fresno slope indicator ** |
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What steps do you take if experiencing lost comms? |
Troubleshoot equipment SQK lost comms 7600 Transmit in the blind |
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What two types of comms can be found at civilian fields? |
CTAF: government UNICOM: private |
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At uncontrolled fields, which aircraft has the right of way if at different altitudes? |
The lower altitude aircraft |
