AIM Flashcards
On the run up pad, you receive the following clearance from ground control:
CLEARED TO THE DALLAS LOVE AIRPORT AS FILED - MAINTAIN SIX THOUSAND - SQUAWK ZERO SEVEN ZERO FOUR JUST BEFORE DEPARTURE - DEPARTURE CONTROL WILL BE ONE TWO FOUR POINT NINER.
An abbreviated clearance, such as this, will always contain the
destination airport and route
How can an instrument pilot best overcome spatial disorientation?
Properly interpret the flight instruments and act accordingly
Due to visual illusion, when landing on a narrower than usual runway, the aircraft will appear to be
higher than actual, leading to a lower than normal approach
Which approach and landing objective is assured when the pilot remains on the proper glidepath of the VASI?
safe obstruction clearance in the approach area
Which statement is correct regarding the use of cockpit lighting for night flight?
The use of regular white light, such as a flashlight, will impair night adaptation
When is a pilot on an IFR flight plan responsible for avoiding other aircraft?
When weather conditions permit, regardless of whether operating under IFR or VFR
Runway hold position markings on the taxiway
identifies where aircraft hold short of the runway
What does ATC term Radar Contact signify?
your aircraft has been identified on the radar display and radar flight following will be provided until radar identification is terminated
Which clearance items are always given in an abbreviated IFR departure clearance? (Assume radar environment)
Destination airport, altitude, DP name, Number, and/or transition, if appropriate
What conditions are necessary before ATC can authorize a visual approach?
You must have the airport in sight or a preceding aircraft to be followed, and be able to proceed to the airport in VFR conditions
Where are VFR on top operations prohibited?
In Class A airspace
What effect does haze have on the ability to see traffic or terrain features during flight?
Haze creates the illusion of being a greater distance than actual from the runway, and causes pilots to fly a lower approach
When on a VFR on top clearance, the cruising altitude is based on
magnetic course
Why is hypoxia particularly dangerous during flights with one pilot?
Symptoms of hypoxia may be difficult to recognize before the pilot’s reactions are affected
What is meant when departure control instructs you to resume own navigation after you have been vectored to a Victor airway?
You should maintain the airway by use of your navigation equipment
What is expected of you as a pilot on an IFR flight plan if you are descending or climbing in VFR conditions?
Execute gentle banks, left and right, at a frequency which permits continuous visual scanning of the airspace about you
What responsibility does the pilot in command of an IFR flight assume upon entering VFR conditions
to see and avoid other traffic
The sensations which lead to spatial disorientation during instrument flight conditions
must be suppressed and complete reliance planed on the indications of the flight instruments
A CRUISE FOUR THOUSAND FEET clearance would mean that the pilot is authorized to
vacate 4000 feet without notifying ATC
During a flight, the controller advises traffic 2 o’clock 5 miles southbound. The pilot is holding 20 correction for a crosswind from the right. Where should the pilot look for the traffic?
40 to the right of the aircraft’s nose
Having appropriate instrument lighting will
enable better recognition of outside references
When must a pilot fly at a cardinal altitude plus 500 feet on an IFR flight plan?
When assigned a VFR on top clearance
What is the significance of an ATC clearance which reads CRUISE SIX THOUSAND?
It authorizes a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from minimum IFR altitude up to and including 6000.
Abrupt head movement during a prolonged constant rate turn in IMC or simulated instrument conditions can cause
coriolis illusion
When may you obtain a contact approach?
ATC will assign a contact approach only upon request if the reported visibility is at least 1 mile
What is the pilot in command’s responsibility when flying a propeller aircraft within 20 miles of the airport of intended landing and ATC requests the pilot to reduce speed to 160? (Pilot complies with speed adjustment)
Reduce IAS to 160 knots and maintain that speed within 10 knots
A contact approach is an approach procedure that may be used
in lieu of conducting a SIAP
An abrupt change from climb to straight and level flight can create the illusion of
tumbling backwards
If operating on an IFR flight plan and cleared for VFR on top are you still IFR?
Yes
What is the minimum in flight visibility and distance from clouds required for an airplane operating in Class G airspace less than 1,200 feet AGL during daylight hours?
1 mile visibility; clear of clouds
When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, the taxiway direction sign indicates
destination and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection
The primary purposes of runway end identifier lights, installed at many airfields, is to provide
rapid identification of the approach end of the runway during reduced visibility
Which procedure is recommended while climbing to an assigned altitude on the airway?
Climb on the centerline of the airway except when maneuvering to avoid other air traffic in VFR conditions
ATC has approved your request for VFR on top while on an IFR clearance. Therefore, you
must fly appropriate VFR altitudes
When flying a GPS route on an IFR flight below 18,000 feet, how is the altimeter normally set?
Using the setting provided by ATC within 100 NM of the aircraft
Pilot fatigue is
hazardous because it leads to a decrease in the ability to carry out tasks
Which procedure is recommended to prevent or overcome spatial disorientation?
rely on the indications of the flight instruments
What visual illusion creates the same effect as a narrower than usual runway?
An upsloping runway
What in flight visibility and distance from clouds is required for a flight at 8,500 feet MSL (above 1,200 feet AGL) in Class G airspace in VFR conditions during daylight hours?
1 mile visibility; 1000 feet above; 2000 feet horizontally; 500 feet below
How is your flight plan closed when your destination airport has IFR conditions and there is no control tower of flight service station (FSS) on the field?
Upon landing, you must close your flight plan by radio or by telephone to any FSS or ATC facility