AIM - Emergency Procedures (chapter 6)

Question 1

What 2 conditions constitute an emergency?

Answer 1

An urgency and a distress as defined in the AIM glossary of pilot terms

Question 2

Describe how a distress and an urgency are defined and give one example of each.

Answer 2

Distress: A condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance. Eg: a fire on board the plane.

Urgency: A condition of being concerned about safety and of requiring timely but not immediate assistance. (A potential distress situation). Eg: Any condition which causes the pilot to be unsure about any condition which could adversely affect flight safety (weather, fuel endurance, location, etc)

Question 3

When should a pilot request assistance immediately?

Answer 3

Whenever the pilot becomes apprehensive for their safety for any reason.

Question 4

During a distress or urgency condition where the PIC wishes to alert a ground radar facility and the aircraft has a coded radar beacon transponder, a pilot should…

Answer 4

Squawk mode 3/A, code 7700 Emergency and Mode C altitude reporting and then immediately establish contact with the ATC facility.

Question 5

What is an ELT?

Answer 5

ELT stands for Emergency Locator Transmitter.

Question 6

What frequencies do analog and digital ELTs broadcast on?

Answer 6

Analog ELTs broadcast on 121.5 MHz and 243.0 MHz.
Digital ELTs broadcast on 406 MHz and can be encoded with the owners contact info and aircraft data and the newest digital ELTs can even broadcast location information for expedited location by emergency crews.