Air Methods Flashcards
Dynamic Rollover
- rolling motion
- past the critical bank angle
- pivot point
Low Rotor
Lower collective and roll throttle on
LTE
- MRVI 300+-15
- WCS 180+-60
- TRVRS 270+-60
Anti-torqure failure
can occur when the tail rotor of a helicopter is unable to cancel the torque of the engine and transmission
Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test is grounds for what type of action?
Suspension or revocation of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under this part.
For what period of time are these medicals valid for operations at Air Methods?
At any age, either the First or Second Class Medical is valid for a period of the last day of the 12th month after the month of the date of examination shown on the medical certificate.
If you lose your airman certificate or medical certificate, how may you replace said document and how long would the replacement be good for?
(a) Permanent replacement: Written request with payable check to the FAA Certification Branch, Oklahoma City
(b) Short Term: Any manner approved by the Administrator, including FAX or use of online Airman Services at FAA.gov.
(c) Short Term Replacement (FAX): 60 Days
(d) Permanent Replacement: Until the last day of the month indicated on the
medical certificate.
You sustain an injury that requires you to take medication which causes drowsiness. Is your medical certificate valid?
No. “Operations that require a medical certificate. Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section, a person who holds a current medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter shall not act as pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, while that person… Is taking medication or receiving other treatment for a medical condition that results in the person being unable to meet the requirements for the medical certificate necessary for the pilot operation.”
If you falsify your Pilot Duty Time Logs, what action may be taken against you?
The commission of an act prohibited under paragraph (a) of this section is basis for suspending or revoking any airman certificate, rating or authorization held by that person.
REF: 61.59(b
The NASA ASRP form doesnot protect you in thecaseofwhattype(s)of offense(s)?
(a) The Administrator of the FAA will not use reports submitted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Aviation Safety Reporting Program (or information derived there from) in an enforcement action except information concerning accidents or criminal offenses which are wholly excluded from the program.
REF: 91.25
You receive a flight that requires you to fly to a hospital 100 miles from your base site to pick up a patient. What information must you obtain prior to departing on this flight?
Each PIC shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. This information must include – for a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed, and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC.
REF: 91.103
You received and accepted an ATC clearance and need to deviate. Why and how might you legally deviate from an ATC clearance?
No pilot may deviate from a clearance unless an amended clearance is obtained, an emergency exists, or the deviation is in response to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory.
(b) If not in Class A airspace and in VMC, the pilot may cancel IFR an proceed visually.
REF: 91.123(a)
Your route of flight will take you directly over the parking lot of a local stadium
hosting the MLB All Star Game. What type of restrictive airspace will overlay this event? Are you allowed to fly through that area on a PR flight? A patient flight?
What about flight directly over a stadium or sporting event not listed in 91.145? Would a regular season MLB game be protected as well? Where would you look to find the details regarding the boundaries of such a protected area?
Yes, it would be protected as well. 1 hour before through 1 hour after qualifying sporting event as listed in FDC 7/4319 (e.g. Stadium or other sporting venue with more than 30,000 seats used for NCAA Div 1 football game.)
REF: Notices to Airmen Publication – FDC 7/4319
During your pre-flight, you notice that the Airworthiness Certificate is faded, torn, and illegible. What actions must you take? Can you legally operate the A/C?
You must obtain a new Airworthiness certificate. You may not operate the aircraft without it. “No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special flight authorization issued under §91.715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew.”
REF: 91.203(b)
You have inadvertently found yourself the cause, victim, or performer of a safety sensitive function of an aircraft that has just suffered a mishap. What are your restrictions from consuming alcohol following the mishap?
No covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident involving an aircraft for which he or she performed a safety-sensitive function at or near the time of the accident shall use alcohol for 8 hours following the accident, unless he or she has been given a post-accident test under subpart F of this part, or the employer has determined that the employee’s performance could not have contributed to the accident.
REF: 120.37(e)
Give three examples of personnel to whom the provisions of FAR 135 are applicable.
ommuter / On Demand operators and certificate holders, employees who conduct operations under this part including operations, maintenance, preventative maintenance or aircraft alteration, mail carried under this part, commercial air tours for compensation or hire, passengers, HAA operators and operations.
Are PIC responsibilities pertaining to aircraft airworthiness required to be covered in the Operations Manual?
Procedures for ensuring that the pilot in command knows that required airworthiness inspections have been made and that the aircraft has been approved for return to service…
REF: 135.23(e)
While in flight you encounter a potentially hazardous meteorological condition or irregularity with a ground facility that you consider essential to the safety of flight. What is your responsibility with respect to this issue?
The pilot shall notify an appropriate ground radio station as soon as practicable.
REF: 135.67
When an unsafe condition exists at the destination, and there is no acceptable alternative but to continue to the destination, is this considered a normal operation or an emergency situation?
No PIC may allow a flight to continue…under conditions set forth in paragraph (a) [conditions that are a hazard to safe operations]…unless there is no safer procedure…the continuation…is an emergency situation under 135.19.
REF: 135.69(b)
By regulation, what credential must an FAA inspector present to the PIC to gain access to the pilot compartment of the aircraft?
Whenever, in performing the duties of conducting an inspection, an FAA inspector presents an Aviation Safety Inspector credential, FAA Form 110A to the PIC…given free and uninterrupted access to the pilot compartment of that aircraft.
REF: 135.75(a)
What current materials are Air Methods required to provide to you the pilot?
airworthiness cert, registration, GOM, OPSPEC, maint logbook, aircraft status report, RFM, charts, checklist, manifest, deffered discrepency log, ERP, electronic flight bag, IIMC procedure, MEL, hazardous material manual, passenger briefing card, W&B,
What are the minimum altitudes for autopilot use in a rotorcraft?
14 CFR Part 135.93 does not apply to operations conducted in rotorcraft. However, pilots must be aware of altitude restrictions found in their particular RFM or RFM supplement.
In a non pressurized aircraft, _______percentage of the occupants, other than the pilot, must be supplied oxygen for flights between _______ and _______ feet lasting longer than 30 minutes?
10 percent, 10,000 and 15,000 feet MSL, other than the pilot, for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30 minutes duration.
REF: 135.157 (a)(1)
