Air Regulations & Airspace Flashcards
CAVOK Meaning
- No cloud below 5,000ft OR below highest minimum sector altitude
- No cumulonimbus
- 6 SM or more
- No precipitation, thunderstorms, shallow fog, drifting snow
If a communication failure occurs while a flight is being vectored at an altitude below the minimum IFR altitudes, the pilot should:
climb immediately to the appropriate published minimum altitude.
OR
Unless the flight an continue in VMC.
When flying in snow-covered mountainous terrain, he should select the minimum flight level to:
At least 1000ft above the published MEA of each route segment.
PIC can fly a IFR itinerary over a flight plan when the flight is conducted in:
Partly or wholly outside controlled airspace.
Pilot should file an IFR flight plan at least __ minutes prior to a proposed departure time.
30 minutes.
When departing an uncontrolled aerodrome, when must you get an IFR clearance?
Before entering controlled airspace.
Lowest safe altitude you could request in an emergency on an airway:
The MOCA.
IFR flight in uncontrolled airspace, a report should contain:
Present position, track, altitude, altimeter, next position and ETA.
Contact approach:
- Clear of cloud
- 1 NM FLIGHT visibility
- Flown at least 1,000ft above highest obstacle within 5NM
- Obstacle clearance is up to you!
- Only available on a runway that has an instrument approach
PILOT MUST REQUEST IT!
Visual approach:`
- Ceiling is 500ft or more above minimum IFR altitude
- GROUND visibility is 3 SM or more
- Traffic separation from preceding aircraft is up to you!
- Wake turbulence separation is up to you!
Straight-in landing minima are published when a normal rate of descent can be made from the FAF to the runway threshold and:
When the final approach track intersects the runway extended centreline within 30 degrees (offset).
Circling approach minimum distance from field:
Category A: 1.3
Category B: 1.5
Category C: 1.7
Category D: 2.3
Circling approach minimum distance from field category A:
1.3
Circling approach minimum distance from field category B:
1.5
Circling approach minimum distance from field category C:
1.7
Circling approach minimum distance from field category D:
2.3
Inadvertently encounter IMC during a circling approach, you should:
- Initiate a climb
- Turn towards centre of aerodrome
- Follow missed approach procedure as close as possible
Maximum holding speeds:
At or below 6,000ft: 200 KIAS
Above 6,000ft up to and including 14,000ft: 230 KIAS
Above 14,000ft: 265 KIAS
Shuttle climbs: 310 KIAS
What must you obey when doing a shuttle procedure for obstacle clearance?
Do not exceed 200 KIAS and no more than 1 minute outbound still air time