BFI Introduction

Question 1

What is required Part 135 Documentation:

Answer 1

• TI 4040.21, 14 CFR Part 135 Required
Documentation by Aircraft:
– Documents carried onboard the aircraft
• MEL, Flight Crew Procedures Checklist, Abbreviated Single
Card Checklist, Passenger Briefing Card, Take-off and
Landing Card, Nonessential Equipment & Furnishings, and
Electronic Checklists
– One hard-copy of the FOM (TI 4040.50B) must be
aboard each aircraft.
• TI 8200.52, FIHB
• 1 current paper or electronic copy must be carried aboard
the aircraft for all Flight Inspection Missions

Question 2

What action must be taken by the crew prior to deviations from the standardized procedures and best practices set forth in the .52?

Answer 2

It will be briefed prior to execution.

Question 3

Which takes precedence, the 8200.52 or 8200.1?

Answer 3

The .1

Question 4

Is it the crews responsibility to optimize performance during inspections?

Answer 4

Yes, 8200.52 2.10

Question 5

What are the five basic types of flight inspection?

Answer 5

Site Evaluation, Commissioning, Periodic, Special, Surveillance

Question 6

What type of tolerances apply to a reconfiguration?

Answer 6

Commissioning tolerances apply.

Question 7

When is a report required for surveillance inspections?

Answer 7

If a discrepancy is found.

Question 8

When are inspection due dates predicated upon?

Answer 8

Due dates are predicated on the actual date of completion. 8200.52 4.20a

Question 9

What is the due date window for facilities with a 90-day periodicity?

Answer 9

15 days before to 15 days after the due date 4.20a

Question 10

What is the due date window for all other facilities (excluding VFR charts)?

Answer 10

60 days before to 60 days after the due date 4.20a

Question 11

What priority will be applied to a facility after the due date window is exceeded?

Answer 11

1a 4.20b

Question 12

When may a periodic window be extended for 7 days?

Answer 12

If safety of flight is not affected

Question 13

When may a periodic window be extended for 30 days?

Answer 13

If reviewed, FICO with regional/local airport personnel determine no environmental changes occured, and no adverse affect noted.

Question 14

If RHO-THETA receiver checkpoints cannot be checked, is the periodic check considered complete?

Answer 14

Yes, note in the DFL and flight inspection report. The FICO should issue a special or notam prior to periodicity expiration.

Question 15

Localizer clearances must be checked at LSA at what interval?

Answer 15

Localizer clearances must be checked at the
localizer Lower Standard Altitude (LSA)* each
1080 days, (every fourth Periodic inspection
for precision, and every other Periodic
inspection for non-precision facilities).

Question 16

When are standby power checks not required?

Answer 16

Standby power checks are not required on facilities

powered by batteries that are constantly charged by another power source.

Question 17

What is “On-Station Philosophy”?

Answer 17

Assist in resolving facility deficiencies and restoring the facility prior to departure.

Question 18

Concerning adjustments, when will flight inspection certification be based upon?

Answer 18

Flight Inspection certification must be based on
facility performance after all adjustments are
completed.

Question 19

When is an inspection incomplete?

Answer 19

1. 4.33h, Incomplete Inspections.
   When an inspection on a commissioned facility
   must be halted with the equipment in an abnormal
   condition, due to aircraft malfunction, weather, etc:
   If maintenance handbooks allow adjustments of the
   parameter without flight check, and adequate
   references provide the ability to return to a previously
   certified setting, the equipment may be returned to
   service.
   The inspection will be classified as incomplete.
2. When a prescribed inspection checklist
   item cannot be adjusted within tolerance:
   – The inspection will be terminated.
   – Facility status changed to unusable.
   – Inspection classified as incomplete until the
   remainder of the checks are completed.

Question 20

What is HMI?

Answer 20

Hazardous and Misleading Information.
When a Localizer or Glide Slope is configured in abnormal
conditions, radiating false information that may be misleading to the
pilot (e.g.,Modulation Balance and Phasing).
– Localizers must be turned off when the glide slope is radiating HMI
– Glide Slopes must be turned off when the localizer is radiating HMI
– The flight crew must verify that applicable NOTAMS have been issued
and must monitor ATC communications to other aircraft to ensure that no
aircraft is cleared to use the facility during the unusable status.

Question 21

What is the Alignment convention for alignment error?

Answer 21

• The azimuth reference (AFIS, theodolite, map) is Positive (+), and
  azimuth of the ground facility is Negative (-).
• For example, Received VOR radial of 090.5 and AFIS/ map position of
  090.0, facility error is –0.5.

Question 22

What publications must be reviewed as part of a periodic inspection?

Answer 22

As part of a Periodic inspection, the inspector must review NOTAM(s) as well as the A/FD, IFR Supp, SIAP and Enroute charts) and compare them to the facility data sheets to ensure accuracy.

Question 23

How long does a flight inspector have to verify NOTAM issuance?

Answer 23

24 hours