Captain Upgrade - GOM Flashcards
How much fuel must be carried for a 121 flight?
Enough to fly to the destination, shoot an approach, go to most distant alternate and fly 45 minutes of reserve at normal cruise
What is required to proceed past the FAF?
- Visibility at least equal to the minimums for the approach in use
- High mins Captain mins apply
- Must have additional 15% runway length available for vis
What is windshear?
Sudden wind speed or direction changes over short distances
What items are considered assistive devices?
Items which assist with life activity such as walkers, inhalers, canes, etc.
What is the purpose of the Exemption 17347
Allows dispatch of aircraft to destinations and alternates with acceptable forecast mins when conditional phrases in the remarks section are less than mins at eta, but the main body must indicate WX to be at or above at ETA.
When can accident aircraft be ferried?
Not before being released by the NTSB
When must an alternate be filed?
“1,2,3 Rule”
Whenever the weather forecast for arrival time +/- one hour is less than 2000’ and 3 miles visibility
What is required to fuel with passengers onboard?
- Door remains open
- Passengers MUST be TOLD“No Smoking”
- No smoking signs on
- No smoking within 50’
- No radar within 100’
- Crew member onboard
- Extinguisher available
What are the conditions for severe icing?
Freezing rain, SLD icing, or freezing drizzle
What is show time?
45 minutes prior to departure time
What are the lowest remarks for the first alternate?
Not less than 1/2 the derived minimums for the ceiling and visibility
What are the IFR takeoff minimums?
- Standard takeoff mins; 1 statue mile
- RVR, when available will be used
- Lower than standard mins are authorized when published in the Jepps
- Lower than standard require runway centerline lights and markings and/or adequate visual reference
- When using lower than standard RVR mins, TDZ RVR is controlling
- In no case will lower than published mins be used
What does an “O” MEL indicate?
Procedures in the remarks section do not require special training (pilots)
What are the derived alternate weather minimums?
- One NAVAID rule:
- Add 400 + 1 to the lowest Category 1 minimums
- Two NAVAID rule:
- Add 200 + 1/2 to the lowest Category 1 minimums of the two approaches
- Must be straight in approach
- Must use different runways
- Must be suitable runways
- Must have different NAVAID identifiers
What is a pre-takeoff check? When is it done? Can it be done from the cockpit?
Pre-takeoff check in an inspection of the wings and representative surfaces for frost, ice, or snow. It should be done within the holdover time and should be done from the cabin where adequate visual reference to the surfaces is allowed, but can be done from the cockpit if it can be safely determined
When can you leave the DA?
- When aircraft is in a position to make a normal approach to landing
And
- When at least one of the following is visible
- Runway, runway markings, runway lights
- Approach lights
- Threshold, threshold lights, threshold markings
- Touchdown zone, touchdown zone lights, touchdown zone markings
- VASI/PAPI
- REIL
What should you do if the Wx radar fails enroute?
If IMC in area of thunderstorm cells:
- Approaching cell, divert to alternate or return to departure airport
- If already in cells, request ATC assistance in detection/avoidance. Request shortest route through to destination, alternate or return as appropriate. Change in destination should be coordinated with SOC
- Past cells, continue to destination acceptable
What is the lowest Wx for the second alternate
Not less than the lowest alternate minimums for ceiling and vis
What Takeoff limitations exist for high mins Captains?
Lower than standard minimums can be used, but the requirement for a takeoff alternate is predicated on the category minimums +100 and 1/2
*** Op specs C054 ***
Which Mx categories can be extended? How much?
- B - 3 days
- C - 10 days
How is a write-up properly cleared or deferred?
- Cleared by Mx (Corrective action performed and signed off)
- Deferred by MEL procedures and transcribed to the DDL
What kinds of flying are First Officers prohibited from performing?
- Takeoffs with prevailing visibility less than 1 mile or 5000 rvr
- FO’s are not trained to takeoff with < 1 mile or 5000 RVR
What is the release void time?
2 hours after proposed departure time
What does an “M” MEL indicate?
Procedures in the remarks section require specific training
(Mx personnel)
How do de-ice/anti ice fluids work?
- Type I heated - Glycol/Water mixture, this lowers freezing point and the heat melts snow and ice
- Type II - Is Glycol and thickener that forms a pseudo-plastic coat over the aircraft surface and thins as airspeeds increase.
- Type III - Has properties that lie between types I/II, therfore has a longer hold over timethen type I but less then type II.
- Type IV - Similar to type II with longer hold over times
When is a release considered to be late?
30 minutes prior to departure
What must be added to the release for Exemption 17347?
A remark must be added that the flight is dispatched under the exemption
Do we preboard disabled passengers?
Only with their concurrence
Do marginal conditions apply to ETA or ETA +/- one hour?
+ / - one hour
What is the policy regarding disabled passengers?
Mesa does not discriminate against disabled passengers or “qualified disabled individuals”
What happens if holdover times are exceeded?
Only a consideration during active precipitation
- Type I must de-ice again. Consider using fluid with better hold over times
- Type II Must de-ice then reapply anti ice fluid
- Type IV - Same as with Type II
What additional briefing is required for visually or hearing impaired Pax?
- Visual - One on one briefing counting seats rows to exits or place their hands
- Hearing - Provide written briefing card
At non tower airports, when must you monitor CTAF?
- Nominally within 10 minutes of anticipated landing
- Anytime you would otherwise be in contact with an operating tower
- When not being provided radar services from ATC and in a VFR environment where you can provide your own seperation
Can you continue to an airport when the weather drops below 2000/3 without an alternate?
Yes, at least until you contact dispatch to ensure adequate alternate available, and adequate fuel onboard. Otherwise you need to divert.
How intoxicated must a passenger be to be denied?
Enough to be helpless, objectionable, or dangerous
How does a First Officer maintain currency for Part 121 ground training, proficiency check, landings?
- Annual RGS
- Line checks not required
- Annual PC/PT
- 3 takeoffs/landings within 90 days
How does a Captain maintain currency under Part 121 operations for ground training, proficiency check, line check, and landings?
- Annual RGS
- Semi-annual PC/PT
- Annual Line Check
- 3 takeoffs and landings in 90 days
*** Any recurrent event has a base month, early, and late grace month***
What are disqualified passengers?
- Infants < 7 days without accompanying medical person
- Infants requiring incubators or life support
- UMs < 5 online, < 8 off line
- Pregnant and due w/in 7 days
- Pregnant and without Dr.note w/in 72 hours
- Pax req Oxygen
- Pax unable to sit upright
- barefoot, except infants
- Intoxicated
- High risk prisoners
- Firearms without authorization
- Pax unable to use seatbelt with one extension
What documents and equipment are required to be onboard for revenue flights?
- All required emergency equipment within inspection limits
- Airworthiness Cert
- Registration
- RTO
- MEL/CDL
- AFML
- Checklists
- Headsets
- GOM/CFM
- Jepps
Who can carry firearms?
Employees of a municipality, state, or the United States authorized to carry them in the performance of their duties
Can aircraft be de-iced with engines running?
- Yes, use extreme caution. Avoid spraying fluid into intakes
- GOM prefers that APU be off and engines running
What should be done with an engine failiure enroute?
- Land at the nearest suitable airport in point of time
- Advise SOC of your intentions
Charter flights differ from revenue flights, how?
- Required to have an alternate
- May have to weigh passengers
What paperwork is required for a ferry flight?
- Ferry permit stapled to the appropriate AFML page
- Release for airworthiness in the AFML corrective action block