CFIT Controlled Flight Into Terrain Flashcards
What does the acronym CFIT stand for?
a) Correlation Flying In Text.
b) Controlled Flight Into Terrain.
c) Controlled Flight Into Turbulence.
B) Controlled Flight Into Terrain.
CFIT can happen to any pilot/flight crew.
a) True.
b) False.
A) True.
Which risk mitigation measure(s) does Air Evac employ?
a) Highest Elevation Figure preflight/risk analysis calculation.
b) HTAWS.
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
CFIT occurs when
a) a disabled aircraft is unable to make a safe landing at an airport.
b) a non-airworthy aircraft is released by maintenance to fly.
c) an otherwise airworthy aircraft is unintentionally flown into an obstacle or terrain.
C) an otherwise airworthy aircraft is unintentionally flown into an obstacle or terrain.
CFIT is sometime unavoidable.
a) True.
b) False.
B) False
What are some factors for low flying aircraft operating in VFR conditions as related to Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)?
a) Failure to operate the aircraft within operating limitations.
b) Failure to check an area from a safe altitude before descending into it (high and low reconnaissance).
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
What are some factors for low flying aircraft operating in VFR conditions as related to CFIT?
a) Flying over rising terrain that exceeds an aircraft’s ability or performance to climb away from the terrain.
b) Crew distractions or a breakdown in crew resource management.
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
What may be considered as a contributing factor to CFIT?
a) Operating in an unsafe manner?
b) Failure to maintain control of the aircraft when taking off or landing.
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
Contributing factors to a CFIT accident include
a) operating in unfamiliar areas or depending upon untrained people to provide important flight data.
b) Lack of terrain knowledge and elevation of the highest obstacles within your immediate operating area.
c) All are correct.
C) All are correct.
A Controlled Flight Into Terrain accident may be the result of
a) operating in familiar areas.
b) a failure to properly plan your departure route when departing from unprepared areas (off airport).
c) maintaining an awareness of terrain elevation and obstacles along your planned route of flight.
B) a failure to properly plan your departure route when departing from unprepared areas (off airport).
