Ch 4 Flashcards
Pilot in Command
The PIC must be current and qualified in the aircraft to be flown or
under the supervision of a current and qualified instructor pilot, STUDs in UPT during Solo
Mission Planning requirements
Wx observations, NOTAMs, TRFs, Airfield suitability and restrictions report
Two AETC approved methods to check charts are current with vertical obstruction
Compressed Arc Digitized
Raster Graphic and Vector Vertical Obstruction Data
Setting for Vector Vertical Obstruction Data
Hide above 1,500, hide text never, basic setting Red/Blue, hide towers less than 200 AGL, short tower defined as 1000’,
Alternate symbol off, Feature group all checked
What systems can give course, distance, time for low level/ VFR charts
Portable Flight Planning System
PFPS) or Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS
When to fill out a RM checklist
before each flight
Min support to look for at AETC high volume training LOA fields
Servicing, Ground attendant, fire extinguisher, crash/fire rescue
High Volume training means
landing exceed 300 in a month, total weight exceeds 5 million pounds a month
Refueling priority
military followed by contracted FBOs
Weather Info priority
Locally approved mission forecast, local military weather unit, Air Force operational weather unit, FAA weather forecast or flight briefing agency
Get NOTAMs from
Defense Internet NOTAMs service
IFR Filing Requirements
Prevailing Wx ETA +- 1 hour must be at or above lowest mins
Alternate required
Wx ETA 1 hour (TEMPO included) if ceiling is less than 2000 and 3 SM
Other Conditions Requiring an Alternate:
All compatible approaches require radar, Required navigational aids (NAVAID) will be unmonitored, The destination has no weather reporting capability, The airfield’s lowest compatible approach weather minimums are greater
than or equal to a 1,500 ft. ceiling or 3 SM visibility
Selecting an Alternate
A ceiling of 1000 ft., or 500 ft. above the lowest
compatible minimum, whichever is higher; and a visibility of 2 SM or 1 SM above
the lowest compatible minimum, whichever is higher
Conditions Disqualifying an Alternate
All compatible approaches require radar
All compatible approaches require an unmonitored NAVAID
The airfield does not have a weather reporting service
NA” (Alternate Not Authorized) on all compatible approaches Any note disqualifying the airfield or all compatible approaches in the
IFR Alternate Minimums section
All approaches are GPS
File FVR requirements
Authorized and properly planned
use radar advisory
If Wx degrades tranisition to IFR or land
Fuel Requirements
Ensure sufficient fuel is available
To a final landing, either at the destination airport or alternate airport (if
required), plus fuel reserves
Alternate Airport Fuel Requirements
When an alternate airport is required, fuel
required for an approach and missed approach must be included in the total flight plan fuel if
visibility-only weather criteria is used at destination
Fuel Reserve
Ensure the aircraft is carrying enough usable fuel on each flight to
increase the total planned flight time between refueling points by 10 percent (up to a
maximum of 45 minutes for fixed-wing or 30 minutes for helicopters) or 20 minutes,
whichever is greater
Preflight Briefings
Emergency signals and procedures
Aircrew and passenger flight equipment/systems
Safety precautions and restrictions to include Foreign Object Damage
IFR Flown when
-Weather conditions do not permit VFR flight
-Airspace rules require IFR flight
-Operating in excess of 180 knots true airspeed (KTAS) within (not simply
crossing) federal airways
-Operating fixed-wing aircraft at night, unless the mission cannot be flown
under IFR
When can you lower wx mins to 1500 and 3SM
when two independent approaches exist
Other Conditions Requiring an Alternate
- All approaches require radar
- NAVAIDs unmonitored
- No WX reporting
- Lowest approach mins above 1500 and 3 SM
