CH3 General company policy and procedures

Question 1

Items that must be on flight crewmember’s person at all items while acting as a crewmember

Answer 1

1. Pilot cert
2. Current medical
3. FCC Restricted Radiotelephone license
4. Passport
5. AMF flight crew ID
6. Airport specific ID (SIDA)
7. Ameriflight HAZMAT card

Question 2

High Mins Captain

Answer 2

Turboprop captains with less than 100 hours PIC in type must:

1. Increase MDA/DA 100’
2. Increase visibility 1/2sm

**Note: these additions do not apply to alternate airport

Question 3

Scuba Diving

Answer 3

Prohibited within 24 hours of showing for duty

Question 4

Blood donations

Answer 4

Prohibited within 72 hours of showing for duty

Question 5

Flight crew pairing

Answer 5

Crew will not be scheduled together unless at least one of the crewmembers has logged at least 25 hours in the respective position

Question 6

First officer limitations

Answer 6

• FO will not takeoff in visibility less than 1sm

- FO will not land in visibility less than 1/2sm

Question 7

135.299 PIC line check

Answer 7

“Line check”

• must be completed at least once every 12 months

Question 8

135.293 Initial and recurrent pilot testing req’ts

Answer 8

• must be completed every 12 months
• .293(a) oral portion
• .293(b) flight competency portion

Question 9

135.297 IPC

Answer 9

• Must be completed every 6 months

- Will be in alternating equipment types if crewmember is qualified more than one aircraft type

Question 10

Class G airport operations

Answer 10

AMF is authorized, provided the airport has the following:

1. IAP
2. Approved source of weather
3. Source for acquiring timely traffic advisory (CTAF)
4. Facilities and services required to safely conduct IFR ops are available/operational at time of use

Question 11

When can you cancel IFR and proceed night VFR to an airport?

Answer 11

1. Within 10nm of destination
2. airport continuously in sight
3. WX is at least 4000’ and 10sm

Question 12

Use of supplemental O2

Answer 12

• 135.157 states each pilot must have at least two hours supply of oxygen
• Cabin altitudes between 10,000-12,000’ for more than 30 minutes, crews must use oxygen
• All times above 12,000’

Question 13

Max tailwind components

Answer 13

• max for all AMF aircraft is 10kts
• max for ‘fair’ braking action = 5kts
• max for ‘poor’ braking action = 0kts

Question 14

AMF reportable events

Answer 14

1. safety equipment/procedures are defective and deficiencies exist in operating procedures, processes or manuals
2. system defect occurs which adversely affects the handling characteristics of an aircraft on the ground or in the air
3. incorrect loading of fuel, cargo or dg
4. a rejected takeoff is executed (after takeoff power is established) or runway/taxiway excursion occurs

In-flight problems:

• navigation error
• altitude excursion of more than 300’
• communications fail/impairment
• warnings of smoke or fire
• crew or passengers become seriously ill/injured/incapacitated
• encounter with violent/armed/intoxicated pax
• aircraft lands with less than planned reserve fuel
• excessive duty times
• crews rushing through checks
• inadequate tool or equipment control
• failure to adhere to SOP
• lack of up to date technical manuals
• poor shift changeovers
• runway incursions
• lack of adequate training/recurrent training