Charts Flashcards
1
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SID
A
Standard Instrument Departures
- Typically RNAV 1
2
Q
DP
A
Departure procedure
Typically RNAV 1
3
Q
STAR
A
Standard Terminal Arrival
- Typically RNAV 1
4
Q
NoPT
A
No Procedure Turn Required (Authorized)
5
Q
CPT
A
Clearance Prior to Taxi
6
Q
TDZE
A
Touchdown Zone Elevation
7
Q
TCH
A
Threshold Crossing Height
Theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft’s glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintains the trajectory established by the ILS
8
Q
RAIL
A
Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
9
Q
RCLS
A
Runway Centerline Lights
10
Q
HIRL
A
High Intensity Runway Lights
11
Q
ALSF-1
A
Approach Lighting System with Sequence Flashing Lights, Category 1 Configuration
12
Q
NDB
A
Non-Directional Radio Beacon
- <18,000’
- Non-precision
- Automatic Direciton Finder used to monitor NDB’s
13
Q
DME
A
Distance Measuring Equipment
- May be collocated with other components
14
Q
ILS
A
Instrument Landing System
- Exact alignment and descent of an aircraft on final approach to a runway
15
Q
What is a compass locator?
A
NDB coupled with a marker beacon
-Locator Middle Marker (LMM) (Middle compass locator)
-Locator Outer Marker (LOM)(Outer Compass Locator)
16
Q
LDA
A
Localizer-type directional aid
- localizer not aligned with the runway. may or may not have glidescope
17
Q
Aircraft Approach Category
A
A grouping of aircraft based on 1.3 times the stall speed, in landing configuration, at max gross landing weight.
18
Q
WAAS
A
Wide area augmentation system
19
Q
FMS
A
Flight management system
20
Q
RNP
A
Required navigation performance
21
Q
RNAV 2
A
Used for en route operations
22
Q
NAT HLA
A
North Atlantic High Level Airspace
FL285 to FL420
23
Q
REIL
A
Runway end identifier lights
On or near the threshold
24
Q
RCLM
A
Runway Centerline Marking
25
EMAS
Engineered Materials Arresting System
- Designed to crush under the weight of aircraft.
- Marked with yellow chevrons
26
ATIS
Automatic Terminal Information Service
- Broadcast is magnetic north
27
Radar
Radio Detection and Ranging
28
ADS-B
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast
- Improves surveillance for air-to-air and air-to-ground in areas where radar is ineffective
29
WSP
Weather System Processor
- Windshear and microburst warnings
- Depicts 6 levels of precipitation gust fronts, and storm movement
30
What does primary radar rely on?
Reflection from an interrogator
31
What does a transponder rely on?
Signals from an interrogator
32
ATCRBS
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
33
How does the radarscope work?
Primary radar and ATCRBS
34
FICON
Field conditions and braking action
35
APV
Approach with Vertical Guidance
36
Parallel ILS Approaches (Dependent)
- Staggered
- Runways much be separated by at least 2,500'
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Staggered Parallel ILS Approached (Independent)
Runway centerlines must be separated by 4,300' - 9,000'
38
Simultaneous Close Parallel
- Requires PRM
- Runway centerlines 3,000' - 4,300'
39
SOIA
Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach
- ILS/PRM on one runway, LDA/PRM with glidescope to adjacent runway
-Runways spaced 750' - 3,000'
40
Visual Approach
- Must have either airport or the preceding aircraft in sight
- Reported weather must be VMC
(VMC ≠ VFR)
41
Contact Approach
Pilots clear of clouds and with 1 mile flight visibility may request ATC authorization for contact approach
42
EWINS
Enhanced Weather Information System
- FAA approved proprietary system for tracking, evaluating, reporting, and forecasting the presence or lack of adverse weather phenomena
- Authorized to produce flight movement forecasts
43
TWIP
Terminal Weather Information for Pilots
- Transmits terminal weather to cockpit via ACARS
44
Airport elevation
Highest point of an airport's usable runways measured in MSL
45
DME Fix
Geographical position determined by reference to a navigational aid which provides distance and azimuth
46
Glideslope Intercept Altitude
- Minimum altitude to intercept the glideslope/path on a precision approach.
- Lightning bolt symbol
47
Final Approach Fix
- Fix from which the final approach (IFR) to an airport is executed, beginning of the final approach segment.
- Maltese cross
48
Maximum Authorized Altitude (MAA)
- Maximum usable altitude or flight level for an airspace structure or route segment.
- Below FL450 due to VOR interference or military requirements
49
Minimum En Route IFR Altitude (MEA)
Lowest published altitude between radio fixes which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements (1000' or 2000' in mountainous terrain)
50
Minimum Crossing Altitude (MCA)
Lowest altitude at certain fixes at which an aircraft must cross when proceeding in the direction of a higher minimum en route IFR altitude
51
Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude (MOCA)
- Lowest published altitude in effect between radio fixes which meets obstacle clearance requirements for the entire route segment and which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage only within 22 nm of a VOR
- Depicted with an * on government charts. With a 'T' on Jeppesen charts.
52
Minimum Reception Altitude (MRA)
- Lowest altitude required to receive adequate signals from an off-route navaid to determine specific fixes
- If using DME, MRA does not apply
53
Missed Approach Point (MAP)
Point prescribed in each instrument approach procedure at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference does not exist
54
Off Route Obstruction Clearance Altitude (OROCA)
Highest possible elevation including both terrain and other vertical obstructions. Does not provide for navaid signal coverage
55
Transition
General term that describes the change from one phase of flight or flight condition to another. Used to get off and off the en route structure
56
What are the types of NAVAID systems?
DME/DME DME/DME/IRU, and GPS
57
What is a requirement of the Q-Route structure?
RNP-2 or better. Described as RNAV 2
58
LNAV
Lateral Navigation
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VNAV
Vertical Navigation
60
LP
Localizer performance
61
True or False:
GPS and WAAS allows us to use LPV and LP can be used to compute LANDING MINIMUMS
True
62
True or False:
LPV and LP can be used to compute alternate minimums
False, LNAV only for alternate minimums
63
Where can you find preferred routes?
FAA ATC comand center website, Jeppessen manual
64
What are the phases of an approach?
1. Initial
2. Intermediate
3. Final
4. Missed
65
LPV
Localizer performance with vertical guidance
