Climb and Cruise Flashcards
When an ETA of a position report varies by more than …… the pilot must report the new ETA?
2 min
If a deviation from track has been requested due weather and the weather is now clear, what must the pilot do?
Report clear of the weather and re-established on track.
What is the minimum time required between submitting a flight plan to getting airborne within or entering controlled airspace?
30 min
When choosing a cruising level do you pick magnetic track, heading or true track to decide this?
Magnetic track
How long after receiving clearance to change level must a pilot comply with the clearance?
ASAP but no more than 1 min.
If cleared to a certain altitude by a certain point or time and it is found that this requirement cannot be met, what must the pilot do?
Advise ATC of the situation and request another clearance.
What must a pilot do when leaving a cruising level to climb or descend to the next cleared level?
Report when leaving the last cruising level.
What does a standard rate of climb entail?
A rate of climb not less than 500 ft/min except that the last 1000 ft of climb should be conducted at 500 ft/min.
What is the lowest LSALT?
1500 ft
How many feet need to be added to a terrain height with no charted obstacles to work out the LSALT for the area?
1360 ft
How many feet need to be added to a terrain height with an obstacle of more than 360ft charted to work our the LSALT for the area?
1000 ft need to be added to the height of the charted obstacle.
When may an IFR aircraft be below LSALT?
- When being radar vectored to MVA
- When on a DGA
- When established in a hold, not below the minimum holding altitude
- When established on an instrument approach
- When departing and aerodrome
- VMC by day
If an aircraft has been flying for 30nm using DR due the failure of navigation aids or if it was deliberately flown off track, what is the size of the area that needs to be considered to work out the area LSALT?
An area comprising a circle with a radius of 5 nm around the DR position adding 20% of the distance flown since the last positive fix.
(20% of 30 nm = 6;
6 + 5 = 11 nm;
11 nm radius around DR position)
What is the splay of the tolerance area to work out the LSALT for a specified track where track guidance is given by a radio navigation aid?
10.3 degrees up to 50 nm
What is the splay of the tolerance area to work out the LSALT for a specified track where no track guidance is given by radio aids?
15 degrees up to 50 nm
What is the splay of the tolerance area to work out the LSALT for a specified track where track guidance is given by a an area navigation system excluding GNSS?
10.3 degrees up to 30 nm
What is the splay of the tolerance area to work out the LSALT for a specified track where track guidance is given by GNSS?
10.3 degrees up to 7 nm
May an aircraft descend below LSALT when the pilot has positively identified the obstacle determining the LSALT?
Yes, as long as the LSALT for the remainder of the track ahead is maintained.
When must an altitude deviation report be submitted?
When the altitude deviation is 300 ft or more including TCAS, turbulence and contingency events.
What are the wake turbulence weight categories?
- Light (7000 kg MTOW or less)
- Medium (greater than 7000 kg - less than 136,000 kg MTOW)
- Heavy (136,000 kg MTOW or more)
- Super (A380)
If a heavy aircraft is departing from the full length before a medium aircraft from an intermediate point, how much wake separation is required?
3 min
If a heavy aircraft is departing from the full length before a medium aircraft from the same point, how much wake separation is required?
2 min
If a super aircraft is departing from the full length before a medium aircraft from an intermediate point, how much wake separation is required?
4 min
If a super aircraft is departing from the full length before a medium aircraft from the same point, how much wake separation is required?
3 min
How much wake separation is required between a medium aircraft following a heavy aircraft on arrival?
2 min
How much wake separation is required between a medium aircraft following a super aircraft on arrival?
3 min
How much wake separation is required between a medium aircraft following a heavy aircraft on opposite direction runways?
2 min
How much separation is required between a medium following a super in flight?
7 nm
How much separation is required between a medium following a heavy in flight?
5 nm
How much wake separation is required between and aircraft landing behind an aircraft taking off?
None.
When must position reports be made on an IFR flight?
- At specified points published on charts and maps
- Every 30 min or 200 nm whichever is less.
When holding overhead an aerodrome due weather, how often should a pilot report to ATS?
Every 15 min.
