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Emergencies Flashcards

1
Q

What is an emergency?

A
  1. Distress or
  2. Urgency
  3. condition
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What is Distress?

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Condition

  1. of being threatened
  2. by serious and/or imminent danger
  3. requiring immediate assistance.
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3
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What is Urgency?

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  1. Condition
  2. of being concerned about safety
  3. requiring timely,
  4. but not immediate assistance.
  5. Potentially a distress situation
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4
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What word can a pilot use to indicate distress?

A

MAYDAY

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5
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What are some examples of distress?

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  1. Fire
  2. Critical fuel
  3. weather
  4. disorientation
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6
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What are the 2 emergency classifications?

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  1. Distress

2. Urgent

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7
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What word can a pilot use to indicate urgency?

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PAN-PAN

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8
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What are some examples of urgent situations?

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  1. Low Fuel
  2. Minor Equipment problems
  3. Deteriorating weather conditions
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9
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What 3 entities can declare an emergency?

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  1. The pilot
  2. ATC
  3. Aircraft owner/operator
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10
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ELT?

A

Emergency Locator Transmitter

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11
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Emergency Locator Transmitter?

A

transmit a distress signal by radio

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12
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What are some circumstances that may cause ATC to declare an emergency?

A
  1. Unexpected loss of radio/RADAR contact
  2. Indications a forced landing will be made
  3. ELT heard/reported
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13
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Are ELTs activated automatically?

A

yes

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14
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What are the 2 “guard” frequencies?

A

VHF: 121.5
UHF: 243.0

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15
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What is the VHF ELT frequency?

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121.5

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16
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What is the UHF ELT frequency?

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243.0

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17
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What are the minimum 4 pieces of information required to effectively handle an emergency response?

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  1. Aircraft ID
  2. Aircraft Type
  3. Nature of emergency
  4. Pilot’s intentions
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18
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What is the Pilot responsible for in an emergency?

A

Operation of the aircraft

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19
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Who has final authority for any action deemed necessary, including deviating from rules in an emergency situation?

A

Pilot

20
Q

What does it mean for an aircraft to “squawk?”

A

Pilot selects a transponder code

21
Q

Aircraft squawks 7600?

A

Radio failure

22
Q

In what 3 ways may an ATC attempt to establish communication in the event of a radio failure?

A
  1. Emergency Frequencies
  2. NAVAIDs
  3. Aircraft relay
23
Q

What should ATC anticipate if communications can’t be established in a Radio Failure?

A

Pilot actions

24
Q

Are pilots expected to know the lost communication procedures and practices for their situation?

A

Yes

25
Q

After ___ minutes, a communication failure may be considered suspicious.

A

5

26
Q

Aircraft squawk 7500?

A

Hijacking

27
Q

What does ATC provide in actual/suspected hijackings?

A

Special handling

28
Q

What is the procedure in a general (non-specific) bomb threat?

A

Report to authorities and handle as suspicious activity.

29
Q

What is the procedure in a specific bomb threat?

A
  1. Advise the pilot of the threat
  2. Comply with any pilot requests
  3. Handle the aircraft as an emergency
30
Q

What information does ATC request of the pilot in a specific bomb treat?

A
  1. Aircraft type, model, series
  2. Exact location/description of the bomb
  3. Other pertinent info
31
Q

MANPADS?

A

Man-Portable Air Defense Systems

32
Q

What should ATC do when a threat or attack from a MANPADS is determined to be real?

A
  1. Do not withhold landing clearance
  2. Issue information in time for it to be useful
  3. Allow pilot to determine course of action
  4. Broadcast info through the ATIS and radio
33
Q

ATIS

A

Automatic terminal information service

34
Q

What should ATC do in the event of an Unauthorized Laser Illumination?

A
  1. Collect information of the event
  2. Disseminate into:
  3. Every 5 minutes for 20 minutes following the report on all frequencies
  4. For one hour on the ATIS
35
Q

Should an Unauthorized Laser Illumination be handled as an emergency?

A

Only if required

36
Q

RVSM?

A

Reduced Visual Separation Minima

37
Q

What should a pilot do in the event of an Inflight Equipment Malfunction?

A

Report all inflight malfunctions of:

  1. Navigation
  2. Approach
  3. Communications equipment
38
Q

What should ATC do in the event of an Inflight Equipment Malfunction?

A
  1. Request nature of malfunction
  2. Ask if any special handling is desired
  3. Provide maximum assistance
  4. Relate info to subsequent controllers/facilities if necessary
39
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What should ATC do in the event of a VFR AIRCRAFT IN DIFFICULT WEATHER?

A
  1. Determine facility best able to help

2. Assign beacon code which enables MSAW processing.

40
Q

MSAW?

A

Minimum Safe Altitude Warning

41
Q

What RADAR assistance should ATC provide VFR aircraft in adverse weather?

A
  1. Determine if pilot is capable of IFR flight
  2. If able, request pilot to file IFR flight plan and issue clearance.
  3. If unable, inform pilot of where conditions are VFR.
42
Q

What should ATC do if the pilot declares an emergency while already in IFR conditions.

A
  1. Inform pilot of appropriate minimum safe altitude.

2. Provide headings/radials to allow a safe climb to minimum altitude.

43
Q

What does minimum fuel mean?

A

The aircraft cannot accept undue delay

44
Q

What does Emergency Fuel mean?

A

Aircraft needs to land immediately

45
Q

Is volcanic ash normally visible of radar displays?

A

No

46
Q

What can ash cause in turbine aircraft?

A

Total power loss

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