Enroute Procedures

Question 0

Are you required to report unforecasted weather encounter en route?

Answer 0

Yes

Question 1

What reports should be made to ATC at all times without specific request?

Answer 1

AACME WASHH

Question 2

What items of information should be included in every position report?

Answer 2

Identification 
Position 
Time 
Altitude 
Type of flightplan 
ETA 
Pertinent remarks

Question 3

What reporting requirements are required by ATC when not in radar contact?

Answer 3

When leaving final approach fix inbound on final approach.
Or when leaving Outer marker and down on final approach.
Estimate time becomes an excess of more than 3 minutes

Question 4

Define maintain altitude:

Answer 4

Maintain last altitude assigned.

Question 5

Define cruise altitude?

Answer 5

Pilot is asigned a block of airspace

Question 6

Can a Cruise clearance authorize you to execute an approach at the destination airport?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Why would a pilot request a VFR-on- top clearance?

Answer 7

For reasons such as turbulence

More favorable winds aloft

Question 8

Is a VFR-on-top clearance a VFR for Clarence or IFR Clarence?

Answer 8

IFR

Question 9

Which airspace prohibits VFR-on-top clearance?

Answer 9

Class A

Question 10

What procedures must pilots on IFR flight plans adhere when operating VFR-on-time?

Answer 10

Fly appropriate VFR altitude.
Comply with VFR visibility & distance from cloud criteria.
Comply with instrument flight rules.

Question 11

Define clearance limit and when it is received?

Answer 11

A Clarence that is issued to a fix/airport of intended landing.

Issued prior to departure

Question 12

What information will ATC provide when they request hold and a fix for a holding pattern is not charted?

Answer 12

Direction of holding. 
Holding fix. 
Radio, course, bearing, airway, route to hold. 
Leg length in miles if DME. 
Direction of turns. 
Time to expected further clearance.

Question 13

What are the maximum airspeed permitted for aircraft while holding?

Answer 13

MHA-6,000ft: 200kts
6,001-14,000ft: 230kts
14,001-above: 260kts

Question 14

What is a nonstandard versus a standard holding pattern?

Answer 14

Standard is right turns.

Nonstandard is left turns.

Question 15

Describe the procedure for crosswind correction in a holding pattern.

Answer 15

When outbound, triple the inbound just correction to avoid major turning adjustments.

Question 16

What action is appropriate when approaching a holding fix at an air speed in excess of maximum holding speed?

Answer 16

Start speed reduction when 3 minutes

or less from the fix.

Question 17

Why is it important for the pilot to receive an EFC time with initial holding instructions?

Answer 17

If you lose two way radio communication, EFC allows you to depart the holding fix at a definite time.

Question 18

What are the 3 entry methods for holding?

Answer 18

Parallel
teardrop
direct

Question 19

What is the leg length for a standard holding pattern?

Answer 19

1 minute inbound at or below 14,000 feet MSL

1 1/2 minutes inbound above 14,000 feet MSL

Question 20

When does the timing for the outbound leg in a holding pattern begin?

Answer 20

Begins over/abeam the fix, whichever occurs later.