Enroute Procedures Flashcards
Are you required to report unforecasted weather encounter en route?
Yes
What reports should be made to ATC at all times without specific request?
AACME WASHH
What items of information should be included in every position report?
Identification Position Time Altitude Type of flightplan ETA Pertinent remarks
What reporting requirements are required by ATC when not in radar contact?
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
Define maintain altitude:
Maintain last altitude assigned.
Define cruise altitude?
Pilot is asigned a block of airspace
Can a Cruise clearance authorize you to execute an approach at the destination airport?
Yes
Why would a pilot request a VFR-on- top clearance?
For reasons such as turbulence
More favorable winds aloft
Is a VFR-on-top clearance a VFR for Clarence or IFR Clarence?
IFR
Which airspace prohibits VFR-on-top clearance?
Class A
What procedures must pilots on IFR flight plans adhere when operating VFR-on-time?
Fly appropriate VFR altitude.
Comply with VFR visibility & distance from cloud criteria.
Comply with instrument flight rules.
Define clearance limit and when it is received?
A Clarence that is issued to a fix/airport of intended landing.
Issued prior to departure
What information will ATC provide when they request hold and a fix for a holding pattern is not charted?
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.
What are the maximum airspeed permitted for aircraft while holding?
MHA-6,000ft: 200kts
6,001-14,000ft: 230kts
14,001-above: 260kts
What is a nonstandard versus a standard holding pattern?
Standard is right turns.
Nonstandard is left turns.
Describe the procedure for crosswind correction in a holding pattern.
When outbound, triple the inbound just correction to avoid major turning adjustments.
What action is appropriate when approaching a holding fix at an air speed in excess of maximum holding speed?
Start speed reduction when 3 minutes
or less from the fix.
Why is it important for the pilot to receive an EFC time with initial holding instructions?
If you lose two way radio communication, EFC allows you to depart the holding fix at a definite time.
What are the 3 entry methods for holding?
Parallel
teardrop
direct
What is the leg length for a standard holding pattern?
1 minute inbound at or below 14,000 feet MSL
1 1/2 minutes inbound above 14,000 feet MSL
When does the timing for the outbound leg in a holding pattern begin?
Begins over/abeam the fix, whichever occurs later.
