FAR's Flashcards
WHAT’S THE LIMIT ON THE LENGTH OF THE CLEARWAY FOR DEPARTURE?
CANNOT BE MORE THAN 1/2 THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM OBSTACLE HEIGHT FOR TAKEOFF?
35 FEET VERTICIALLY OR 200 FEET HORIZONTALLY WITHIN THE AIRPORT BOUNDARIES AND BY AT LEAST 300 FEET AFTER PASSING THE BOUNDARIES.
WHAT IS METHOD 1 AND 2 OF DRIFTDOWN?
METHOD 1: 1,000 FEET ABOVE ALL TERRAIN, 5 MILES EITHER SIDE AND 1500 ABOVE AIRPORT
METHOD 2: 2,000 FEET ABOVE ALL TERRAIN 5 MILES EITHER SIDE AND A POSITIVE SLOPE OF 1500 FEET ABOVE THE AIRPORT WHERE THE AIRPLANE LANDS AFTER AN ENGINE FAILS.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR DRY RUNWAY? DEST.
60% OF EFFECTIVE FIELD LENGTH FROM 50 FEET ABOVE THE INTERSECTION
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR WET RUNWAY? DEST.
115% PERCENT OF EFFECTIVE FIELD LENGTH FROM 50 FEET ABOVE THE INTERSECTION
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR ALTERNATE RUNWAY?
60% OF EFFECTIVE FIELD LENGTH OF RUNWAY
DO AIRSPEED INDICATORS NEED TO BE IN MPH OR KTS?
KTS
WHAT IS REQUIRED NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT?
AIRSPEED INDICATOR W/ HEATED PITOT HEAT
SENSITIVE ALTIMETER
SWEEP SECOND HAND CLOCK OR EQUIVILANT
FREE AIR TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
RATE OF TURN INDICATOR
GYROSCOPIC DIRECTION INDICATOR
COMPASS
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
3RD ARITIFICAL HORIZON (
WHAT EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR NIGHT OPS?
POSITION LIGHTS
ANTI COLLISION LIGHTS
TWO LANDING LIGHTS
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS - COCKPIT
AIRSPEED INDICATING SYSTEM WITH HEATED PITOT TUBE
SENSITIVE ALTIMETER
WHAT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED FOR EXTENDED OVERWATER OPS?
L - LIFE PRESERVER
L - LIFE RAFTS
P - PYROTECHNIC SIGNALING FOR EACH RAFT
E - ELT
S - SURVIVAL KIT FOR EACH RAFT
WHAT COMM. / NAV EQUIP. FOR EXTENDED OVER WATER OPS. ARE REQUIRED?
2 INDEPENDENT LONG RANGE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
- COMMUNICATE WITH AT LEAST ONE APPROPRIATE STATION FROM ANY POINT ON THE ROUTE
- 2 INDEPENDENT SOURCES PROVIDING METEORLOGICAL INFO
- 1 MUST HAVE 2 WAY RADIO COMM.
HOW MANY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE REQUIRED?
A/C W/ MORE THAN 100 PASSENGERS – MINIMUM OF 2 + 1 PER UNIT OR PART OF UNIT OF 50 SEATS
DEFINE OPERATIONAL CONTROL
WITH RESPECT TO FLIGHT – INITIATE, CONDUCT, TERMINATE FLIGHTS… MONITOR PROGRESS, ISSUE INFO, CANCELLING OR REDISPATCHING
WHEN IS ALTERNATE AIRPORT FOR DEPARTURE
WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS ARE BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS 1 HOUR, STILL AR, NORMAL CRUISE SPEED WITH OEI
WHEN IS ALTERNATE AIRPORT REQUIRED FOR FLAG OPS?
ALWAYS…UNLESS: LESS THAN 6 HOURS FLIGHT TIME…1500 FEET ABOVE LOWEST CIRCL. MDA OR 1500 FEET ABOVE LOWEST PUB. INSTRUMENT APPROACH OR 2000 FEET ABOVE AIRPORT ELEV. WHICHEVER IS GREATER AND 3 MILES AND/OR 2 MILES MORE THAN THE LOWEST VISIBILITY MINIMUMS.
