Flight Insights - Oral - Post Departure Flashcards
Define ‘Ceiling’
Ceiling is lowest layer of clouds covering at least half the sky (broken or overcast).
What’s the purpose of a STAR
Provides the transition between enroute
and approach environment
ARRIVALS
What does the instruction “descend via [STAR]” tell the pilot?
ATC is sayng to descend at your discretion to meet the published altitude restrictions within the specified STAR.
e.g. United 123, descend via the BRAVO STAR, expect the ILS runway 27.
ARRIVALS
What does the instruction “cleared for arrival” tell the pilot?
to fly the course but NOT
to descend from last assigned altitude
HOLDING
Maximum Holding Speed @6,000 ft or less?
200 kts
HOLDING
Maximum Holding Speed 6,001 ft- 14,000 ft?
230 kts
HOLDING
Maximum Holding Speed >14,000 ft?
265kts
APPROACH
Required Ceiling and Visibility for a visual approach
At least 1000’ with 3SM or more visibility
GPS
How many satellites are required to get a latitude/longitude position?
3
GPS
How many satellites are required to get a latitude/longitude position & altitude?
4
GPS
How many satellites are required to make use of RAIM (in addition to getting long/lat & alt)?
5
GPS
What is a RAIM capable receiver able to do?
Detect faults in the position information from one of the satellites.
GPS
Can WAAS enabled GPS units (TSO C145, C146) be used for alternate planning?
WAAS uses ground station signals to augment/improve accuracy of sat’ signals
Yes
Instrument approach
On an approach plate - profile view, what is the purpose of a VDP (depicted by a black triangle)
It indicates the point from where a normal descent from the MDA can begin.
ABBREVIATIONS
BC
patches
ABBREVIATIONS
MI
mist
ABBREVIATIONS
BL
blowing
ABBREVIATIONS
PR
partial
ABBREVIATIONS
GR
hail
ABBREVIATIONS
PL
ice pellets
ABBREVIATIONS
UP
unknown precipitation
ABBREVIATIONS
DU
widespread dust
ABBREVIATIONS
FC
funnel cloud
ABBREVIATIONS
GS
small hail
ABBREVIATIONS
+FC
Tornado or Waterspout
ABBREVIATIONS
-
light
ABBREVIATIONS
+
heavy
730649 - what is the direction, speed and temperature?
230°, 106 knots, -49℃
50 is added to the direction and 100 is subtracted from wind
2332+02 - what is the direction, speed and temperature?
230°, 32 knots, +2℃
Approach
On an approach plate, what is a thick black line from a VOR?
Feeder route
IFR clearance
True or false, VFR-On-Top is an IFR clearance but flown at a VFR altitude?
TRUE
Low enroute chart
what does the symbol that looks like an old Castle wall denote?
ARTCC (Center) boundary
DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
If no DP is listed, what is the minimum climb gradient and departure end of runway crossing altitude needed?
200 ft/nm, 35ft.
also, 400ft agl before turning
