Indoc notes

Question 1

A flight may only continue to an airport where conditions are hazardous if…

Answer 1

…The conditions can reasonably be expected to be corrected by arrival.

Question 2

How long must flight location information be retained for?

Answer 2

must be retained at the principle place of business until the completion of the flight.

Question 3

Whenever a pilot encounters a potentially hazardous meteorological condition or an irregularity in a ground facility or navaid in flight, which could effect the safety of other flights he shall…

Answer 3

…report in to the appropriate ground radio station as soon as possible.

Question 4

No smoking within __ feet of oxygen equipment

Answer 4

10 feet

Question 5

Excluding exceptions for AFM specified altitude loss or limitations the autopilot may not be used lower then…

Answer 5

50 ft below the DA(H)/MDA for that IAP

Question 6

At what age is a child no longer a lap child?

Answer 6

2 years old

Question 7

Official exit seat definition

Answer 7

any seat in a row through which passengers would have to pass to gain access to an exit, including the seat having direct access.

Question 8

Pt 135 aircraft must be quipped with

Answer 8

Altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure, Heating/de-icing for carbs, turbojets require two gyroscopic bank and pitch indicators, and any other equipment specified by admin

Question 9

Above ____ ft each occupant must have available a 10 min supply of oxygen

Answer 9

25,000

Question 10

No person may operate an aircraft under IFR, carrying passengers, unless it has:

Answer 10

• a VSI
• a free air temp indicator
• heated pitot tube
• power failure warning device to show the power available for gyro instruments
• an alternate source of static pressure

Question 11

How many marker beacons must Pt 135 aircraft be equipped with?

Answer 11

atleast one marker beacon providing visual and aural signals to fly IFR

Question 12

Night VFR in mountainous terrain min altitude?

Answer 12

2,000’ above the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 5 miles from the intended course to be flown.

Question 13

When the ceiling is less than 1,000ft, VFR operations in UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE require a visibility of atleast….

Answer 13

2 miles

Question 14

What type of weather reporting must you use when it is required to have the forecasted weather (which is basically always)

Answer 14

You must use that of the US national weather service, a source approved by the us NWS, or approved by the administrator.
However, if VFR then when the above sources are unavailable the PIC may use his/her own observations or those of another person competent to supply such info

Question 15

In order to depart IFR the destination must be forecast at ETA to be…

Answer 15

at or above IFR landing minimums

Question 16

What percentage of the runway must you be able to bring the aircraft to a complete stop in?

Answer 16

60% unless the conditions for the 80% are met. check the GOM for the requirements of 80%.

Question 17

Where is ADS-B not required?

Answer 17

Class E below 10,000’ and not within 30nm or a Class B airport
Class G

Question 18

ADS-B definitions of:

• Device failure
• Function failure

Answer 18

Device failure: failure of the system to transmit messages

Function failure: failure of the equipment which provides information to the ADS-B system, not the system itself.

Question 19

If you lose visual contact of a preceding aircraft to follow while on approach you may use the CAVS (cockpit display assisted visual separation) to continue the approach as long as…

Answer 19

the distance between you and the aircraft to follow does not become less than 2.5nm

Question 20

What is required for RAIM capability?

Answer 20

6 satellites or 5 satellites w/baro-aiding

Question 21

when may an airport with only a GPS approach by used as a destination?

Answer 21

as long as the alternate airport is not filed as a GPS based IAP

Question 22

What should you do if you get a RAIM/INTEG flag while on a GPS approach?

Answer 22

If the flag appears after the FAF then execute a missed approach. Outside of the FAF you may continue the approach if it can be executed using a lower GPS capability not requiring RAIM or is an overlay approach and you can use the LOC

Question 23

What do you do in the approach mode is not armed by 2nm prior to the FAWP

Answer 23

you should not descend to the MDA but fly to the MAWP and execute a missed approach

Question 24

What do you do if ATC clears you to proceed onto or across the runway but the red stop bar lights are illuminate?

Answer 24

you should not cross the runway. inform ATC

Question 25

Your clearance limit has a published holding pattern. upon reaching the limit ATC has still not given you new clearance, what do you do?

Answer 25

as long as there is a published holding pattern then you are expected to hold as published without specifically being told to do so

Question 26

Minimum speed ATC can request?

Answer 26

170kts for arriving turbojet aircraft operating below 10,000’ within 20 flying miles of the airport.

Question 27

The 5 categories of notams?

Answer 27

Military, flight data center, distant, pointer, special activity airspace

Question 28

how long before departure should you be filing your flightplans?

Answer 28

below FL230 should be filed atleast 30 min prior to departure.
above FL230 are requested to be filed atleast 4 hours prior to departure

Question 29

Pilots should notify ATC or the nearest fss of departure time when a delay of more than __ hours is expected

Answer 29

2

Question 30

Max clearance void time?

Answer 30

30 minutes

Question 31

When an aircraft is __ minutes or less from a clearance limit and a clearance beyond the fix has not been received, the pilot is expected to start a speed reduction so that the aircraft will cross the fix, initially, at or below the max holding airspeed.

Answer 31

3

Question 32

What is standard holding pattern timing?

Answer 32

At or below 14,000’- 1 min

Above 14,000’- 1.5 min

Question 33

Holding pattern speed limits?

Answer 33

MHA-6,000’= 200kts
6,001-14,000= 230kts
14,001 and above= 265kts

Question 34

Define MSA

Answer 34

Minimum Safe Altitude- provides 1,000’ clearance over all obstacles. Nav coverage NOT guaranteed, usually 25nm radius.

Question 35

When is lightning strike probability the greatest?

Answer 35

-5C to +5C

Question 36

Sever Thunderstorm criteria?

Answer 36

50kt winds and 3/4in or greater hail

Question 37

Light drizzle and stratus clouds are conducive to…

Answer 37

Rime icing