Low Level Checkride GK

Question 1

Where can you find Low Level Procedures?

Answer 1

AP/1B

Question 2

What is the Max Speed for VR Route? What is the Max Speed for a SR Route?

Answer 2

420 KIAS / 250 KIAS

Question 3

What are the WX minimums for VR Route? What are the WX minimums for SR Route?

Answer 3

3,000 ft and 5 visibility / 1,500 ft and 3 visibility

Question 4

What is the required Altitude Clearance over a National Wildlife Refuge?

Answer 4

2,000 ft

Question 5

What is the required Altitude Clearance over a Noise Restricted Area?

Answer 5

1,500 ft or 3 miles

Question 6

What is the required Altitude Clearance over a Congested Area?

Answer 6

1,000 ft over the highest obstacle

Question 7

What do you squawk for VR Routes? What do you squawk for SR Routes?

Answer 7

4000 / 1200

Question 8

What are the holding procedures at the VR Route entry?

Answer 8

4 miles away and 1000 ft from entry altitude, with 1000 ft stacks. Announce on common frequency altitude and location.

Question 9

When do the routes open and close?

Answer 9

30 min after sunrise, 30 min before sunset

1 hr after sunrise, 1 hr before sunset (mountainous terrain)

Question 10

What is the time range for entry?

Answer 10

+/- 4 min from entry time (Navy)

+/- 2 min from entry time (455 FTS)

Question 11

What is the time range allowed for Time On Target (TOT)?

Answer 11

+/- 30 sec

Question 12

How should you clear an obstacle?

Answer 12

if visible: lateral spacing of 2,000 ft

if not visible: 500 ft above obstacle with 2 miles

Question 13

What is the ERAA and what does it provide?

Answer 13

Emergency Route Abort Altitude:

1000 ft clearance from highhest obstacle within 25 nm from route (2000 ft in mountainous terrain)

Question 14

What are the Emergency Route Abort procedures?

Answer 14

Aviate: Climb, Turn, Clean, Check
Navigate: Use GPS for Airport pages
Communicate: On Guard
Squawk 7700

Question 15

How do you perform a timing correction?

Answer 15

decrease/increase speed by 1 knot for every second early/late for 4 min

Question 16

How do you perform a course correction?

Answer 16

turn 15 deg for 1 min to correct for 1 mile

Question 17

What do the Blue / Green / Red Circles symbolize?

Answer 17

Noise Sensitive Areas / Airfield to Avoid / Airfield to Avoid(clear by 1,500 ft or 3 miles)

Question 18

What do the Yellow Squares symbolize?

Answer 18

Towers > 500 AGL within route

Question 19

What do the Green Arrows symbolize?

Answer 19

crossing routes

Question 20

How do you route abort?

Answer 20

Climb, turn, talk, Squawk, Navaids

Question 21

When do you normally ascend to the next leg altitude?

When do you normally descend to the next leg altitude?

Answer 21

2 Minute Prior Call

Wings Level Call

Question 22

What is the number one priority on the route?

Answer 22

Avoiding the ground.

Question 23

How much time is spent “heads up and eyes out”?

Answer 23

80 percent

Question 24

When should you start trying to identify points?

Answer 24

1-1.5 minutes out, otherwise turn on time

Question 25

When must you file IFR?

Answer 25

1. USAF use IFR to the max extent possible
2. WX does not permit VFR flight
3. Class A airspace
4. Night mission
5. Greater than 180 knots within federal airways
   (6. Practicing Instrument Approaches)

Question 26

What is the minimum Wx required to file VFR?

Answer 26

1,500 ft and 3 SM visibility and maintain basic cloud clearance (3-1-5-2)

Question 27

What is the minimum altitude for non-local VFR point to point navigation?

Answer 27

3,000 ft AGL

Question 28

What is the definition of MEF and how is it calculated?

Answer 28

Maximum Elevation Field: it is the highest elevation of any obstacle within a lat/long quadrangle + 300 ft safety factor, rounded up to the next 100 ft increment (MSL)

Question 29

What is the definition of Dead Reckoning?

Answer 29

The process of estimating position by calculating where the aircraft will be at a certain time if a planned ground speed and track are held

Question 30

What is the definition of Pilotage?

Answer 30

the use of fixed visual references, normally with a chart, to navigate

Question 31

How do you perform a Clock-Map-Ground procedure?

Answer 31

Check the expected time on the route segment, select a feature on the chart, and find it on the ground

Question 32

Class B Airspace

Answer 32

Cloud clearance- 3 SM, clear of clouds

Airspace-Surface-10,000MSL

Entry-Clearance, 2 way comms and transponder

Question 33

Class C Airspace

Answer 33

Clouds- 3SM
1,000 above
500 below
2,000 horizontal

Airspace- surface-4,000 and shelf of 1,200-4,000

Entry- 2 way comms(call sign), transponder

Question 34

Class D Airspace

Answer 34

Clouds- 3SM
1,000 above
500 below
2,000 horizontal

Airspace- surface-2,500 MSL

Entry- 2 way comms(call sign)

Question 35

Class E Airspace

Answer 35

Clouds less then 10,000-
3SM
1,000 above
500 below
2,000 horizontal 

Clouds above 10,000-
5SM
1,000 above
1,000 below
1 am horizontal 

Airspace- everywhere (not A,B,C or D) purple dash- begins at surface, shaded purple beings at either 700 or 1,200

Entry- no specific requirements

Depicted- shaded purple and purple dash