MARLANDS QUESTIONS Flashcards
WHAT ARE SOME HAZARDS OF FLYING INTO STRATUS CLOUDS?
THUNDERSTORMS
WHAT ARE FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR FLAG OPS?
FLY FROM ORIGIN TO DESTINATION, MOST DISTANT ALTERNATE, THEN 30 MINUTES PLUS 15% TOTAL TIME TO MOST DISTANT ALTERNATE OR 90 MINUITES WHICH EVER IS LESS.
WHAT ARE FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC OPS?
FLY FROM ORIGIN TO DESTINATION, MOST DISTANT ALTERNATE AND THEN THEREAFTER 30 MINUTES.
WHAT ARE Q AND T ROUTES?
RNAV ROUTES TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION
WHAT IS C055?
CALCULATING LOWER THAN STANDARD ALTERNATE MINIMUMS.
FOUR S’S FOR DETERMINING C055 SUITABILITY
S: STRAIGHT IN
S: SUITABLE WINDS
S: SEPARATE ILS IDENTIFIERS
S: SEPARATE RUNWAYS (CAN BE BOTH SIDES OF SAME RUNWAY)
WHAT IS A CLEARWAY?
AREA IMMEDIATELY BEYOND THE RUNWAY THAT CAN BE USED TO INCREASE TODA WHICH IS FREE OF OBJECTS AND AT LEAST 500 FT WIDE.
WHAT IS A STOPWAY?
AREA BEYOND THE RUNWAY THAT EXTENDS ASDA. IS A SPACE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AIRCRAFT AFTER ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT CAUSING STRUCTUAL DAMAGE.
WHEN CAN AN MEL BE APPLIED VS. USING QRH?
QRH ON GROUND, MEL ON GROUND | QRH IN AIR – CAN’T MEL INAIR.
WHAT ARE THE 3 AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HOW DO THEY WORK?
ROLL: TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT VIA AILERONS
PITCH: MOVES AIRCRAFT UP OR DOWN ON PITCH AXIS USING ELEVATORS / TRIM
YAW: LATERAL MOVEMENT TO CORRECT FOR DRIFT USING RUDDER
WHAT IS 20108?
FORMERLY 3585 - LOOK UP…
WHAT IS A SIGMET? WHEN ARE THEY ISSUED? HOW LONG ARE THEY ISSUED?
SIGMET - SIGNIFICANT METEROLOGICAL EVENT. VALID UP TO 4 HOURS
WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF SIGMETS?
NO THUNDERSTORMS: SEVERE ICING, SEVERE OR EXTREME TURBULANCE, CAT NOT ASSOC. W. THUNDERSTORMS, DUSTSTORMS OR SANDSTORMS LOWERING VIS BELOW 3 MILES, VA.
WHAT IS A CONVECTIVE SIGMET? WHEN ARE THEY ISSUED? HOW LONG ARE THEY ISSUED?
CONVECTIVE SIGMET – FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, EMBEDED THUNDERSTORMS, LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS, THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY PRECIP. ISSUED HOURLY, VALID FOR TWO HOURS.
WHAT ARE CHARACTERISTICS OF “AIR MASS THUNDERSTORM”?
WARM, HUMID AIR IN SUMMER MONTHS IN AFTERNOONS DUE TO INSOLATION AND DISSAPATE AFTER SUNSET.