Mistakes Flashcards
Airport of entry requirements
Landing rights airport requirements
Airport of entry- permisssion is not required to land but a notice of one hour is needed
Landing rights airport- permisssion needed to land and the one hour notice is needed
Urgent pilot report conditions
Tornados, funnel clouds, waterspouts,severe or extreme turbulence, severe icing, hail, LLWS within 2000 ft of the surface, volcanic ash clouds, hazardous or potentially hazardous weather
When must an ELT battery be replaced or recharged
ELT was in use for MORE than one hour
When 50% of their useful life has expired
S1
Minor airframe
S2
Minor airframe minor power plant
S3
Major airframe minor power plant
S4
Major airframe. Major power plant
S5
Major airframe
S6
Minor airframe. Major power plant
S7
Major power plant
S8
Minor power plant
If you are flying at 12500 msl over a 10000ft mountain, are you required to have a transponder?
No, you are above 10,000 MSLbut at or below 2500 ft from the surface
If you are flying and hit a tower costing exactly $25,000, will you have to report it to the NTSB?
No, there is no need to report this incident for the NTSB
What can you not do under preventative maintenance?
- service landing gear struts
- replenishing hydraulic fluid
- replacing hydraulic hose connections
- removal and instillation of landing gear tires
- replacing wheels(no w/b computation)
- Lubrication involving minor disassembly of landing gear struts
- replacing hydraulic hose connections
- lubrication involving minor disassembly of landing gear tires
What defines a severe thunderstorm?
1 inch or larger hail diameter or 3/4 inch
Winds 58 mph or greater(50 kts)
Tornados
When will a parachute symbol be charted?
In operation 1 year
1000 or more jumps in the last year
Convective Sigmets are issued every hour at H+55 even if there are no observed or forecasted weather meeting convective sigmets requirements
They are issued even if the weather conditions are not met. It’s regardless of weather conditions
Airplane service ceiling
When a plane cannot keep a climb rate of of greater than 100fpm
What will you receive fss’s transmission on when
122.1R is on top of the box
VOR frequency 108.2
You would receive them on 108.2
On a TAC chart the airports are larger and outlined instead of filled in circle symbol. What does this mean
They have one paved runway at least 1500’ or greater
At an uncontrolled airport equipped with ASOS, AWSS, AWOS how far are you guaranteed to hear it?
25nm
In order for the peak wind to be reported in a metar how high must the wind be?
More than 25
When RP* is on the sectional what does it mean?
See chart supplement
Restricted area
Unusual, often invisible, hazards to aircraft such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles
Prohibited
Areas are established for security or other reasons associated with the national welfare
What causes an airmet tango
Sustained surface winds of greater than 30
Moderate turbulence
Non convective LLWS potential below 2000 agl
What causes airmet Zulu ?
Moderate icing
No matter how many DUIs you get in the past 3 years how long can the FAA deny the application for?
12 months
You just landed and you noticed a large moose wander on the runway, who would you tell?
FSS
Tower
Airport management
On AWOS-3pt what can you expect to hear?
Altimeter Wind data Temp Dew point Visibility Cloud/ceiling data Precipitation identification sensor Thunder/lightning reporting
What form should you fill out when you have a bird strike?
Form 5200-7
After an accident, how long do you have to submit a written report to the NTSB?
10 days
How long does a temporary pilot cert last if it is a replacement?
60 days
How long does a temporary pilot cert last if it is printed from an examiner?
120 days
You are flying and a glider is flying right at you head on, what do you do?
Both of you need to alter your course to the right
Say you are inside the shaded magenta. What altitude will class E start and end?
700 ft to 17,999 ft
As you cruise you encounter turb in which you feel a definite strain against your seatbelt, good thing you secured everything in the baggage. What kind of turb is this?
Moderate turbulence
What wind speed does the aim recommend not flying light aircraft when in mountainous areas?
35MPH