NA Flashcards

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Q

What is WANTS

A

Weather
Activate Flight Plan
NOTAMS
TOLD
SID/STAR

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What are clearances designed to do?

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Deconflict IFR aircraft in the NAS

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What should you have prior to contacting clearance delivery?

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Weather and ATIS Information Code

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How should you readback a clearance?

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In the same sequence it was given

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Prior to an ITO, within how many degrees of runway heading should the heading indicator be?

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5 Degrees

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Once vectored off an ODP is it considered cancelled?

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Yes. Assigned altitude must be higher than the MVA

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Unless specified otherwise, obstacle clearance is based on the aircraft crossing the DER at least

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35 feet above the DER
0 feet for USAF and USN

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Before making an initial turn how high do you need to be in order to maintain obstacle clearance?

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400 feet above the DER

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To maintain obstacle clearance, what is the standard minimum climb gradient required until the minimum IFR altitude?

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200 feet per nautical mile

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ODPs can be published textually or graphically while SIDs are always published

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graphically

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4 Types of ODPs

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ODPs make me nervous (NRVS)
N - Non Standard Takeoff Mins
R - RTRL (Reduced TO Rnwy Length)
V - VCOA (Visual Climb Over Airport)
S - Specific Routing

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Which ODP requires you to takeoff prior to a specified distance from the end of the runway?

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RTRL

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Do SIDs provide obstacle clearance?

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Yes, however they are not ODPs

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If ATC issues an altitude during a SID do you continue to fly the lateral guidance and speeds?

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Yes

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If ATC vectors you off a SID, is the SID cancelled?

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Yes

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What is a Diverse Departure?

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Turn whatever direction you want after reaching 400 feet above the DER and maintaining 200 feet per NM climb until min IFR altitude (must be AT LEAST 35 feet above DER at DER)

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How far from the airfield is a Diverse Departure good for?

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25 NM (non-mountainous)
46 NM (mountainous)

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Does a diverse departure procedure clear aircraft from low close in obstacles from NOTAMs, Takeoff Minima and DPs?

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No, conflicts must be identified individually

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What is a Diverse Vector Area?

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an area where ATC may provide random radar vectors during an uninterrupted climb from the departure runway until above MVA or min IFR altitude

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Where can you find a DVA?

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Trouble T section

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Can DVAs have a higher climb gradient than 200 fpNM?

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Yes it will be published

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Do IFR DPs provide clearnace for low close in obstacle? (TAKEOFF OBSTACLE NOTES)

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No. None do. Not even ODPs.

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What are the 7 types of DPs?

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DODMASS

Diverse Departure Area
ODPs
Diverse Vector Area
MAJCOM Specific Training
ATC Instructions
SIDs
Special Departures

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Once vectored off an ODP, is it cancelled?

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Yes. (Cannot be vectored until above the MVA/min IFR alt)

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What altitudes are victor routes flown?
Below 18,000 MSL
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What altitude block are jet routes flown at?
FL180-FL450
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What does a flag with an X indicate?
MCA (Min Crossing Altitude)
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What are Tango Routes?
RNAV Routes flown with GPS from 1200 to FL180
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What are Q routes?
RNAV Routes flown using GPS from FL180 to FL450
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Which number is the top number along a route?
MEA (Minimum Enroute Altitude)
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Which number is the bottom number along a route with an asterisk?
MOCA (Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude)
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What does the MEA ensure?
acceptable navaid reception and 1000 feet of obtacle clearance (2000 feet in mountainous terrain)
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What does the MOCA ensure?
1000 feet of obstacle clearance (2000 feet in mountainous terrrain) but only guarantees signal 22 nm from the NAVAID
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What does a flag with an R in it indicate?
MRA (Minimum Reception Altitude)
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In the absence of a changeover point, when do you change to the next NAVAID? (Straighline)
At the midpoint of the total straightline distance between the two NAVAIDS. (not necessarily a fix)
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In the absence of a changeover point, when do you change to the next NAVAID? (Bend)
At the fix where the line bends
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What is the OROCA?
Off Route Obstacle Clearance Altitude (similar to a maximum elevation figure on a VFR chart) 1000 feet clearance (2000 feet mountainous) may not provide NAVAID reception
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What is the preferred method of filing a flight plan?
DD 1801
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When an ODP says 'std' what is 'std'?
lowest compatible approach minimums
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What is CRAFT?
Clearance Limit Routing Altitude Frequency Transponder
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Why is IFR clearance necessary?
To deconflict IFR in the NAS
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When should you expect an ITO?
Night, Snowy, Desert, Water
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Is it required to readback CRAFT on the ground?
No. All **airborne** clearances **MUST** be readback
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When can you turn off runway heading?
200 fpNM 400 feet above DER at least 35 feet over DER 140 KIAS (T6 only)
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Where can you retrieve NOTAMs?
DAIP
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Where are BASH and BAM models found?
AHAS
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What is MRDOF? | weather sources order of precedence for retrieval
MAJCOM Regional DoD Other US Foreign
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How are ODPs depicted?
Textually or Grapically
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Are SIDs depicted textually?
No. Always graphically
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Should waypoints be double checked on a SID?
Yes. Just like any other GPS flight plan
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Destination airport reports 2000-3. What does this mean to you?
You need an alternate. | Run the alternate tree
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Your looking for a suitable alternate. what is the minimum weather required to list the alternate?
1000-2 | Run the decision tree in the IFG
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Where can you find info about METRO (PMSV) Stations
The FIH
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What is the NTAP?
NOTAMs Publication. It contains seasonal and long standing NOTAMS.
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What is a Form 70?
Flight Log Overview (Fuel Planning)
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STTO | Time and Fuel
1 min/50 pounds
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P+A Pattern and Approach | Time and Fuel
15 mins/100 pounds
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Reserve Fuel | Time and Fuel
20 mins/100 pounds
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Where can you find out how to fill out an 1801?
GP Chap 4
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What is Pilotage?
Using visual refernces to determine position
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What is Dead Reckoning?
The use of timing and headings to determine position
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Hod do you choose an altitude?
10% of the total distance, then correct IFR/VFR altitude
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What products do you use to plan low levels?
TPC (Tactical Pilotage Charts) and Sectionals
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Where can you find airfield info?
IFR Supp and Sectionals
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Can you use foreflight for fuel planning?
No, unless you supplement it
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What is 255.4?
Universal Flight Services Frequency
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What is POSEC?
Purpose Objective Situation Execution Contingencies
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What product do you use to determine what airports you can go to?
IFR Supp
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Where can you find supplementary airfield info?
AP1 | There may be a misleading question that makes you pick IFR Supp
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When typing in KGPS into the ICAO code on DAIP what do you get?
GPS Notams | Check every flight
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MAX Endurance
8.8 AOA Diamond Max Time Aloft
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MAX Range
Triangle 4.9 units AOA
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Long Range Cruise
99% of Max Range
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MAX Cruise
Set PCL to 780PPH
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What is JMPS?
Joint Mission Planning Software. Its the Primary Source of planning | we dont use it for T-6s
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On the Form 70 what fuel number do you put in the top block? | Test Answer
Initial or ramp weight | we use 1100 tho
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Why is there an asterisk by the TEX2 in the GP Chap 4?
Single Pilot
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What can you find in FIH section C?
Weather stuff, TAF Decoding, PMSV Frequencies
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Where can you find out how to code mil routes in a flight plan?
AP/1B
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ONC
Operational Navigation Chart | 14 miles
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TPC
Tactical Pilotage Chart | 7 miles
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JOGS
Joint Operations Graphic | 3.5 Miles
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What do you squawk in a SR? | Slow Speed Low Level
1200
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What is the VR squawk?
4000
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What is the squawk for IR routes?
Whatever is assigned
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What do you use for low-level planning?
AP/1B
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What speed do you plan for in a low level?
210 GS
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What is the min alt for low levels
Whatever is listed in the AP/1B For UPT (AETC) is is 500 feet
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What is ERAA?
Emergency Route Abort Altitude 1000' obstacle clearance 2000' in mountainous areas 25NM radius
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Describe the Proportional Method for timing corrections
For every one second late add one knot of airspeed for 3.5 minutes
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SHAFT | Variations of 6Ts for Low Levels
Speed Heading Altitude Fuel TIming
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What fuel flow rate do we use for low levels?
8 PPM
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What is RVSM airspace
FL290-FL410 *we are not equipped to fly in it
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Low Level Obstacle Avoidance
500 feet above obstacles within 2 NM of path. 2000 feet lateral clearance once acquired
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Low Level Bird Avoidance
Enter NET 30 mins after sunrise NLT 30 mins before sunset
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IMC ERAA Procedure
Climb MAX power 160 KIAS squawk 7700 then maintain VFR hemispheric until ATC contact established
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When can ATC increase your speed above 200 KIAS?
In class C and D airspace
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VR Route Ceiling/Vis Reqs
3000-5
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IR Route Ceiling/Vis Reqs
1500-3 but must maintain cloud clearances.
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SR Route Speed Limit
250 KIAS
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VR Route Speed Limit
Can Exceed 250 KIAS
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IR Route Speed Limit
Can Exceed 250 KIAS
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SR Route Line Color
Black Lines ATC does not know of statuses and they are not depicted on sectionals
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VR Route Line Color
Blue Lines
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IR Route Color
Red Lines
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What is in the AP1A
Special Use Airspace info
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Where can you find preferred routes
Chart Supplement
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Where can you fins SIDs/ODPs?
Terminal Procedures Chart
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Where Are STARs found?
STAR Book
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What is ion the AP1?
Supplementary Airfield info