NA1501 Flashcards
Using the index for Aeronautical Information, where would you find information on NOTAM codes?
Flight Information Handbook
Using the index for Aeronautical Information, where would you find a description of the Jet Route System?
AP/1
Using the index for Aeronautical Information, what is a source you could reference for lost communications procedures?
Flight Information Handbook
What is a Minimum Reception Altitude (MRA)?
The lowest altitude at which an intersection can be determined
What does descending at ‘pilot’s discretion’ mean?
That you may control your own descent and even level off
All ‘D’ NOTAMs at civ. facilities shall have _____ as a keyword in the first part of the text
RWY, TWY, RAMP, APRON or AD
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 in order to cross the fix at or below the maximum holding airspeed.
3
In the Flight Information Handbook, new or changed information is indicated by
a vertical line in the left margin
What are the IFF emergency codes?
7500 Hijack
7600 RDO failure
7700 Emergency
Where can you find information on procedures in Class A airspace?
Flight Information Handbook
FLIP Area Planning, Chapter 3
Where can you find information on changes of flight plan enroute?
FLIP (Enroute) IFR Supplement United States
FLIP General Planning, Chapter 6
When is a pilot the clearance authority for flights through (or alternate routing to avoid) joint-use restricted areas when filing and flying flight plans?
When operating on a VFR flight plan
If visual contact with the ground is made before the approach is completed, and the pilot plans to retain an IFR clearance, can the pilot transition to a visual approach without approval from the controller?
No, must be authorized and under control of
appropriate ATC facility (FLIP GP, Chapter 2)
Where would you look to find information on jet barriers?
IFR Enroute Supplement (alphabetized under
Barrier, Jet) and Low/High Altitude Terminal Charts.
Notice you were told to cross-reference “Arresting
Gear.”
Where would you look for a description of the Jet Route airway system in the United States?
AP/1, Chapter 3, United States, Flight Planning
(listed under “Jet Route System” and “VOR and
L/MF Airways”
