NAVIGATION TEST 1 Flashcards
1 What does “cleared approach” mean?
Indicates that the pilot may execute any one of the authorized IAPs for that airport.
Indicates that the pilot may execute only the approach previously assigned by ATC.
This is not a valid instruction. Ask ATC for clarification.
You are cleared to enter the movement area.
Indicates that the pilot may execute only the approach previously assigned by ATC
Correct
Cleared Approach” means you may execute any one of the authorized IAPs at the airport. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Pilot/Controller Glossary.
2 DIFFERENT ANSWERS FOR THE SAME QUESTION
2 What does “cleared approach” mean?
Indicates that the pilot may execute any one of the authorized IAPs for that airport.
Indicates that the pilot may execute only the approach previously assigned by ATC.
This is not a valid instruction. Ask ATC for clarification.
You are cleared to enter the movement area.
Incorrect
Indicates that the pilot may execute any one of the authorized IAPs for that airport.
Cleared Approach” means you may execute any one of the authorized IAPs at the airport. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Pilot/Controller Glossary.
TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS FOR THE SAME QUESTION
Can ATC vector you below MSA?
No.
Sometimes, but you assume terrain separation duties.
Only if you are being vectored for an approach.
Yes.
Yes.
Correct
Yes. The MVA is often below the charted MSA. The MVA is not available to the pilot in charted format. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Pilot/Controller Glossar
How do I know if an ADF is required for the approach?
There is an NDB depicted in the plan view.
It is stated on the approach plate.
There is an NDB depicted in the profile view.
ADF is never required for an instrument approach.
It is stated on the approach plate.
Correct
If “NDB” is in the approach title or if “ADF required” is in the notes section, you are required to have operable ADF equipment onboard to fly the approach. Reference: Instrument Flying Handbook, IFR Flight
If you experience vertigo, what should you do?
Transition onto flight instruments if you have been looking outside.
No specific actions required.
Transfer flight controls to the other pilot
Evaluate your symptoms. Be sure to fight the urge to maneuver the aircraft.
Transfer flight controls to the other pilot
Incorrect
If spatial disorientation leads to vertigo, it is imperative that you use good communication. Tell the other pilot what you are experiencing and positively transfer aircraft control. Reference: instrument Flying Handbook, Human Factors.
L/D Max = 240 KIAS, Vflaps = 205 KIAS, VS = 149 KIAS. You get holding clearance for 7,000 feet. At what airspeed do you hold?
240 KIAS.
230 KIAS.
205 KIAS.
149 KIAS.
230 KIAS.
Correct
So long as you can maintain a safe speed, regulations trump efficiency. Fly the regulatory maximum holding speed. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Air Traffic Procedures.
On the DME arc what would your DME speed read out be?
Zero knots on the DME from the station.
It would accurately show the groundspeed of the aircraft.
100 knots.
It depends on groundspeed and return rate.
Zero knots on the DME from the station.
Correct
DME distance indications are predicated on the groundspeed computed by the unit, that is the change is distance over time. Since there is no change in distance, the DME GS readout would indicate zero. GPS and other area navigation technologies do not suffer from this error. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Navigation Aids
The loss of what equipment under IFR requires ATC notification?
Any equipment.
An electrical generator.
A redundant flight instrument.
Navigational.
Navigational.
Incorrect
Any loss of navigation capability is required to be reported to ATC if operating on an IFR flight plan. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Air Traffic Procedures
What are the RVSM altitude limits?
Active from FL240-FL410. Active from FL290 – FL410. Active by NOTAM only. Active from FL290-FL390. Correct Reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace extends from FL290-FL410. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Air Traffic Control
Active from FL290 – FL410.
Correct
Reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace extends from FL290-FL410. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Air Traffic Control
What does the ATC light signal flashing red mean on the ground?
Exercise extreme caution.
Clear the runway.
Stop.
Return to the starting point on the airport.
Correct
On the ground, a flashing red light gun signal means “taxi clear of the runway in use.” Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Air Traffic Control
Clear the runway.
What is an MEA gap?
There is a segment of the route without charted terrain clearance.
There is a segment of the route where the MEA temporarily changes.
There is a navigation signal gap in-between.
There is a segment of the route where only L/MF navigation can be used.
There is a navigation signal gap in-between.
Correct
An MEA gap indicates a lack of ground-based navigational signal coverage over a section of airway. Reference: Instrument Flying Handbook, The National Airspace System
What is CAS?
IAS corrected for position and installation error.
IAS corrected for compressibility.
IAS corrected for non-standard temperature.
TAS corrected for wind.
IAS corrected for position and installation error.
Correct
Calibrated Airspeed (CAS) is IAS corrected for position and installation errors. Reference: Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, Airspeed Measurement
What is indicated altitude?
Altitude with 29.92 set.
Altitude above ground level.
Altitude corrected for installation and calibration errors.
Altitude with local altimeter setting.
Altitude with local altimeter setting.
Incorrect
Indicated altitude is your altitude above mean sea level (MSL), as indicated on your altimeter. Reference: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Flight Instruments.
What is the distance between touchdown zone markings?
Normally 500 feet.
Normally 1,000 feet.
It is variable depending on location.
500 feet, but only if there is more than 6,000 feet of runway available.
Correct
The distance between the touchdown zone markings is 500 feet. On precision instrument runways, these marks extend 3,000 feet from the approach end. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids
Normally 500 feet.
What is the first step you should take when experiencing hypoxia?
Evaluate you symptoms and wait five minutes.
Use diluted demand oxygen to conserve the supply.
Ask the other crew members how they feel and check the pressurization.
100% oxygen.
100% oxygen.
Correct
If hypoxia is suspected, ensuring the use of 100% O2 is critical. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Medical Facts for Pilots.
What is the spacing of runway centerline lights?
Spaced at 50-foot intervals.
Spaced at 100-foot intervals.
Spaced at 25-foot intervals.
Spaced at 150-foot intervals.
Spaced at 50-foot intervals.
Correct
Runway lights are spaced at 50 foot-intervals. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Aeronautical Lighting, and Other Airport Visual Aids
What is transition altitude in the United States?
18,000 feet.
19,000 feet.
4,000 feet.
It is variable with location and altimeter setting.
18,000 feet.
Correct
The transition altitude in the United States is 18,000 feet. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Safety of Flight
What is WAAS and how does it work?
A system to ensure that adequate taxiway width exists for wide body aircraft.
Air navigation aid that augments VORs and NDBs to ensure accurate airway tracking.
Air navigation aid to augment the GPS with the goal of improving its accuracy, integrity and availability.
A GPS system that uses laser ring gyros to ensure accurate position capabilities.
Correct
The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is a ground-based GPS correction system. The goal of the system is to ensure very accurate GPS signal coverage for en route and terminal operations. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Navigation Aids
Air navigation aid to augment the GPS with the goal of improving its accuracy, integrity and availability.
When is an alternative not required for flag operation?
Plus or minus 1 hour of the ETA, destination weather at least 1,500 ft. ceiling above MDA for a circling approach.
Plus or minus 1 hour of the ETA, destination weather will be at least 2,000 ft ceilings and at least 3 miles visibility.
At the ETA, the destination weather will be at least 2,000 ft ceilings and at least 3 miles visibility.
At the ETA, destination weather at least 1,500 ft. ceiling above circling MDA if using circling approach.
At the ETA, destination weather at least 1,500 ft. ceiling above circling MDA if using circling approach.
Correct
The ceiling must be at least 1,500 feet above the circling MDA at the ETA. Reference: FAR 121.621
When is an ILS critical area in effect?
Approaches are being conducted with the visibility being 1 mile or less and/or the ceiling is 400 feet or less.
Approaches are being conducted with the visibility being 3 miles or less and/or the ceiling is 1000 feet or less.
Only when ATC requests that you hold short of the ILS critical area.
Approaches are being conducted with the visibility being 2 miles or less and/or the ceiling is 800 feet or less.
2 miles or less and/or the ceiling is 800 feet or less.
Correct
Anytime the weather on the field is less than 2 miles visibility and/or 800-foot ceilings, aircraft are expected to hold short of the ILS critical area. ILS critical areas can also be activated by ATC via an ATIS message or specific instruction. Reference: Aeronautical Information Manual, Aeronautical Lighting, and Other Airport Visual Aids
YOUR ONLY SUPPOSE TO HOLD SHORT OF ILS CRITICAL AREA IF TOWER TELLS YOU TO.