OPNAV CH 5- Flight Rules

Question 1

Position Lights

Answer 1

30 minutes prior to sunset and 30 minutes after sunrise or if prevailing vis < 3 miles:

     - Prior to engine start and anytime engines are operating
     - Being Towed unless otherwise illuminated
     - When aircraft is parked and likely to cause   hazard unless otherwise illuminated or marked with obstruction light

Question 2

Anti-Collision Lights

Answer 2

• Shall be used immediately before engine start and at all times when engines are operating
• Except when use of lights adversely affects ground ops or during flight through clouds due to disorientation

Question 3

Landing/Taxi Lights

Answer 3

Recommended in class B, C, or D airspace

Question 4

Aerobatic Flight

Answer 4

Pitch > 45, bank > 60, > 2g’s

Question 5

Formation Flight

Answer 5

• Instrument Form needs 1000/3

- 2 ac max for Form Inst approach

Question 6

Basic VFR Flight Minimums: Class A airspace VIS and Distance from clouds

Answer 6

N/A and N/A

Question 7

Basic VFR Flight Minimums: Class B airspace VIS and Distance from clouds

Answer 7

3 SM and Clear of Clouds

Question 8

Basic VFR Flight Minimums: Class C airspace VIS and Distance from clouds

Answer 8

3 SM

500’ Below
1000’ Above
2000’ Horizontal

Question 9

Basic VFR Flight Minimums: Class D airspace VIS and Distance from clouds

Answer 9

3 SM

500’ Below
1000’ Above
2000’ Horizontal

Question 10

Basic VFR Flight Minimums: Class E airspace VIS and Distance from clouds

Answer 10

Less than 10,000' MSL:
3 SM
500' Below
1000' Above
2000' Horizontal

Greater then 10,000' MSL:
5 SM
1000' Below
1000' Above
1 SM Horizontal

Question 11

Basic VFR Flight Minimums: Class G airspace VIS and Distance from clouds

Answer 11

Day Night
< 1200’ AGL: 1 SM / Clear 3/5/1/2

> 1,200’ AGL and < 10,000’ MSL: 1/5/1/21 3/5/1 2

> 10,000’ MSL: 5/1/1/1

Question 12

Weather Precluding VFR

Answer 12

1) Alter route of flight to continue VFR
2) Remain VFR until IFR clearance received
3) Remain VFR and land

Question 13

Simulated approach notification

Answer 13

• Notify approach control, tower, or FSS

Question 14

Takeoff Weather Mins

Answer 14

• Published mins for the available non-precision approach, but not less than 300/1; can utilize a precision approach for mins, but it cannot be < 200/ ½

Question 15

Reducing Visibility Mins on Approach

Answer 15

• Helicopter and Tilt-Rotor can reduce to 1/2 published visibility minimum but no less then 1/4 mile (1200’ RVR)
• Based on not exceeding 90 KIAS
• Copter Approaches shall not be reduced

Question 16

Approach Criteria for Multi Piloted Aircraft

Answer 16

• If at or below published mins, an approach shall not be commenced unless the aircraft has the capability to proceed to a suitable alternate in the event of a missed approach (ie fuel required)

Question 17

Criteria for Continuing Instrument Approach

Answer 17

• Pilot shall not descend below MDA or DH unless they have the runway environment in sight and in their judgement a safe landing can be made

Question 18

Decent below DH/MDA:

Executing missed approach on circle to land:

Answer 18

• Shall not descend below the MDA or continue past the DH unless pilot has runway environment in sight and in their judgment, a safe landing can be made
• Make an initial climbing turn toward the landing runway then maneuver in shortest direction to become established on missed approach course

Question 19

Runway Environment

Answer 19

• Approach light system
• Threshold, threshold markings, or threshold lights
• Runway end Identifier lights
• VASI
• TDZ, TDZ markings or TDZ lights
• Runway, runway markings, or runway lights

Question 20

Final Approach Abnormalities during Radar Approach

Answer 20

Controller calls for executing a missed approach when any of the following occur:

1) Safe limits are exceeded or radical aircraft deviations are observed
2) Position or ID of aircraft is in doubt
3) Radar contact is lost or malfunctioning radar is suspected
4) Field conditions or other unsafe conditions observed from tower prevent approach completion

• Don’t have to listen to 1st 3 if you have runway or runway lights in sight (reason 4 is still a must)

Question 21

Practice Approaches

Answer 21

• Can do them (with no landing intended) at a facility where weather is below mins as long as that field is not filed as your destination or alternate and both of those fields meet the weather filing criteria for an instrument clearance

Question 22

Helicopter Ops in Class B,C,D airspace

Answer 22

• Frequency shall be monitored at all times
• Practice Autos are in limits of field boundary over a surface where full autos can be completed and accessible to crash crew
• Practice Autos require specific approval from tower

Question 23

Altitude in B,C,D Airspace

Answer 23

Shall not exceed 500’ unless cleared

Question 24

Helo Ground Operations in class B,C,D

Answer 24

Shall taxi with sufficient Horizontal separation to preclude damage to aircraft, property, or personnel

Question 25

Helicopter Hover overwater at Night

Answer 25

• Shall use automatic approach system when natural horizon not present

Question 26

Noise Sensative and Wilderness Areas Altitude

Answer 26

3000’ or above

Question 27

External Stores/Cargo

Answer 27

Shall avoid overflying populated Areas

Question 28

Fuel Jettison Altitude

Answer 28

6000’ or above
Avoid Populated areas for ceilings/emergency
Notify if under positive control

Question 29

NVD Operations

Answer 29

• Use in both VMC and IMC (IMC mainly instrument scan)
• Interior Lighting as compatible as possible
• Anti-collision can be turned off if in the interest of safety
• Last AC in formation shall have anti-collision lights on (Up to 4 AC total)
• Mixing of different types NVD prohibited within individual aircraft