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1
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what are the two types of AD’s

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  1. emergency requiring immediate compliance prior to further flight
  2. less urgent requiring compliance in a specified time
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what are SAIB’s and are they regulatory?

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special airworthiness information bulletin; information tool that alerts, educates, and makes recommendations to the aviation community; non-regulatory guidance that does not meet criteria for AD’s

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what is a TCDS

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type certificate data sheet; lists specifications, conditions, and limitations under which airworthiness requirements are met for the specific product

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what is a TBO

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time between overhaul; computed by the engine manufacturer and is a reliable estimate of the number of hours an engine could perform reliably within the established engine parameters

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what are special flight permits and when are they necessary?

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issued for an aircraft that may not meet airworthiness requirements but is capable of safe flight
a. fly aircraft to maintenance or operations
b. delivering or exporting an aircraft
c. production flight testing new-production aircraft
d. evacuating aircraft from danger
e. conduction customer demonstration flights

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most of earth’s weather occurs in what region of the atmosphere?

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troposphere; begins at the surface and extends up to 36,000 ft

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what is an isobar

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line on a weather chart that connects areas of equal or constant barometric pressure

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what does it mean if isobars are spaced close together?

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spacing defines how steep or shallow a pressure gradient is; when isobars are spaced closely together a steep pressure gradient exists which indicates higher wind speeds; a shallow pressure gradient (isobars not close together) usually means wind speeds will be lower

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what factor primarily determines the type and vertical extent of clouds

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the stability of the atmosphere

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what type of weather briefings do you get from FSS

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standard, abbreviated, outlook, inflight

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explain standard briefing

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request anytime you are planning a flight and have not received a previous briefing

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explain abbreviated briefing

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request when you need to update a previous briefing or when you need only one or two items

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explain outlook briefing

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request whenever your proposed time of departure is six or more hours from the time of the briefing (for planning purposes only)

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what are the two types of METARs

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special (SPECI) and routine (METAR)

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what are the two types of PIREPs

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routine (UA) and urgent (UUA)

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what are the measurements used in PIREPs

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altitude - MSL
visibility - SM
distance - NM

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what are the three types of TAF

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routine (TAF), amended (TAF AMD), corrected (TAF COR)

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what are the four types of inflight wx advisories

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SIGMET (WS), convective SIGMET (WST), AIRMET (WA), center wx advisory (CWA)

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19
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how often are winds/temps aloft forests issued (FB)

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4 times daily

20
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what is a CWA

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center weather advisory; issued by a center weather service unit (CWSU); aviation warning for crews to anticipate and avoid hazardous wx; pinpoints wx that can cause impact during a 2 hr period; valid for mx 2 hrs

21
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what is an AC

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convective outlook; graphical outlook of the potential of severe (tornado, wind gusts 50 kts or greater, hail 1 inch or greater in diameter) and non-severe convection during the following 8 days

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what are the severities used to describe ACs

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marginal risk (MRGL), slight risk (SLGT), enhanced risk (ENH), moderate risk (MDT), or high risk (HIGH)

23
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what is LLWAS

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low level wind shear alert system; provides wind shear alert and gust front information in and around an airport; does not provide microburst alerts

24
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what is TDWR

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terminal doppler weather radar; located 8-12 miles off of the airport proper and designed to look at the airspace around and over the airport to detect microbursts, gust fronts, wind shifts, and precipitation intensities

25
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what is WSP

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weather service processor; provides same information as TDWR at a fraction of the cost

26
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what is ITWS

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integrated terminal wx system; provides alerts for microbursts, wind shear, and sigwx

27
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what is CAT

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clear air turbulence; sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions that provides violent buffeting of aircraft; commonly applied to higher altitude turb associated with wind shear

28
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how are the various flight controls operated

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manually actuated by a cable system

29
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what are flaps and what are their function

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movable panels hinged to extend downward into the flow of air beneath the wings to increase both lift and drag

30
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wing flap system

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single slot wing type flaps

31
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pitot static instruments

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altimeter, VSI, ASI

32
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alternate static air system

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in the event of an external static port blockage the alt static system supplies static pressure from the external static port

33
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oscillation compass errors

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erratic movement of the compass card caused by turbulence or rough control technique

34
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deviation error

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due to electrical and magnetic disturbances in the aircraft

35
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variation error

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angular difference between true and magnetic north; reference isogonic lines of variation

36
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what equipment is considered hydraulic

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retractable landing gear, emergency hand pump, hydraulically actuated brake on each main gear, air/oil nose gear shock strut

37
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describe braking system

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hydraulically actuated disc type brakes are used on each main gear wheel; hydraulic line connects each brake to master cylinder located on each pilots rudder brake

38
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what are the four types of operations that do not involve common carriage?

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non-common carriage, operations in which persons or cargo are transported without compensation or hire, operations not involving the transportation of persons or cargo, private carriage

39
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what is non common carriage

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involves the carrying of persons or property for compensation or hire but there is no holding out; require the issuance of an opcert; ops conducted under part 125 or part 135; 18-24 contracts

40
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what is private carriage

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involves the carriage of persons or property for compensation or hire with limitations on the number of contracts; require issuance of an opcert

41
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part 125 operations

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large airplanes with seat configuration of 20 or more pax or a max payload capacity 6000 lbs or more

42
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what is a wet lease

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any leasing arrangement whereby a person agrees to provide an entire aircraft and at least one crew member; the lesser maintains operational control; except for exemptions under 91.501, aircraft operated under a wet lease must have a air carrier cert and conduct under 121 or 135

43
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what is a common example of a wet lease

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charter of an aircraft and a crew to a passenger(s) by a certified charter under part 135

44
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what is a dry lease

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leasing of an aircraft without the crew; lessee exercises operational control of the aircraft; you do not need an opcert as long as you don’t carry persons or property for compensation or hire

45
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what is a common example of a dry lease

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rental, trust, and operating agreements

46
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what defines a pressurized aircraft

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aircraft that has a service ceiling or maximum operating altitude, whichever is lower, above 25,000 ft MSL

47
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how does fog form

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fog forms when the temperature and dew point of the air become identical or nearly so; may occur through cooling of the air to a little beyond its dew point or by adding moisture and thereby elevating the dewpoint

CAX (7 decks)

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