Part 135 Review Flashcards
Where Does the DME Indicator Have the Greatest Error Between Ground and Displayed Distance?
At High Altitude – Close to the VORTAC
Which Checks/Inspections of Flight Instruments or Systems MUST Be Accomplished Before IFR Flight?
VOR Within Preceding 30 Days Altimeters/Transponders Within Preceding 24 Months
What are the Required Items to be Recorded When Performing a VOR Check?
Date Place Bearing Error Signature in Aircraft Log or Other Record
What is the Maximum Speed to be Used in a Procedure Turn?
200 Knots
If Straight-In Minimums Are NOT Published, May a Pilot Land Straight-In?
YES
When is a Procedure Turn Required?
When Necessary to Reverse Direction to Establish the Aircraft Inbound On an Intermediate or Final Approach Course
Does ATC Retain Wake Turbulence Separation When the PIC Has Accepted Visual Separation From Traffic?
NO – Acceptance Also Means the Pilot Accepts Responsibility for Wake Turbulence Separation
What is the Minimum Climb Gradient to be Maintained Whenever NO Climb Gradient is
200 Feet per Nautical Mile
How Does the LDA Differ From a LOC Course?
LDA is Not Aligned Within 3° of Runway
Which Normally Changes When Crossing a Front – Pressure, Temperature, Dew Point, or Wind?
Wind
What Conditions Would Be Most Favorable For the Formation of Rime Ice?
Light Drizzle Strataform Clouds Temperatures At/Below Freezing
What Conditions Would Be Most Favorable For the Formation of Fog?
Light Wind (3-5 Knots) Narrow Temperature/Dew Point Spread (2°C)
What Information Can be Obtained From the 250 Milibar Chart?
Winds Aloft at 39,000 Feet
Which Atmospheric Factor Causes Rapid Movement of Surface Fronts?
Upper Winds Blowing Across the Front
What Condition is Indicated Whenever Ice Pellets Are Encountered During Flight?
Freezing Rain at Higher Levels
Which Type of Precipitation Indicates the Presence of Supercooled Water?
Freezing Rain
Which Conditions Are Most Likely to Produce a Microburst?
Convective Activity in Very Dry Air
What Are the Major Hazards of Flying Under the Anvil of a Thunderstorm?
Hail Severe Turbulence Lightning
What is an Indication That a Thunderstorm Has Reached the Mature Stage?
Precipitation
What is a Squall Line and Where Does It Develop?
A Non-Frontal, Narrow Band of Active Thunderstorms Which Often Develops Ahead of a Cold Front in Moist, Unstable Air
What kind of storms are most likely to generate tornadoes?
Steady state thunderstorms associated with cold fronts or squall lines
Which Conditions are Necessary for a Low- Level, Temperature Inversion Windshear?
Calm/Light Wind Near Surface Relatively Strong Wind Just Above Inversion
Longer What Conditions Are Necessary For a Squall to be Reported?
Sudden Increase of Wind Speed By At Least 15 Knots Winds Peaking to 20 Knots or More / Lasting a Minute or Longer
How Long is a Convective Outlook Valid?
24 Hours
What Tops Level of a Thunderstorm Would Qualify It as Severe?
35,000 Feet
How Far Should You Avoid a Thunderstorm?
20 Nautical Miles
How Far Away From Mountains Could You Expect to Find Clear Air Turbulence Associated With Mountain Wave?
5,000 Feet Above the Tropopause 100 Miles or More Downwind From Mountains
