Part 135 Review

Question 1

Where Does the DME Indicator Have the Greatest Error Between Ground and Displayed Distance?

Answer 1

At High Altitude – Close to the VORTAC

Question 2

Which Checks/Inspections of Flight Instruments or Systems MUST Be Accomplished Before IFR Flight?

Answer 2

VOR Within Preceding 30 Days Altimeters/Transponders Within Preceding 24 Months

Question 3

What are the Required Items to be Recorded When Performing a VOR Check?

Answer 3

Date Place Bearing Error Signature in Aircraft Log or Other Record

Question 4

What is the Maximum Speed to be Used in a Procedure Turn?

Answer 4

200 Knots

Question 5

If Straight-In Minimums Are NOT Published, May a Pilot Land Straight-In?

Answer 5

YES

Question 6

When is a Procedure Turn Required?

Answer 6

When Necessary to Reverse Direction to Establish the Aircraft Inbound On an Intermediate or Final Approach Course

Question 7

Does ATC Retain Wake Turbulence Separation When the PIC Has Accepted Visual Separation From Traffic?

Answer 7

NO – Acceptance Also Means the Pilot Accepts Responsibility for Wake Turbulence Separation

Question 8

What is the Minimum Climb Gradient to be Maintained Whenever NO Climb Gradient is

Answer 8

200 Feet per Nautical Mile

Question 9

How Does the LDA Differ From a LOC Course?

Answer 9

LDA is Not Aligned Within 3° of Runway

Question 10

Which Normally Changes When Crossing a Front – Pressure, Temperature, Dew Point, or Wind?

Answer 10

Wind

Question 11

What Conditions Would Be Most Favorable For the Formation of Rime Ice?

Answer 11

Light Drizzle Strataform Clouds Temperatures At/Below Freezing

Question 12

What Conditions Would Be Most Favorable For the Formation of Fog?

Answer 12

Light Wind (3-5 Knots) Narrow Temperature/Dew Point Spread (2°C)

Question 13

What Information Can be Obtained From the 250 Milibar Chart?

Answer 13

Winds Aloft at 39,000 Feet

Question 14

Which Atmospheric Factor Causes Rapid Movement of Surface Fronts?

Answer 14

Upper Winds Blowing Across the Front

Question 15

What Condition is Indicated Whenever Ice Pellets Are Encountered During Flight?

Answer 15

Freezing Rain at Higher Levels

Question 16

Which Type of Precipitation Indicates the Presence of Supercooled Water?

Answer 16

Freezing Rain

Question 17

Which Conditions Are Most Likely to Produce a Microburst?

Answer 17

Convective Activity in Very Dry Air

Question 18

What Are the Major Hazards of Flying Under the Anvil of a Thunderstorm?

Answer 18

Hail Severe Turbulence Lightning

Question 19

What is an Indication That a Thunderstorm Has Reached the Mature Stage?

Answer 19

Precipitation

Question 20

What is a Squall Line and Where Does It Develop?

Answer 20

A Non-Frontal, Narrow Band of Active Thunderstorms Which Often Develops Ahead of a Cold Front in Moist, Unstable Air

Question 21

What kind of storms are most likely to generate tornadoes?

Answer 21

Steady state thunderstorms associated with cold fronts or squall lines

Question 22

Which Conditions are Necessary for a Low- Level, Temperature Inversion Windshear?

Answer 22

Calm/Light Wind Near Surface Relatively Strong Wind Just Above Inversion

Question 23

Longer What Conditions Are Necessary For a Squall to be Reported?

Answer 23

Sudden Increase of Wind Speed By At Least 15 Knots Winds Peaking to 20 Knots or More / Lasting a Minute or Longer

Question 24

How Long is a Convective Outlook Valid?

Answer 24

24 Hours

Question 25

What Tops Level of a Thunderstorm Would Qualify It as Severe?

Answer 25

35,000 Feet

Question 26

How Far Should You Avoid a Thunderstorm?

Answer 26

20 Nautical Miles

Question 27

How Far Away From Mountains Could You Expect to Find Clear Air Turbulence Associated With Mountain Wave?

Answer 27

5,000 Feet Above the Tropopause 100 Miles or More Downwind From Mountains