Paul Gouge Flashcards
Currency for instrument pilots
6 HITS
PIC requirements
Control performance method
Establish
Trim
Cross check
Adjust
Pito/static system (draw it bitch)
Pito/static system blockages
Static blockage:
Airspeed indicator: indicates correctly only at the blockage altitude
Higher altitudes → airspeed indicates lower than it should
Lower altitudes → Indicates higher than it should
Altimeter: will freeze on the altitude where it was blocked
VSI: freezes on zero
When using the alternate static source a lower static pressure is measured:
Airspeed indicator: indicate a faster speed than it should
Altimeter: indicate higher than it should.
VSI: momentarily show a climb
Pito blockage:
The only instrument affected is the airspeed indicator
Ram air inlet clogged and drain hole open? Airspeed drops to zero
Both air inlet and drain hole are clogged? The airspeed indicator will act as an altimeter, and will no longer be reliable
Teach how to perform a DME arc
Enter 90 degrees abeam the radial (at provo 285, plus 90, 15 degrees)
Plus 10 (25) , turn 10 twists 10 and intercept the radials until LR is indicated (302 at provo) and switch to the ILS frequency
Required minimums for filing an alternate
If the weather at your destination is not forecasted to have 2000’ ceilings and 3sm of visibility within 1 hour before and after your ETA you must file an alternate
800’-2sm
600’-2sm
How is the FAF identified (5 ways)
Glide slope intercept
Marker beacon
DME
GPS
Radial
When should you slow down before entering a hold
3 minutes before entry (roughly)
How do you convert FPM to FMNM
What is the range and valid times of a TAF
5nm from the airport
Issued every 6 hours (4 times a day) and valid for 24 hours
How does a VOR work
The VOR sends out 2 signals, the omnidirectional pulse, and the rotating reference signal
The pulse signal is sent out in all directions at once every time the reference signal completes a rotation and hits the 360 radial
This allows the VOR receiver within the aircraft to determine it’s position relative to the VOR because the longer the time difference between the pulse signal and the reference signal, the more out of phase these to signals will be (there is less of a time difference between these two signals off of the 030 radial vs the 340 radial)
Essentially by measuring how in/out of phase the two signals are with each other, the VOR receiver is able to determine how much time has passed between picking up the omnidirectional pulse, and picking up the rotating reference signal and calculate it’s position in relation to the VOR
What is the width of a GPS signal (RNP)
Chart in the AIM, 1-2-3
AR approach segments: 0.1-1
Approach segments: 0.3-1
Terminal and enroute: 1
Enroute: 2
Projected for oceanic/remote areas where 30nm horizontal separation is applied: 4
50nm horizontal separation is applied: 10
Is RNAV the only GPS?
No
LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation), GLONASS (russia), Galileo (EU), BeiDou (china)
Personal, commercial, military
FAR 91.175
Takeoff and landing under IFR
Takeoff:
N/A for part 91 but!
1 engine: 1sm visibility
2 or more engines: 1/5sm visibility
Normal descent with normal maneuvers, wx meets minimums, one visual reference point in sight
Landing/Operations below minimums:
Wx meets the approach requirements
The ALS is in sight (white terminating bars in sight may descend to 100’ AGL, if red terminating bars are in sight you may descend to the ground)
Threshold (markings/lights/in general)
Touchdown zone (markings/lights/in general)
Lights (glideslope indicator, REILs)
The runway environment (lights/markings/in general)
What is a SID
Standard instrument departure
What is and ODP
Obstacle departure procedure
What is a STAR
Standard arrival procedure
Descend via vs cleared
Descend via: comply with the lateral path of the STAR, comply with all published speed restrictions, comply with all published altitude restrictions
Cleared: you are cleared to perform the procedure
If you can’t get ATC’s attention on an approach what should you do?
You could IDENT, try calling the tower again, squawk 7600
When can you cancel IFR?
Say you break out of the clouds at 1000’ you can cancel at 900’ and land visually
How far off course can you be on a DME arc
1nm
1 nautical mile is equal to
1 degree of latitude
Unusable airway/route segment
Mandatory reporting points
MARVELOUS VFR C500
AIM 3-2-1
Illusions
ICEFLAGS
Inop equipment
FAR 91.213
Define ceiling
The base of the lowest unbroken layer of clouds below 20000’ covering more than half of the sky
Define RNAV
Area navigation (RNAV) is a method of navigation that permits aircraft operation on any desired flight path within the coverage of ground- or space-based navigation aids, or within the limits of the capability of self-contained aids, or a combination of these
Define RNP
Required Navigation Performance ( RNP ) is similar to Area Navigation ( RNAV ); but, RNP requires on-board navigation performance monitoring and alerting capability to ensure that the aircraft stays within a specific containment area
You’re entering a hold and do a tear drop entry, when are you established in the hold
Inbound crossing the fix
You have a 100kt tailwind, how do you know you’ve crossed the fix to start your timer in a hold
Your indicator will turn ‘to’ to ‘from’
On the ILS 28 at KAOH, where is the FAF
WEVIG, 2200’, inbound
If you loose sight of the runway while circling what should you do
Turn towards the runway, fly the published missed
Why would you ever do a circling approach
Winds favoring a runway that doesn’t have an approach
If you’ve lost comms while being vectored, what should you do
Ident, try to contact the tower or approach, 7600, 7700, try 121.5, squawk VFR if in VFR conditions, fiddle w my volume or headset (verify)
MEA
Expected CHOOSE HIGHEST
Assigned
Assigned
Vectored ORDER OF PRIORITY
Expected
Filed
