PHI GOM IFR Operations-Flight Planning Flashcards
The latest weather reports or forecasts, or any combination of them must indicate the weather at destination will be_______ at______
above mins at ETA. [FAR 135.219]
Authorized Weather/NOTAM Sources - Must be approved by______
the NWS or The Administrator.
[FAR 135.213a; Ops Specs; Ops Man p. 252]
Conditional wording (FMHH, BECMG, PROB, TEMPO) shall be interpreted________weather.
as actual weather.
Ops Man p. 254
Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) - valid within_____ miles of aerodrome.
within 5 Statute months of terminal aerodrome.
P.H.I.X. 20 covers what area:
Coastal plains: inland 25 Nautical miles including Lafayette and west of 85° West longitude.
Coastal waters:
out to the F.I.R.
Offshore Waters:
Within the Houston Oceanic Flight Information Region, or
Miami Flight Information Region.
SIGMET - Issued for _____
severe turbulence or severe icing. (NOAA/FAA AC 00-45F Para.
6.1)
Convective SIGMET - Issued for____
hazardous convective weather.
(Specifically issued for lines of tstms, large areas of tstms, or embedded tstms. [NOAA/FAA AC 00-45F Para.
6.1])
Onshore -
Standard instrument approach procedure authorized under FAR____
Part 97
Onshore-
SIAP authorized by___
(PHI Ops Man.
[Ops Man p. 271] GOM based on OPSPEC)
OSAP & HEDA locations expire ____ year after submission.
one year after submission.
HEDA location must appear on _____________ prior to use.
Current HEDA
Ops Man pp. 301-302]
Operations under FAR 135 weather reports must be taken_____
at the airport where the IFR operations are conducted. (FAR 135.213; Ops Man p. 271)
Is the use of an alternate weather or altimeter source for either a standard or special instrument approach allowed?
no
…unless it is specifically authorized, by location, in the PHI Operations Manual. (BVE) [Ops Man p. 278])
Offshore Weather Deviation for OSAP
One station -
Weather station within ___ miles radius of IFR destination
One Station.
10 Nautical miles.
Landing Minima Consist of _____ only for ______ operations
visibility only for daytime operations
IFR DEP: 1/2sm
Night 300 and 1
(except Fourchon, LA SIAPs). [Ops Man
pp. 257, 271])
Visibility reduction for helicopters -
May reduce visibility by___,but not below the minimum specified in the appropriate ___________, subject to the following 3 conditions:
½, but not below the
lighting table,
Subject to the following: not a”Copter” approach.
Not annotated “Visibility Reduction by Helicopters Not Authorized.”
Maintain 90 KIAS for the final approach segment.(PHI requirement for entire final at 90)
(FAR 97.3;
Ops Man p. 271)
Offshore destination Alternate required if either:
At time of departure, the destination weather is reported to be; or
Within _______of ETA the destination weather is forecast to be lower than
______foot ceiling or ___ statute miles vis.
+or-1 hour of ETA the destination weather is forecast to be lower than
2000 foot ceiling or 3 miles.
Onshore destination Alternate required if within ____hour of ETA, the destination weather is forecast to be lower than:
______ above the lowest circling height above airport, or
if no circling approach is available, the higher of:
______ above the lowest published straight-in or
_____feet above airport elev,
or if
Visibility less than __ Statute miles, or __Statute miles greater than the lowest published
minimum.
Within 1 hour
1500’ above circling mins
or
if no Circling approach is available:
1500 above the lowest straight in or
2000’ airport elevation whichever is higher.
3 Statute miles, or 2 Statute miles above published
To use an Airport as an Onshore alternate [Ops Man p. 275]
The approach must be listed under “__________”
.
Ceiling - Add ____feet to the minimums and round to nearest ____feet.
Visibility - ______or as published
Visibility reduction for helicopters is ____ authorized when deriving alternate minima.
“For Filing as Alternate” (or not “A NA” on NOS charts)
At the ETA (NOT +- an hour)
200 feet,
100 foot increments, (up to 50’ - round down, 51’ or more - round up).
One mile visibility.
Visibility reduction is not authorized for alternates.
When deriving alternate minima remember; ceiling is AGL or MSL?
AGL.
The requirement for a ground-based approach at the Alternate Airport does not apply to _____-equipped aircraft.
WAAS
you must have both the dual FMS and appropriate RFM supplement