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Preparing for Solo Flight Flashcards

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1
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Separation services for IFR in uncontrolled vs controlled airspace

A

no for uncontrolled, yes for controlled

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How restrictive are weather minimums in uncontrolled vs controlled airspace

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less for uncontrolled, more for controlled

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Is clearance required to enter uncontrolled airspace?

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no

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4
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Name the 5 controlled types of airspaces

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Class A-E

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Name the uncontrolled airspace

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Class G

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6
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What are the min and max altitudes for Class G airspace?

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From the surface to the bottom of Class E

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How is Class G airspace shown on a sectional when flying under 699 ft AGL?

A

magenta fuzzy line

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How is Class G airspace shown on a sectional when flying between 700 ft and 1199 ft AGL?

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blue fuzzy line

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What is the max altitude for Class E airspace?

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17999 ft MSL

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10
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What does Class E airspace protect?

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Federal airways and IFR approaches

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11
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Class D is the first class to surround airports of what type?

A

Ones with control towers

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12
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Class D is shown on a sectional as a?

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blue dashed line

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What is the radius and max altitude of a Class D airspace

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5 SM up to 2500 ft AGL

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14
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How is Class C airspace shown on a sectional?

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solid magenta

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15
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What are the 3 areas of Class C airspace?

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surface, shelf and outer

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What is the radius and max alt of the surface area of Class C airspace?

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5 NM up to 4000 ft AGL

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What is the radius and max alt of the shelf area of Class C airspace?

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5-10 NM from 1200 - 4000 ft AGL

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18
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What is the radius and max alt of the outer area of Class C airspace?

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extends from 10-20 NM

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19
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What equipment is required to fly in and over Class C airspace?

A

2 way comms, operable radio beacon

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How is Class B airspace depicted on a sectional chart?

A

solid blue

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21
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Airspaces prohibited for reasons of national security

A

prohibited areas

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How is a prohibited area shown and denoted on a sectional?

A

blue hashes and P-#

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23
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Airspace restricted for altitudes and/or times

A

restricted areas

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How is a restricted area shown and denoted on a sectional?

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blue hashes with R-#

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Airspace with unusual, often invisible hazards

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warning areas

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How is a warning area shown and denoted on a sectional?

A

blue hashes w W-#

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27
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How is a MOA shown on a sectional?

A

magenta hashes

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28
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Airspace with high volume of pilot training

A

alert areas

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29
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How is an alert area shown and denoted on a sectional?

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magenta hashes w A-#

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30
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Denoted on a sectional with a thin black line and a number?

A

Military Training Routes (MTRs)

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31
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How many digits are used to show MTRs above 1500 ft AGL?

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3

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32
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What is a VFR Flyway?

A

a general flight path through Class B airspace that extends to the surface and doesn’t require ATC clearance

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33
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What is a VFR Corridor?

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A tunnel through Class B airspace that has defined lateral and vertical boundaries and doesn’t require ATC clearance

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34
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What is a VFR Transition Route?

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A specific flight course at a specific altitude through or above Class B airspace that requires ATC clearance.

35
Q

What is the minimum alt for flying over a special conservation area?

A

2000 ft AGL

36
Q

Weather minimums for Class G during the day

A

At or below 1200 ft AGL
1 SM, clear of clouds
Above 1200 ft AGL
1 SM, 2000 ft horizontally, 500 below, 1000 above

37
Q

Weather minimums for Class C, D, E & G at night up to 10000 ft MSL

A

3 SM, 2000 ft horizontally, 500 below, 1000 above

38
Q

Weather minimums for Class G & E above 10000 ft MSL

A

5 SM, 1 SM horizontally, 1000 below and above

39
Q

What are weather minimums for soloing?

A

3 SM during the day
5 SM during the night
cannot fly over clouds

40
Q

What are the 3 main options for flight review every 24 months?

A

flight review with CFI
proficiency check
accomplish 1 or more phases of WINGS

41
Q

How long is a 3rd class medical certificate valid for?

A

end of the 24th month if 40 and over else 60th month

42
Q

What altitude is flown for VFR collision avoidance when heading north and east?

A

odd alt + 500

remember ONE: odd north east

43
Q

What does AHRS stand for?

A

Attitude Heading Reference System

44
Q

What is an AHRS?

A

3 axis sensors with info on heading, attitude, and yaw

45
Q

How does an AHRS obtain data?

A

GPS, magnetometer and air data

46
Q

What is the air data computer?

A

processes data from the pitot-static system and OAT

47
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What does the air data computer provide?

A

airspeed, pressure alt, vertical speed and OAT

48
Q

A spinning disc that resists change to its plane of rotation (rigidity in space)

A

gyroscope

49
Q

Which instruments are powered by a vacuum?

A

attitude and heading indicators

50
Q

Which instruments are powered electrically?

A

turn coordinator

51
Q

What does the attitude indicator show and which gyroscopic principle does it work off of?

A

pitch and bank uses rigidity in space

52
Q

What does the heading indicator show and which gyroscopic principle does it work off of?

A

magnetic heading and uses rigidity in space

53
Q

What does the turn coordinator show and which gyroscopic principle does it work off of?

A

yaw and roll and uses precession

54
Q

What system measures the pressure of the static or still air surrounding an airplane?

A

static

55
Q

What instruments are connected to the static system?

A

airspeed, VSI, and altimeter

56
Q

When the static system measures low pressure what does that indicate about the altitude?

A

high altitude

57
Q

How does the VSI indicate vertical speed?

A

measures the rate of airflow through a calibrated leak

58
Q

High to low pressure measured in the VSI means

A

climb

59
Q

The greater the pressure difference in the airspeed indicator the

A

higher the velocity

60
Q

Calibrated airspeed (CAS)

A

IAS corrected for mech and position errors

61
Q

True Airspeed (TAS)

A

CAS corrected for P and T (Your actual speed)

62
Q

Ground Speed (GS)

A

TAS + winds aloft

63
Q

If a pitot tube is partially blocked

A

the airspeed indicator will read a lower speed

64
Q

if a pitot tube is fully blocked

A

no airspeed

65
Q

If the pitot tube and its drain are complete blocked

A

airspeed acts like altimeter (airspeed increases in a climb)

66
Q

if only the static port is blocked

A

airspeed is inaccurate, VSI is 0, altimeter doesn’t change

67
Q

Calibrated Altitude

A

Indicated altitude corrected for instrument failure

68
Q

True Altitude

A

actual height above sea level

69
Q

Absolute Altitude

A

height above any terrain

70
Q

high to low

A

look out below (true altitude is lower than indicated)

71
Q

1 inch of pressure change equals how many feet

A

1000

72
Q

What are the 3 magnetic errors?

A

variation, deviation, dip

73
Q

The error occurs because the magnetic NP and True NP are in different locations.

A

variation

74
Q

Westerly variation

A

mag north is west of true north you add to the compass

75
Q

This error occurs because the metal parts and magnetic fields in each airplane affect its magnetic compass

A

deviation

76
Q

This error occurs because in addition to paralleling the earth’s magnetic field the compass dips downward toward the magnetic NP

A

dip

77
Q

What are the 2 forms of dip?

A

acceleration and turning

78
Q

Which directions does acceleration dip occur?

A

easterly and westerly

79
Q

How is the compass affected in acceleration dip?

A

accelerating east or west will turn the compass towards the north and during deceleration turn the compass towards the south

80
Q

Which directions do turning errors occur?

A

north and south

81
Q

During a northerly turn the compass will turn

A

in the opposite direction and then correct (No, North Opposite)

82
Q

During a southerly turn the compass will

A

turn south but faster than actual (False Start South)

83
Q

What are the 4 Cs of dead reckoning?

A

Climb, Conserve, Communicate, Comply

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