Private Pilot Stage 2 Flashcards

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Hot Spot

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-Area where runway incursion is likely to occur

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Airspace Requirements for Entry

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  • Alpha: IFR Rated, and 18000ft MSL
  • Brave: Cleared In, ADS-B, Mode C Transponder(top is usually up to 10,000ft MSL, 30nm mode C Veil
  • Charlie: 2 way comms, ADS-B, Mode C Transponder, Tops 4,000ft AGL, 5nm inner ring, 10nm Outer ring
  • Delta: 2 way comms, Tops 2,500 AGL, 5sm ring(4.4nm)
  • Echo: Start 1,200ft AGL to 18,000ft MSL, within vignette 700ft AGL to 18,000ft MSL
  • Golf: Below 1,200ft AGL, within vignette below 700ft AGL
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TRSA

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Terminal Radar Service Area

  • Acts like hybrid between Charlie and Delta
  • Voluntary Radar Service Provided
  • Has Approach Control
  • Actual Airport is Delta
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Airspace Cloud Clearances

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-Bravo: 3sm, Clear of Clouds
-Charlie/Delta: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft Horizontally(3-152)
-Echo:
-Below 10,000ft MSL: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft
Below, 2000ft Horizontally(3-152)
-Above 10,000ft MSL: 5sm, 1000ft Above, 1000ft
Below, 1 mile horizontally(5-111)
-Golf:
-Below 1200ft AGL:
-Day: 1sm, Clear of clouds
-Night: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(3-152)
-Above 1200ft AGL:
-Day: 1sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(1-152)
-Night: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(3-152)

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Nonstandard Airspace

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MCPRWANS

  • Military Operations Area
  • Controlled Firing Area
  • Prohibited
  • Restricted
  • Alert
  • Warning Area
  • National Security Area
  • Special Flight Rules Area
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Special Use Airspace (SUA)

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Airspace where activities are confined to the nature of the airspace, or where limits are imposed on aircraft that are not part of those special activities

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Military Operations Area

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  • Separates IFR traffic from military activity

- Freedom to fly through

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Controlled Firing Area

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  • Similar to MoA and not Depicted on Sectional
  • Uses spotters to advise cease fires
  • Freedom to fly through
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Prohibited

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-Not allowed to fly through

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Restricted

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-Includes Temporary Flight Restriction(TFR)
-Airspace is temporarily closed to general public, see
NOTAMS
-Reasons Include to protect general public or security
areas such as football games, president in town, etc.
-Need Permission to enter

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Alert

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-Area where increased situational awareness is needed
Example: High amount of flight training occurs
-Free to Fly through

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Warning Area

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  • Can be hazardous to non-participating aircraft
  • usually over international waters
  • free to fly through
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National Security Area

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-Asked to Voluntarily avoid this area for security reasons

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Special Flight Rules Area(SFRA)

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-Requires special training in order to operate within

Examples: Washington, DC and Grand Canyon

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VFR Altitudes

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  • Must comply above 3000ft AGL
  • East is odd 1000s plus 500ft (3500, 5500, 7500)
  • West is even 1000s plus 500ft (4500, 6500, 8500)
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Pilotage

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-Knowing where you are by reading a map and using visual checkpoints

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Dead Reckoning

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-Knowing where you are by using time, groundspeed and distance

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Dewpoint

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  • Temperature at which air becomes fully saturated

- When temp/dewpoint spread low expect fog and low clouds

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TAF

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  • Valid for 24 hrs, updated every 6
  • Only Accepted within 5sm of Airport
  • If no TAF, use Graphical Forecast Area
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Graphical Forecast Area (GFA)

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  • Available on Aviationweather.gov
  • Use when airport does not have a TAF
  • Can see cloud coverage, ceiling, winds, storms, etc.
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LIFR

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Low Instrument Flight Rules:
-Color: Magenta
-Ceiling: below 500ft AGL
and/or
-Visibility: less than 1 mile
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IFR

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Instrument Flight Rules:
-Color: Red
-Ceiling: 500 to below 1000ft AGL
and/or
-Visibility: 1 miles to less than 3 miles
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MVFR

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Marginal Visual Flight Rules:
-Color: Blue
-Ceiling: 1000ft to 3000ft AGL
and/or
-Visibility: 3 to 5 miles
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VFR

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Visual Flight Rules:
-Color: Green
-Ceiling: Greater than 3000ft AGL
and
-Visibility: Greater than 5 Miles
25
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Airport Beacon

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-Indicated IFR weather during daytime, or nighttime

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Winds Aloft

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  • Forecast wind speed and direction and various altitudes
  • Absence of winds
    - —Airport elevation within 1500ft of listed altitude
  • Absence of temp
    - —Airport elevation within 2500ft of listed altitude
  • Temps assumed negative above 24,000ft MSL
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High Pressure Systems

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  • Moves clockwise, outwards, and downwards
  • Poor Visibility
  • Brings higher pressure/density
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Low Pressure Systems

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  • Moves counterclockwise, inwards, and upwards(think tornados)
  • Good Visibility
  • Includes precipitation bc of higher humidity
  • Lower pressure/density
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Warm Front

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  • Slow Moving, so change is gradual
  • Stratiform Clouds
  • Poor Visibility bc air is stable and calm
  • Steady Precipitation
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Cold Front

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  • Cumulus Clouds
  • Possible Thunderstorms
  • Showery Precipitation
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Stationary Front

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  • When cold and warm front meet and stop movement

- lingers for a long time

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Occluded Front

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  • When one front catches up to another front moving in the same direction
  • usually cold front catches up to warm front
33
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Surface Analysis Chart: Isobars

A
  • When closer together expect higher winds

- Pressure measured in milibars

34
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AIRMET

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Airmen’s Meteorological Information

  • Valid for 6hrs
  • Expected weather phenomena likely to occur enroute
  • Tango: Turbulence, Winds greater than 30kts, low level wind shear
  • Sierra: IFR conditions, mountain obscurations
  • Zulu: Freezing
    • Cannot fly in known icing
    • Types of Ice
      • Clear
      • Rime
      • Mixed
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SIGMET

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Significant meteorological information

  • Valid for 4hrs
  • Stronger weather phenomena that will affect safety of all aircraft
  • Severe or greater turbulence
  • Dust or sandstorms, Volcanic Ash
  • Severe or greater icing
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Convective SIGMET

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SIGMET related to convective activity

  • Valid for 2hrs
  • Thunderstorms
  • Winds greater than 50kts
  • Hail 3/4in diameter or greater
  • Tornadoes
37
Q

Thunderstorm: Ingredients

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-Moisture
-Uplifting action
-Unstable air
-Normal temp decreases 2 Celsius per 1000ft,
unstable is 3 Celsius per 1000ft

38
Q

Thunderstorm: Stages

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Cumulus Stage:
-Large Updrafts
-Clouds are building in form and height
Mature Stage(Most Dangerous):
-Updraft and Downdraft
-Extreme Precipitation
-Lightning
Dissipating Stage:
-Mostly Downdrafts
-Microburst is localized and can reach downdrafts of up to 6000ft a minute
-Storm weakens in intensity
39
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Weather Resources: Preflight

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  • Aviationweather.gov
  • 1800wxbrief.com
  • Third party sources
    • foreflight
    • weather channel
    • look outside
40
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Weather Resources: Inflight

A
  • ATIS/AWOS/ASOS
  • Onboard Equipment
    • ADSB-In
    • XM Radio
  • FSS
  • ATC Workload permitting
  • Phone with cell service in emergency situations
41
Q

Weather Resources: PIREPs

A

Pilot Reports
-Reported by Pilots
-Can report anything
Example: Wind Shear - Must include location, altitude
which experienced, airspeed gained/lost

42
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Aft GC

A
  • Range: Increased
  • Fuel Burn: Decreased
  • Airspeed: Increased
  • Stall Recovery: Decreased
  • Landing Flare: Increased
  • Stability: Decreased
  • Low AOA
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Forward GC

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  • Range: Decreased
  • Fuel Burn: Increased
  • Airspeed: Decreased
  • Stall Recovery: Increased
  • Landing Flare: Decreased
  • Stability: Increased
  • Higher AOA
44
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International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)

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  • At Sea Level
    • Standard Pressure: 29.92” inHg
    • Standard Temp: 15 Celsius
45
Q

Density Altitude

A

-Pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature
-Higher density altitude(lower air density): aircraft
performance is decreased
-Lower density altitude(higher air density): aircraft
performance is increased

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Pressure Altitude

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-True Altitude Corrected for nonstandard Pressure

47
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Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

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-Airspeed indicated by airspeed indicator on PFD

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Calibrated Airspeed (CAS)

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-Corrects IAS for instrument position error

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True Airspeed (TAS)

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-Corrects CAS for nonstandard temperature
-The amount of air molecules the airplane is actually
flying through

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Fuel Requirements

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  • Day: Original Destination + 30 minutes at normal cruise
  • Night: Original Destination + 45 minutes at normal cruise
  • School Policy: Day/Night- Original Destination + 1hr at normal cruise
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GPS

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Global Positioning System:

-Uses Satellites to Triangulate position and altitude in space

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VOR

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Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range:

-Short range radio navigation equipment used to determine relative position and bearing to/from

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Distance Measuring Equipment

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  • Uses Slant Range(line of sight) to determine distance
  • Most inaccurate when directly over top of an object
  • Inaccuracy negligible for every 1 mile away and 1000ft height
54
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Risk Management: Preflight Planning when flying outside of home airport

A

NWKRAFT

  • NOTAMS
  • Weather
  • Known Traffic Delays(IFR)
  • Runway lengths of intended use
  • Alternates(Required under IFR)
  • Fuel Requirements
  • Take off and Landing performance data
55
Q

Risk Management: Personal Minimums

A
  • Conditions you are personally need to operate safe flight

- Mine?

56
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Risk Management: Preflight Self Assessment

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  • PAVE
    • Personal/Pilot
    • Aircraft
    • enVironment
    • External Pressures
  • IMSAFE
    • Illness
    • Medication
    • Stress
    • Alcohol
    • Fatigue
    • Emotion/Eating
57
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Unusual Attitudes

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Nose High: Throttle-Max, Pitch Nose-Level, Pitch Wings-Level

Nose Low: Throttle-Idle, Pitch Wings-Level, Pitch Nose-Level