Procedures and Airport Operations Flashcards
Which is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled airport?
Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport.
The recommended entry position to an airport is:
To enter 45 degrees at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.
VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished:
The same as during daytime.
Which is appropriate for a helicopter approaching an airport for landing?
Avoid the flow of fixed wing traffic.
The numbers 9 and 27 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately:
090 and 270 degrees magnetic.
The numbers 8 and 26 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately:
080 and 260 degrees magnetic.
When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, what is the purpose of the taxiway directional sign?
Indicates designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection.
Who should not participate in the land and hold short operations (LAHSO) program?
Student pilots.
Who has final authority to accept or decline any land and hold short clearance:
Pilot in command.
When should pilots decline a land and hold short clearance?
When it will compromise safety.
Where is the “Available Landing Distances” (ALD) data published for an airport that utilizes Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO):
Special Notices Section of the Airport/Facility Directory (AFD).
What is the minimum visibility for a pilot to receive a land and hold short clearance?
3 sm.
When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with continuous lines, the pilot:
Should not cross the lines without ATC clearance.
What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign?
Denotes intersecting runways.
What does the outbound destination sign identify:
Identifies direction to take-off runways.
What is the purpose of the No Entry Sign:
Identifies a paved area where aircraft are prohibited from entering.
An airport’s rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates:
That weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums.
Airport taxiway edge lights are identified at night by:
Blue omnidirectional lights.
To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the microphone seven times, and then click it:
Five times within five seconds.
A lighted heliport may be identified by a:
Green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.
A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits:
Two quick, white flashes between green flashes.
How can military airports be identified at night?
Dual peaked (two quick) white flashes between green flashes.
An above glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is:
An amber light signal.
An on glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is:
A green light signal.
A below glide slope indication from a pulsating approach slope indicator is:
Pulsating red light.
While operating in Class D Airspace, each pilot of an aircraft approaching to land on a runway served by a visual aproach slope indicator (VASI) shall:
Maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope until a lower altitude is necessary for a safe landing.
When approaching to land on a runway served by a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), the pilot shall:
Maintain an altitude at or above the glide slope.
A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator is:
Three white lights and one red light.
A below glide slope indication from a tri-color VASI is:
Red light signal.
When taxiing with strong quartering tailwinds, which aileron positions should be used?
Aileron down on the side from which the wind is blowing.
Which aileron positions should a pilot generally use when taxiing in strong quartering headwinds?
Aileron up on the side from which the wind is blowing.
Which wind condition would be the most critical when taxiing a nosewheel equipped high wing airplane?
Quartering tailwind.
How should the flight controls be held while taxiing a tricycle gear equipped airplane into a left quartering tailwind.
Left aileron up, elevator neutral.
How should the flight controls be held while taxiing a tailwheel airplane into a right quartering headwind?
Right aileron up, elevator up.
How should the flight controls be held while taxiing a tailwheel airplane with a left quartering tailwind?
Left aileron down, elevator down.
How should the flight controls be held while taxiing a tricycle equipped airplane with a left quartering tailwind?
Left airleron down, elevator down.
To minimize the side loads placed on the landing gear during touchdown, the pilot should keep the:
Longitudinal axis of the aircraft parallel to the direction of its motion.
For information about the parachute jumping and glider operations at Silverwood (any) airport, refer to:
The Airport/Facility directory.
Information concerning parachute jumping sites may be found in the:
Airport/Facility Directory.
When operating an aircraft at cabin pressure altitudes above 12,500 feet MSL up to and including 14,000 feet MSL, supplemental oxygen shall be used during:
That flight time in excess of 30 minutes at those altitudes.
Unless each occupant is provided with supplemental oxygen, no person may operate a civil aircraft of U.S. registry above a maximum cabin pressure altitude of:
15,000 feet MSL.
Large accumulations of carbon monoxide in the human body result in:
Loss of muscular power.
Which statement best defines hypoxia?
A state of oxygen deficiency in the body.
When a stressful situation is encountered in flight, an abnormal increase in the volume of air breathed in and out can cause a condition known as:
Hyperventilation.
Which would most likely result in hyperventilation?
Emotional tension, anxiety, or fear.
A pilot should be able to overcome the symptoms or avoid future occurrences of hyperventilation by:
Slowing the breathing rate, breathing into a bag, or talking aloud.
Susceptibility to carbon monoxide poisoning increases as:
Altitude increases.
The danger of spatial disorientation during flight in poor visual conditions may be reduced by:
Having faith in the instruments rather than taking a chance on the sensory organs.
A state of temporary confusion resulting from misleading information being sent to the brain by various sensory organs is defined as:
Spatial disorientation.
Pilots are more subject to spatial disorientation if:
Visual cues are taken away, as they are in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).
If a pilot experiences spatial disorientation during flight in a restricted visibility condition, the best way to overcome the effect is to:
Rely on the aircraft instrument indications.
What is it often called when a pilot pushes his or her capabilities and the aircraft’s limits by trying to maintain visual contact with terrain in low visibility and ceiling?
Scud running.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as “Antiauthority:”
Follow the rules.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as “Impulsivity:”
Not so fast, think first.
Hazardous attitudes occur to every pilot to some degree at some time. What are some of these hazardous attitudes?
Antiauthority, impulsivity, macho, resignation, and unvulnerability.
In the aeronautical decision making process (ADM), what is the first step in neutralizing a hazardous attitude?
Recognizing hazardous thoughts.
Risk management, as part of the aeronautical decision making (ADM) process, relies on which features to reduce the risks associated with each flight?
Situational awareness, problem recognition, and good judgement.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as “Invulnerability:”
It could happen to me.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as “Macho:”
Taking chances is foolish.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as “Resignation:”
I am not helpless.
Who is responsible for determining whether a pilot is fit to fly for a particular flight, even though he or she holds a current medical certificate?
The pilot.
What is one common factor that affects most preventable accidents?
Human error.
What often leads to spatial disorientaion or collision with ground/obstacles when flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR)?
Continual flight into instrument conditions.
What is one of the neglected items when a pilot relies on short and long term memory for repetitive tasks?
Checklists.
Most midair collision accidents occur during:
Clear days.
Prior to starting each maneuver, pilots should:
Visually scan the entire area for collision avoidance.
What effect does haze have on the ability to see traffic or terrain features during flight?
All traffic or terrain features appear to be farther away than their actual distance.
The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during daylight hours is to use:
A series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 10-degree sector.
Which technique should a pilot use to scan for traffic to the right and left during straight and level flight?
Systematically focus on different segments of the sky for short intervals.
How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with you aircraft:
There will be no apparent relative motiion between your aircraft and the other aircraft.
What preperation should a pilot make to adapt the eyes for night flying?
Avoid bright white lights at least 30 minutes before the flight.
What is the most effective way to use the eyes during night flight?
Scan slowly to permit off center viewing.
The best method to use when looking for other traffic at night is to:
Look to the side of the object and scan slowly.
The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during nighttime hours is to use:
Peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing offcenter viewing.
Except in Alaska, during what time period should lighted position lights be displayed on an aircraft?
Sunset to sunrise.
Pilots are encouraged to turn on their landing lights when operating below 10,000 feet, day or night, and when operating within:
10 miles of any airport.
During a night flight, you observe a steady red light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft:
The airplane is crossing to the left.
During a night flight, you observe a steady white light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
The other aircraft is flying away from you.
During a night flight, you observe steady red and green lights ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
The other aircraft is approaching head on.
