Review Week 5 Flashcards

1
Q

PREFLIGHT
PLANNING, DELAY
AND DISPATCH
RELEASE ARE
EXAMPLES OF
WHAT?

A

JOINT
RESPONSIBILITIE
S OF THE PIC
AND
DISPATCHER

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2
Q

Sole responsibility of the dispatcher

A

PROGRESS OF THE
FLIGHT, ISSUING
NECESSARY SAFETY
INFORMATION AND
CANCELING/RE-DISPATC
HING THE FLIGHT FOR
SAFETY REASONS ARE
ALL EXAMPLES OF

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3
Q

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO
WORK MORE THAN
10 HOURS IN A
24-HOUR PERIOD?

A

WHEN YOU HAVE AN
8-HOUR BREAK
BETWEEN SHIFTS

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4
Q

THE FUEL TO FLY TO
YOUR DESTINATION,
THEN TO YOUR
MOST DISTANT
ALTERNATE PLUS 45
MINUTES AT NORMAL
CRUISE SPEED IS
CALLED WHAT?

A

MINTO

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5
Q

HOW MANY
HOURS A
DISPATCHERS
REQUIRED TO
JUMPSEAT EACH
YEAR?

A

5

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6
Q

WHERE WOULD YOU FIND YOU
COMPANY’S LIST OF
AUTHORIZED AIRPORTS, NAMES
THE COMPANY DOES BUSINESS
AS, REFERENCE TO THE
ECONOMIC AUTHORITY,
EXEMPTIONS FROM FARS AND
LIST OF ALL AIRCRAFT

A

Op Specs

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7
Q

WHAT IS AN
IDC?

A

DRIVE
GENERATOR:
THE PRIMARY
SOURCE OF
ELECTRICAL
POWER

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8
Q

WHAT IS AN APU?

A

AUXILIARY POWER UNIT:
A SMALL ENGINE
INSTALLED IN THE TAIL OF
THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS ARE
TO PROVIDE BLEED AIR
FOR ENGINE START AND
BACKUP TO THE IDGS. IT
IS ALSO USED TO
PROVIDE ELECTRICAL
POWER AND AIR
CONDITIONING WHILE
THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE
GROUND.

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8
Q

WHAT IS A CSD?

A

CONSTANT
SPEED DRIVE:
CONVERTS
VARIABLE RPM
TO
CONTINUOUS
RPM

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8
Q

WHAT IS VI?

A

TAKEOFF DECISION
SPEED

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9
Q

WHAT IS V2?

A

TAKEOFF SAFETY
SPEED

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10
Q

WHAT IS VR?

A

TAKEOFF ROTATION SPEED

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11
Q

WHAT MEL
RESTRICTIONS
ARE
ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BLEED
AIR SYSTEM?

A

altitude and no icing

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12
Q

WHAT MEL
RESTRICTIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PACK SYSTEM?

A

ALTITUDE

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12
Q

WHAT MEL
RESTRICTIONS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH
THE WEATHER RADAR?

A

FLIGHT INTO
HAZARDOUS
WEATHER

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13
Q

WHAT IS THE STANDARD
LAPSE RATE?

A

2 DEGREES CELSIUS
PER I OOO FEET

14
Q

What type of CLOUDS FORM AS
A RESULT OF
TURBULENCE
DOWNWIND OF
MOUNTAIN
RANGES AND
EXHIBIT A LENS

A

LENTICULAR
CLOUDS

15
Q

what type of clouds FORMS ON THE LEEWARD
SIDE OF LARGE
MOUNTAINS WHEN THE
AIR IN THE CLOUD
ROTATES ABOUT AN
PARALLEL TO THE RANGE?

A

ROTOR CLOUDS

16
Q

WHAT IS IT CALLED
WHEN A STORM
ROTATES CLOCKWISE
IN THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE?

A

ANTICYCLONIC

17
Q

WHAT ARE ICING
CONDITIONS?

A

IO DEGREES CELSISUS
AND VISIBLE MOISTURE

18
Q

WHAT TWO
THINGS HELP A
PILOT DETECT
FLYING INTO A
MICROBURST?

A

INCREASED HEAD
WIND FOLLOWED
BY A STRONG TAIL
WIND

19
Q

WHAT IS THE
DEFINITION OF A
CEILING?

A

LOWEST LAYER CLOUD
LAYER OF
BROKEN (BKN),
OVERCAST
(OVC) OR
VERTICAL
VISIBILITY (VV)
IN A METAR OR
TAE

20
Q

WHAT ARE THE 3 INGREDIENTS OF
A THUNDERSTORM?

A

MOISTURE,
INSTABILITY AND
LIFTING MECHANISM

21
Q

WHAT IS LLWS?

A

LOW LEVEL
WINDSHEAR:
WHEN THE WIND
RAPIDLY CHANGES
IN EITHER
DIRECTION OR
STRENGTH

22
Q

WHAT IS A
CONTAMINATED
RUNWAY?

A

A RUNWAY IS CONTAMINATED WHEN
MORE THAN OF THE
RUNWAY SURFACE IS
COVERED IN MORE THAN
1/8 INCH OF A
CONTAMINATE

23
Q

WHAT IS A VOR?

A

VERY HIGH FREQUENCY
OMNI-DIRECTIONAL RANGE:
A TYPE OF SHORT-RANGE
RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
FOR AIRCRAFT, ENABLING
AIRCRAFT WITH A RECEIVING
UNIT TO DETERMINE ITS
POSITION AND STAY ON
COURSE BY RECEIVING RADIO
SIGNALS TRANSMITTED BY A
NETWORK OF FIXED GROUND
RADIO BEACONS.

24
Q
A