RVSM Recurrent A v4.0

Question 1

What four pieces of equipment must be operational before entering RVSM airspace?

Answer 1

• Two ADC driven altimeters
• Automatic Altitude Control System
• An altitude alerter
• Mode C or S transponder

Question 2

During cleared transition between FLs, the aircraft should not be allowed to overshoot or undershoot the CFL by more than ______ feet?

Answer 2

150 feet

Question 3

How often should you cross check altimeters when flying?

Answer 3

Every hour

Question 4

Primary altimeters must always be within _____ feet of each other inflight

Answer 4

200

Question 5

Does the standby altimeter need to be within 200 feet of the primary for RVSM?

Answer 5

NO

Question 6

RA / TA

Answer 6

Resolution Advisory / Traffic Advisory

Question 7

To minimize RA/TA, what is the recommended climb/descent rates in RVSM?

Answer 7

500 to 1000 fpm

Question 8

ACAS/TCAS II should always be operated in what two modes?

Answer 8

TA/RA or AUTO

Question 9

In a TA only mode, are RAs generated?

Answer 9

NO

Question 10

SLOP

Answer 10

Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure

Question 11

What is SLOP?

Answer 11

It allows an aircraft to offset 0, 1, 2 NM right of the centerline of an airway for weather or wake turbulence avoidance in oceanic airspace.

Question 12

For TCAS to be used in RVSM what model must it be?

Answer 12

TCAS II

Question 13

Wake turbulence may be felt approximately how many miles after traffic 1,000 feet above overtakes or passes you?

Answer 13

10 NM

Question 14

If you have an issue maintaining RVSM altitude, what should you do?

Answer 14

Alert ATC, turn 30 degrees right or left and implement a 5NM offset.

Question 15

If you encounter turbulence (greater than moderate) that impacts your flight level in RVSM. What can you do? (3 items)

Answer 15

• Attempt to maintain cleared flight level and contact ATC.
• Contact ATC and request a flight level change
• Execute SLOP to mitigate the risk to other traffic (but only if SLOP is authorized)