Shit I Need to Review Flashcards
What does a solid segmented circle on a sectional chart indicate?
Class B airspace
What does a blue dashed line on a sectional chart indicate?
Class B airspace begins at the surface (instead of at 3,000 feet MSL)
When flying in the airspace underlying Class B airspace, what is the maximum speed authorized?
200 knots
What does a solid magenta line on a sectional chart indicate?
Class C airspace
What is the basic VFR weather minimums in Class D airspace?
1,000-foot ceiling and 3 miles visibility
What does a magenta dashed line on a sectional chart indicate?
Class E airspace begins at the surface
What are the vertical limits of a Class E airspace designated as a Federal Airway?
1,200 feet AGL to 17,999 feet MSL
What is virtually all of the airspace east of the Rockies?
Floor of Class E at 1,200 feet AGL
What is the minimum visibility for VFR operations during daylight hours in Class G airspace?
Minimum visibility of 3 statute miles
What does the area outside of a blue shaded vignette on a sectional chart indicate?
Class G airspace
How many miles of visibility are required below 10,000 feet MSL?
3 statute miles
How many miles of visibility are required above 10,000 feet MSL?
5 statute miles
What is the basic airspeed limit below 10,000 feet MSL?
250 knots
If the outside air temperature at a given altitude is warmer than standard, how is the density altitude affected?
The density altitude would be higher than pressure altitude
When is torque effect greatest?
Torque effect is greatest in low airspeed, high power, and high angle of attack
What does the lower limit of the white arc represent?
Power-off stalling speed with wing flaps and landing gear in the landing configuration
What does the white arc represent?
The full-flap operating range
What does the top of the white arc represent?
The maxmum flaps-extended speed
What does the red line airspeed represent?
The maximum speed at which the airplane can be operated in smooth air
What is maneuvering speed?
The speed at which a single flight control can be moved, one time, to its full deflection without risk of damage to the aircraft
NOTE: Manuevering speed is not color coded on airspeed indicators (because it varies with weight)
In what condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin?
It must be stalled
How do you read this?
Little hand = ten thousands
Fat hand = thousands
Long hand = hundreds
- In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the west if:
A right turn is entered from a north heading
Special VFR clearance authorizes the pilot of an aircraft to operate VFR while within Class D airspace when the visibility is:
At least 1 mile and the aircraft can remain clear of clouds
What is the normal radius of the procedural Outer Area of Class C airspace?
20 nautical miles
What are the lateral dimensions of Class D airspace based on?
The instrument procedures for which the controlled airspace is established
What does absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicate?
The ceiling is at least 5,000 feet and visibility is 5 miles or more
The pilot of an aircraft that has been involved in an accident is required to file an NTSB accident report within how many days?
10 days
Who may perform preventative maintenance on an aircraft and approve it for return to service?
Private or commercial pilot
What do the “runway hold position” markings on a taxiway indicate?
Identifies where aircraft hold short of the runway/an entrance to runway from a taxiway
How long is BasicMed course completion good for?
2 years on the last day of the month
What is VNO?
Maximum structural cruising speed
What causes an airplane to pitch nose down when power is reduced and controls are not adjusted?
The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced
What force makes an airplane turn?
The horizontal component of lift
If a flight is made from an area of low pressure into an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, what will the altimeter indicate?
Lower than the actual altitude above sea level
What is the control tower frequency indicated by on a sectional chart?
The frequency is indicated by “CT”
As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from what distance?
10 miles
FAA Advisory Circulars are issued with what subject numbers?
60 = Airmen
70 = Airspace
90 = Air Traffic Control and General Operations
When approaching taxiway holding lines from the side with the continuous lines, the pilot:
Should not cross the lines without ATC clearance
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Low-level turbulence can occur and icing can become hazardous in which type of fog?
Steam fog
Flight crewmembers are required to keep their safety belts and shoulder harnesses fastened during:
Takeoffs and landings
How do you find the true heading?
Add or subtract the wind correction angle from the true course (TC + or – WCA = TH)
How do you find the magnetic heading?
Add or subtract the variation from the true heading (TH + or – VAR = MH)
How do you find the compass heading?
Add or subtract the deviation from the magnetic heading (MH + or – DEV = CH)
When converting from the true course to magnetic heading, should a pilot add or subtract westerly variation and add or subtract left wind correction angle?
A pilot should add westerly variation (“west is best”) and subtract left wind correction angle (“left is less”)
When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, the “taxiway directional sign” indicates:
Designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection
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The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon what?
The speed of the airplane
As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration will:
Remain the same regardless of altitude
In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the east if:
A left turn (toward the west) is entered from a north heading
There is no acceleration error if an aircraft is accelerated (or decelerated) while on what heading?
A north or south heading
What is the recommended communications procedure for landing at an airport during the hours when the tower is not in operation?
Monitor airport traffic and announce your position and intentions on the CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency)
Where can you find information concerning parachute jumping sites?
The Chart Supplement
The presence of ice pellets at the surface is evidence of what?
There is a temperature inversion with freezing rain at a higher altitude
Ice pellets are usually found in warm fronts when rain falls from air with a temperature above freezing (inversion) into air with a temperature below freezing. As it cools, the rain becomes freezing rain and then becomes ice pellets.
What happens when warm, moist air flows upslope?
It produces stratus type clouds (stable air forms stratus type clouds)
What feature is associated with a temperature inversion?
A stable layer of air
What is indicated when a current CONVECTIVE SIGMET forecasts thunderstorms?
Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers
NOTE: CONVECTIVE SIGMET implies severe or greater turbulence
A third-class medical certificate is good for how many years?
If under the age of 40, it is good for 5 years on the last day of the month
If over the age of 40, it is good for 2 years on the last day of the month
At what altitude shall the altimeter be set to 29.92 when climbing to cruising flight level?
18,000 feet MSL
When does a Certificate of Aircraft Registration expire?
3 years after the date the certificate was issued
What are the special use transponder codes?
7500 = hijack code
7600 = lost communications
7700 = emergency
What is the difference between how VOR and VOR-DME are represented on a sectional chart?
VOR with no DME or TACAN capability is represented by a hexagon with a dot in the center
VOR-DME (distance measuring equipment) facility is represented a hexagon with a dot in the center and enclosed within a square
If a plane is purchased that has been operating with a dealership certificate of registration, how long is the registration good for after purchase?
It must be immediately registered by the new owner
When does P-factor (asymmetric propeller loading) cause the airplane to yaw to the left?
When at high angles of attack
The descending propeller blade on the right takes a bigger bite out of the air than the ascending propeller blade on the left (the asymmetric thrust causes the airplane to yaw to the left)
During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the airplane to:
Stall at a higher speed
What is a Military Operations Area (MOA)
Special use area where there are training activities involving acrobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers
What is in a Restricted Area?
Unusual, often invisible, hazards to aircraft such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles
What is an alert area?
High volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aerial activity
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
Basic radar service in the terminal radar program is best described as:
Safety alerts, traffic advisories, and limited vectoring to VFR aircraft
Detonation may occur at high-power settings when:
The fuel mixture ignites instantaneously instead of burning progressively and evenly
Except in Alaska, during what time period should lighted position lights be displayed on an aircraft?
Sunset to sunrise
No person may use an ATC transponder unless it has been tested and inspected within at least the preceding:
24 calendar months