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Charter Pilot (Part 135) - Oral flashcards
1
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What is a hotspot?

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Area where runway incursions are likely to occur.

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What airspace do part time towers become after hours?

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Golf to Echo

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Alpha Airspace

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  • must be ifr rated
  • starts at 18,000 ft
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Bravo Airspace

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  • class B clearance
  • ADSB
  • Transponder

-top usually 10,000 MSL with 30 mile mode C veil

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Charlie Airspace

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  • 2 way comms
  • ADSB
  • Transponder
  • tops 4000 AGL with 5 mile inner ring, 10 mile outer ring
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Delta Airspace

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  • 2 way comms
  • tops 2500 AGL
  • 5 statute mile ring
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Echo

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  • 1,200 AGL - 18,000 MSL
  • within vignette: 700 AGL - 18,000 MSL
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Golf Airspace

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  • below 1,200 AGL
  • within vignette: below 700 AGL
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TRSA

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  • terminal radar service area
  • hybrid between C and D
  • has approach with voluntary radar
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Bravo Airspace Cloud Clearance

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  • 3 sm
  • clear of clouds
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Charlie/Delta Airspace

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  • 3 sm
  • 1000 above
  • 500 below
  • 2000 horizontal
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Echo Airspace

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  • below 10,000 MSL: 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
  • above 10,000 MSL: 5 sm, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 mile horizontal
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Golf Airspace

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  • Below 1,200 AGL
    • Day: 1 sm, clear of clouds
    • Night: 3 sm, 1000’ above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
  • above 1,200 AGL
    • Day: 1 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
    • Night: 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
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Non-Standard Airspace

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MCPRAWNS

  • Military Operations Area
  • Controlled Firing Area (not on sectional)
  • Prohibited
  • Restricted
  • Alert
  • Warning Area (by the coast)
  • National Security Area (optional)
  • Special Flight Rules Area
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VFR Altitudes

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  • must comply above 3000 AGL
  • east is odd thousands + 500
  • west is even thousands + 500
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16
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Pilotage Vs Dead Reckoning

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Pilotage - reading a map
Dead reckoning - using time, speed, and distance to calculate where you are

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METAR

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  • current weather
  • updated every hour
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Dewpoint

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temperature at which the air becomes fully saturated

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19
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TAF

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  • valid for 24 hours, updated every 6 hours
  • only acceptable within 5 sm of airport
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GFA

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  • graphical forecast area
  • aviationweather.gov
  • use when airport does not have a TAF
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Winds Aloft

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  • no wind: airport elevation within 1,500 of listed altitude
  • no temp: airport elevation within 2,500 of listed altitude
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High Pressure System

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  • clockwise, outwards, downwards
  • poor visibility
  • brings higher pressure
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Low Pressure System

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  • counter clockwise, inwards, upwards
  • good visibility
  • includes precipitation
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Warm Front

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  • slow moving
  • poor visibility
  • steady precipitation
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Cold Front

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  • possible thunderstorms
  • rain showers
26
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Stationary Front

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  • when cold and warm fronts meet and stop movement
  • lingers for a long time
27
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Occluded Front

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  • When one front catches up to another moving the same direction
28
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Isobars

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  • higher wind when close together
  • depict pressure in millibars
29
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Airmet

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  • valid 6 hours
  • Tango: turbulence
  • Sierra: IFR conditions
  • Zulu: Freezing
30
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SIGMET

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  • valid 4 hours
  • strong weather activity
  • turbulence, dust storm, ash, severe icing
31
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Convective SIGMET

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  • valid 2 hours
  • thunderstorms
  • very high winds
  • hail
  • tornados
32
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Thunder Storms

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  • need moisture, rising force, unstable air
  • stages: cumulus, mature (most dangerous) dissipating
33
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Weather Resources Preflight

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  • aviation weather.gov
  • 1800wxbrief.com
  • foreflight
34
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Weather Resources in flight

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  • atis/awos
  • adsb in
  • atc
35
Q

PIREP

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  • pilot reports
  • must include location, altitude, airspeed gained/lost
36
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FORWARD vs AFT cg

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forward: better stability, higher fuel burn, better stall recovery

aft: lower fuel burn, worse stall recovery, worse stability

37
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ISA at sea level

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  • 29.92
  • 15 degrees celsius
38
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pressure altitude

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  • altitude indicated when set to standard pressure
39
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density altitude

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  • pressure altitude corrected for non standard temperature
40
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indicated airspeed

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  • airspeed indicated on the airspeed indicator
41
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Calibrated Airspeed

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  • indicated airspeed corrected for instrument errors
42
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true airspeed

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  • calibrated airspeed corrected for non standard temperature
43
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Spin Recovery

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  • power idle
  • ailerons neutral
  • rudder opposite
  • elevator down
44
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fuel requirements

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  • day: enough to reach + 30 mins
  • night: enough to reach + 45 mins
  • school: enough to reach + 1 hr
45
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XC planing

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NWKRAFT

  • Notams
  • Weather
  • Known Delays
  • Runway Lengths
  • Alternates
  • Fuel
  • Takeoff/Landing
46
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what do the large numbers on the sectional represent?

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the minimum elevation figure

shows the minimum altitude needed to fly through that area

47
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what do the magenta line on the sectional represent

A

isogonic lines

line that indicates equal magnetic variation

48
Q

what does the star above the airport location circle represent

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airport has a rotating beacon from sunset to sunrise

49
Q

what is the white box around the dfw area

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tac line

terminal area chart

shows a more detailed view of the area

50
Q

where do you find frequencies for MOA and restricted areas

A

text box inside the area or on the legend

51
Q

what is a displaced threshold

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displaced threshold indicate that landing ahead of the threshold is unsafe due to obstacles, poor markings, or maintenance issues

52
Q

what do we base our altitudes off of

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0-179 heading: odd + 500

180-359 heading: even + 500

also need to account for the airspace and obstacles

53
Q

what does SLP135 mean

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indicates the sea level pressure in hectopascals

54
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what are the orange segmented lines of weather chart

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trough

extended area of low pressure

55
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what is a stationary front

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when two air-masses moving opposite directions meet and stay in the area

56
Q

what is the arm

A

horizontal distance from the reference datum in inches

measured from tip of the spinner in archers

57
Q

what oil do we uses in the archer

A

phillips xc 20-50

58
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what hydraulic fluid do we use in the archer

A

mil 5606

private pilot (6 decks)

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