Stage 3

Question 1

Required Navigation Performance (RNP)

Enroute

Answer 1

non-WAAS 5NM
WAAS 2NM

Question 2

Required Navigation Performance (RNP)

Terminal

Answer 2

non-WAAS 1NM
WAAS 1NM

Question 3

Required Navigation Performance (RNP)

Approach

Answer 3

non-WAAS .3NM
WAAS .3NM

Question 4

VFR-on-top

Answer 4

○ Authorization by ATC to fly at any appropriate VFR altitude while on an IFR flight
plan
■ Must abide by both VFR and IFR rules
○ Can fly through clouds to get the prescribed altitude
○ If you decide to cancel IFR when on top of the clouds, you are now VFR-over-the-top

Question 5

VFR-over-the top

Answer 5

○ Flying VFR over the top of clouds
○ Can not fly through clouds to get to the prescribed altitude

Question 6

Departures and Arrivals

Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs)

Answer 6

Designed for IFR traffic to join airways enroute to their destination

Question 7

Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs)

Answer 7

Facilitates transition for aircraft from enroute to approach procedures

Question 8

Mandatory Reporting Points (91.183, AIM 5-3-3)
(MARVELOUS VFR C500)

Answer 8

○ Missed Approach
○ Airspeed ± 10 knots or 5% change of filed TAS
○ Reaching a holding fix
○ Vacating an altitude
○ ETA change ± 3 minutes
○ Leaving a holding fix
○ Outer marker inbound
○ Unforecasted Weather
○ Safety of flight
○ VFR on top altitude changes
○ Final approach fix inbound
○ Radio or navigation failure
○ Compulsory reporting points
○ 500’ fpm climb/descent unable

Question 9

non-radar environment reporting
(MARVELOUS VFR C500)

Answer 9

○ ETA change ± 3 minutes
○ Outer marker inbound
○ Final approach fix inbound
○ Compulsory reporting points