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Unit 3 Flashcards

1
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Destination & directional signs

A

Black text on yellow background

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Location signs

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yellow text on black background

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3
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What color are runway markings?

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white

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4
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What color are taxiway markings?

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yellow

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5
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A

Nonmovement area boundary marking: under ATC

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6
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A

Vehicle roadway markings

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7
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A

Runway holding

location where you have to stop and don’t have clearance to proceed

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8
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A

Holding position markings for ILS critical areas

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9
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What color are mandatory instruction signs?

A

white characters on red background

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10
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Runway edge lights

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11
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Taxiway edge lights

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12
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Pilot control of lighting (PCL)

A

radio controlled lighting system

no operating control tower of FSS

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13
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What are airport rotating beacons used for?

A

identify location of airports at night

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14
Q

Airport rotating beacons:

  • White & green:
  • 2 white & 1 green:
  • Green, yellow, & white:
A
  • White & green: lighted land airport for civil use
  • 2 white & 1 green: military airport
  • Green, yellow, & white: heliport
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15
Q

What is the basic pattern elevation?

A

1,000ft above airport elevation

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16
Q

What is the recommended entry into pattern?

A

45º to downwind leg at approx runway midpoint

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17
Q

What should you do when landing at an airport with no control tower?

A
  • observe other aircrafts and conform to their pattern
  • overfly airport 500 - 1000ft above traffic pattern altitude to oberseve wind sock
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18
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What is a landing stip indicator

A
  • Long leg: runway direction
  • Short leg: direction of turn from base
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19
Q

When are Visual approach slope indicator (VASI) visible?

A

3-5 miles day

+20miles at night

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20
Q

Precision approach path indicator (PAPI)

A

single row of 2 or 4 lights

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21
Q

Tri-color approach indicator

A

single light (3 diff colors)

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22
Q

Pulsating visual approach slope indicator

A

single light (red & white)

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23
Q

Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)

A
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24
Q

Wake turbulence

A

phenomenon due to passage of aircraft through atmosphere

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25
Q

When do wingtip vortices occur?

A

when plane develops lift

(pressure diff between upper & lower wing surface)

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26
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What increases the strength of wingtip vortices?

A

greater AOA →

(greater weight, retracted flaps, lower airspeed)

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27
Q

What are trailing vortices?

A

by-product of wing lift during rotating (ie. takeoff)

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28
Q

Vortex avoidance tips

A

landing/taking off with other bigger planes

  • land farther away than larger plane
  • cross above large plane’s path
  • at least 2min seperation
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29
Q

Any plane that appears to have no relative motion & stays in one quadrant is likely to be ____

A

Any plane that appears to have no relative motion & stays in one quadrant is likely to be on collision course.

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30
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Near midair collisions (NMAC)

A

accidents that occur during good VFR weather conditions

(ie. clear daylight)

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31
Q

What do navigation lights consist of?

A

red, green, and white light

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32
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Navigation lights

Red light:

A

plane is crossing in front of you from right → left

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33
Q

Navigation lights

Green light:

A

plane is crossing in front of you from left → right

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34
Q

Navigation lights

White light:

A

plane flying away from you

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35
Q

Navigation lights

Red & green:

A

plane is approaching you head on

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36
Q

Active traffic detection system

A

emits interrogation signals & doesn’t need ground radar

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37
Q

Passive traffic detection system

A

relies on transponder replied triggered by ground & airborne components

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38
Q

ADS-B

A

technology allows air traffic controllers to precisely see traffic using GPS signals

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39
Q

What are the benefits of ADS-B?

A
  • works where radars cannot
  • works at low altitude
  • provides weather info
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40
Q

Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)

A

continuous broadcast of weather

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41
Q

Airspaces

Class A:

A

from 18,000 ft MSL up to FL 600, including airspace over water within 12 NM of coast

IFR

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42
Q

Airspaces

Class B:

A

airspace from surface to 10,000 ft MSL surrounding nation’s busiest airports

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43
Q

Airspaces

Class C:

A

surrounds airports with operational control tower

44
Q

Airspaces

Class D:

A

surrounds airports that have operational control tower & weather services available

45
Q

Airspaces

Class E:

A

controlled airspace that is not A, B, C, D

46
Q

Airspaces

Class G:

A

uncontrolled airspace

47
Q

What are the VFR weather minimums?

A
  1. May not operate plane if ceiling < 1,000ft (class B, C, D, E)
  2. May not land/take off unless ground visibility > 3 SM
48
Q

Transponders

A

create positional relationship between controller & traffic

49
Q

Mode C on transponder

A

automatic altitude reporting

50
Q

Mode C on transponder

A

automatic altitude reporting

51
Q

Transponder

special code for hijacking:

52
Q

Transponder

special code for lost radio communications

53
Q

Transponder

special code for emergency

54
Q

Transponder

special code for military interceptor operations

55
Q

ATC light signals

A

used in absence of radio communications so the tower can communicate with radio silent aircraft

56
Q

ATC light signals

A

used in absence of radio communications so the tower can communicate with radio silent aircraft

57
Q

How can you acknowledge ATC light signals when in a radio silent aircraft?

A
  1. rock wings in daylight
  2. blink lights a night
58
Q

What is the emergency radio frequency?

59
Q

Land and hold short operations (LAHSO):

A

land & hold short of an intersection runway/taxiway

(student pilots should NOT)

60
Q

A lighted helicopter may be identified by?

A

green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.

61
Q

A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits?

A

B two quick, white flashes between green flashes.

62
Q

To set the high intensity runway lights on medium intensity, the pilot should click the microphone seven times, and then click it

A

5x within 5 sec

63
Q

The arrows that appear on the end of the north/south runway indicate that the area

A

cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff.

64
Q

A slightly high glide slope indication from a precision approach path indicator is

A

3 white lights and 1 red light.

65
Q

Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to

A

sink below the aircraft generating turbulence.

66
Q

The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a

A

light, quartering tailwind.

67
Q

How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?

A

Outward, upward, and around each tip.

68
Q

During a night flight, you observe a steady white light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?

A

The other aircraft is flying away from you.

69
Q

Eye movements during daytime collision avoidance scanning should

A

not exceed 10 degrees and view each sector at least 1 second.

70
Q

It is the responsibility of the pilot and crew to report a near midair collision as a result of proximity of at least

A

500 feet or less to another aircraft.

71
Q

Any airspace that requires the use of a transponder also requires aircraft to be

A

equipped with specific ADS-B Out equipment.

72
Q

When should ADS-B equipment be operated on the ground while taxiing?

A

All the time when on airport surface

73
Q

Absence of the sky condition and visibility on an ATIS broadcast indicates that

A

C the ceiling is at least 5,000 feet and visibility is 5 miles or more.

74
Q

Unless otherwise authorized, two-way radio communications with Air Traffic Control are required for landings or takeoffs at all towered airports

A

regardless of weather conditions

75
Q

In which type of airspace are VFR flights prohibited?

76
Q

The minimum distance from clouds required for VFR operations on an airway below 10,000 feet MSL is

A

500 feet below, 1,000 feet above, and 2,000 feet horizontally.

77
Q

If Air Traffic Control advises that radar service is terminated when the pilot is departing Class C airspace, the transponder should be set to code

77
Q

If Air Traffic Control advises that radar service is terminated when the pilot is departing Class C airspace, the transponder should be set to code

78
Q

Enhanced taxiway centerline markings are enhanced for a maximum of how many feet prior to the runway holding position markings?

79
Q

The radius of the procedural outer area of Class C airspace is normally

80
Q

Under what condition may an aircraft operate from a satellite airport within Class C airspace?

A

The pilot must contact ATC as soon as practicable after takeoff.

81
Q

The vertical limit of Class C airspace above the primary airport is normally

A

4,000 feet AGL.

82
Q

For VFR flight operations above 10,000 feet MSL and more than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds required is

83
Q

How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft?

A

There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the other aircraft.

84
Q

At an altitude below 18,000 feet MSL, which transponder code should be selected?

A

Mode A/3, Code 1200.

85
Q

Outside controlled airspace, the minimum flight visibility requirement for VFR flight above 1,200 feet AGL and below 10,000 feet MSL during daylight hours is

86
Q

What are the minimum requirements for airplane operations under special VFR in Class D airspace at night?

A

The pilot must be instrument rated, and the airplane must be IFR equipped.

87
Q

The lateral dimensions of Class D airspace are based on

A

the instrument procedures for which the controlled airspace is established.

88
Q

When turning onto a taxiway from another taxiway, what is the purpose of the taxiway directional sign?

A

Indicates designation and direction of taxiway leading out of an intersection.

89
Q

A special VFR clearance authorizes the pilot of an aircraft to operate VFR while within Class D airspace when the visibility is

A

at least 1 mile and the aircraft can remain clear of clouds.

90
Q

When activated, an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) transmits on

91
Q

Normal VFR operations in Class D airspace with an operating control tower require the visibility and ceiling to be at least

A

1,000 feet and 3 miles.

92
Q

ADS-B equipment is not required for aircraft in flight above 10,000 ft. MSL

A

while that flight is still being conducted below 2,500 ft. AGL.

93
Q

What minimum radio equipment is required for VFR operation within Class B airspace?

A
  1. Two-way radio communications equipment
  2. 4096-code transponder
  3. encoding altimeter
  4. ADS-B Out equipment.
94
Q

For VFR flight operations above 10,000 feet MSL and more than 1,200 feet AGL, the minimum horizontal distance from clouds required is

95
Q

Your VFR flight will be conducted above 10,000 ft. MSL in Class E airspace. What is the minimum flight visibility?

96
Q

The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) specifically encourages pilots to turn on their landing lights when operating below 10,000 feet, day or night, and especially when operating

A

in conditions of reduced visibility.

97
Q

From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground operations?

A

Ground control, on initial contact.

98
Q

While on final approach for landing, an alternating green and red light followed by a flashing red light is received from the control tower. Under these circumstances, the pilot should

A

exercise extreme caution and abandon the approach, realizing the airport is unsafe for landing.

99
Q

The correct method of stating 10,500 feet MSL to ATC is

A

“ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED.”

100
Q

A non-tower satellite airport, within the same Class D airspace as that designated for the primary airport, requires radio communications be established and maintained with the

A

primary airport’s control tower.

101
Q

Which light signal from the control tower clears a pilot to taxi?

A

Flashing green

102
Q

TRSA Service in the terminal radar program provides

A

sequencing and separation for participating VFR aircraft.

103
Q

The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is

A

heavy, clean, and slow.

104
Q

What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign?

A

Denotes intersecting runways.

105
Q

The numbers 9 and 27 on a runway indicate that the runway is oriented approximately

A

090° and 270° magnetic.

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