VOL 1, 2, and FARs

Question 1

Takeoff alternate is needed when…

Answer 1

When conditions at departure airport are below CAT I landing minimum a TO alternate is required

Question 2

What is the difference with the APU fire test when on DC power instead of AC

Answer 2

On DC power you get only the FIRE light and squib lights

Question 3

When is an alternate brake check required and how do you do it

Answer 3

First flight of the day and on certain aircraft

Chalks in
Yellow electric pump off
Parking brake off
Press brakes and look for between 2000-2700 psi
Parking brake on

Question 4

When is a full IR alignment required

Answer 4

First flight of the day
Crew change
International and Alaska
Class II navigation
GPS is not available and NAV aid coverage is poor along route
GPS is not available and flight time exceeds 3hrs

Question 5

How close must a TO alternate be?

Answer 5

Within 1hr flying distance single engine at cruise or 330NM whichever is less

Question 6

What do you do if you have an electrical failure during start

Answer 6

Engine master off
Engine manual dry crank
Engine mode select crank
Engine manual start PB on

Question 7

Lowest CAT I minimums

Answer 7

1800 RVR

Question 8

Lowest CAT II minimums

Answer 8

1000 RVR

Question 9

Lowest CAT III minimums

Answer 9

300 RVR

Question 10

Lowest TO minimums

Answer 10

500,500,500

Question 11

Where to find lower than standard TO minimums

And when can they be used

Answer 11

10-9A

If standard TO minimums are published lower than standard minimums may be used per opspec but it minimums are published other than standard then those must be used

Question 12

When is a destination alternate required

Answer 12

123 within one hour before or after arrival time the weather is less than 2000 ft or 3 miles (domestic)

123 the higher of 2000 ft or 1500 ft higher than IAP mins and 3 miles or 2 miles more than the IAP (flag)

When TS or severe icing is forecast within an hour at dest

Supplemental

Offline charter

GPS is the only AP at destination

International when only one runway or flight time over 6 hrs

Question 13

What are alternate weather minimum requirements

Answer 13

The approach must not be listed as “Not authorized”

If there is one straight in or circling precision or non-precision approach add 400 ft and 1 mile to the required weather

It there are two straight in approaches add 200ft and 1/2 mile to the required weather

Question 14

Exemption 3585

Answer 14

When the words “prob” “tempo” or “becmg” are used in the weather forecast and it puts the weather below requirements you can still dispatch if you…

Add another alternate
The weather can not be worse than 1/2 the required vis at dest as well as at the first alternates derived minimums
The weather the second alternate must be above derived minimums

You must have enough fuel to fly to the destination then fly to the furthest alternate and land and fly for an additional 45min

Question 15

Circuit breaker reset policy

Answer 15

In flight do not reset any circuit breaker that is not necessary for the safe continuation of the flight

On the ground do not reset fuel pumps and all other resets coordinate with mcc

Question 16

Where is rvsm airspace

Answer 16

FL290-410

Question 17

Paperwork required for release

Answer 17

Dispatch or flight release
Flight plan
Weather
Notams 
Performance
Weight and balance

Question 18

Altitude tolerances between PDF 1 and 2 on the ground

Answer 18

20 ft

Question 19

Altitude tolerance of standby altimeter on the ground

Answer 19

300 ft

Question 20

Which leading edge devices are ice protected

Answer 20

The 3 outer most slats

Question 21

Define marginal weather

Answer 21

When the weather is within 100 ft or 1/2 mile of the minimums for the airport

Question 22

Do you have antiskid if you lose normal braking

Answer 22

Yes, unless you lose a couple systems

Question 23

What does the pneumatic system provide air to?

Answer 23

WEHAW

Wing anti ice
Engine start
Hydraulics 
Air conditioning
Water pressurization

Question 24

What does the FAC control

Answer 24

Be S WI F T R A T T Y

Beta target
Speed speed speed
Wind sheer reactive
Flight envelope protections

Tail
   Rudder limiting
   Alternate law yaw
   Trim
   Turn coordinator
   Yaw dampening

Question 25

What does the SEC control

Answer 25

Pitch
Abnormal attitudes
Roll

Speed brakes
Spoilers

Question 26

What does the ELAC control

Answer 26

Pitch
Abnormal attitudes
Roll

Aileron droop
Autopilot acquisition
Activates the protections

Question 27

What does the FADEC protect against during engine start

What does it not monitor during a manual start

Answer 27

N1 and N2 overspeed
It monitors the EGT

It does not monitor the EGT

Question 28

During start when do the igniters start and stop

Answer 28

Start 15%

Stop 50%

Question 29

When do you need an ARTR

Answer 29

Shaft me mi capt

Supplemental the names were crossed out
Hour past release time
Alternate change or addition
Fuel addition greater than 2000 lbs
Take off alternate change or addition
MEL change or doesn't match logbook
Miles on PDC are more than 100 miles from planned route
Capt has signed domestic release and it changed

Question 30

RVSM equipment req

Answer 30

– Two ADRs + Two DMCs;
NOTE: ADR 1 is required for all operations (refer to MEL 34-10-01).
– One Transponder;
– One Autopilot function;
– One FCU Channel (for altitude target selection and OP CLB/OP DES mode management);
– Two PFDs; and
– One FWC (for altitude alert function)

Question 31

Max holding speeds

Answer 31

Less than 6,000’: 200 KIAS
Greater than 6,000’ up to 14,000’: 230 KTs
Greater than 14,000’: 265 KIAS