Weather Minimums (CAMTS Rotowing Standards, 05.00.000) Flashcards

1
Q

Non Mountainous
Day
Local

A

800’ - 2 miles

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2
Q

Non Mountainous
Day
Cross Country

A

800’ - 3 miles

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3
Q

Non Mountainous
Night (w/ NVG’s or TAWS)
Local

A

800’ - 3 miles

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4
Q

Non Mountainous
Night (w/ NVG’s or TAWS)
Cross Country

A

1000’ - 3 miles

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5
Q

NVG’s

A

Night Vision Goggles

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6
Q

TAWS

A

Terrain Avoidance Warning System

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7
Q

Mountainous
Day
Local

A

800’ - 3 miles

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8
Q

Mountainous
Day
Cross Country

A

1000’ - 3 miles

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9
Q

Mountainous
Night (w/ NVG’s or TAWS)
Local

A

1000’ - 3 miles

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10
Q

Mountainous
Night (w/ NVG’s or TAWS)
Cross Country

A

1000’ - 5 miles

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11
Q

Weather that is very close to or at minimums (can fly, but accepting risk).

A

Marginal weather

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12
Q

Weather that is UNDER weather minimums (can’t fly).

A

Below minimums

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13
Q

If bad weather is encountered while enroute,

A

divert to the nearest facility

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14
Q

The #1 cause of crashes is

A

weather

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15
Q

The #2 cause of crashes is

A

night flight

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16
Q

VFR

A

Visual Flight Rules

17
Q

Visual Flight Rules

A

Fly only in weather conditions that you can see where you are flying

18
Q

VFR also known as

A

Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC)

19
Q

There is no intended instrument flying under these rules:

A

VFR, VMC

20
Q

IFR

A

Instrument flight rules

21
Q

Weather conditions do not allow safe flight by sight alone, and pilot must use instruments to fly:

A

IFR

22
Q

IFR aka

A

Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC)

23
Q

IIMC

A

Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions

double IMC

24
Q

Began flying in VFR weather, unexpectedly encountered weather that required flying by instruments

A

IIMC