NON PRECISION APPROACHES

Question 1

NON PRECISION APPROACH

Answer 1

COURSE GUIDANCE WITH NO GLIDESLOPE OR ALTITUDE GUIDANCE
MDA
USES STEP DOWN FIXES
TIME FOR MISSED APPROACH IS BASED OFF GROUND SPEED

Question 2

MDA

Answer 2

MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE, LOWEST AUTHORIZED ALTITUDE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH OR WHILE CIRCLING (91.175)

Question 3

LOCALIZED APPROACH

Answer 3

PROVIDES COURSE GUIDANCE
5° (2.5° FROM CENTERLINE)
LOCATED ON OPPOSITE END OF RUNWAY
18 MILES UPTO 4,500’ FROM ATENNA

Question 4

LOCALIZER BACK COURSE

Answer 4

NO REVERSE SENSING WITH HSI

REVERSE SENSING WITH A VOR AND SET TO THE INBOUND COURSE OF THE FRONT COURSE

Question 5

LDA

Answer 5

LOCALIZER TYPE DIRECTIONAL AID
COMPARABLE TO LOCALIZER BUT NOT APART OF ILS
3°-6° WIDE
NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY BUT STRAIGHT IN MAY APPLY IF WITHIN 30°
IDENTIFIED BY AN I, LIKE A LOCALIZER

Question 6

SDF

Answer 6

SIMPLIFIED DIRECTIONAL FACILITY
SIMILAR TO LOCALIZER BUT MUCH LESS PRECISE
6° OR 12° WIDE
3 LETTER IDENTIFIER
USABLE 35° EITHER SIDE OF CENTERLINE, OTHERWISE UNRELIABLE

Question 7

VOR APPROACHES

Answer 7

FULL SCALE DEFLECTION = 10° FROM CENTERLINE 20° TOTAL

STEP DOWN FIXES USING DME OR CROSS RADIALS

Question 8

DME ARC APPROACH

Answer 8

-

Question 9

ASR

Answer 9

AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR

PROVIDES AZIMUTH GUIDANCE ONLY

Question 10

CIRCLING APPROACH

Answer 10

APPROACH THAT IS NOT WITHIN 30° OF CENTERLINE
PROVIDE 300’ AGL OBSTACLE
ALWAYS FLY HIGHER ALTITUDE IF POSSIBLE

Question 11

CIRCLING APPROACH CATEGORY RADIUS

Answer 11

A: 1.3NM
B: 1.5NM
C: 1.7NM
D: 2.3NM
E:  4.5NM

Question 12

CONTACT APPROACH

Answer 12

MUST BE REQUESTED BY PILOT
AIRPORT MUST HAVE IAP
GROUND VISIBILITY OF AT LEAST 1 MILE VISIBILITY
REMAIN CLEAR OF CLOUDS

Question 13

VISUAL APPROACH

Answer 13

ISSUED BY ATC
NEED AIRPORT OR PRECEDING TRAFFIC IN SIGHT
CEILING OF 1,000’ AGL AND 3 MILES VISIBILITY
REMAIN CLEAR OF CLOUDS