FINAL Flashcards

(86 cards)

1
Q

Ideal Air

A

78 Nitrogen
21 Oxygen
1 Other

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Coastal Air

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74 Nitrogen
20 Oxygen
5 Water Vapor
1 Other

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Is Costal Air Denser than Ideal Air?

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No
Water vapor is less dense

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4
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Primary Characteristic of the Stratosphere

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Primarily Isothermal

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5
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ISA meaning

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International Standard Temperature

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6
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What temp is ISA

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15°C or 59°F

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7
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Standard Pressure

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29.92 hg or 1013.2 mb

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Indicated Altitude

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Altitude above MSL with correct Altimeter Setting

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9
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True Altitude

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What you are actually above

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10
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Actual Altitude

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Above AGL

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11
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Pressure Altitude

A

Indicated altitude when Altimeter setting is 29.92”

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12
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Density Altitude

A

PA corrected for bonstandard temperature

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13
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Indicated Altitude when High to Low

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Indicated altitude less than True Altitude

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14
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Dewpoint Definition

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the temp to which the air must be cooled to become saturated

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15
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Cloud Families

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High
Low
Middle
Extensive Vertical Development

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16
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Moderate Horizontal Wind Sheer

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more or equal to 18kts/150nm

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Severe Horizontal Wind Sheet

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more or equal to 40kts/150nm

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Windsheer Defintition

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A large change of wind speed or direction over a short distance, time, or altitude

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Ceiling Definition

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Height above AGL of lowest cloud base or obscuring phenomenon aloft classified as BKC or OVC

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20
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Ceiling Def for Vertical Visability

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Vertical visabilty into a surface based total obscuration

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21
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Effects of structural Icing

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Increased stall Speed
Increased Drag
Decreased Lift
Increased Weight
Thrust Decreases

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22
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Temps Where Supercooled Water droplets can be present

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0°C to -15C Cumuliform
0C to -10C Stratiform

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23
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Front Definition

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Boundary Between Two Air Masses

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24
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Mountian Wave Activity

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20-30kts
5000’ above the trope
From 600 feet down the mountian

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Mountian Wave Activity Clouds
Rotor ACSL CCSL
26
Needed For Thunderstorms
moisture Outflows boundry unstable air Surface heating Lifting Mountian Winds
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Stages of a thunderstorm
Cumulus Mature. Most Lightning Dissipating Downdrafts/Microburst
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Which Kind of Thunderstorm is worse
Steady State
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Jet Stream speeds
50kts or more
30
Types of Jetstreams
Polar Subtropical
31
MPS
Meters Per Second
32
Visability In fog is
1/2 sm or less
33
MIFG
Shallow Fog
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VS
Vicinity (5-10nm from station)
35
PO
Sand dust whirils
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T00341022
Temp 3.4C dew point -2.2C
37
P0057
0.57” precipitation in last hour
38
How often are TAFs issued
4 times a day
39
WST
Convective Sigmet
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What do WST contain
every 2 hrs Outlook 4hrs region E C W Thunderstorms
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WS
Sigmet
42
WA
Airmet
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FB
Forecast Winds and temps Alof 4 times per day
44
RAIL
Runway Approach Indicator Lights
45
VASI
Visual Approach Slope Indicator Lights
46
REIL
Runway End Identifier Lights
47
MALSR
Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
48
ALSF-1
Approach lighting syystem with sequenced flashing lights, Cat 1 configuration
49
ERL
Effective Runway Lenght
50
Class B Airspace
up to 10000’
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Class C Airpace
4000’
52
Class G
uncontrolled
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RVSM
Reduced Vertical Seperation Minimums 1000’ seperation two independent altimeters, altitude alert system, autopilot
54
RNP-X
Required Navigation Preformance
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RNAV RNP For SID STAR
1
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Q Routes RNP
RNAV 2
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NAT HLA
North Atlantic High Altitude Airspace FL285 FL420 two gps systems
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ADSB
1090 extended squitter out
59
ASR
Airport Surveillance Radar
60
PAR
Precision Approach Radar
61
Flow Control
Delay Ground Stop
62
Where to Find Preffered Routes
ATC offical website
63
Why are STARs used?
to feed traffic into terminal area
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Why are SIDs used
to take from departure airport to enroute structure
65
What makes up an ILS
Localizer and Glideslope
66
Compass Locater has
NDB
67
LOM
Locater Outer Marker
68
LMM
Locater Middle Marker
69
VOR
VHF Omni Directional Range
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NDB
Non Directional Beacon
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WAAS
Wide Area Augmentation System
72
MDH
Minimum Decent Hight
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Parallel ILS Approach
2300’ or more
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Simultaneous ILS Approach
4300’ or more Need Radar Monitoring
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Simultaneous Close Parallel
Less than 4300’ Precision Runway Monitor
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Side Step
Max 1200’ between runways
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Circuling Approaches
higher speeds and minimums
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MSA
min safe altitude
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MRA
Min reception Altitude
80
MAA
Max Authrized Altitude FL450 if not stated
81
MEA
18000’
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MCA
Min Crossing Altitude
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119
Certification of Aircarrier and Commercial Operators
84
121
Operation Requirements Domestic Flag and supplimental
85
NTSB 830
Reporting Aircraft Accidents
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Operational Control
Authority over Intiating Conducting Terminating A flight