GENERAL APPROACH INFORMATION

Question 1

REQUIREMENTS FOR DESCENDING OUT OF DH OR MDA

Answer 1

91.175 
AIRCRAFT CONTINUALLY IN A POSITION AT WHICH DESCENT CAN BE MADE AT NORMAL RATE USING NORMAL MANEUVERS 
HAVE TO PRESCRIBED MINIMUM VISIBILITY 
HAVE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
THRESHOLD LIGHTS/MARKINGS
TOUCHDOWN ZONE MARKINGS/LIGHTS
RUNDWAY MARKING/LIGHTS
REIL OR VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR 
APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM (ONLY TO 100' TDZE UNLESS RED TERMINATING BARS ARE IN SIGHT)

Question 2

CLEARANCE LIMIT

Answer 2

91.185c3
FIX, POINT, OR LOCATION TO WHICH AN AIRCRAFT IS CLEARED WHEN ISSUED ATC CLEARANCE
LEAVE A LIMIT: IF CLEARANCE IS TO AN IAF, DESCEND AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO EFC OR ETA
IF NOT TO AN APPROACH: LEAVE CLEARANCE AT EFC OR PROCEED DIRECTLY TO AN IAF AS CLOSE TO ETA AS POSSIBLE

Question 3

IDENTIFY MAP

Answer 3

TIME FROM FAF
DME
CROSS RADIAL
DH
LOST VISUAL DURING CIRCLE

Question 4

VDA

Answer 4

VERTICAL DESCENT ANGLE
PATH FROM FAF TO TCH (THRESHOLD CROSSING HEIGHT) TYPICALLY 3°
INFORMATIONALLY ONLY, NOT FOR CLEARANCE BELOW MDA

Question 5

ESTIMATE DESCENT USING VDA

Answer 5

ADD ZERO TO YOUR GROUND SPEED AND DIVIDE BY 2

Question 6

VDP

Answer 6

VISUAL DESCENT POINT
POINT FROM WHICH A NON PRECISION DESCENT FROM MDA MAY COMMENCE GIVEN 91.175C IS MET
*NOT RECCOMENDED TO DESCEND PRIOR TO VDP FOR CLEARANCE
AIDS IN A STABILIZED APPROACH

Question 7

CALCULATING VDP USING TIME TO DETERMINE MAP

Answer 7

MISSED APPROACH TIME - (10% OF HAT (HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN)

Question 8

CALCULATING VDP USING DISTANCE TO DETERMINE MAP

Answer 8

HAT(HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN)/300

Question 9

3° GLIDE SLOPE CALCULATION

Answer 9

AIRSPEED/2 ADD 0 TO NUMBER= FPM