MCN Flashcards
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Which is the correct symbol for the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in a specified configuration?
VS1
Which is the correct symbol for the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable?
VS
14 CFR part 1 defines VF as
design flap speed
14 CFR part 1 defines VLE as
maximum landing gear extended speed
14 CFR part 1 defines VY as
speed for best rate of climb
If an airplane category is listed as utility, it would mean that this airplane could be operated in which of the following maneuvers?
Limited acrobatics, including spins (if approved)
Which is true with respect to operating limitations of a ‘restricted’ category airplane?
No person may operate a ‘restricted’ category airplane carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire
Which is true with respect to operating limitations of a “primary” category airplane?
No person may operate a “primary” category airplane carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire
The carriage of passengers for hire by a commercial pilot is
not authorized in a “limited” category aircraft
No person may operate an aircraft that has an experimental airworthiness certificate
when carrying persons or property for hire
Pitch setting means
the propeller blade setting as determined by the blade angle measured as a specified by the propeller instruction manual
(refer to figure) If an aircraft’s static load is 3,000 lbs, what is its dynamic load in a level 60 angle of bank turn?
6,000 lbs
Question: 67 Remaining: 11
To begin a flight in a rotorcraft under VFR, there must be enough fuel to fly
to the first point of intended landing and, assuming normal cruise speed, to
fly thereafter for at least
A) 20 minutes,
B) 30 minutes.
C) 45 minutes.
20 minutes,
Question: 76 Remaining: 10
Approved flotation gear, readily available to each occupant, is required on
each helicopter if it is being flown for hire over water,
A) more than 50 statute miles from shore.
B) beyond power-off gliding distance from shore.
C) in amphibious aircraft beyond 50 NM from shore.
beyond power-off gliding distance from shore.
Question: 78 Remaining: 9
Which is true with respect to operating limitations of a “restricted”
category helicopter?
A) A“restricted” category helicopter is limited to an operating radius of 25
miles from its home base.
B) A pilot of a “restricted” category helicopter is required to hold a
commercial pilot certificate.
C) No person may operate a “restricted” category helicopter carrying
passengers or property for compensation or hire.
No person may operate a “restricted” category helicopter carrying
passengers or property for compensation or hire.
Question: 84 Remaining: 8
What transponder equipment is required for helicopter operations within
Class B airspace? A transponder
A) with 4096 code and Mode C capability.
B) is required for helicopter operations when visibility is less than 3 miles.
C) with 4096 code capability is required except when operating at or
below 1,000 feet AGL under the terms of a letter of agreement.
with 4096 code and Mode C capability.
Question: 109 Remaining: 7
Which minimum flight visibility and distance from clouds is required for a
day VFR helicopter flight in Class G airspace at 3,500 feet MSL over terrain
with an elevation of 1,900 feet MSL?
A) Visibility-3 miles; distance from clouds- 1,000 feet below, 1,000 feet
above, and 1 mile horizontally.
B) Visibility-3 miles; distance from clouds-500 feet below, 1,000 feet
above, and 2,000 feet horizontally.
C) Visibility-1 mile; distance from clouds-500 feet below, 1,000 feet
above, and 2,000 feet horizontally.
isibility-1 mile; distance from clouds-500 feet below, 1,000 feet
above, and 2,000 feet horizontally.
Question: 110 Remaining: 6
Basic VFR weather minimums require at least what visibility for operating a
helicopter within Class D airspace?
A) 1 mile.
B) 2 miles.
C) 3 miles.
3 miles
Question: 134 Remaining: 5
Operating regulations for U.S.-registered civil helicopters require that
during movement on the surface, takeoffs, and landings, a seat belt and
shoulder harness (if installed) must be properly secured about each
A) person on board.
B) flight and cabin crewmembers.
C) flight crew member only.
person on board
Question: 137 Remaining: 4
Minimum safe altitude rules require that helicopter pilots
A) not fly lower than 500 feet, except when necessary for takeoff or
landing.
B) comply with routes and altitudes prescribed by the FAA.
C) not fly closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
comply with routes and altitudes prescribed by the FAA.
Question: 138 Remaining: 3
Minimum safe altitude rules authorize helicopter pilots to
A) fly at less than 500 feet.
B) fly at less than 500 feet if they do not create a hazard to persons or
property on the surface,
C) fly closer than 500 feet to any person, vehicle, vessel, or structure on
the surface.
fly at less than 500 feet if they do not create a hazard to persons or
property on the surface,
Question: 142 Remaining: 2
When approaching to land at an airport, without an operating control
tower, in Class G airspace, a helicopter pilot should
A) avoid the flow of fixed-wing aircraft.
B) make all turns to the left, unless otherwise indicated.
C) enter and fly a traffic pattern at 800 feet AGL.
avoid the flow of fixed-wing aircraft.
Question: 591 Remaining: 1
(Refer to figure 54, point 1) A helicopter flight over Livermore Airport
(LVK) at 3,000 feet MSL
A) requires a transponder, but ATC communication is not necessary.
B) does not require a transponder or ATC communication.
C) cannot be accomplished without meeting all Class B airspace
requirements.
requires a transponder, but ATC communication is not necessary. (figure above Class D airspace)
Question: 1074 Remaining: 0
For an airport with an approved instrument approach procedure to be
listed as an alternate airport on an IFR flight plan, the forecasted weather
conditions at the time of arrival must be at or above the following weather
minimums.
A) Ceiling 200 feet above the minimum for the approach to be flown and
visibility at least 1 SM.
B) Ceiling 800 feet and visibility 2 SM.
C) Ceiling 600 feet and visibility 2 NM.
Ceiling 200 feet above the minimum for the approach to be flown and
visibility at least 1 SM.