Practical Questions Flashcards
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If no alternate for a flag flight is available, but is required, how much fuel may be substituted?
2 hours of fuel for a turbojet
3 hours of fuel for a turboprop
What are standard takeoff minimums from a listed airport?
1 statute mile if operating a 2 engine aircraft
½ statute mile is operating a 3 engine aircraft
What are takeoff minimums from an airport that is not listed in the company operations specifications does not have instrument approaches?
1,000 foot ceilings and 1 statute mile visibility, or
900 foot ceilings and 1½ statute mile visibility, or
800 foot ceilings and 2 statute miles visibility
The required number of flight attendants on board an aircraft is based on what?
Passenger Seating capacity of the aircraft
Which required items on board an aircraft are based on passenger seating capability? On occupants?
Seating: 1- flight attendants 2- first aid kits 3- Fire extinguishers 4- PA system and intercom
Occupants:
1- Survival Equipment,
2- Floatation devices
3- Oxygen
When is a takeoff alternate required for flag and domestic flights?
When visibility is less than required on the approach chart
Explain the difference between a domestic, flag, and supplemental air carriers
All are U.S. owned corporations
Both domestic and flag are scheduled flights that you can purchase tickets for, whereas supplemental are not scheduled, and you cannot purchase a ticket
Domestic operations are conducted within the contiguous 48 states
Flag operations are conducted in and out of the U.S.
Supplemental have no geographical limitations
What requirements must be met in order for an airport to be listed as a takeoff alternate?
The alternate must be listed in the company’s operation specifications and the weather must be above minimum requirements after C-55
For a 2 engine aircraft the airport can be no greater than 1 hour away in still air, with 1 engine inoperative
For more then 2 engine aircraft the airport can be no greater than 2 hours away in still air, with 1 engine inoperative
Flag over 6 hours always require an alternate, which can be substituted with island reserve fuel if no alternate exists
Why does an aircraft have the following structural limits?
Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) is set to prevent wing bending while airborne
Taxi Weight is set to prevent overheating of the brakes under normal taxi time
Takeoff Weight is due to thrust capability of the engine
Landing Weight is set to avoid breakage of the weakest component of the aircraft
When is a destination alternate required for supplemental, domestic, and flag fights?
Supplemental flights always require an alternate
Flag flights that are under 6 hour and Domestic flights require an alternate when weather minimums at the destination airport 1 hour before to 1 hour after the ETA are below 2,000 foot ceilings and 3 SM visibility
Flag over 6 hours always require an alternate, which can be substituted with island reserve fuel if no alternate exists
When determining the length of a runway for landing, is the dispatcher concerned with actual runway length or effective runway length? What is the difference?
Effective runway length, because the actual runway length includes the displaced threshold
Under what part of the FARs does an individual qualify as an aircraft dispatcher?
Part 65
The Dispatching section under part 121 is assigned what subpart?
Subpart U
At and above what altitude and class type are VFR flights prohibited?
At and above flight level 180 and within class A airspace
What assistance does the pilot receive from a VASI system? What types are there?
VASI provides decent guidance and safe obstruction clearance. It indicated if the pilot is above, on, or below the glide slope.
VASI
PAPI
Tricolor system
Will certain types of runway environment lights allow an aircraft to take off with less than standard minimums? Must these exceptions, if they exist, be listed in the operation specifications?
Yes and it would be listed in the opspecs
Explain enroute engine out procedures and landing airport requirements for 2 engine and 3 or more engine aircrafts.
For a 2 engine aircraft, the pilot must land at the nearest suitable airport at point in time
For a 3 or more engine aircraft, the pilot can choose the suitable airport
Explain clearway and length requirements allowed when used in conjunction with take off distance.
A clearway is an area beyond the end of the runway clear of obstructions. It extends the takeoff distance available, but it cannot extend it more than 50% of the runway length
What do the MEA, MOCA, and OROCA provide during enroute operations?
All provide obstruction clearance, but radio reception differs between the types. MEA allows for radio contact from Navaid to Navaid, MOCA allows for radio contact within 22 NM from the Navaid, OROCA does not allow for radio contact
What are the 4 segments of takeoff climb?
- Vlof to gear retraction
- Gear retraction to 400 feet
- 400 feet to flap retraction
- Flap retraction to 1500 feet
In general terms, what items are associated with MEL and CDL?
CDL is the configuration deviation list and is generally associated with items on the outside of the aircraft
MEL is the minimum equipment list and is generally associated with items inside and on the outside of the aircraft
If an item becomes inoperative and it is not listed in the MEL, is the aircraft automatically grounded?
Yes, more research must be done in order to determine if they aircraft is safe to operate
Briefly explain the following types of airports.
Regular- is where flights are normally scheduled to and from, where you can purchase a ticket
Terminal- is where maintenance is provided
Refueling- is where refueling is performed
Provisional- is used as a backup airport for a particular flight or for a particular time when the regular airport cannot accommodate
Does a foreign air carrier entering and departing from the U.S. come under the classification of part 121 of the FARs?
No, it falls under part 129