stage 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a hotspot?
A
Area where runway incursions are likely to occur.
2
Q
What airspace do part time towers become after hours?
A
Golf to Echo
3
Q
Alpha Airspace
A
- must be ifr rated
- starts at 18,000 ft
4
Q
Bravo Airspace
A
- class B clearance
- ADSB
- Transponder
-top usually 10,000 MSL with 30 mile mode C veil
5
Q
Charlie Airspace
A
- 2 way comms
- ADSB
- Transponder
- tops 4000 AGL with 5 mile inner ring, 10 mile outer ring
6
Q
Delta Airspace
A
- 2 way comms
- tops 2500 AGL
- 5 statute mile ring
7
Q
Echo
A
- 1,200 AGL - 18,000 MSL
- within vignette: 700 AGL - 18,000 MSL
8
Q
Golf Airspace
A
- below 1,200 AGL
- within vignette: below 700 AGL
9
Q
TRSA
A
- terminal radar service area
- hybrid between C and D
- has approach with voluntary radar
10
Q
Bravo Airspace Cloud Clearance
A
- 3 sm
- clear of clouds
11
Q
Charlie/Delta Airspace
A
- 3 sm
- 1000 above
- 500 below
- 2000 horizontal
12
Q
Echo Airspace
A
- below 10,000 MSL: 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
- above 10,000 MSL: 5 sm, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 mile horizontal
13
Q
Golf Airspace
A
- Below 1,200 AGL
- Day: 1 sm, clear of clouds
- Night: 3 sm, 1000’ above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
- above 1,200 AGL
- Day: 1 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
- Night: 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
14
Q
Non-Standard Airspace
A
MCPRAWNS
- Military Operations Area
- Controlled Firing Area (not on sectional)
- Prohibited
- Restricted
- Alert
- Warning Area (by the coast)
- National Security Area (optional)
- Special Flight Rules Area
15
Q
VFR Altitudes
A
- must comply above 3000 AGL
- east is odd thousands + 500
- west is even thousands + 500
16
Q
Pilotage Vs Dead Reckoning
A
Pilotage - reading a map
Dead reckoning - using time, speed, and distance to calculate where you are
17
Q
METAR
A
- current weather
- updated every hour
18
Q
Dewpoint
A
temperature at which the air becomes fully saturated
19
Q
TAF
A
- valid for 24 hours, updated every 6 hours
- only acceptable within 5 sm of airport
20
Q
GFA
A
- graphical forecast area
- aviationweather.gov
- use when airport does not have a TAF
21
Q
Winds Aloft
A
- no wind: airport elevation within 1,500 of listed altitude
- no temp: airport elevation within 2,500 of listed altitude
22
Q
High Pressure System
A
- clockwise, outwards, downwards
- poor visibility
- brings higher pressure
23
Q
Low Pressure System
A
- counter clockwise, inwards, upwards
- good visibility
- includes precipitation
24
Q
Warm Front
A
- slow moving
- poor visibility
- steady precipitation
25
Cold Front
- possible thunderstorms
- rain showers
26
Stationary Front
- when cold and warm fronts meet and stop movement
- lingers for a long time
27
Occluded Front
- When one front catches up to another moving the same direction
28
Isobars
- higher wind when close together
- depict pressure in millibars
29
Airmet
- valid 6 hours
- Tango: turbulence
- Sierra: IFR conditions
- Zulu: Freezing
30
SIGMET
- valid 4 hours
- strong weather activity
- turbulence, dust storm, ash, severe icing
31
Convective SIGMET
- valid 2 hours
- thunderstorms
- very high winds
- hail
- tornados
32
Thunder Storms
- need moisture, rising force, unstable air
- stages: cumulus, mature (most dangerous) dissipating
33
Weather Resources Preflight
- aviation weather.gov
- 1800wxbrief.com
- foreflight
34
Weather Resources in flight
- atis/awos
- adsb in
- atc
35
PIREP
- pilot reports
- must include location, altitude, airspeed gained/lost
36
FORWARD vs AFT cg
forward: better stability, higher fuel burn, better stall recovery
aft: lower fuel burn, worse stall recovery, worse stability
37
ISA at sea level
- 29.92
- 15 degrees celsius
38
pressure altitude
- altitude indicated when set to standard pressure
39
density altitude
- pressure altitude corrected for non standard temperature
40
indicated airspeed
- airspeed indicated on the airspeed indicator
41
Calibrated Airspeed
- indicated airspeed corrected for instrument errors
42
true airspeed
- calibrated airspeed corrected for non standard temperature
43
Spin Recovery
- power idle
- ailerons neutral
- rudder opposite
- elevator down
44
fuel requirements
- day: enough to reach + 30 mins
- night: enough to reach + 45 mins
- school: enough to reach + 1 hr
45
XC planing
NWKRAFT
- Notams
- Weather
- Known Delays
- Runway Lengths
- Alternates
- Fuel
- Takeoff/Landing
46
what do the large numbers on the sectional represent?
the minimum elevation figure
shows the minimum altitude needed to fly through that area
47
what do the magenta line on the sectional represent
isogonic lines
line that indicates equal magnetic variation
48
what does the star above the airport location circle represent
airport has a rotating beacon from sunset to sunrise
49
what is the white box around the dfw area
tac line
terminal area chart
shows a more detailed view of the area
50
where do you find frequencies for MOA and restricted areas
text box inside the area or on the legend
51
what is a displaced threshold
displaced threshold indicate that landing ahead of the threshold is unsafe due to obstacles, poor markings, or maintenance issues
52
what do we base our altitudes off of
0-179 heading: odd + 500
180-359 heading: even + 500
also need to account for the airspace and obstacles
53
what does SLP135 mean
indicates the sea level pressure in hectopascals
54
what are the orange segmented lines of weather chart
trough
extended area of low pressure
55
what is a stationary front
when two air-masses moving opposite directions meet and stay in the area
56
what is the arm
horizontal distance from the reference datum in inches
measured from tip of the spinner in archers
57
what oil do we uses in the archer
phillips xc 20-50
58
what hydraulic fluid do we use in the archer
mil 5606
