Part 121b
*A turbine-engine-powered flag air carrier airplane is released to an airport which has no available alternate. What is the required fuel reserve?* A. 2 hours at normal cruise fuel consumption. B. 30 minutes, plus 10 percent of the total flight time. C. 2 hours at normal cruise speed in a no wind condition fuel consumption.
A. 2 hours at normal cruise fuel consumption.
*The fuel reserve required for a turbine-engine-powered (other than turbopropeller) supplemental air carrier airplane upon arrival over the most distant alternate airport outside the 48 contiguous United States is* A. 30 minutes at holding speed, at 1,500 feet over the airport. B. 2 hours at the normal cruise fuel consumption rate. C. 30 minutes, over the airport, at 1,500 feet, at cruising speed.
A. 30 minutes at holding speed, at 1,500 ft. over the airport.
*The maximum number of hours a pilot may fly in 7 consecutive days as the pilot in command in a two-pilot crew for a flag air carrier is* A. 32 hours. B. 35 hours. C. 30 hours.
A. 32 hours.
*What is the fuel reserve requirement for a commercially operated reciprocating-engine-powered airplane flying within the 48 contiguous United States upon arrival at the most distant alternate airport specified in the flight release? Enough fuel to fly* A. 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption. B. to fly for 90 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption. C. 30 minutes plus 15 percent of total time required to fly at normal cruising consumption to the alternate.
A. 45 minutes at normal crusing fuel consumption.
*A pilot in command operating under 14 CFR Part 121 must complete a proficiency check or simulator training within the preceding* A. 6 calendar months. B. 12 calendar months. C. 24 calendar months.
A. 6 calendar months.
*What is required when listing an ETOPS Alternate Airport greater than 180 minutes?* A. Airlines are responsible for providing a passenger recovery plan that includes safe retrieval without undue delay. B. The aircraft must have a total of four engines. C. The aircraft must be equipped with three pilot crew members.
A. Airlines are responsible for providing a passenger recovery plan that includes safe retrieval w/o undue delay.
*Which is one of the requirements that must be met by a required pilot flight crewmember in re-establishing recency of experience?* A. At least one ILS approach to the lowest ILS minimums authorized for the certificate holder and a landing from that approach. B. At least three landings must be made to a complete stop. C. At least one landing must be made with a simulated failure of the most critical engine.
A. At least one ILS approach to the lowest ILS minimums authorized for the certificate holder and a landing from that approach.
*What is one of the requirements that must be met by an airline pilot to re-establish recency of experience?* A. At least one full stop landing must be made. B. At least one precision approach must be made to the lowest minimums authorized for the certificate holder. C. At least one landing must be made from a circling approach.
A. At least one full stop landing must be made.
*If a required instrument on a multiengine airplane becomes inoperative, which document required under 14 CFR Part 121 dictates whether the flight may continue en route?* A. Certificate holder's manual. B. A Master Minimum Equipment List for the airplane. C. Original dispatch release.
A. Certificate holders' manual
*What information must the pilot in command of a supplemental air carrier flight or commercial operator carry to the destination airport?* A. Copy of the flight plan. B. Names of all crewmembers and designated pilot in command. C. Cargo and passenger distribution information.
A. Copy of the flight plan
*What is meant by "sterile cockpit"?* A. Crewmembers refrain from nonessential activities during critical phases of flight. B. Crewmembers are seated and buckled at their required stations. C. All preflight checks are complete and the aircraft is ready for engine starting.
A. Crewmembers refrain from nonessential activities during critical phases of flight.
*If a flight crewmember completes a required annual flight check in December 2010 and the required annual recurrent flight check in January 2012, the latter check is considered to have been taken in* A. December 2011. B. January 2011. C. November 2010.
A. December 2011
*The air carrier must give instruction on such subjects as respiration, hypoxia, and decompression to crewmembers serving on pressurized airplanes operated above* A. FL 250. B. FL 200. C. FL 180.
A. FL 250.
*What action shall the pilot in command take if it becomes necessary to shut down one of the two engines on an air carrier airplane?* A. Land at the nearest suitable airport in point of time at which a safe landing can be made. B. Land at the nearest airport, including military, that has a crash and rescue unit. C. Land at the airport which the pilot considers to be as safe as the nearest suitable airport in point of time.
A. Land at the nearest suitable airport in point of time at which a safe landing can be made.
*When carrying a passenger aboard an all-cargo aircraft, which of the following applies?* A. The pilot in command may authorize the passenger to be admitted to the crew compartment. B. The passenger must have access to a seat in the pilot compartment. C. Crew-type oxygen must be provided for the passenger.
A. The PIC may authorize the passenger to be admitted to the crew compartment.
*Which in-flight conditions are required by a supplemental air carrier to conduct a day, over-the-top flight below the specified IFR minimum en route altitude?* A. The flight must be conducted at least 1,000 feet above an overcast or broken cloud layer, any higher broken/overcast cloud cover is a minimum of 1,000 feet above the IFR MEA, and have at least 5 miles flight visibility. B. The flight must remain clear of clouds by at least 1,000 feet vertically and 1,000 feet horizontally and have at least 3 miles flight visibility. C. The height of any higher overcast or broken layer must be at least 500 feet above the IFR MEA.
A. The flight must be conducted at least 1,000 feet above an overcast or broken cloud layer, any higher broken/overcast cloud cover is a minimum of 1,000 ft. above the IFR MEA, and have at least 5 miles flight visibility.
*What are the line check requirements for a domestic air carrier pilot in command under 60 years of age?* A. The line check is required every 12 calendar months in one of the types of airplanes to be flown. B. The line check is required only when the pilot is scheduled to fly into special areas and airports. C. The line check is required every 12 months in each type aircraft in which the pilot may fly.
A. The line check is required every 12 calendar months in one of the types of airplanes to be flown.
*A crewmember who has served as second-in-command on a particular type airplane (e.g., B-727-100), may serve as pilot in command upon completing which training program?* A. Upgrade training. B. Initial training. C. Recurrent training.
A. Upgrade training.
*An example of air carrier experience a pilot may use towards the 1,000 hours required to serve as PIC in part 121 is flight time as an SIC* A. in part 121 operations. B. in part 135 operations. C. in part 91, subpart K operations.
A. in part 121 operations.
*If it becomes necessary to shut down one engine on a domestic air carrier three-engine turbojet airplane, the pilot in command* A. may continue to the planned destination if this is considered as safe as landing at the nearest suitable airport. B. must land at the nearest suitable airport, in point of time, at which a safe landing can be made. C. may continue to the planned destination if approved by the company aircraft dispatcher.
A. may continue to the planned destination if this is considered as safe as landing at the nearest suitable airport.
*The information required in the flight release for supplemental air carriers and commercial operators that is not required in the dispatch release for flag and domestic air carriers is the A. names of all crewmembers. B. weather reports and forecasts. C. minimum fuel supply.
A. names of all crewmembers.
*Duty and rest period rules for domestic air carrier operations require that a flight crewmember* A. not be assigned to any duty with the air carrier during any required rest period. B. not be on duty aloft for more than 100 hours in any 30-day period. C. be relieved of all duty for at least 24 hours during any 7 consecutive days.
A. not be assigned to any duty w/ the air carrier during any required rest period.
*The training required for crewmembers or dispatchers who have been qualified and served in the same capacity on other airplanes of the same group is* A. transition training. B. difference training. C. upgrade training.
A. transition training.
*The maximum number of hours that a supplemental air carrier pilot may fly, as a crewmember, in a commercial operation, in any 30 consecutive days is* A. 300 hours. B. 100 hours. C. 120 hours.
B. 100 hours.
*Which is the maximum number of hours that a supplemental air carrier airman may be aloft in any 30 consecutive days, as a member of a flight crew that consists of two pilots and at least one additional flight crewmember?* A. 300 hours. B. 120 hours. C. 100 hours.
B. 120 hours
*How often must a crewmember actually operate the airplane emergency equipment, after initial training? Once every* A. 6 calendar months. B. 24 calendar months. C. 12 calendar months.
B. 24 calendar months.
*The fuel reserve required, for a turbopropeller supplemental air carrier airplane upon the arrival at a destination airport for which an alternate airport is not specified, is* A. 2 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption. B. 3 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption. C. 3 hours at normal consumption, no wind condition.
B. 3 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.
*The reserve fuel supply for a domestic air carrier flight is* A. 45 minutes at normal fuel consumption in addition to the fuel required to the alternate airport. B. 45 minutes at normal fuel consumption in addition to the fuel required to fly to and land at the most distant alternate airport. C. 30 minutes plus 15 percent at normal fuel consumption in addition to the fuel required to the alternate airport.
B. 45 minutes at normal fuel consumption in addition to the fuel required to fly to and land at the most distant alternate airport.
*If an intoxicated person creates a disturbance aboard an air carrier aircraft, the certificate holder must submit a report, concerning the incident, to the Administrator within* A. 7 days. B. 5 days. C. 48 hours.
B. 5 days.
*A supplemental air carrier may schedule a pilot, on a three-pilot crew, for flight deck duty during any 24 consecutive-hour period for not more than* A. 6 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 10 hours.
B. 8 hours.
*The maximum flight time in 24 consecutive hours that a flag air carrier may schedule a pilot in a two-pilot crew without a rest period is* A. 12 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 10 hours.
B. 8 hours.
*Where can the pilot of a flag air carrier airplane find the latest FDC NOTAMs?* A. Chart Supplements U.S. (formerly Airport Facility Directory). B. Any company dispatch facility. C. Notices To Airmen Publication.
B. Any company dispatch facility.
*When a pilot's flight time consists of 80 hours pilot in command in a particular type airplane, how does this affect the minimums for the destination airport?* A. Minimums are decreased by 100 feet and 1/2 statute mile. B. Minimums are increased by 100 feet and 1/2 statute mile. C. Has no effect on destination but alternate minimums are no less than 300 feet and 1 statute mile.
B. Minimums are increased by 100 feet and 1/2 statute mile.
*What is meant by the term "sterile cockpit concept"?* A. Maintaining cockpit silence other than reading the checklist during taxi, takeoff, landing, approach briefing and operations below 10,000 feet other than cruise flight. B. Not engaging in any activity during a critical phase of flight that could interfere with the required duties of a crewmember for the safe operation of the aircraft. C. A security policy requiring cockpit doors to be locked and passengers seated during the first and last 30 minutes of flight.
B. Not engaging in any activity during a critical phase of flight that could interfere with the requierd duties of a crewmember for the safe operation of the acft.
*Assuring that appropriate aeronautical charts are aboard an aircraft is the responsibility of the* A. aircraft dispatcher. B. pilot in command. C. first officer.
B. PIC
*Who is responsible for obtaining information on all current airport conditions, weather, and irregularities of navigation facilities for a supplemental air carrier flight?* A. Director of operations or flight follower. B. Pilot in command. C. Aircraft dispatcher.
B. PIC
*The persons jointly responsible for the initiation, continuation, diversion, and termination of a supplemental air carrier or commercial operator flight are the* A. pilot in command and the flight follower. B. pilot in command and director of operations. C. pilot in command and chief pilot.
B. PIC and director of operations
*Under what conditions may an air carrier pilot continue an instrument approach to the DH, after receiving a weather report indicating that less than minimum published landing conditions exist at the airport?* A. If the instrument approach is conducted in a radar environment. B. When the weather report is received after the pilot has begun the final approach segment of the instrument approach. C. When the weather report is received as the pilot passes the FAF.
B. When the weather report is received after the pilot has begun the final approach segment of the instrument approach.
*If an engine's rotation is stopped in flight, the pilot in command must report it, as soon as practicable, to the* A. nearest FAA district office. B. appropriate ground radio station. C. operations manager (or director of operations).
B. appropriate ground radio station.
*An aircraft dispatcher declares an emergency for a flight and a deviation results. A written report shall be sent through the certificate holder's operations manager by the* A. dispatcher to the FAA Administrator within 10 days of the event. B. certificate holder to the FAA Administrator within 10 days of the event. C. pilot in command to the FAA Administrator within 10 days of the event.
B. certificate holder to the FAA Administrator w/i 10 days of the event.
*Each crewmember shall have readily available for individual use on each flight a* A. certificate holder's manual. B. flashlight in good working order. C. key to the flight deck door.
B. flashlight in good working order.
*The training required by flight crewmembers who have not qualified and served in the same capacity on another airplane of the same group (e.g., turbojet powered) is* A. transition training. B. initial training. C. upgrade training.
B. initial training.
*The certificated air carrier operators who must attach to, or include on, the flight release form the name of each flight crewmember, flight attendant, and designated pilot in command are* A. supplemental and domestic. B. supplemental and commercial. C. flag and commercial.
B. supplemental and commercial.
*When the pilot in command is responsible for a deviation during an emergency, the pilot should submit a written report within* A. 10 days after the deviation. B. 10 days after returning home. C. 10 days after returning to home base.
C. 10 days after returning to home base
*Except when in cruise flight, below what altitude are nonsafety-related cockpit activities by flight crewmembers prohibited?* A. 14,500 feet. B. FL 180. C. 10,000 feet.
C. 10,000 feet
*A flag air carrier may schedule a pilot to fly in an airplane, having two pilots and one additional flight crewmember, for no more than* A. 10 hours during any 12 consecutive hours. B. 8 hours during any 12 consecutive hours. C. 12 hours during any 24 consecutive hours.
C. 12 hours during any 24 consecutive hours.
*A person whose duties include the handling of hazardous materials must have satisfactorily completed an approved training program within the preceding* A. 6 calendar months. B. 12 calendar months. C. 24 calendar months.
C. 24 calendar months.
*A pilot flight crewmember, other than pilot in command, must have received a proficiency check or line-oriented simulator training within the preceding* A. 12 calendar months. B. 6 calendar months. C. 24 calendar months.
C. 24 calendar months.
*A domestic or flag air carrier shall keep copies of the flight plans, dispatch releases, and load manifests for at least* A. 30 days. B. 6 months. C. 3 months.
C. 3 months.
*How long shall a supplemental air carrier or commercial operator retain a record of the load manifest, airworthiness release, pilot route certification, flight release, and flight plan?* A. 12 months. B. 1 month. C. 3 months.
C. 3 months.
*Upon arriving at the most distant airport, what is the fuel reserve requirement for a turbopropeller flag air carrier airplane?* A. 90 minutes at holding altitude and speed fuel consumption or 30 minutes plus 15 percent of cruise fuel consumption, whichever is less. B. 45 minutes at holding altitude. C. 30 minutes plus 15 percent of the total time required, or 90 minutes at normal cruise, whichever is less.
C. 30 minutes plus 15% of the total time req'd, or 90 minutes at normal cruise, whichever is less.
*The fuel reserve required for a reciprocating-engine-powered supplemental air carrier airplane upon arrival at the most distant alternate airport during a flight in the 48 contiguous United States is* A. the fuel required to fly to the alternate, plus 10 percent. B. 3 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption. C. 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.
C. 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.
*The minimum amount (planned) of fuel to be aboard a flag air carrier turbojet airplane on a flight within the 48 contiguous United States, after reaching the most distant alternate airport, should be* A. 2 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption. B. enough fuel to return to the destination airport or to fly for 90 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption, whichever is less. C. 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.
C. 45 minutes at normal cruising fuel consumption.
*Which documents are required to be carried aboard each domestic air carrier flight?* A. Load manifest (or information from it) and flight release. B. Dispatch release and weight and balance release. C. Dispatch release, load manifest (or information from it), and flight plan.
C. Dispatch release, load manifest (or information from it), and flight plan
*Which documents are required to be carried aboard each flag air carrier flight?* A. Dispatch release, flight plan, and weight and balance release. B. Load manifest, flight plan, and flight release. C. Dispatch release, load manifest, and flight plan.
C. Dispatch release, load manifest, and flight plan
*During a supplemental air carrier flight, who is responsible for obtaining information on meteorological conditions?* A. Director of operations or flight follower. B. Aircraft dispatcher. C. Pilot in command.
C. PIC
*Which passenger announcement(s) must be made after each takeoff?* A. Keep safety belts fastened while seated and no smoking in the aircraft lavatories. B. How to use the passenger oxygen system and that there is a $1,000 fine for tampering with a smoke detector. C. Passengers should keep seat belts fastened while seated.
C. Passengers should keep seat belts fastened while seated.
*Who is required to submit a written report on a deviation that occurs during an emergency?* A. Dispatcher. B. Pilot in command. C. Person who declares the emergency.
C. Person who declares the emergency
*With regard to flight crewmember duties, which of the following operations are considered to be in the "critical phase of flight"?* A. Descent, approach, landing, and taxi operations, irrespective of altitudes MSL. B. Taxi, takeoff, landing, and all other operations conducted below 10,000 feet MSL, including cruise flight. C. Taxi, takeoff, landing, and all other operations conducted below 10,000 feet, excluding cruise flight.
C. Taxi, t/o, landing, and all other operations conducted below 10,000 feet, excluding cruise flight.
*The flight time limitations established for flight crewmembers include* A. all flight time, except military, in any flight crewmember position. B. only commercial flying in any flight crewmember position in which 14 CFR Part 121 operations are conducted. C. all commercial flying in any flight crewmember position.
C. all commerical flying in any flight crewmember position.
*The holder of an ATP certificate with restricted privileges or an ATP certificate who also holds an aircraft type rating for the aircraft to be flown may act as* A. a PIC for a part 121 supplemental air carrier. B. a PIC for a part 121 air carrier with 500 hours as a part 121 SIC. C. an SIC for a part 121 air carrier.
C. an SIC for a part 121 air carrier.
*For a flag air carrier flight to be released to an island airport for which an alternate airport is not available, a turbojet-powered airplane must have enough fuel to fly to that airport and thereafter to fly* A. for 3 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption. B. back to the departure airport. C. at least 2 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.
C. at least 2 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.
*The pilot in command has emergency authority to exclude any and all persons from admittance to the flight deck* A. except a FAA inspector doing enroute checks. B. except persons who have authorization from the certificate holder and the FAA or NTSB. C. in the interest of safety.
C. in the interest of safety.
*An alternate airport is not required for a supplemental or commercial air carrier, turbojet-powered airplane on an IFR flight outside the 48 contiguous United States, if enough fuel* A. to fly over the destination for 30 minutes at holding airspeed at 1,500 feet AGL is carried aboard the airplane. B. is aboard to fly to the destination at normal cruise speed and thereafter at least 2 hours at normal holding speed. C. is aboard the airplane to fly to the destination and then to fly for at least 2 more hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.
C. is aboard to fly to the destination and then to fly for at least 2 more hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.
*Category II ILS operations below 1600 RVR and a 150-foot DH may be approved after the pilot in command has* A. made at least six Category II approaches in actual IFR conditions with 100-foot DH within the preceding 12 calendar months. B. logged 90 hours' flight time, 10 takeoffs and landings in make and model airplane and three Category II ILS approaches in actual or simulated IFR conditions with 150-foot DH since the beginning of the sixth preceding month, in operations under 14 CFR Parts 91 and 121. C. logged 100 hours' flight time in make and model airplane under 14 CFR Part 121 and three Category II ILS approaches in actual or simulated IFR conditions with 150-foot DH since the beginning of the sixth preceding month.
C. logged 100 hours' flight time in make & model acft under 14 CFR Part 121 and three (3) Category II ILS approaches in actual or simulated IFR conditions with 150-ft DH since the beginning of the sixth preceeding month.
*You are traveling deadhead to or from a duty assignment. How does this affect the computation of flight time limits for air carrier flight crewmembers? It is* A. considered part of the rest period if the flightcrew includes more than two pilots. B. considered part of the rest period for flight crewmembers. C. not considered to be part of a rest period.
C. not considered to be part of a rest period.
*Before an ETOPS flight may commence, an ETOPS* A. pre-departure check must be signed off by an A&P or the PIC for the flight. B. preflight check must be conducted by a certified A&P and signed off in the logbook. C. pre-departure service check must be certified by a PDSC Signatory Person.
C. pre-departure service check must be certified by a PDSC Signatory Person.
*If an aircraft dispatcher cannot communicate with the pilot of an air carrier flight during an emergency, the aircraft dispatcher should* A. comply with the company's lost aircraft plan. B. phone the ARTCC where the flight is located and ask for a phone patch with the flight. C. take any action considered necessary under the circumstances.
C. take any action considered necessary under the circumstances.
