AS 121 - Unit 2
When flying HAWK N666CB, the proper phraseology for initial contact with McAlester FSS is
"MC ALESTER RADIO, HAWK SIX SIX SIX CHARLIE BRAVO, RECEIVING ARDMORE VORTAC, OVER."
The correct method of stating 10,500 feet MSL to ATC is
"ONE ZERO THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED."
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class G at abv 1,200 ft AGL but below 10,000 ft MSL during the day?
1 SM and 500 below, 1000 abv and 2000 hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class G at 1,200 ft AGL during the day?
1 SM and Clear of Clouds
(Refer to Figure 22.) (Refer to area 3.) The vertical limits of that portion of Class E airspace designated as a Federal Airway over Magee Airport are
1,200 feet AGL to 17,999 feet MSL.
(Refer to Figure 24.) (Refer to area 1.) What minimum altitude is necessary to vertically clear the obstacle on the northeast side of Airpark East Airport by 500 feet?
1,273 feet MSL.
What do you do if your Tx becomes inop?
1. Pilot should follow last instructions 2. Monitor the appropriate ATC Freq
What do you do if your receiver becomes inop and you need to land at a towered airport?
1. Remain out of D airspace until direction and flow of traffic is determined 2. Advise tower of the A/C type, position, altitude and intention to land 3. Continue, enter the pattern, Report a position as appropriate, and watch for light signals from the tower
What do you do if both the Tx and Rx are inop?
1. Remain outside of D, until the flow of traffic has been determined 2. Enter the pattern and watch for light signals
A pilot not trained in attitude instrument flying will lose control of the airplane in about ____minutes (as shown by accident statistics).
10
What is the outer circle radius for Class C?
10 NM radius from 1,200 to 4,000 ft
Effective scanning is accomplished with a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements. Each movement should not exceed _______.
10 degrees
As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from a distance of
10 miles.
How long is the longest runway at DAB?
10500 feet
What is the length of the longest runway at Orlando-Sanford International airport?
11000 feet
(Refer to Figure 21.) On what frequency can a pilot receive Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) in the vicinity of area 1?
117.1 MHz.
What are the Com Freqs?
118.00 to 136.975 MHz
What is control tower frequency for DAB?
120.7
What is the guard freq?
121.5 Mhz
What is the Unicom frequency for DAB?
122.95
How high is the highest tower within 10 nautical miles of the Flagler Exec airport?
1248 MSL
Find the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility. What is the length of the runway?
15000 feet
What altitude is Class A?
18,000 ft MSL up to including FL 600
(Refer to Figure 20.) (Refer to area 2.) The elevation of the Chesapeake Regional Airport is
19 feet.
What is the MEF for the quadrangle in which the Orlando-Sanford International airport is located?
1900 feet MSL
A 25-amp hour battery (alternator or generator failed) with a load of 10 amps will last about how long?
2 hours
What is the min alt over wildlife areas?
2,000 ft AGL
What direction is the wind coming from (22006KT)?
220
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class C?
3 SM and 500 below, 1000 abv and 2000 hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class D?
3 SM and 500 below, 1000 abv and 2000 hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class E at <10,000 ft MSL?
3 SM and 500 below, 1000 abv and 2000 hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class G at 1,200 ft AGL during the night?
3 SM and 500 below, 1000 abv and 2000 hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class G at abv 1,200 ft AGL but below 10,000 ft MSL during the night?
3 SM and 500 below, 1000 abv and 2000 hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class B?
3 SM and Clear of Clouds
(Refer to Figure 22.) (Refer to area 1.) The visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate VFR during daylight hours over Sandpoint Airport at 1,200 feet AGL are
3 miles and 1,000 feet above, 500 feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontally from each cloud.
What is field elevation for DAB?
34 feet MSL
How fast does the fastest radar update?
4.7 seconds
What is the length of the longest runway at Spruce Creek Airport (a few miles South of DAB)
4000 feet
How high does "C" airspace reach over DAB airport?
4000 feet MSL
What is the inner circle radius for Class C?
5 NM surface area
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class E at = or >10,000 ft MSL?
5 SM and 1,000 Below, 1,000 Abv and 1 SM Hori
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class G at abv 1,200 ft AGL and abv 10,000 ft MSL?
5 SM and 1,000 Below, 1,000 Abv and 1 SM Hori
It is the responsibility of the pilot and crew to report a near midair collision as a result of proximity of at least
500 feet or less to another aircraft.
How fast is the wind (22006KT)?
6 Kt
Locate the prison just West of the DAB airport. How high is the tower just North of the prison in MSL and in AGL?
645 MSL, 605 AGL
What percent of all aviation accidents are related to human factors?
80 percent
Which runways at the Orlando-Sanford International airport have right hand traffic patterns?
9R, 9C, 27R, 36
What does the yellow color signify around DAB? (Hint: check faa.gov - search "chart users guide)?
A heavily populated area
What is the definition of "hazard"?
A present event, object or circumstance that could contribute to an undesired future event
What airspaces require Mode C?
A, B, C, Above C, 30 NM Mode C veil around B, and at or abv 10,000 MSL and more than 2500 AGL
What does "ADM" mean?
Aeronautical Decision Making
What is a flashing red Light Gun Signal in air?
Airport unsafe, do not land
Which is true concerning the blue and magenta colors used to depict airports on Sectional Aeronautical Charts?
Airports with control towers underlying Class B, C, D, and E airspace are shown in blue.
Which of the following is connected to the pitot-static system in the airplane?
Airspeed indicator
What is the controlling factor for the successful accomplishment of an emergency landing?
Altitude available at the beginning of the emergency
What does "risk" mean?
An assessment of the single or cumulative hazard facing a pilot
A "forced" landing is
An immediate landing, on or off an airport, necessitated by the inability to continue further flight
Hazardous attitudes occur to every pilot to some degree at some time. What are some of these hazardous attitudes?
Antiauthority, impulsivity, macho, resignation, and invulnerability.
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: "TRAFFIC 2 O'CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
Between directly ahead and 90° to the right.
What color is the airport symbol for an airport with a control tower?
Blue
What is one of the neglected items when a pilot relies on short and long term memory for repetitive tasks?
Checklists.
What kind of airspace overlies the Daytona Beach Intl airport?
Class C
What is a steady green Light Gun Signal on ground?
Clear for takeoff
What is a flashing green Light Gun Signal on ground?
Cleared for taxi
What is a steady green Light Gun Signal in air?
Cleared to land
Which is the correct traffic pattern departure procedure to use at a noncontrolled airport?
Comply with any FAA traffic pattern established for the airport.
What often leads to spatial disorientation or collision with ground/obstacles when flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR)?
Continual flight into instrument conditions.
Locate the Orlando-Sanford International airport. What does the star symbol right after the control tower frequency mean?
Control tower operates part time
Which of the following is true about Deland-Taylor airport?
Deland-Taylor airport does not have a control tower
What is the DECIDE Model?
Detect Estimate Choose Identify Do Evaluate
It increases
Distractions
What is the approved way of scanning?
Divide windscreen into 10 degrees areas and continuously scan
What are the legs of a traffic pattern?
Downwind, base, final, departure, crosswind
What is 7700?
Emergency
What is May-Day?
Emergency
Which is the proper action to take if an engine failure occurs immediately after takeoff?
Establish the proper glide attitude and select a field directly ahead or slightly left or right of the takeoff path
What procedure is recommended when climbing or descending VFR on an airway?
Execute gentle banks left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace.
What is an alternating red and green Light Gun Signal on ground?
Exercise extreme caution!!
What is an alternating red and green Light Gun Signal in air?
Exercise extreme caution!!!!
Find restricted area 2907A (West of DAB). How high does the restricted area go?
FL 230
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Antiauthority"?
Follow the rules.
Are fuel and services available at Flagler Exec airport?
Fuel and services are available
The guidelines published in the "Airplane Flying Handbook" are
Generic and not meant to replace the airplane manufacturer's recommended procedures
What is a steady red Light Gun Signal in air?
Give way to another A/C and continue circling
When is the Vortex the strongest?
Heavy, slow and clean
What is 7500?
Hijack
What is the one common factor which affects most preventable accidents?
Human error.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Resignation"?
I am not helpless.
How do you get clearance to fly through an MOA?
IFR traffic may be cleared by ATC
What is the IMSAFE checklist?
Illness Medication Stress Alcohol Fatigue Eating
How are runways numbered?
In relation to their magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees
Vortex strength in the wake turbulence behind an airplane increases with
Increase in aircraft weight and decrease in aircraft speed
Which of the following is an advantage of ADS-B over the current radar based surveillance system?
Increases the capacity and efficiency of the NAS system
What is the antidote when a pilot has the hazardous attitude of "Invulnerability"?
It could happen to me.
What happens to the VFR night accident rate as a pilot obtains more hours of flight time?
It increases
What is the major limitation of VHF radio?
It is line of sight only
Which of the following should a pilot keep in mind when faced with an emergency landing in terrain that will extensively damage the airplane?
Keeping the cabin area as intact as possible by using dispensable structure to absorb the violence of the stopping process and avoiding forceful bodily contact with interior structure
When landing behind a departing aircraft on the same runway
Land prior to the departing aircraft's rotation point
What is the direction of the standard traffic pattern?
Left
When turning left in a high wing, which side is blocked?
Left
What is 7600?
Loss of communications
The most critical error that can be made in the planning and execution of an emergency landing is
Loss of initiative over the airplane's attitude and sink rate at touchdown
What problem can a pilot expect if encountering wake turbulence from a large aircraft?
Loss of roll control
How should you look for traffic in a low-wing?
Lower wings a little bit
What color is the airport symbol for and airport without a control tower?
Magenta
How are runways numbers?
Magnetic
(Refer to Figure 26.) (Refer to area 2.) What hazards to aircraft may exist in areas such as Devils Lake East MOA?
Military training activities that necessitate acrobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers.
What is the Basic VFR Wx min for Class A?
Not Applicable and Not Applicable
What is a flashing white Light Gun Signal in air?
Not applicable
What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of impulsivity?
Not so fast, think first.
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Impulsivity"?
Not so fast, think first.
Radar traffic advisories given by ATC are based on
Observed radar targets and the 12 hour clock system
What is limitation of VHF?
Only line of sight
Which of the following should a pilot believe when operating (or trying to) in instrument meteorological conditions (IFR)?
Only the flight instruments
When does a pilot need a radiotelephone permit?
Operating internationally
Locate Lafayette airport just West of DAB. What kind of runway does this airport have?
Other than hard surfaced runway
How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?
Outward, upward, and around each tip.
What is the PAVE checklist?
PIC A/C enVironment External pressures
Look at the Massey airport symbol (SE of Spruce Creek). What does the special symbol on the Northeast side of the airport mean?
Parachute operations
L/H downwind 16, What side is the runway on?
Pilot's Left
What is the goal of risk management?
Proactively identify safety-related hazards and mitigate the associated risks
How should you look for traffic in a high-wing?
Raise wings a little bit
In the aeronautical decision making (ADM) process, what is the first step in neutralizing a hazardous attitude?
Recognizing hazardous thoughts.
Which of the following is a concern of the British Airline Pilots Association in regard to automation?
Reliance on automation is causing a lack of basic flying skills
Which of the following are factors that could interfere with a pilot's ability to act promptly and properly when faced with an emergency?
Reluctance to accept the situation, undue concern about getting hurt, desire to save the airplane
What is a flashing green Light Gun Signal in air?
Return for landing
What is a flashing white Light Gun Signal on ground?
Return to starting point on airport
When turning left in a low wing, which side is blocked?
Right
What is the letter "R" in the phonetic alphabet?
Romeo
What is it often called when a pilot pushes his or her capabilities and the aircraft's limits by trying to maintain visual contact with the terrain in low visibility and ceiling?
Scud running.
What altitude is Class B?
Sfc to 10,000 ft MSL
What altitude is Class D?
Sfc to 2,500 ft MSL
What altitude is Class C?
Sfc to 4,000 ft MSL
Risk management, as part of the aeronautical decision making (ADM) process, relies on which features to reduce the risks associated with each flight?
Situational awareness, problem recognition, and good judgment.
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 090°: "TRAFFIC 3 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, WESTBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
South.
What is the most critical factor determining the severity of a deceleration process?
Speed
What governs the overall severity of a deceleration process?
Speed and stopping distance
What word does an air traffic controller use to instruct a pilot to place a code in the transponder?
Squawk
Where should you be when landing behind a larger aircraft on the same runway?
Stay at or above the large A/C's approach flight path and land beyond its touchdown point
What is a steady red Light Gun Signal on ground?
Stop
During what phase(s) do the vast majority of accidents happen?
Takeoff and landing
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Macho"?
Taking chances is foolish.
What is a flashing red Light Gun Signal on ground?
Taxi clear of the runway in use
What are the different Wind Direction Indicators?
Tetrahedron, Wind Tee and Wind Sock
Where can a pilot obtain the traffic pattern altitude for an airport?
The Chart Supplement U.S.
Locate the number 12 (heavy bold type) in the DAB quadrangle (a quadrangle on a sectional chart is an area encompassed by ½ degree of longitude and ½ degree of latitude). What does this number mean?
The MEF is based on information concerning the highest known feature in each quadrangle
What does the star on the top of the airport symbol at Deland-Taylor airport mean?
The airport has a rotating airport beacon in operation sunset to sunrise
When a control tower located on an airport within Class D airspace ceases operation for the day, what happens to the airspace designation?
The airspace reverts to Class E or a combination of Class E and G airspace during the hours the tower is not in operation.
What is the focus of CRM (Crew Resource Management) training?
The effective use of all available resources
The actual touchdown during an emergency landing should be made at
The lowest possible controllable airspeed
During a night flight, you observe a steady red light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
The other aircraft is crossing to the left.
During a night flight, you observe a steady white light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
The other aircraft is flying away from you.
The feature of a precautionary landing that makes it less hazardous than a forced landing is
The pilot has more time for terrain selection and the planning of the approach
Who is responsible for determining whether a pilot is fit to fly for a particular flight, even though he or she holds a current medical certificate?
The pilot.
Which end of the tetrahedron points in the direction of landing?
The small end
How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft?
There will be no apparent relative motion between your aircraft and the other aircraft.
What is the key to the successful management of an emergency situation?
Thorough familiarity with and adherence to the procedures developed by the airplane manufacturer
(Refer to Figure 20.) (Refer to area 4.) What hazards to aircraft may exist in restricted areas such as R-5302A?
Unusual, often invisible, hazards such as aerial gunnery or guided missiles.
Find the Palatka 2 MOA (near R 2907A). High high does the MOA go?
Up to but not including FL 180
What is Pan-Pan?
Urgent
What is 1200?
VFR
What other energy absorbing mediums (other than the airplane structure) are possibly available in an emergency situation?
Vegetation, trees, dense crop fields
An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying north in a calm wind: "TRAFFIC 9 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?
West.
The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during daylight hours is to use
a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 10-degree sector.
When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft
above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
Responsibility for collision avoidance in an alert area rests with
all pilots.
The arrows that appear on the end of the north/south runway indicate that the area
cannot be used for landing, but may be used for taxiing and takeoff.
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is
developing lift.
The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is
heavy, clean, and slow.
The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a
light, quartering tailwind.
The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during nighttime hours is to use
peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing off-center viewing.
Unless otherwise authorized, two-way radio communications with Air Traffic Control are required for landings or takeoffs at all towered airports
regardless of weather conditions.
The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is
to enter 45° at the midpoint of the downwind leg at traffic pattern altitude.
Prior to starting each maneuver, pilots should
visually scan the entire area for collision avoidance.
