Chapter 1 Regulations Q and A

32. (8259) A flag air carrier flight lands at an intermediate airport at 1805Z. The latest time that it may depart without being redispatched is

0005Z.

38. (8266) When a flag air carrier airplane lands at an intermediate airport at 1822Z, what is the latest time it may continue a flight without receiving a redispatch authorization?

0022Z.

30. (8221) "Window of circadian low" means a period of maximum sleepiness that occurs between

0200-0559.

12. (8194) Normally, a dispatcher for domestic or flag operations should be scheduled for no more than

10 consecutive hours of duty.

51. (8240) When the pilot in command is responsible for a deviation during an emergency, the pilot should submit a written report within

10 days after returning to home base.

78. (8709) Under 14 CFR 121, a required flightcrew member of an unaugmented two-pilot flag operation may not exceed how many hours duty in a one calendar month period?

100

50. (8219) For a short-call reserve, the reserve availability period may not exceed

14 hours.

48. (8182) The supplemental oxygen requirements for passengers when a flight is operated at FL 250 is dependent upon the airplane's ability to make an emergency descent to a flight altitude of

14,000 feet within 4 minutes.

43. (9842) In an airplane with an augmented crew of three flightcrew members assigned, the maximum flight duty period is

16 hours if assigned to report at 0630 with a Class 1 rest facility available.

85. (8228) Flight duty period hours for flightcrew members are limited to

190 hours in any 672 consecutive hours.

27. (8260) A domestic air carrier airplane lands at an intermediate airport at 1815Z. The latest time it may depart without a specific authorization from an aircraft dispatcher is

1915Z.

71. (8275) 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

3 hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.

52. (9843) The time spent resting during unaugmented operations will not be counted towards the flight duty period limitation if the rest period is at least

3 hours long after reaching suitable accommodations.

41. (9851) A flightcrew member must be given a rest period before beginning any reserve or flight duty period of

30 consecutive hours in the past 168 consecutive hours.

66. (8273) 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

30 minutes at holding speed, at 1,500 feet over the airport.

16. (8274) Upon arriving at the most distant airport, what is the fuel reserve requirement for a turbopropeller flag air carrier airplane?

30 minutes plus 15 percent of the total time required, or 90 minutes at normal cruise, whichever is less.

91. (8708) Under 14 CFR 121, a required flightcrew member of an unaugmented two-pilot flag operation may not exceed how many hours duty in a seven consecutive day period?

32

82. (9331) The flight instruction of other pilots in air transportation service by an airline transport pilot is restricted to

36 hours in any 7-consecutive-day period.

21. (8268) The reserve fuel supply for a domestic air carrier flight is

45 minutes at normal fuel consumption in addition to the fuel required to fly to and land at the most distant alternate airport.

13. (8317) What period of time must a person be hospitalized before an injury may be defined by the NTSB as a 'serious injury'?

48 hours - commencing within 7 days after date of the injury

44. (9351) When a facsimile replacement is received for an airman's medical certificate, for what maximum time is this document valid?

60 days.

11. (8165) What emergency equipment is required for extended overwater operations?

A life preserver equipped with a survivor locator light, for each person on the airplane.

94. (8131) A certificate holder is notified that a person specifically authorized to carry a deadly weapon is to be aboard an aircraft. Except in an emergency, how long before loading that flight should the air carrier be notified?

A minimum of 1 hour.

25. (8284) Who is responsible, by regulation, for briefing a domestic or flag air carrier pilot in command on all available weather information?

Aircraft dispatcher.

36. (8176) Which factor determines the minimum number of hand fire extinguishers required for flight under 14 CFR Part 121?

Airplane passenger seating accommodations.

61. (8164) Which emergency equipment is required for a flag air carrier flight between John F. Kennedy International Airport and London, England?

An appropriately equipped survival kit attached to each required liferaft.

54. (8283) Where can the pilot of a flag air carrier airplane find the latest FDC NOTAMs?

Any company dispatch facility.

59. (8188) If a flight engineer becomes incapacitated during flight, who may perform the flight engineer's duties?

Any flight crewmember, if qualified.

67. (8229) You are a pilot operating under 14 CFR Part 121 and are in a required rest period. When can you be contacted about your next day duty assignment?

At the end of your required rest period.

40. (8138) What restrictions must be observed regarding the carrying of cargo in the passenger compartment of an airplane operated under 14 CFR Part 121?

Cargo may be carried aft of a divider if properly secured by a safety belt or other tiedown having enough strength to eliminate the possibility of shifting.

9. (9347) A Category II ILS pilot authorization, when originally issued, is normally limited to

Category II operations not less than 1600 RVR and a 150-foot DH.

37. (8198) Which 14 CFR Part 121 required document includes descriptions of the required crewmember functions to be performed in the event of an emergency?

Certificate holder's manual.

22. (8226) What information must the pilot in command of a supplemental air carrier flight or commercial operator carry to the destination airport?

Copy of the flight plan.

29. (9763) What is meant by "sterile cockpit"?

Crewmembers refrain from nonessential activities during critical phases of flight.

74. (9329.2) The lowest authorized ILS minimums associated with CAT II approaches are

DH 100 feet and RVR 1,200 feet.

49. (9329.1) The lowest CAT II minimums are

DH 150 and RVR 1600.

8. (8214) 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

December 2011.

90. (9763.1) Under 14 CFR Part 121, when may nonessential communications take place below 10,000 feet?

During cruise flight.

77. (8231.1) For passenger-carrying operations under 14 CFR Part 121, which situation would be considered part of the required rest period?

Electing to fly as a passenger from home base after the flight duty period ends.

6. (8181) A passenger briefing by a crewmember shall be given, instructing passengers on the necessity of using oxygen in the event of cabin depressurization, prior to flights conducted above

FL 250.

84. (8156) If a turbine-engine-powered, pressurized airplane is not equipped with quick- donning oxygen masks, what is the maximum flight altitude authorized without one pilot wearing and using an oxygen mask?

FL 250.

72. (8187) What is the highest flight level that operations may be conducted without the pilot at the controls wearing and using an oxygen mask, while the other pilot is away from the duty station?

FL410.

23. (8319) Which of the following constitutes 'substantial damage' according to NTSB Part 830?

Failure of a component which would adversely affect the performance, and which would require replacement.

31. (8157) If a passenger-carrying landplane is required to have an automatic deploying escape slide system, when must this system be armed?

For taxi, takeoff, and landing.

5. (8201) What is the minimum number of flight attendants required on an airplane having a passenger seating capacity of 188 with only 117 passengers aboard?

Four.

18. (8211) You are on the last day of a four day trip and haven't slept well. What is a warning sign that you are fatigued?

Head bobbing.

73. (8189) Under which condition is a flight engineer required as a flight crewmember in 14 CFR Part 121 operations?

If required by the airplane's type certificate.

39. (8241) 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?

Land at the nearest suitable airport in point of time at which a safe landing can be made.

47. (8293) What information must be included on a domestic air carrier dispatch release?

Minimum fuel supply and trip number.

26. (8136) Which applies to the carriage of a person in the custody of law enforcement personnel?

No more than one person considered to be in the maximum risk category may be carried on a flight, and that person must have at least two armed law enforcement escorts.

97. (8232) A domestic air carrier flight has a delay while on the ground, at an intermediate airport. How long before a redispatch release is required?

Not more than 1 hour.

93. (9636) (Refer to Legend 12.) Newport News/Williamsburg Intl is a 14 CFR Part 139 airport. The Chart Supplements U.S. (previously Airport/Facility Directory) contains the following entry: ARFF Index A. What is the minimum number of aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles, and the type and amount of fire fighting agents that the airport should have?

One vehicle and 500 pounds of dry chemical (DC) or Halon 1211 or 450 pounds DC plus 100 gallons of water.

99. (8003) Which document specifically authorizes a person to operate an aircraft in a particular geographic area?

Operations Specifications.

87. (8281) Who is responsible for obtaining information on all current airport conditions, weather, and irregularities of navigation facilities for a supplemental air carrier flight?

Pilot in command.

100.(8243.1) You are the pilot-in-command of a 14 CFR Part 121 domestic operation flight. In addition to yourself, who is jointly responsible for preflight planning, delay, and dispatch release of the flight?

The aircraft dispatcher.

15. (8139) What requirement must be met regarding cargo that is carried anywhere in the passenger compartment of an air carrier airplane?

The bin in which the cargo is carried may not be installed in a position that restricts access to, or use of, any aisle in the passenger compartment.

34. (8210) What are the line check requirements for a domestic air carrier pilot in command under 60 years of age?

The line check is required every 12 calendar months in one of the types of airplanes to be flown.

92. (8192) An airplane has seats for 149 passengers and eight crewmembers. What is the minimum number of flight attendants required with 97 passengers aboard?

Three.

88. (9388.2) What is the purpose of a Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program?

To identify aggregate information for error trends.

10. (8162) How many portable battery-powered megaphones are required on an air carrier airplane with a seating capacity of 150 passengers on a trip segment when 75 passengers are carried?

Two - one at the forward end, and the other at the most rearward location of the passenger cabin.

14. (8290) Which information must be contained in, or attached to, the dispatch release for a flag air carrier flight?

Type of operation (e.g., IFR, VFR), trip number.

20. (8216) 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?

Upgrade training.

17. (9345) To be eligible for the practical test for the renewal of a Category II authorization, what recent instrument approach experience is required?

Within the previous 6 months, six ILS approaches, three of which may be flown to the Category I DH by use of an approach coupler.

62. (8223) "Airport standby reserve" means

a defined duty period during which a flight crewmember is required by the certificate holder to be available for possible assignment.

57. (8238) "Theater" means

a geographical area in which the distance between the flightcrew member flight duty period departure point and arrival point differs by no more than 60 degrees longitude.

19. (8183) Each air carrier flight deck crewmember on flight deck duty must be provided with an oxygen mask that can be rapidly placed on his face when operating at flight altitudes

above FL 250.

69. (8166) Each large aircraft operating over water must have a life preserver for each

aircraft occupant.

24. (8767) A person who is not authorized to conduct direct air carrier operations, but who is authorized by the Administrator to conduct operations as a U.S. commercial operator, will be issued

an Operating Certificate.

65. (9342.2) 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

an SIC for a Part 121 air carrier.

95. (9849) Limiting flight time for all flightcrew members will include

any flying by flightcrew members for any certificate holder or 91K program manager.

79. (8159) Federal Aviation Regulations require that interior emergency lights must

be operable manually from the flightcrew station and a point in the passenger compartment.

46. (9836) Pilots and/or flight crew members involved in near midair collision (NMAC) occurrences are urged to report each incident immediately

by radio or telephone to the nearest FAA ATC facility or FSS.

45. (8768) The kinds of operation that a certificate holder is authorized to conduct are specified in the

certificate holder's operations specifications.

63. (9782) All 14 CFR Part 139 airports must report

declared distances for each runway.

4. (8239) An aircraft dispatcher declares an emergency for a flight and a deviation results. A written report shall be sent through the air carriers operations manager by the

dispatcher to the FAA Administrator within 10 days of the event.

58. (8174) What is the passenger oxygen supply requirement for a flight, in a turbinepowered aircraft, with a cabin pressure altitude in excess of 15,000 feet? Enough oxygen for

each passengers for the entire flight above 15,000 feet cabin altitude.

56. (8235) Each crewmember shall have readily available for individual use on each flight a

flashlight in good working order.

60. (9342.1) 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

in Part 121 operations.

76. (8244) The pilot in command has emergency authority to exclude any and all persons from admittance to the flight deck

in the interest of safety.

86. (8215) 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

initial training.

70. (8158) If there is a required emergency exit located in the flightcrew compartment, the door which separates the compartment from the passenger cabin must be

latched open during takeoff and landing.

28. (8237) If it becomes necessary to shut down one engine on a domestic air carrier three-engine turbojet airplane, the pilot in command

may continue to the planned destination if this is considered as safe as landing at the nearest suitable airport.

89. (8294) A dispatch release for a flag or domestic air carrier must contain or have attached to it

minimum fuel supply and weather information for the complete flight.

33. (9852) No flightcrew member may accept an assignment without scheduled rest opportunities for

more than 3 consecutive nighttime flights that infringe on the window of circadian low.

1. (8190) When the need for a flight engineer is determined by aircraft weight, what is the takeoff weight that requires a flight engineer?

more than 80,000 pounds.

7. (8155) If either pilot of an air carrier airplane leaves the duty station while flying at FL 410, the other pilot

must have a quick-donning type oxygen mask available.

2. (8175) Which restriction applies to a cargo bin in a passenger compartment? The bin

must withstand the load factor required of passenger seats, multiplied by 1.15, using the combined weight of the bin and the maximum weight of the cargo that may be carried in the bin.

64. (9847) After takeoff, unforeseen circumstances arise. In this case, the flight duty period may be extended by as much as

necessary to land at the next destination airport or alternate airport.

3. (9756) If icing is suspected on an airplane equipped with deicing equipment, the pilot should

operate the pneumatic deicing system several times to clear the ice.

98. (9848) For airport/standby reserve, all time spent in airport/standby reserve time is

part of the flightcrew member's flight duty period.

42. (8243) The persons jointly responsible for the initiation, continuation, diversion, and termination of a supplemental air carrier or commercial operator flight are the

pilot in command and director of operations.

68. (8430) A provisional airport is an airport approved by the Administrator for use by an air carrier certificate holder for the purpose of

providing service to a community when the regular airport is unavailable.

53. (8429) An airport approved by the Administrator for use by an air carrier certificate holder for the purpose of providing service to a community when the regular airport is not available is a/an:

provisional airport.

96. (8163) In the event of an engine emergency, the use of a cockpit check procedure by the flightcrew is

required by regulations to prevent reliance upon memorized procedures.

83. (9762) What is considered "south polar"?

south of 60 degrees S latitude.

81. (8291) The certificated air carrier and 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

supplemental and commercial.

80. (8245) If an aircraft dispatcher cannot communicate with the pilot of an air carrier flight during an emergency, the aircraft dispatcher should

take any action considered necessary under the circumstances.

35. (8217) 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

transition training.

55. (9847.1) "Unforeseen operational circumstance" means an

unplanned event of insufficient duration to allow for adjustments to schedules.

75. (8230) To remain current as an aircraft dispatcher, a person must, in addition to other requirements,

within the preceding 12 calendar months, spend at least 5 hours observing flight deck operations in one of the types of airplanes in each group he/she is to dispatch.