Sheppard air frequently missed questions (IFR)

46) (Refer to figure 91.) What is the minimum crossing altitude at SABAT intersection when eastbound from DBS VORTAC on V298?

11,100

55) (Refer to figure 89.) When flying from Milford Municipal to Bryce Canyon via V235 and V293, what minimum altitude should you be at when crossing CEDAR CITY VOR?

12,000

(Refer to figure 2.) What approximate wind direction, speed, and temperature (relative to ISA) should a pilot expect when planning for a flight over EMI at FL 270?

265° true; 100 knots; ISA +3 °C.

The pressure altitude at a given location is indicated on the altimeter after the altimeter is set to

29.92 in Hg.

(Refer to figure 65.) Which point would be the appropriate VOR COP on V20 from the LFT VORTAC to the RQR VOR?

37 DME from the LFT VORTAC.

While airborne, what is the maximum permissible variation between the two indicated bearings when checking one VOR system against the other?

4° between the two indicated bearings to a VOR. Download all Figures

A jet stream is defined as wind of

50 knots or greater

To turn to the left from a heading of 90° to a heading of 300°, assuming a standard rate turn, how much time would your turn take?

50 seconds

What indication is presented by the miniature aircraft of the turn coordinator?

Indirect indication of the bank attitude.

If you fly into severe turbulence, which flight condition should you attempt to maintain?

Level flight attitude

(Refer to figure 13.) What effect will a microburst encounter have upon the aircraft in position 4?

Strong tailwind

(Refer to figure 13.) What effect will a microburst encounter have upon the aircraft in position 4?

Strong tailwind.

(Refer to figure 242.) What type of entry is recommended to the missed approach holding pattern if the inbound heading is 050°?

Teardrop

What is an operational consideration if you fly into rain which freezes on impact?

Temperatures are above freezing at some higher altitude.

What is the meaning of a single coded identification received only once approximately every 30 seconds from a VORTAC?

The DME component is operative and the VOR component is inoperative.

How is your flight plan closed when your destination airport has IFR conditions and there is no control tower on the field?

Upon landing, you must close your flight plan by radio or by telephone to any FSS or ATC facility. Download all Figures

(Refer to Figure 240.) You have the required visual references are in sight. When should you leave the MDA and begin your descent to the runway?

When reaching the PUC 1.4 DME.

AIRMET's are issued on a scheduled basis every

six hours

A Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM) approach may require

special training to monitor two VHF Comm receivers simultaneously.

How long would it take to turn right from a heading of 90° to a heading of 270° assuming you use the standard rate of turn?

1 minute

How long would it take to take to turn 135°, assuming you use a half-standard rate turn?

1 minute and 30 seconds

(Refer to figure 76.) If the course deviation indicators (CDI) are centered, which indications on the No. 1 and No. 2 VOR receivers over the Glacier Park International Airport would meet the requirements for the VOR receiver check?

138°-TO - 322°-FROM

(Refer to figure 234.) En route to Lincoln airport, you are unable to receive the local altimeter setting. Additionally, you note that the MALSR is inoperative. What are the ILS 18 approach minimums for Category A aircraft?

1486/45.

(Refer to figure 78.) What is the maximum altitude that you may plan for an IFR flight on V86 EASTBOUND between BOZEMAN and BILLINGS VORTACs?

17,000

Which indications are acceptable tolerances when checking both VOR receivers by use of the VOT?

176° TO and 003° FROM, respectively.

When ATC has not imposed any climb or descent restrictions and aircraft are within 1,000 feet of assigned altitude, pilots should attempt to both climb and descend at a rate of between

500 feet per minute and 1,500 feet per minute.

What feature is associated with a temperature inversion?

A stable layer of air

(Refer to figure 234.) If your aircraft was cleared for the ILS RWY 18 at Lincoln Municipal and crossed the Lincoln VORTAC at 5,000 feet MSL, at what point in the teardrop could a descent to 3,200 feet commence?

As soon as intercepting LOC in bound.

(Refer to figure 213 and legend 20.) Your aircraft is a Cessna 310 with a stall speed of 72 knots. Which aircraft approach category should be used for a circling approach for a landing on RWY 28R?

B

You can fly IFR with no flight plan or clearance in:

Class G

You are flying in possible icing conditions and you realize that you are experiencing tailplane icing or a tailplane stall. What is your best solution to the problem?

Don't apply flaps, keep your airspeed up

(Refer to figure 238.) What is the minimum number of way points required for the complete RNAV RWY 28 approach procedure including the missed approach procedure?

Four way point

Which of the following indications would a pilot see while approaching to land on a runway served by a 2 bar VASI?

If departing to the high side of the glidepath, the far bars will change from red to white. Download all Figures

(Refer to figure 109.) In which general direction from the VORTAC is the aircraft located?

Northeast

(Refer to figures 47, 48.) What is your position relative to relative to Yakima VOR?

Northwest of V468 flying away from the VOR.

(Refer to figure 47.) When en route on V448 from YKM VORTAC to BTG VORTAC, what minimum navigation equipment is required to identify ANGOO intersection?

One VOR receiver

(Refer to Figure 187.) Which of the following waypoints are marked as a fly-over waypoint?

RW28L

During a constant bank level turn, what effect would an increase in airspeed have on the rate and radius of turn?

Rate of turn would decrease, and radius of turn would increase.

How should the pilot make a VOR receiver check when the aircraft is located on the designated checkpoint on the airport surface?

Set the OBS on the designated radial. The CDI must center within plus or minus 4° of that radial with a FROM indication.

38) (Refer to Figure 249.) You are executing this approach with BARO-VNAV equipment. Why is there a temperature limitation for this type of approach?

The decision altitude and final approach segment height above obstacles or terrain is unsafe when temperatures are lower than charted.

A pilot is making an ILS approach and is past the OM to a runway which has a VASI. What action is appropriate if an electronic glide slope malfunction occurs and the pilot has the VASI in sight?

The pilot may continue the approach and use the VASI glide slope in place of the electronic glide slope.

What determines the structure or type of clouds which form as a result of air being forced to ascend?

The stability of the air before lifting occurs.

Which is a characteristic of low level wind shear as it relates to frontal activity?

With a warm front, the most critical period is before the front passes the airport.

An air mass is a body of air that

covers an extensive area and has fairly uniform properties of temperature and moisture.

27) Rate of turn can be increased and radius of turn decreased by

decreasing airspeed and increasing the bank.

The altitude that provides acceptable navigational signal coverage for the route, and meets obstacle clearance requirements, is the minimum:

enroute altitude

When departing from an airport located outside controlled airspace during IMC, you must file an IFR flight plan and receive a clearance before

entering Class E airspace.

Without visual aid, a pilot often interprets centrifugal force as a sensation of

rising or falling