IFR Operations in Controlled Airspace
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What action should be taken if one of the two VOR receivers fails while IFR in controlled airspace?

  • Notify the dispatcher via company frequency
  • Advice ATC immediately (correct)
  • No call is required if one of the two VOR receivers is operating properly
  • Squawk 7600

    • What should a pilot do if a partial loss of ILS receiver capability occurs while operating in controlled airspace under IFR?

  • Squawk 7600
  • Notify ATC immediately
  • Divert to nearest airfield
  • Continue as cleared and file a written report to the Administrator if requested (correct)

    • What document dictates whether a flight may continue en route if a required instrument on a multi-engine airplane becomes inoperative?

  • Original dispatch release
  • Aircraft maintenance manual
  • Certificate holder's manual
  • Master Minimum Equipment List for the airplane (correct)

    • What is station pressure?

    <p>Station barometric pressure reduced to sea level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is corrected altitude?

    <p>Approximate true altitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action should be taken if one of the two VHF radios fails while IFR in controlled airspace?

    <p>Notify ATC immediately</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should an air carrier activate the transponder?

    <p>Only when ATC specifically requests it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What authorizes an air carrier to conduct a special instrument approach procedure?

    <p>Operations specifications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What frequency range does the localizer transmitter of the ILS operate in?

    <p>108.10 to 117.95 MHz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What functions are provided by ILS?

    <p>Azimuth, range, and vertical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the LDA differ from an ILS LOC?

    <p>LDA is offset from the runway, ILS is aligned</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of REIL?

    <p>To enhance runway alignment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the risk associated with landing on a narrower than usual runway?

    <p>Flying a lower approach with the risk of striking objects along the approach path</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the illusion known as when a stationary light appears to move when stared at for a period of time in the dark?

    <p>Autokinesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the illusion known as when making a landing over darkened or featureless terrain such as water or snow?

    <p>The illusion of being too low</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most effective way to use the eyes during night flight?

    <p>Scan slowly to permit off-center vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the illusion known as when a pilot experiences an illusion of being in a nose-up attitude during a rapid acceleration takeoff?

    <p>Inversion illusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the risk associated with the illusion of being too low or shallow during a landing over darkened or featureless terrain?

    <p>Landing short and overshooting the runway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the wind direction at Wichita Falls (KSPS) between 1757 and 1820 UTC?

    <p>010° magnetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the rain at Wichita Falls (KSPS) between 1757 and 1820 UTC?

    <p>It stopped</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What change occurred at Harrison (KHRO) between 1753 and 1815 UTC?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the VV001 in the METAR report indicate?

    <p>The variability value is 100 feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of clouds were observed at Harrison (KHRO) between 1753 and 1815 UTC?

    <p>Cumulonimbus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which primary source contains information regarding the expected weather at the destination airport, at the ETA?

    <p>TAF</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of a thunderstorm?

    <p>The appearance of an anvil top</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What feature is normally associated with the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?

    <p>Beginning of rain at the surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are downdrafts in a mature thunderstorm hazardous?

    <p>Downdrafts are kept cool by cold rain which tends to accelerate the downward velocity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do squall lines most often develop?

    <p>Ahead of a cold front</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a difference between an air mass thunderstorm and a steady-state thunderstorm?

    <p>Air mass thunderstorms are associated with a single air mass, while steady-state thunderstorms are associated with a front</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of weather conditions can be expected with a temperature/dew point spread of 10°C/10°C and winds 330° at 5 knots?

    <p>Radiation fog</p> Signup and view all the answers

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