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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is corrected altitude?

<p>Approximate true altitude (A)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should an air carrier activate the transponder?

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

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

<p>Operations specifications (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What functions are provided by ILS?

<p>Azimuth, range, and vertical (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of REIL?

<p>To enhance runway alignment (D)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

What does the VV001 in the METAR report indicate?

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

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

<p>Cumulonimbus (C)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do squall lines most often develop?

<p>Ahead of a cold front (C)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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