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Bi-annual flight review
Airspace flight requirements and information for BFR
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11/15/2018

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Term

Class A Airspace

  • What is the altitude and coverage of Class A airspace?
Definition
  • 18,000' MSL to FL 600 (60,000')
  • lower 48 states and eastern Alaska
Term

Class A Airspace

  • What are the requirements to be in Class A airspace?
Definition
  • Pilot must be IFR rated
  • Aircraft must be IFR equipped
  • Must obtain ATC clearance
  • Maintain 2 way radio contact
  • Altimeter set to 29.92
Term

Class B Airspace

  • What are the speed limits in Class B airspace?
Definition
  • Max. indicated airspeed within Class B is 250 knots
  • Max. indicated airspeed below overhanging Class B is 200 knots
Term

Class B Airspace

  • What are the requirements to be in Class B airspace?
Definition
  • Receive ATC clearance before entering
  • Requires Mode C w/ altitude reporting
  • Requires Mode C w/ altitude reporting in 30 nm of primary airport
  • Avoid Class B around "push" times
Term

Class B Airspace

  • Are you able to enter Class B airspace without a transponder?
Definition
  • Yes, you must request permission 1 hour prior to airspace use
  • Authorization from altitude reporting may be given immediately
Term

Class B Airspace

  • How is Class B depicted on charts?
Definition
  • Solid blue lines on sectional
Term

Class B Airspace

  • What are the minimums for VFR flight in Class B airspace?
Definition
  • 3 miles of visibility
  • Clear of clouds
Term

Class C Airspace

  • What are the basics of Class C airspace?
Definition
  • Typically 2 layers of 5nm and 10 nm radius
  • Typically 4,000' AGL ceiling
  • Traffic advisories are provided to ALL aircraft
Term

Class C Airspace

  • What are the radio/communication requirements for Class C?
Definition
  • Establish communication with ATC
  • Does no require formal clearance but ATC must acknowledge with call-sign before entry
Term

Class C Airspace

  • What are the radio/communication requirements for Class C?
Definition
  • Establish communication with ATC
  • Does no require formal clearance but ATC must acknowledge with call-sign before entry
Term

Class C Airspace

  • What are the transponder requirements for Class C?
Definition
  • Mode C transponder with altitude reporting both within and above Class C airspace
Term

Class C Airspace

  • How is Class C depicted on charts?
Definition
  • Area is defined by a solid magenta line
Term

Class C Airspace

  • What is the speed limit in Class C airspace?
Definition
  • Aircraft may not exceed 200 knots within 4 nm of primary airport or below 2,500' 
Term

Class D Airspace

  • What is the speed limit of Class D airspace?
Definition
  • 200 knots speed limit 4 nm from primary airport and below 2,500'
Term

Class C Airspace

  • What are the minimums for Class C airspace?
Definition
  • 3 sm visibility for VFR
  • 500' below clouds
  • 1,000' above clouds
  • 2,000' horizontal from clouds
Term

Class D Airspace

  • What are the requirements to be in Class D airspace?
Definition
  • Establish 2-way communication
  • Formal clearance not required but ATC must acknowledge with call sign
  • Traffic advisories with ATC workload permitting
  • Some do not operate 24 hours a day and reverts to Class E or G
Term

Class D Airspace

  • How is Class D depicted on a chart?
Definition
  • Class D is depicted by a dashed blue line
Term

Class D Airspace

  • What are the VFR minimums for Class D airspace?
Definition
  • 3 miles visibility
  • 500' below clouds
  • 1,000' above clouds
  • 2,000' horizontally
Term

Class E Airspace

  • What are the basics of Class E airspace?
Definition
  • Airspace is controlled
  • Not in A, B, C, or D
  • Upward but not including A
  • Within Magenta vignette, the floor is 700' AGL (Class G below)
  • Outside of Magenta vignette, the floor is 1,200' AGL (Class G below)
  • When not defined 14,500 MSL
  • Above FL 60 and beyond
Term

Class E Airspace

  • What are the minimums in Class E below 10,000'?
Definition
  • 3 miles visibility
  • 500' below clouds
  • 1,000' above clouds
  • 2,000' horizontal of clouds
Term

Class E Airspace

  • What are the minimums of Class E at or above 10,000' (>1,200' AGL)?
Definition
  • 5 sm visibility
  • 1,000' above clouds
  • 1,000' below clouds
  • 1 sm horizontally
Term

Class E Airspace

  • What are the minimums for take-off and landing in Class E airspace?
Definition
  • Minimum of 1,000' ceiling
  • 3 sm visibility
Term

Special VFR

  • What are the basics of Special VFR (day/night)?
Definition
  • Can be used for VFR operation in B, C, D, or E situations
  • Pilot must request
  • 1-mile visibility and clear of clouds
  • Must be IFR and IFR equipped for night SVFR
  • May not use in an airport with 'NOSVFR' on the chart
Term

Class G Airspace

  • What are the VFR minimums for Class G below 1,200' AGL?
Definition
  • 1 mile during the day
  • 3 mile at night
  • Clear of clouds
Term

Class G Airspace

  • What are the VFR minimums for Class G between 1,200' AGL to 9,999' MSL?
Definition
  • 1-mile visibility during day
  • 3-mile visibility at night
  • 500' below clouds
  • 1,000' above clouds
  • 2,000' horizontal
Term

Class G Airspace

  • What are the VFR minimums for Class G when above 10,000' MSL?
Definition
  • 5 sm day or night
  • 1,000' below clouds
  • 1,000' above clouds
  • 1 sm horizontal from clouds
Term

Define:   Angle of attack

Definition
  • The acute angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the direction of the air striking the airfoil
Term

Define:  Angle of incidence

Definition
  • the angle formed by the chord line of the wing and a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft
Term

Difine: Controlled firing area

Definition
  • an area established to contain activities which if not conducted in a controlled environment, would be hazardous to non-participating aircraft
Term

Define:   Critical angle of attack

Definition
  • The angle of attack at which the wing stalls regardless of airspeed, flight attitude, or weight
Term

Define: Density Altitude

Definition
  • pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temperature.  Density altitude is used in computing the performance of an aircraft and its engines
Term

At what weight is an aircraft considered "Large"?

Definition
  • Greater than 12,500 pounds certified takeoff weight
Term

Define: Military Operation Area

Definition
  • Outside of Class A airspace to separate or segregate certain non-hazardous military activity from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic
Term

Define:  Night

Definition
  • Means the time between the end of evening civil twilight ant the beginning of morning civil twilight as published in the Air Almanac and corrected for local time
Term

Define:  Prohibited area

Definition
  • airspace within which no person may operate an aircraft without the permission of the authorizing agency
Term

Define:  Rating

Definition
  • A statement, as part of a certificate, sets forth special conditions, privileges, or limitations
Term

Define:  Restricted area

Definition
  • Airspace within which the flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited, is subject to restriction
Term

Define:  Warning area

Definition
  • Airspace of defined dimensions, extending 3 nautical miles outward from the coast of the US, a warning area may be over domestic or international waters
Term

Define:  True altitude

Definition
  • Height above mean sea level
Term

Define:  Indicated altitude

Definition
  • Altitude indicated with current altitude setting (approximation)
    • Allows vertical pacing between aircraft
    • Allows maintaining obstacle/terrain avoidance
Term

Define: Pressure Altitude

Definition
  • Altitude indicated at 29.92 - used in flight levels above and including 18,000 feet
Term

Define:  Absolute Altitude

Definition
  • Altitude above the ground
Term

Define:  Density Altitude

Definition
  • pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temperature variations
Term

Define:  Complex aircraft

Definition
  • Retractable landing gear
  • Flaps
  • AND controllable pitch propeller (includes FADEC)
Term

What documents are required to be in the aircraft with the pilot?

Definition
  • Pilot certificate
  • Photo ID (government issued)
  • Medical certificate
Term

Offenses involving alcohol or drugs

Definition
  • Grounds for denial for certificate, rating, or authorization for up to 1 year
  • Grounds for suspension of the certificate, rating, or authorization
Term

What happens with refusal to submit to ETOH test?

Definition

When requested by law enforcement

  • Grounds for denial of an application for a certificate, rating, or authorization for up to a year
  • Grounds for dismissal of certificate, rating, or authorization
Term

How long is a medical good for?

Definition
  • After the age of 40, it is good until the end of the 24th month listed on the medical certificate
Term

What aircraft are type requirements required for?

Definition
  • Large aircraft
  • Turbojet-powered aircraft
  • Other aircraft specified by Administrator
Term

Give examples of "Category"

Definition
  • Airplane
  • Rotorcraft
  • Glider
Term

Give examples of "Class"

Definition
  • Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL)
  • Airplane Multi-engine Land (AMEL)
  • Airplane Single engine Sea (ASES)
Term

Give an example of "Type"

Definition
  • DC-9
  • 747
  • etc.
Term

What is the criteria for High-Performance aircraft?

Definition
  • 200 hp
Term

What are the training requirements for complex, high-performance, and pressurized aircraft?

Definition
  • Received and logged
    • ground training
    • flight training
    • one-time endorsement
Term

What are the rules for currency for carrying passengers?

Definition
  • 3 takeoffs and landing in the last 90 days (daytime)
  • 3 takeoffs and landings to full stop in the last 90 days (night)
    • Night for currency is 1 hour past sunset and 1 hour before sunrise
Term

When must a change of address be filed with FAA?

Definition
  • 30 days
Term

When are NAV lights required?

Definition
  • Must be used from Sunset to Sunrise
Term

When is dropping objects allowed from an aircraft?

Definition
  • If does not create a hazard
  • reasonable precautions
Term

What are the basic rules for alcohol consumption?

Definition
  • 8 hours from bottle to throttle

May not operate:

  • 0.04 BAC
  • while under the influence of drugs of EtOH
  • under influence of ANY substance that affects a person's facilities
  • may not allow obvious intoxication unless an emergency and under proper care
Term

Outline safety belt use.

Definition
  • Passengers must be briefed
  • Belts must be used during taxi, takeoff, and landing
Term

What are the general speed limits of aircraft under 10,000 feet?

Definition
  • 250 knots unless authorized by Administrator
  • No operation greater than 200 knots or below 2,500 feet within 4 miles of Class D or C
  • 200-knot speed limit below Class B
Term

What does a steady green light signal mean?

Definition

Surface - Cleared for takeoff

In-flight - Cleared to land

Term

What does a flashing green light signal mean?

Definition

Surface - Cleared to taxi

In-flight - Return for landing - followed by solid green

Term

What does a steady red light signal mean?

Definition

Surface - STOP

In-flight - Give way to other aircraft - continue circling

Term

What does a flashing red light signal mean?

Definition

Surface - Taxi clear of the runway in use]

In-flight - Airport unsafe - DO NOT LAND

Term

What does a flashing white light signal mean?

Definition

Return to starting point on airport

Term

What does an alternating red/green light signal mean?

Definition

Surface - exercise extreme caution

In-flight - exercise extreme caution

Term

What are the fuel requirements for day and night VFR?

Definition
  • Daytime - 30 minutes beyond intended at normal cruising speed
  • Nighttime - 45 minutes beyond intended at normal cruising speed
Term

What are the cruising altitudes (below 18,000) for magnetic heading of 0-179 degrees and 180- 359 degrees?

Definition
  • 0-179 odd thousand plus 500 feet
  • 180-359 even thousand plus 500 feet
Term

Name the AROW documents needed in the aircraft?

Definition
  • A - airworthiness
  • R - Registration (3 years)
  • O - operation limitation
  • W - weight, and balance (empty weight)
Term

What is the required equipment for VFR day flight?

Definition

TOMATO FLAAMES  - tachometer, oil pressure, manifold pressure (each altitude engine), airspeed indicator, Temperature gauge (liquid cooled), fuel gauges (each tank), landing gear indicators, altimeter, anti-collision lights, magnetic compass, ELT, seat belts

Term

What is the equipment list required for NIGHT VFR flight?

Definition

TOMATO FLAAMES + FLAPS - fuses (full set - 3 of each kind), landing light (if for hire), anti-collision (aviation red/white), position lights, source of power

Term

What is the requirement for supplemental oxygen above 12,500 MSL and up to and including 14,000 MSL?

Definition
  • The flight crew must be provided with supplemental oxygen
  • Must use if over 30 minutes in flight
Term

What is the supplemental oxygen requirement between 14,000 MSL and 15,000 MSL?

Definition
  • Crew must be provided
  • Crew must use oxygen
Term

Above 15,000 MSL, what is the oxygen requirement?

Definition
  • All occupants must be provided supplemental oxygen
  • The crew must wear oxygen
Term

 What are the transponder codes for:

  • VFR
  • Hijack
  • Comms down
  • Having an emergency
  • Military intercept
  • Military operating
Definition
  • VFR - 1200
  • Hijack - 7500
  • Comms down - 7600
  • Emergency - 7700
  • Military intercept - 7777
  • Military operating - 4000

"Hi jack, I can't talk right now, I'm having an emergency"

Term

What are the basics of hypoxia?

Definition
  • Deterioration of night vision at 5,000 feet
  • Usually doesn't occur until 12,000 for normal healthy pilot
  • 12,000 - 15,000 judgment, memory, alertness, coordination, ability to make calculations impaired
  • A headache, drowsiness, dizziness, sense of well-being/belligerence occur
  • Pilot performance can deteriorate in less than 15 minutes at 15,000
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