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| en route airway routes, between FL180 and FL450, |
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| What classes of airspace are contained within the National Airspace System? |
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| Class A, B, C, D, E, and G airspace |
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| Where does class F airspace exist? |
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| How big is the airspace vertically in flight levels? |
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| Where is the ATCSCC located? |
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| Located ~40 miles outside D.C. |
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Balances the air traffic demand with the NAS capacity
Can issue delays, ground stops, etc.. to regulate traffic flow inside the NAS , as well as arriving/departing the NAS |
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| What Controls aircraft inbound (approach control) or outbound (departure control) within 40-50 miles |
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| TRACON Terminal Approach Control |
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| Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC or “Center”) |
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| Who or what owns the active runways on the airport? |
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| Tower (also referred to as “local control”) |
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| Who or what controls traffic within 5 miles of the airport? |
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| What areas can you NOT fly through |
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| Prohibited Areas (white house, capitol, etc) |
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| What areas can you fly through when not in use? |
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| What areas can you fly into, but shouldn't when use? |
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| Military Operations Area (MOA) |
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| These are not charted so we don’t know where these are, so you can’t really avoid them |
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Avoid if at all possible
You’ll see these around “sensitive” facilities |
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| What flight levels are Victor Airways? |
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Begin at 1200 ft. agl and extend to FL180
12 to 18 |
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| What are defined by VOR's and intersections? |
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| What are the flight levels for Victor Airways? |
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• Odd numbers north/south
• Even numbers east/west |
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| What airspace do Jet Routes only exist?> |
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| What is the range of flight levels for Jet Routes? |
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• Begin at FL180 and extend to FL450
180-450 |
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| What is the name of the area navigation routes in low altitudes? |
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| T “Tango” routes – Low Altitude |
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| What is the name of the area navigation routes in high altitudes? |
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| What is the floor of a Q route? |
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| What rate does temperature decrease with altitude? |
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| 2 °C per 1,000 feet until the tropopause |
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Touch Down Zone Elevation,
elevation within the first 3000 feet of runway |
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| In order for a pilot to descend below DA on an instrument approach they must |
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| be cleared to land by the tower controller. |
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| T “Tango” routes – Low Altitude |
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| Q “Quebec” routes – High Altitude (above FL180) |
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NFDC Preferred IFR routes
If one of these is applicable for your flight, use it.
Predefined route and altitude that ATC wants use to use
If you file this it will almost always be granted |
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What is a route that has a predetermined route and altitude that ATC wants you to use?
Predefined route and altitude that ATC wants use to use |
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Predefined route that keeps aircraft down low and passes them between tower controllers.
Its popular on the east coast
Not really meant for 121 operations |
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| Minimum Enroute altitudes (MEA) |
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| Maximum Authorized Altitudes (MAA) |
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| Minimum Reception Altitudes (MRA) |
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| Minimum Crossing Altitude (MCA) |
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| Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODP’s) |
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| Standard Instrument Departure Procedures (SID’s) |
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| what is an Individually departure tailored to a specific runway at an airport to keep the aircraft clear of an terrain |
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ODP
Obstacle Departure Procedure |
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| These can be either text based or graphical. |
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ODP
Obstacle Departure Procedure |
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| These can be either text based or graphical. |
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ODP
Obstacle Departure Procedure |
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| Can impose minimum climb gradients, or require multiple turns in order to navigate around terrain |
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| ODP Obstacle Departure Procedure |
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| must be complied with when IFR |
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| ODP Obstacle Departure Proceure |
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| When an airport has a published ODP it will be noted on the Instrument approach plates and Airport Diagram HOW? |
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| with a “T” inside of a triangle |
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| These are Much more common at the nations busiest airports |
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| These Minimize pilot and controller workload |
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| These Standardize the flow of traffic |
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| These Reduce radio communication |
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| What is a Standard terminal Arrival Routes |
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| Your flying the SID first, then transitioning off of it |
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| Your flying the transition first, that is leading you to the STAR |
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| Final approach fix (FAF) is the point at which the final approach segment begins; i.e., the final descent to MDA or DA begins. |
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| the point at which the final approach segment begins; i.e., the final descent to MDA or DA begins. |
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| Missed approach point (MAP) is the point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference* does not exist |
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| Missed approach point (MAP) is the point prescribed in each instrument approach at which a missed approach procedure shall be executed if the required visual reference* does not exist |
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| Could be identified by time, a fix, DME, GPS, VOR cross radials, or an NDB bearing depending on the approach |
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| Could be identified by time, a fix, DME, GPS, VOR cross radials, or an NDB bearing depending on the approach |
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| is the published procedure, as part of an IAP, that you carry out if, at the MAP, the required visual references do not exist |
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| Missed Approach PROCEDURE |
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| Missed Approach PROCEDURE |
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| is the published procedure, as part of an IAP, that you carry out if, at the MAP, the required visual references do not exist |
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| provides lateral and vertical guidence while descending to land |
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| provides lateral and vertical guidance while descending to land |
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| provides lateral guidance only |
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| provides lateral guidance only |
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Commonly used for
Course Reversal
ATC delays
Weather Delays
Delays for situational awareness (i.e. Figuring out what is going on or troubleshooting something) |
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| depicted on IAP’s, STARs, DPs, enroute charts |
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Maximum holding airspeed (14 CFR 91.117)
Below 6000 ft MSL
200 KIAS
6001 ft - 14,000 ft
230 KIAS
Above 14,001 ft
265 KIAS |
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