QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED
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⩥ OBS of your VOR is set to 150* and needle is centred. The To/From
meter is unserviceable. How can you resolve the ambiguity?.
Answer: Rotate the OBS 10* to 160*
Needle moves left, AC is on the TO side
Needle moves right AC is on the FROM side of the station
⩥ Isolated CB's are?.
Answer: Individual Cells
⩥ ASI reads high during a climb a pitch increase results in a further
increase in the ASI reading - Why?.
Answer: Pitot tube and drain hole must both be iced over.
⩥ Acceleration of the AC during a missed approach could cause a pilot
to do what?.
Answer: Lower the nose of the AC which will degrade the required
climb (Sensory illusion of pitching up due to acceleration)
,⩥ Exam gives you an approach plate depicts an NDB approach but it
also provides a step-down fix based on a DME (if you did not have
DME, then this lower altitude would not apply)..
Answer: Question asks for what NAV equipment is required for this
approach.
- An ADF is all that is required according to the procedure title-
[If you have DME then you have the advantage of the step down fix
(and a lower MDA is then authorized)]
⩥ What is a black dashed line on a LO Chart?.
Answer: RNAV Route
⩥ Define Class B airspace..
Answer: All Controlled Low Level airspace above 12,500 ASL or at and
above the MEA whichever is higher
⩥ Question on the minimum flight planning altitude pilots should use
over the snow laden mountains of Canada during the wintertime.
Answer: At least 1000' above the published MEA's
⩥ From whom do you obtain a SIGMET?.
, Answer: Flight Service Specialist (FSS) 126.7MHz
⩥ Comm failure during a SID.
Answer: Read the SID chart Comm Failure Section
⩥ Question on T.O. minima when RVR is fluctuating..
Answer: OK if Tower VIS is 1/2SM or Greater
⩥ When the term "Approximately" is used in a NOTAM.
Answer: It must be follower later by either a [R]eplacing NOTAM or a
[C]ancelling NOTAM
⩥ On a missed approach, if no further clearance has been received what
should you do?.
Answer: Hold at the missed approach fix if there is a published hold
there OR if none published, hold (right turns - standard) on the initial
inbound heading that took you directly to the fix.
⩥ When must clearances and instructions issued by ATC be followed?.
Answer: Remember that clearances and instructions that are issued by
ATC are only valid while the AC is operating in CONTROLLED
airspace.
Once Clear of controlled airspace, you no longer have to maintain the
last assigned altitude.