FDOPS 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Frequency of training for effects of surface contamination - Answers :once every 12
months
Maneuvering Area definition - Answers :used for taxi, take-off, and landing
11,000 feet is expressed how? - Answers :one one thousand feet
which is more important: A/W directive or MEL? - Answers :Airworthiness Directive
Night is defined how? - Answers :the time between the end of evening civil twilight
beginning of morning civil twilight
Unless for the purposes of Take-off, landing or any emergencies, the minimum altitude
over an aerodrome is - - Answers :2000ft
When enroute to destination, the weather at alternate falls below 'alternate mimimus' -
what do you do? - Answers :Proceed normally to destination
IFR take-offs are governed by? - Answers :take off visibility - RVR then reported ground
vis.
reported estimate of runway visibility is valid for how long? - Answers :20 minutes
IFR approaches are governed by? - Answers :reported RVR (approach ban)
Max flight duty time within 24 hour period: - Answers :14 hours
When does DISPATCH RELEASE occur? - Answers :when dispatcher approves
operational flight plan
Type A Operational Control System? - Answers :Airline Operations w/ MORE than 6
Airplanes:
-having a passenger-seating configuration of 20 or more;
-having a maximum gross take-off weight of 45,455 kg (100,000 lbs.) or more
-operating under complex operations.
Type B Operational Control System? - Answers :Airline Operations - - passenger-
seating configuration of 20 or more
- having a maximum gross take-off weight of less than 45,455 kg (100,000 lbs.)
or.
6 or FEWER Airplanes:
- passenger-seating config of 20 or more
- having a maximum gross take-off weight of 45,455 kg (100,000 lbs.) or more
,- not complex operations
How many items must be included in operational flight plan for Type B Control System?
- Answers :30
ICAO flight plan - what is departure time - Answers :estimated off-block time
What is appropriate type of flight plan for: CYVR - Hawaii - Answers :ICAO
Control area extensions - dimensions and class of airspace - Answers :2200AGL -
17,999ASL - E
A new or replacing NOTAM without an APRX is valid for? - Answers :until the time
quoted in the NOTAM
ATC enroute radar separation for aircraft in controlled airspace is provided to: - Answers
:VFR, IFR, and CVFR aircraft
Light aircraft is how heavy? (wake turbulence) - Answers :15,500lbs >
Designated airways within mountainous regions - do you need to apply corrections? -
Answers :no - because it is a controlled AIRWAY (published MEA's).
What is an ATC clearance? - Answers :requires compliance when accepted by PIC
ADIZ rules apply to who? - Answers :all aircraft
Primary role of accident investigation is to - - Answers :prevent recurrence of accidents
or incidents
Position reports in the NCA are made: - Answers :10, 100W, 5, 65N
Flight Control Lock - - Answers :provides unmistakable warning so that the person
operating the airplane will know that it is engaged
CVR's are mandatory for: - Answers :Turbine powered a/c flown by multi-engine turbine
powered aircraft within an Airline Operation
Where an FDR is required, when must it be operated continuously? - Answers :From
start of T/O to completion of landing
For Canadian A/C operating in the US, TCAS/ACAS II is mandatory for A/C having
more than ____ pax seats - Answers :30
TCAS/ACAS I provides what? - Answers :Traffic Alerts (TA's) but not Resolution
Advisories (RA's)
, RVSM code for ICAO flight plans - Answers :W
What is take-off safety speed:____________
and must be at least _______% above stall speed, and
________% above Vmc. - Answers :V2. 20. 10
Relationship between wake turbulence, and wingtip vortices? - Answers :WTV are
carried by ambient wind.
WTV have circular and downward motion.
Wake turbulence exists behind all airplanes and helicopters in flight.
Black hole illusion at night with a large runway is responsible for what? - Answers
:Being too high, leading to an undershoot condition. (you think you're low, so you'll
come in higher than you should)
Time of useful consciousness following rapid decompressurization at FL 450 - Answers
:12-15 seconds or less
Straight line drawn on which chart is a rhumb line? - Answers :Mercatr
What is the SKIP DISTANCE? - Answers :distance of the skywave between the
transmitter and the receiver.
VOR serviceability check of VOR checkpoint at airport. - Answers :VOR is serviceable if
it's +-4 degrees of indicated radial
What ADF error is caused by radio energy within the aircraft? - Answers :Quadrantal
error.
What radio navigation equipment operates in the UHF frequency range? - Answers
:TACAN & DME & ILS Glideslope.
Course deviation needle sensitivity for RNAV - Answers :remains constant, regardless
of distance to waypoint.
The ILS glidepath beam is _____ degrees, above and below the glidepath. - Answers
:0.7 up or 0.7 down
Which navigation systems are no longer usable in Canada? - Answers :LORAN
How many GPS satellites must be in view in order for RAIM to function. - Answers :6
Flight Dispatcher Training frequency and covers what? - Answers :Annually - all
subjects specified within the CAR's over a 3 year period.
Frequency of training for effects of surface contamination - Answers :once every 12
months
Maneuvering Area definition - Answers :used for taxi, take-off, and landing
11,000 feet is expressed how? - Answers :one one thousand feet
which is more important: A/W directive or MEL? - Answers :Airworthiness Directive
Night is defined how? - Answers :the time between the end of evening civil twilight
beginning of morning civil twilight
Unless for the purposes of Take-off, landing or any emergencies, the minimum altitude
over an aerodrome is - - Answers :2000ft
When enroute to destination, the weather at alternate falls below 'alternate mimimus' -
what do you do? - Answers :Proceed normally to destination
IFR take-offs are governed by? - Answers :take off visibility - RVR then reported ground
vis.
reported estimate of runway visibility is valid for how long? - Answers :20 minutes
IFR approaches are governed by? - Answers :reported RVR (approach ban)
Max flight duty time within 24 hour period: - Answers :14 hours
When does DISPATCH RELEASE occur? - Answers :when dispatcher approves
operational flight plan
Type A Operational Control System? - Answers :Airline Operations w/ MORE than 6
Airplanes:
-having a passenger-seating configuration of 20 or more;
-having a maximum gross take-off weight of 45,455 kg (100,000 lbs.) or more
-operating under complex operations.
Type B Operational Control System? - Answers :Airline Operations - - passenger-
seating configuration of 20 or more
- having a maximum gross take-off weight of less than 45,455 kg (100,000 lbs.)
or.
6 or FEWER Airplanes:
- passenger-seating config of 20 or more
- having a maximum gross take-off weight of 45,455 kg (100,000 lbs.) or more
,- not complex operations
How many items must be included in operational flight plan for Type B Control System?
- Answers :30
ICAO flight plan - what is departure time - Answers :estimated off-block time
What is appropriate type of flight plan for: CYVR - Hawaii - Answers :ICAO
Control area extensions - dimensions and class of airspace - Answers :2200AGL -
17,999ASL - E
A new or replacing NOTAM without an APRX is valid for? - Answers :until the time
quoted in the NOTAM
ATC enroute radar separation for aircraft in controlled airspace is provided to: - Answers
:VFR, IFR, and CVFR aircraft
Light aircraft is how heavy? (wake turbulence) - Answers :15,500lbs >
Designated airways within mountainous regions - do you need to apply corrections? -
Answers :no - because it is a controlled AIRWAY (published MEA's).
What is an ATC clearance? - Answers :requires compliance when accepted by PIC
ADIZ rules apply to who? - Answers :all aircraft
Primary role of accident investigation is to - - Answers :prevent recurrence of accidents
or incidents
Position reports in the NCA are made: - Answers :10, 100W, 5, 65N
Flight Control Lock - - Answers :provides unmistakable warning so that the person
operating the airplane will know that it is engaged
CVR's are mandatory for: - Answers :Turbine powered a/c flown by multi-engine turbine
powered aircraft within an Airline Operation
Where an FDR is required, when must it be operated continuously? - Answers :From
start of T/O to completion of landing
For Canadian A/C operating in the US, TCAS/ACAS II is mandatory for A/C having
more than ____ pax seats - Answers :30
TCAS/ACAS I provides what? - Answers :Traffic Alerts (TA's) but not Resolution
Advisories (RA's)
, RVSM code for ICAO flight plans - Answers :W
What is take-off safety speed:____________
and must be at least _______% above stall speed, and
________% above Vmc. - Answers :V2. 20. 10
Relationship between wake turbulence, and wingtip vortices? - Answers :WTV are
carried by ambient wind.
WTV have circular and downward motion.
Wake turbulence exists behind all airplanes and helicopters in flight.
Black hole illusion at night with a large runway is responsible for what? - Answers
:Being too high, leading to an undershoot condition. (you think you're low, so you'll
come in higher than you should)
Time of useful consciousness following rapid decompressurization at FL 450 - Answers
:12-15 seconds or less
Straight line drawn on which chart is a rhumb line? - Answers :Mercatr
What is the SKIP DISTANCE? - Answers :distance of the skywave between the
transmitter and the receiver.
VOR serviceability check of VOR checkpoint at airport. - Answers :VOR is serviceable if
it's +-4 degrees of indicated radial
What ADF error is caused by radio energy within the aircraft? - Answers :Quadrantal
error.
What radio navigation equipment operates in the UHF frequency range? - Answers
:TACAN & DME & ILS Glideslope.
Course deviation needle sensitivity for RNAV - Answers :remains constant, regardless
of distance to waypoint.
The ILS glidepath beam is _____ degrees, above and below the glidepath. - Answers
:0.7 up or 0.7 down
Which navigation systems are no longer usable in Canada? - Answers :LORAN
How many GPS satellites must be in view in order for RAIM to function. - Answers :6
Flight Dispatcher Training frequency and covers what? - Answers :Annually - all
subjects specified within the CAR's over a 3 year period.
