Airport

Cards (70)

  • Does Class B airspace have a tower?
    yes
  • Who do you contact to enter Class B airspace
    approach controller
  • What must the approach controller say so you can enter Class B airspace?
    cleared into class bravo
  • what is the speed limit in Class B airspace
    250 knots
  • What is the speed limit in VFR corridors in Class B airspace?
    200 knots
  • Does Class B require a transponder?
    yes with an encoding altimeter and ADS-B OUT
  • Class B from the surface to ___
    10,000 ft MSL
  • Class C airspace from the surface ___
    to 4,000 ft AGL
  • communications must be established with who in Class C airspace?
    approach controller
  • Does Class C require a transponder
    yes with an encoding altimeter and ADS-B OUT
  • what must the approach controller say when you communicate with them in CLASS C
    tail number or call sign
  • at what distance must you communicate with the Class C approach controller
    10-20 miles out in the outer area
  • what is the speed limit in Class C airspace
    200 KTS ( below 2,500 AGL within 4 miles of the primary airport)
  • aircraft departing a satellite airport within class C must contact who
    ATC
  • Class D surface to ___
    2,500 ft AGL
  • who do you need to communicate with in CLASS D
    tower (must say tail number or call sign_
  • what is the speed limit of Class D airspace?
    200 knots ( below 2,500 ft AGL and within 4 miles of the primary airport)
  • When the tower at a class D airspace close it reverts to what
    Class E or G as specified in the supplement
  • If not in Class b,c, or d, in all other cases below 10,000 ft MSL
    the speed limit is 250 knots
  • What is ADS-B
    automatic
    dependent
    survelliance
    broadcast
  • Do class E and G airspaces generally have control towers?
    no
  • describe ADS-B
    advanced surveillance tech that combines the aircraft's positioning source, aircraft avionics, and ground infrastructure to create accurate surveillance interference between aircraft and ATC
  • ADS-B is a performance-based surveillance
  • ADS-B is a performance-based surveillance tech that is more precise than?
    radar and consists of 2 different services ADS-B OUT and ADS-B IN
  • How does ADS-OUT work?
    works by broadcasting info about an aircraft's GPS location, altitude, groundspeed and other data to ground stations and other aircraft, once per second
  • where are the ADS-B OUT airspace and equipment requirements contained
    14 CFR 91.225
  • equipment performance regulations for ADS-B OUT are located where?
    14 CFR 91.227
  • ADS-B IN provides operators
    of the properly equipped aircraft with weather and traffic position info delivered directly to the cockpit
  • Why is LAHSO used?
    crossing runways and intersecting taxiways
  • As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower
    should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from a distance of 10 miles. Then announce your position and intentions as you approach and enter the traffic pattern
  • lighted heliports airport beacon lights
    yellow white green
  • if the airport beacon is operating in the daytime what rating and clearance must be used
    instrument clearance to land
    instrument rating
  • PAPI
    Precision
    Approach
    Path
    Indicator
  • what does the PAPI let someone know
    the optimum glide path to landing
  • 2 reds 2 white in a PAPI
    on the glidepath
  • 3 whites and 1 red in a PAPI
    slightly high 3.2 degrees
  • 4 white lights in a PAPI
    high > 3.5 degrees
  • 3 red lights 1 white light
    slightly low 2.8 degrees
  • 4 red lights PAPI
    low <2.5 degrees
  • VASI
    Visual
    Approach
    Slope
    Indicator