Lear 55

Flash Cards

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Overview

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Overview

What is the Maximum Demonstrated Tailwind

Component?

 10 Knots

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Overview

What is the Maximum Demonstrated

Crosswind Component?

 25 Knots

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Overview

What is the Maximum Crosswind For Using

g
the Drag Chute?

 15 Knots

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Speeds

What is VA – Maneuvering?
g

 150 - 235 KIAS

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Speeds

What is VMCA – Minimum Control ((8°

(8° Flaps
p &
APR Not Installed / Not Operating)?
Operating)?

 104 KIAS

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Speeds

What is VMCA – Minimum Control ((8°

(8° Flaps
p &
APR Operating)
Operating)??

 106 KIAS

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Speeds

What is VMCA – Minimum Control ((20°

(20° Flaps
p &
APR Not Installed / Not Operating)?
Operating)?

 99 KIAS

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Speeds

What is VMCA – Minimum Control ((20°

(20° Flaps
p &
APR Operating)
Operating)??

 101 KIAS

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Speeds

What is VMO – Sea Level to 8,000 Feet?

 300 KIAS

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Speeds

What is VMO – Above 8,000 Feet?

 350 KIAS

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Speeds

What is MMO to 37,000 Feet?

 0.81MI

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Speeds

What is MMO From 37,000 to 45,000 Feet?

 0.79MI

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Speeds

What is MMO From 45,000 Feet and Above?

 0.79MI

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Speeds

What is VMCG – Minimum Control Ground?

 90 KIAS

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Altitudes

What is the Maximum Airport

p Pressure
Altitude for Takeoff and Landing?
 10,000 Feet

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Altitudes

What is the Maximum Enroute Pressure

Altitude?

 51,000
51 000 Feet

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Weights

What is Maximum Ramp

p Weight?
g
 21,750 Pounds

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Weights

What is Maximum Takeoff Weight?

g
 21,500 Pounds

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Weights

What is Zero Fuel Weight?

g
 15,000 Pounds

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Weights

What is Maximum Landing

g Weight?
g
 18,000 Pounds

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Avionics

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Avionics

Is it Permitted to Use an Axis of the 550

Autopilot If It Failed the Autopilot Monitor
Check?
 No

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Avionics

Is It Permitted to Extend or Retract the

Spoilers With the Autopilot Engaged?
 No

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Avionics

Is It Permitted to Use the Soft ((SFT?)) Mode

For Autopilot
Autopilot--Coupled VOR Approaches?
 No

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Electrical

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Electrical

What is the Maximum Generator Output

p Limit
for Ground & Flight Operations?
 325 Amps

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Electrical

What is the Minimum Battery y Voltage

g For
Battery Start With Ni
Ni--Cad Batteries?
 23 VDC

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Electrical

What Are the GPU Regulated

g Voltage
g and
Current Maximums?

 28 VDC
 1,100 Amps

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Electrical

What is the Minimum Batteryy Voltage

g For
Battery Start With Lead-
Lead-Acid Batteries?
 24 Volts

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Flight Controls

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Flight Controls

What is VFE for 8°

8° and 20°
20° Flaps?
Flaps
p ?
 200 KIAS

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Flight Controls

What is VMO With an Inoperative

p Stick Puller?
 0.74MI

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Flight Controls

What is the Maximum Enroute Altitude With

Inoperative Spoilers?
 41,000 Feet

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What is VFE for 40

40°° Flaps
Flaps?
p ?
 150 KIAS

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Flight Controls

What is MMO With Any

y Missing
g BLEs?
 0.78MI

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Flight Controls

Is It Permitted to Extend Spoilers

p With Flaps
p
Extended While Airborne?
 No

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Flight Controls

What Are the Requirements

q Of the Stall
Warning System For Takeoffs and Landings?
 ON and Operational

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Flight Controls

Which Yaw Damper(s)

p ( ) Must Be OFF For Takeoff?
 Both

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Flight Controls

Which Yaw Damper(s)

( ) Must Be ON For Landing?
g

 Either Primary or Secondary

(Unless Doing a No Landing)
No--Flap Landing)

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Flight Controls

What Must Be Performed In Order to Use

Autospoilers For Takeoff?

 Before Taxi Autospoiler Check If

Autospoilers To Be Armed

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Fuel

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Fuel

Is Aviation Gasoline Approved

pp For Use?

 No

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Fuel

What Are the Maximum Usable Fuel Quantities?

 Wings: 2,842 lbs (1,424

(1,424 lbs each)
each)
 F
Fuselage:
l 3,842
3 842 lb
lbs
 Optional Aft Fuselage: 359 lbs
 Wi
Wings + Fuselage:
F l 5,690
5 690 lbs
lb
 Wings + Fuselage + Aft Fuselage: 6,049 lbs

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Fuel

What is the Maximum Wing g Fuel Imbalance

For Takeoff and Landing?
 200 Pounds

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Fuel

What is the Maximum Wing

g Fuel Imbalance
For Flight?
 500 Pounds

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Fuel

What is Initial Cruising

g Altitude When Using
g
any JetB or JP-
JP-4 In the Fuel Mixture?
 33,000 Feet For 20 Minutes, Then Any
Altitude Up to 51,000 Feet

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Hydraulics

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Hydraulics

What is the Auxiliary

y Hydraulic
y Pump
p Duty
y
Cycle?

 3 Minutes ON – 20 Minutes OFF

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Hydraulics

What Hydraulic
y Fluids Are Approved
pp For the
Lear 55?

 Only Fluids Conforming to MIL-

MIL-H-5606

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Ice & Rain

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Ice & Rain

What Criteria Should Be Used For Takeoff

With Anti-
Anti-Ice?

 Prior to Takeoff Into Visible Moisture

With OAT ≤ 40°
40°F (4.4°
(4.4°C)

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Ice & Rain

What Criteria Should Be Used For Operation

p
Of Anti-
Anti-Ice During Flight?

 Prior to Flight Into Visible Moisture With

Ram Air Temperature ≤ 50° 50°F (10
(10°°C)

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Ice & Rain

When Should Anti-

Anti-Ice Systems
y Be Turned
ON If Using For Takeoff?

 Prior to Setting Takeoff Power

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Ice & Rain

What is Maximum Nacelle Heat Operating

p g
Time If the Engine Is NOT Running?

 30 Seconds

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Ice & Rain

When Must the Alcohol Reservoir Be

Refilled?

 After Each Use

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Landing Gear

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Landing Gear

What is VLO – Landing

g Gear Operating?
p g
 200 KIAS

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Landing Gear

What is VLE – Landing

g Gear Extended?
 260 KIAS

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Landing Gear

What is the Maximum Tire Speed?

p
 182 Knots Ground Speed

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Landing Gear

What is the Maximum Speed

p For Nose Wheel
Steering?
 45 Knots Ground Speed

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Landing Gear

What is the Maximum Speed

p For Nose Wheel
Steering w/2 of 3 Right Anti-
Anti-Skid Lights On?
 10 Knots Ground Speed

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Landing Gear

What is the Maximum Recommended

Water/Slush for Takeoff and Landing?
 0.75 Inch (19 mm)

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Oxygen

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Oxygen

At What Altitude Will the Passenger

g Masks
Automatically Deploy if Armed?

 14,000
14 000 Feet

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Oxygen

At What Altitude Must the Crew Masks Be in

the Quick Donning Position?

 FL250

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Oxygen

What Is Maximum Approved

pp Cabin Altitude
for Crew / Passenger Oxygen Masks?

 40,000
40 000 Feet

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Oxygen

What Is Maximum Approved

pp Altitude for
Prolonged Use of Passenger Oxygen Masks?

 34,000
34 000 Feet Cabin Altitude

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Pressurization &
Air Conditioning

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Pressurization & Air Conditioning

Is It Permitted To Turn On the Freon Air

Conditioning System During Landing With the
Anti--Skid System Operating?
Anti

 ONLY If Cabin Temp Control Selected to

MANUAL and FULL COLD

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Pressurization & Air Conditioning

Is Landing
g Permitted With a Pressurized
Cabin?

 No

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Pressurization & Air Conditioning

Is It Permitted To Operate
p the Freon Air
Conditioning System During Takeoff?

 ONLY If Cabin Temp Control Selected to

MANUAL and FULL COLD

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Powerplant &
Thrust Reversers

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What Type
yp Engine
g Oils Are Approved
pp For Use
in the Garrett TFE 731
731--3A or -3AR Engines?

 Type II

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is Minimum Permitted Oil Pressure?

 25 PSI

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is Normal Operating

p g Oil Pressure?

 42 ± 4 PSI

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is Maximum Permitted Oil Temperature

p
(Sea Level – 30,000 Feet)?

 127
127°°C

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is Maximum Permitted Oil Temperature

p
(> 30,000 Feet)?

 140
140°°C

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is the Maximum Transient Oil

Temperature?

 149
149°°C For 2 Minutes

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is the Minimum Time the Engines g Should

Be Operated At Idle, At Ambient Temperatures
Less Than -25
25°°C ((--13
13°°F), To Bring the Hydraulic
S
System T
To Normal
N l Operating
O i Temperature?
Temperature
T ?

 3 Minutes

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

M i
Maximum O
Overspeed
d (With APR)

N1 N2 Time

105.0 105.0

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

Maximum
M i Transient
T i t

N1 N2 Time

103--105%
103 103--105%
103 5 Seconds

101 5-103%
101.5-
101.5 100--103%
100 1 Minute

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

Engine Start Cycle

Start Attempt Cooling Period

1 1 minute

2 1 minute

3 15 minutes

4 1 minute

5 1 minute

6 1 hour
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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

When is the Only

y Time That the Use of SPR is
Allowed?

 During Engine Start

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What Is the Minimum Speed

p For Maximum
Reverse Thrust?

 60 KIAS

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Powerplant & Thrust Reversers

What is the Maximum Crosswind Component

p
Allowed For Use of Thrust Reversers?

 25 Knots

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Memory Items

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Memory Items
ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF
BELOW
O V1 SPEED
S – ABORT
O TAKEOFF
O

1. Thrust Levers – IDLE

2. Wheel Brakes – APPLY
3 Spoilers – EXTEND
3.

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Memory Items

ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF

ABOVE V1 SPEED – CONTINUE TAKEOFF

1 Rudder/Ailerons – AS REQUIRED
1.
2. Accelerate to VR
Keep Nose Wheel on Runway to Improve Directional
Control
3. Rotate at VR & Climb at V2
At Positive Rate of Climb:
4. Landing Gear – UP
Wh Clear
When Cl off Obstacles:
Ob t l
5. Accelerate to V2 + 30 & Retract Flaps 90
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Memory Items

IMMEDIATE ENGINE AIRSTART

Affected Engine:
1. Thrust Lever – IDLE
2. Ignition – ON
3. Standby Pump – ON

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Memory Items

ENGINE FAILURE DURING APPROACH

AUTOPILOT ON or OFF

1. Control
C Wheel Master S
Switch – DEPRESS
SS
2. Thrust – INCREASE AS REQUIRED
3. Flaps – 20
20°°
4. Airspeed – VREF + 10

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Memory Items

ENGINE FIRE – SHUTDOWN

1. Affected Engine – IDENTIFY

2. Thrust Lever – IDLE
If Fire Continues For More Than 15 Seconds or
Other Indications:
3. Thrust Lever – CUTOFF
4. ENG FIRE PULL Handle – PULL
5. ENG EXT ARMED Light – DEPRESS ONE
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Memory Items

T/R INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT

DURING TAKEOFF – BELOW V1

1 Th
1. Thrustt Levers
L – IDLE
2. Wheel Brakes – APPLY
3 S
3. Spoilers
il – EXTEND

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Memory Items

INDICATION OF T/R DEPLOYMENT

DURING TAKEOFF – ABOVE V1
1 Rudder/Ailerons – AS REQUIRED
1.
2. Affected Thrust Lever – IDLE
3. NORMAL–
NORMAL–EMER STOW Switch – EMER STOW
4. Airspeed – ACCELERATE TO VR (Keep Nose on Runway)
5. Rotate at VR & Climb at V2
At P
Positive
iti Rate
R t off Climb:
Cli b
6. Landing Gear – UP
When Clear of Obstacles:
7. Accelerate to V2 + 30 – RETRACT FLAPS
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Memory Items

EMERGENCY DESCENT – CABIN ALTITUDE

HORN ACTIVATES

1. Oxygen
O Masks – DONN/100%
O / %
2. Thrust Levers – IDLE
3. Autopilot – DISENGAGE
4. Spoilers – EXTEND
5. Descend at MMO/VMO

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Memory Items
CABIN FIRE LIGHT OR CABIN/COCKPIT FIRE,
SMOKE, OR FUMES

1 Oxygen Masks – DONN/100%

1.
2. Smoke Goggles (If Available) – DONN
3 OXY
3. OXY--MIC Switches – ON
If Source Unknown:
4 Land as soon as possible
4.

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Memory Items
CABIN FIRE LIGHT OR CABIN/COCKPIT FIRE,
SMOKE, OR FUMES (Cont’d.)

If Source Known:
5. Fire Extinguisher – LOCATE
6 Fire – EXTINGUISH
6.
If Can’t Visibly Verify Fire is Out:
7 Land As Soon As Possible
7.
If Fire Is Out:
7 Land As Soon As Practical
7.
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Memory Items
PITCH AXIS MALFUNCTION

1. Control Wheel Master Switch – DEPRESS/HOLD

2 Altit
2. Altitude
d CControl
t l – AS REQUIRED
3. Thrust Levers – AS DESIRED
 High-
Hi h-Speed,
High S d Nose
N D
Down Attit
Attitude
d – IDLE
 Near Stall – INCREASE AS REQUIRED
4 STALL WARNING S
4. Switches
it h – OFF
5. PITCH TRIM Switch – OFF
6 AUTOPILOT Switch
6. S it h – OFF
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Memory Items
RECOVERY FROM INADVERTANT OVERSPEED

1. Thrust Levers – IDLE

2 Autopilot – DISENGAGE
2.
3. Pitch and Roll Attitude – IDENTIFY
4 Wings – LEVEL
4.
5. Elevator & Pitch Trim – AS REQUIRED TO RAISE
NOSE
If Mach Airspeed Severe, or Pitch/Roll Attitude
Extreme/Unknown:
6. Landing Gear Switch – DOWN: Do Not Retract Gear
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Memory Items
ROLL OR YAW AXIS MALFUNCTION

1. Control Wheel Master Switch – DEPRESS

2 Altitude Control – AS REQUIRED
2.
If Control Force Continues:
3 Ai
3. Airspeedd – REDUCE
4. Affected Axis Trim CB – ROLL TRIM OR YAW
TRIM (Pilot
(Pilot’s
s ESS B Bus) – PULL

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Memory Items
EMERGENCY BRAKING

1. Emergency Brake Handle – PULL OUT

2 E
2. Emergency B
Brake
k HHandle
dl – PUSH DOWNWARD

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Part 135 Review

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Part 131 Review – ATC

Where
e e Does
oes tthe
e DME Indicator
d cato Have
a e tthe
e
Greatest Error Between Ground and Displayed
Distance?

 At High Altitude – Close to the VORTAC

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Part 131 Review – ATC

Which
c CChecks/Inspections
ec s/ spect o s oof Flight
g t Instruments
st u e ts
or Systems MUST Be Accomplished Before IFR
Flight?

 VOR Within Preceding 30 Days

 Altimeters/Transponders
Alti t /T d Within
Withi Preceding
P di
24 Months

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Part 131 Review – ATC

Wh t are the
What th Required
R i d Items
It to
t be
b Recorded
R d d
When Performing a VOR Check?

 Date
 Place
 Bearing Error
 Signature in Aircraft Log or Other Record

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Part 131 Review – ATC

What is the Maximum Speed to be Used

in a Procedure Turn?
 200 Knots

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Part 131 Review – ATC

If Straight
Straight--In Minimums Are NOT Published,
Published
May a Pilot Land Straight
Straight--In?
 YES

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Part 131 Review – ATC

When is a Procedure Turn Required?

q

 When Necessary to Reverse Direction to

Establish the Aircraft Inbound On an
Intermediate or Final Approach Course

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Part 131 Review – ATC

Does
oes ATC
C Retain
eta Wake
a e Turbulence
u bu e ce Sepa
Separation
at o
When the PIC Has Accepted Visual Separation
From Traffic?

 NO – Acceptance Also Means the Pilot

Accepts Responsibility for Wake Turbulence
Separation

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Part 131 Review – ATC

What
at is
s the
t e Minimum
u Climb
C b Gradient
G ad e t to be
Maintained Whenever NO Climb Gradient is
Specified on a DP (Departure Procedure)?

 200 Feet per Nautical Mile

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Part 131 Review – ATC

How Does the LDA Differ From a LOC Course?

 LDA is Not Aligned

g Within 3°
3° of Runway
y

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

Which
c Normally
o a yC Changes
a ges When
e CCrossing
oss g a
Front – Pressure, Temperature, Dew Point, or
Wind?

 Wind

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

What Conditions Would Be Most Favorable For

the Formation of Rime Ice?

 Light Drizzle
 Strataform Clouds
 Temperatures At/Below Freezing

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

What Conditions Would Be Most Favorable For

the Formation of Fog?

 Light Wind (3 - 5 Knots)

 Narrow Temperature/Dew Point Spread (2°
(2°C)

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

What Information Can be Obtained From the 250

Milibar Chart?
 Winds Aloft at 39,000 Feet

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

Which Atmospheric Factor Causes Rapid

Movement of Surface Fronts?
 Upper Winds Blowing Across the Front

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

What Condition is Indicated Whenever Ice

Pellets Are Encountered During Flight?
 Freezing Rain at Higher Levels

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Part 131 Review – Meteorology

Which Type of Precipitation Indicates the

Presence of Supercooled Water?
 Freezing Rain

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

Which Conditions Are Most Likely to Produce a

Microburst?
 Convective Activity in Very Dry Air

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

What Are the Major Hazards of Flying Under the

Anvil of a Thunderstorm?

 Hail
 Severe Turbulence
 Lightning

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

What is an Indication That a Thunderstorm Has

Reached the Mature Stage?

 Precipitation

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

What is a Squall Line and Where Does It

Develop?
 A Non-
Non-Frontal, Narrow Band of Active
Thunderstorms Which Often Develops
Ahead of a Cold Front in Moist, Unstable Air

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

What kind of storms are most likely to generate

tornadoes?
 Steady state thunderstorms associated
with cold fronts or squall lines

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

Which Conditions are Necessary for a Low

Low--
Level, Temperature Inversion Windshear
Windshear??

 Calm/Light Wind Near Surface

 Relatively Strong Wind Just Above
Inversion

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

What Conditions Are Necessary For a Squall

to be Reported?

 Sudden Increase of Wind Speed By At

Least 15 Knots
 Winds Peaking to 20 Knots or More/Lasting
a Minute or Longer

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

How Long is a Convective Outlook Valid?

 24 Hours

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

What Tops Level of a Thunderstorm Would

Qualify It as Severe?
 35,000 Feet

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

How Far Should You Avoid a Thunderstorm?

 20 Nautical Miles

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Part 131 Review – Severe Weather

How Far Away From Mountains Could

You Expect to Find Clear Air Turbulence
Associated With Mountain Wave?

 5,000 Feet Above the Tropopause

 100 Miles or More Downwind From
Mountains

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