Aviation Flight Instrument Rating Flashcards
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What does the suffix '/G' on an IFR flight plan equipment code indicate?
Answer: GPS/GNSS with no RVSM and a transponder with Mode C
The /G equipment suffix indicates GPS/GNSS area navigation capability with a transponder and Mode C, without RVSM.
During a partial-panel approach with a failed attitude indicator, which instruments primarily replace it for pitch and bank control?
Answer: Altimeter/VSI/airspeed for pitch and turn coordinator/compass for bank
With a failed attitude indicator, pitch is controlled with pitot-static instruments and bank with the turn coordinator and compass.
What is the purpose of the Maltese cross symbol on an instrument approach chart profile view?
Answer: It marks the final approach fix for a nonprecision approach
The Maltese cross identifies the final approach fix (FAF) for a nonprecision approach.
An aircraft is established on a published approach with a glidepath. What error type is the glideslope most prone to producing if flown from a false signal above the true path?
Answer: A false glideslope, often near twice the normal angle
ILS glideslope antennas can radiate false glideslopes at multiples of the true angle, so pilots cross-check altitude at the FAF.
When flying a back course localizer approach without a course deviation correction feature, the CDI exhibits what behavior?
Answer: Reverse sensing
A back course localizer produces reverse sensing unless the equipment compensates, requiring the pilot to fly toward the needle's opposite side.
What minimum visibility is generally required to begin a Category I ILS approach to a 200-foot DH?
Answer: 1/2 statute mile or RVR 1,800 to 2,400
A standard Category I ILS to a 200-foot decision height typically requires about 1/2 SM visibility or RVR 1,800-2,400.
What is the significance of an 'MEA gap' on an airway?
Answer: Loss of navigation signal coverage along the route segment
An MEA gap indicates a portion of an airway where navigation signal coverage may be lost between facilities.