Clearances
Acronyms
How do you approach it?
And more approaches
Graduate questions
100

The Acronym for writing down a clearance

What is CRAFT?

100

ATC will issue a STAR in a clearance in this case.

When does ATC deem it appropriate and a pilot has not requested "NO STAR"?

100

Figure 213

The Threshold Elevation for Runway 28R.

What is 3488' MSL?

100

Figure 249

The waypoint (s) that are fly-over waypoints.

RWY 30

100

Figure 239

You are in radar contact, but you don't have an ADF. These are the methods you will use to identify the FAF and the MAP.

What is radar or the Marker Beacon for the FAF and timing for MAP?

200

Altitude you fly if you lose communications during an IFR flight.

What is the highest of last assigned altitude, minimum altitude for the leg, altitude you were told to expect?

200

Figure 175 / 174

The JEN.JEN9 arrival begins here.

What is the JEN VORTAC?

200

Figure 171

The MDA and visibility requirements landing on RWY 33

What is 1240' and 1 SM visibility?

200

Aircraft approach Categories are based on ...

What is an approach speed of 1.3 X VSO ?

200

Additional equipment required for an IFR flight.

What is GRABCARD? Generator/Alternator, Radio, Attitude indicator, Ball/turn coord, Clock, Altimeter (sensitive), Rate of turn indicator, Directional Gyro

300

The clearance Caravan 6DE receives from John Wayne Clearance for their trip to the Palomar airport.

AUDIO LINK

What is          Palomar Airport

Heading 175 - Radar Vectors V23

Mnt 2000' Exp 5000' / 5 mins - Dept

Dept Freq 127.2      SQK   7221?

300

Figure 131

Looking In the approach minima section for a S-33L, just after the “480/”. The procedure states the number “24” which represents ….

What is the RVR which means Runway Visibility Range?

300

Figure 188

The feet/min rate of descent between YIPYU and COVDU

When flying at 120 kts GS

What is 600' / min?

300

Figure 249

The point at which a pilot may descend to 4700' MSL when cleared to AJCIZ waypoint from the west.

What is 15 NMs of AJCIZ?

300

Figure 247

When flying this approach procedure with an aircraft that cannot obtain a 270’/NM climb rate to 2,500’ you must….

What requires you to use the higher published MDA for the Localizer (1360) and / or the higher DH (1096) for the ILS?

400

The route you fly if you lose communications during an IFR flight.

What is the route assigned, during vectors - from the pt of lost comm direct to the point you were being vectored to, the expected route, or the filed route?

400

In addition to being a comforting coffee drink, MOCA does two other things in aviation which are important.

What minimum altitude provides obstacle clearance for the entire route segment, and guarantees 22 NM of NAVAID signal reception?

400

FIGURE 188

The first point you may descend below your assigned 7000' altitude when cleared to the CREAK intersection via the BTG 054o radial and subsequently cleared for the LOC/DME RWY 21 APPROACH.

When is passing CREAK outbound?

400

Figure 131 

The point where you can descend below the MDA if you have the required visual references in sight.

What is the VDP or BOS/1.2 DME?

400

You have determined you need to go missed approach. The procedure you follow if you are prior to the missed approach point is......

What is it to initiate a climb to remain above the DH/MDA but continue to the missed approach point before initiating any turn?

500

Allegheny 9 Dept - (AGC)

The altitude you are cleared to on the assigned clearance of the Allegheny 9 Departure when an altitude is not stated in the received clearance. 

What is 3000'?

500

This provides 1000' of obstacle clearance and navigational signal coverage within a 25 NM radius of the designated NAVAID.

What is an MSA (Minimum Sector Altitude)?

500

During an ILS approach, immediately after passing the FAF in IFR conditions, the glide slope warning flag appears, a pilot can expedite a landing by ...

when can a pilot continue the approach to the localizer MDA?

500

A pilot is expected to commence a published side-step maneuver for an approach and landing on a parallel runway at this point.

When is as soon as possible after the runway or runway environment is in sight?

500

Figure 187

You have a WAAS system and are looking at using Portland Int’l (PDX) as your alternate based on this approach. The required weather mins at the ETA are ....

800/2 (non-precision "standard" minima)

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