Weather Conditions
The average lapse rate of temperature per 1,000 feet.
What is 2 degrees?
FAR Part 135.100 prohibits any activity during a critical phase of flight with the exception to safety. This practice is called.
What is sterile cockpit?
This is the minimum size, in feet, of a landing zone for a helicopter.
What is 100 by 100 feet?
The medical crewmember has to complete three HNVGOs within this many days.
What is 180 days?
This is the most important aspect of an IIMC procedure.
What is to maintain positive aircraft control?
You should anticipate this when the dew point spread is less than five degrees and there are very light winds.
What is fog?
A ceiling greater than or equal to 3,000 feet AGL and visibility greater than or equal to 5 miles constitute this flight regulation.
What is VFR?
Medical crewmembers will perform this to assist the pilot in ensuring that all doors, cowls, caps, belts, and fasteners are secured prior to departure.
What is a walk-around?
This must be completed and signed by the PIC for all flights.
What is a Complete Flight Manifest
This is the name of the peer-review organization that provides voluntary accreditation for air and ground medical transport services, with standards that often exceed state and federal regulations.
What is the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS)?
You should anticipate this when the dew point is colder than 32 degrees and the dew point spread is five degrees or less.
What is frost?
Federal regulations require that a flight cannot begin unless this happens.
What is the pilot in command determines that the aircraft is airworthy?
The person who has final authority for the safety of passengers, cargo, and medical personnel.
Who is the pilot in command?
Removable medical equipment (bags, monitors, etc.) are weighed this often.
The regional aviation manager and director shall develop a this at each program.
PAIP (Post-Accident Incident Plan)
The weather factors that contribute the most to fog and reduced visibility.
What is a warm front? (Low winds and relative humidity).
According to CFR 135.185 all Air Methods multi-engine aircraft are weighed this often.
What is 36 months?
Before a hot load or offload, the medical crew member must do this to signal they are ready.
What is make eye contact with the pilot?
These are the two preferred and Air Methods approved weather providers.
What are Foreflight and National Weather Service?
Controlled airspace is the term for a defined dimension within which ATC service is provided for IFR and VFR flights. The level of which uncontrolled airspace starts is.
What is Class G?
The effects of ice on an aircraft are cumulative; thrust is reduced, drag increases, lift lessons and weight increases. It takes this much ice to reduce the lifting power and increases the frictional drag of some aircraft by 50%.
What is 1/2 inch?
The classification of IFR weather conditions.
What are conditions below 1,000-foot ceilings and 3 miles of visibility.
The pilot in command has the final authority and is directly responsible for the operation of the aircraft, but this is the document that must be consulted if equipment is inoperative prior to departure.
What is the Minimum Equipment List (MEL)?
It is the PIC’s responsibility to verify that current versions of these standardized documents are on board the aircraft. (Name three).
What are...
• A government issued photo ID • Current medical and airman certificate. • Air Methods General Operations Manual • Aircraft Maintenance Log • Aircraft Registration • Airworthiness Certificate • Aircraft Status Report retrievable from CF via the EFB iPads • Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual • Appropriate and current aeronautical charts for VFR or IFR operations • Cockpit Checklist • Flight Manifest • Deferred Discrepancy Log • Emergency Response Plan • Electronic Flight Bag Manual • IIMC procedure • Logbook or iPad Removed sign • Minimum Equipment List • Operations Hazardous Materials Manual • Part 133 Rotorcraft External Load Operations• Passenger briefing card• Pilots Maintenance and Servicing Procedures • Weight-and-balance information
These are examples of do-not-fly indicators that are located in the cockpit in a location accessible to the pilot or mechanic.
What are both a red and a yellow cyclic/control yoke warning cover and the Logbook/iPad Removed sign?