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3 adiabatic lapse rates - ✔ ✔ Dry- 3C per 1,000 ft Standard- 2C per 1000 Saturated- 1.5C per 1000 3 lifting mechanisms - ✔ ✔ Solar radiation-sun heats ground, which heats air and rises Topographical- wind forcing air up slope Frontal movement-cold fronts force air over it 4 types of fog and how they form - ✔ ✔ Upslope- Warm moist air forced up in altitude and cooled and fall back down mtn as fog Radiation- warm air mass cools to dewpoint at night Precip-accompanies rain showers and steady rain Advection- warm moist air moves over colder land mass or cold air moves over warm body of water Can a destination or an alternate airport be changed after flight is airborne - ✔ ✔ Yes provided aircraft has enough fuel to accomplish new mission and weather forecasts meet required minimums Can a dispatcher change alternate after flight is airborne - ✔ ✔ Yes must amend release, sign and Z time Can airspace be temporarily restricted - ✔ ✔ Yes via a Temporary Flight Restriction(NOTAM FDC) such as over olympics, super bowl, space shuttle launches, landings, etc Can B737 transfer fuel from tank to tank in flight - ✔ ✔ No Can either tank feed either engine - ✔ ✔ Yes cross feed manifold Can the APU provide bleed air for a pack - ✔ ✔ Yes Can the B737 dump fuel - ✔ ✔ No only burn Define critical phase of flight - ✔ ✔ Taxi, takeoff, landing and all operations below 10,000 ft except cruise flight
Describe a cold front - ✔ ✔ Fast moving, unstable air, cumuliform clouds, temperature drop after front passes, showery precip, clear ice, weather improves quickly after front pass Describe airflow around a high pressure system - ✔ ✔ Clockwise, downwards, and out from center Describe airflow around a low pressure system - ✔ ✔ Counter clockwise, upwards and inward toward center Describe DME - ✔ ✔ Distance Measuring Equipment Collocated with nav aid "Slant range" distance Describe GPS - ✔ ✔ Global positioning system satellites ID position in lat and long and provide altitude Describe INS - ✔ ✔ Inertial Nav System Self contained gyros and accelerometers to id aircraft position without help from outside NAVAIDS Describe IRS - ✔ ✔ Inertial Reference System similar to INS but laser gyros to gauge aircraft movement Describe LORAN - ✔ ✔ Long range nav ground based radio transmitters. triangulates position in reference to route and provide positioning using lat and long Describe NDB - ✔ ✔ Non directional beacon low frequency bearing to station only ADF received from long distances Subject to atmosphere disturbances Describe RNAV - ✔ ✔ Area Navigation USes VORs to create a route and id fixes along route using waypoints
How do the fire detection and suppression systems in the lavatories work - ✔ ✔ Heat sensors in the waste container lid which automatically discharge when excessive heat is detected How does the battery maintain a full charge - ✔ ✔ Constantly charged with integrated battery charger How does the fire suppression system work for the cargo compartments - ✔ ✔ Each cargo compartment has a fire detection system. One bottle for both compartments which is manually discharged from the cockpit How far apart can two High altitude VORs be to fly direct off airway - ✔ ✔ 260 mi How far away can a takeoff alternate be from the departure airport - ✔ ✔ 2 engine aircraft- not more than 1 hr in still air with 1 engine inop How is AC electrical power normally generated - ✔ ✔ 2 IDG one on each engine How is cabin pressurization actually controlled - ✔ ✔ Automatically by controlling the flow of air through an outflow valve and an overboard exhaust valve How is pneumatic anti-ice acheieved - ✔ ✔ Hot bleed air from 5th and 9th stages of compressor are ducted to those areas How is the B737 pressurized - ✔ ✔ Bleed air from the 5th and 9th stages of the compressor How long after emergency must anyone involved wait to consume alcohol - ✔ ✔ 8 hrs How long and how often must a dispatcher observe in cockpit - ✔ ✔ 5 hrs every 12 months in each group of aircraft dispatched How long is battery good for - ✔ ✔ 30 minutes How long must aircraft dispatcher wait to perform their duty after consuming alcohol - ✔ ✔ 4 hrs How long must flight crew members wait to perform their duty after consuming alcohol - ✔ ✔ 8 hrs How many air conditioning packs are there - ✔ ✔ 2, located in left and right forward main landing gear pods How many anti ice systems does the B737 have? - ✔ ✔ 3 (pneumatic wing, Pneumatic engine, and electrical) How many cargo compartments - ✔ ✔ 2 How many cockpit members required - ✔ ✔ 2 How many consecutive hours may a dispatcher be scheduled in a 24 hr period - ✔ ✔ 10
How many crash axes - ✔ ✔ 1 How many dispatch centers are required - ✔ ✔ Enough to maintain control How many dispatchers are domestic air carriers required to employ - ✔ ✔ Enough to maintain operational control How many emergency exits - ✔ ✔ 10 How many engines - ✔ ✔ 2 and APU How many extinguisher bottles are available for APU - ✔ ✔ 1-Halon How many extinguisher bottles are available for engine fire - ✔ ✔ 2-halon How many flight attendants required - ✔ ✔ 3 How many flight attendants required on board during planned stop when PAX remain on board - ✔ ✔ 1/2 number required for dispatch How many fuel tanks on the B737-800 - ✔ ✔ 3(each wing filled first then center) How many hours must a dispatcher have off after working 10 consecutive hours - ✔ ✔ 8 How many hydraulics systems on the B737 - ✔ ✔ 3 A,b, and Standby How many kinds of NOTAMs and what is most important for dispatch - ✔ ✔ 2 Most important=D-Distant(OTS NAVAIDS, runway closures, important operational) FDC- Flight Data Center Regulatory changes(updated charts, temp flight restrictions, changes to IAP) How many megaphones required - ✔ ✔ 2 How many passengers in HPA Dispatch configuration - ✔ ✔ 146 20 first 126 coach How many power sources are available - ✔ ✔ 5 total Left IDG Right IDG
How should fuel be distributed - ✔ ✔ Fill wings first any remaining goes in center. Burn from center first then wings Id following on Minimums View of appraoch plates - ✔ ✔ Approach category, visibility, RVR, RVV, MDA, DH Id following on Plan View of approach plates - ✔ ✔ IAF, highest obstacle, obstacle vs elevation, 10 mi circle, MSA, appropriate ATC frequencies and all symbols along approach path Id following on Profile view of approach plate - ✔ ✔ IAF, IAF altitude, en route fixes, FAF, all symbols along approach path If a component cannot be found in CDL is it ok to go - ✔ ✔ No if item sought cannot be found in CDL it must be present prior to dispatch and takeoff If a system or component becomes inoperative after takeoff is the MEL still used for reference - ✔ ✔ No, flight manual then used. MEL only BEFORE takeoff If an item cannot be found in the MEL is it ok to go - ✔ ✔ No if the item sought in the MEL cannot be found, it must be operative to dispatch and takeoff In the event of total hydraulic failure can the flaps be used - ✔ ✔ Yes ac electrical motor(alternate flaps) In the event of total hydraulic failure can the LEDs be used - ✔ ✔ Yes but only extended. Standby system extends but not retract LEDs In the event of total hydraulic failure, can the brakes be used - ✔ ✔ Yes a pressure accumulator bottle is good for 3-5 applications of brakes In the event of total hydraulic failure, how can the primary flight controls work - ✔ ✔ Cables by Manual reversion Is max thurst required for all takeoffs - ✔ ✔ No, max thrust reduction of 25% of certified thurst is allowed ISA pressure at sea level - ✔ ✔ 29.92 in of hG 1013.2 millibars of pressure layer in between troposphere and stratosphere - ✔ ✔ tropopause Manufacturer of airplane - ✔ ✔ Boeing Max crosswind for autoland - ✔ ✔ 20 kts Max field of elevation for takeoff and landing - ✔ ✔ 8000 ft pressure altitude
Max runway slope - ✔ ✔ +/- 2% Max tail wind for takeoff and landing - ✔ ✔ 10 kts Name in-flight weather dangers associated with thunderstorm - ✔ ✔ Hail, wind shear, turbulence, lightning, tornadoes, icing Name secondary flight controls - ✔ ✔ Spoilers, slats, trailing edge and leading edge flaps, stabilizer Name some gyroscopic instruments - ✔ ✔ Directional gyro-heading Attitude indicator-pitch and roll Inertial Nav System- horizontal Name some pitot static instruments - ✔ ✔ Altimeter-altitude Airspeed indicator-indicated air speed Vertical speed indicator-rate of climb/descent One characteristic of the lowest level of the atmosphere - ✔ ✔ Decrease in temp with increase in height Standard ILS minimums - ✔ ✔ Cat 1- 200 ft RVR 2400(1/2) Cat 2- 150DH RVR 1600 Cat 3- 100DH RVR 1200 Cat 3a,b,c- 0DH RVR 700, >150, 0 to release a flight, what must the weather forecast for the destination - ✔ ✔ at least above landing minimums at the ETA Types of clouds associated with thunderstorms - ✔ ✔ Towering cumulus, cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus mammatus What are components of an ILS and what do they provide - ✔ ✔ Localizer-azimuth(left/right of centerline) glide slope-vertical guidance(above/below) Approach light system-transition from instrument to visual portion of approach marker beacons/DME-distance from runway What are maximum taxi, takeoff, zero fuel, and landing weights - ✔ ✔ Taxi-174,
What are the standard alternate minimums - ✔ ✔ 600-2 precision 800-2 Non precision What are the three primary work positions in airport tower - ✔ ✔ Ground control, local control/tower control, clearance delivery What are the two major types of airspace - ✔ ✔ Controlled and uncontrolled What are two pressure systems - ✔ ✔ High and low What are VASI - ✔ ✔ Visual Approach Slope Indicator visual indication if plane is on glide slope 3 bar vasi for high and low cockpit What areas have fire detection systems - ✔ ✔ CAMEL Cargo, APU, Main landing gear wheel well, each engine, lavatories What color are runway edge lights on precision approach runway - ✔ ✔ White 2000 ft from end amber What color are the taxiway edge lights? Center lights? - ✔ ✔ Blue; Green What consititutes an icing condition on the ground - ✔ ✔ OAT 10C or below and visible moisture What constitutes an icing condition in flight - ✔ ✔ TAT 10C or below and visible moisture What do leading edge flaps do - ✔ ✔ Increase drag, increase lift at slow speeds What do regs say about takeoff weight related to landing weight - ✔ ✔ Cant take off it aircraft will be overweight for landing at the destination What do regulations say about communication facilities - ✔ ✔ Enough to ensure rapid and reliable communications between aircraft and dispatcher over entire route What do regulations say about weather reporting facilities - ✔ ✔ Enough to ensure weather reports and forecasts necessary for safe flight. Must be approved by NWS What do slats do - ✔ ✔ Increase drag What do spoilers do - ✔ ✔ Spoil lift increase drag What do trailing edge flaps do - ✔ ✔ increase drag, increase lift at slow speeds
What does "bleed" air provide - ✔ ✔ Air for conditions, pressurization, engine start and pneumatic anti ice What does "bypass" air provide - ✔ ✔ additional thurst aove that created in combustion chamber What does APU stand for? - ✔ ✔ Auxiliary Power Unit What does convection mean - ✔ ✔ Vertically moving air What does ILS stand for - ✔ ✔ Instrument Landing System What does the A in the black triangle mean - ✔ ✔ Non standard alternate minimums What does the A system Hydraulics control - ✔ ✔ R BAR PLANES Rudder
Brakes, Autopilot, Reverser #
PTU, Landing gear, ailerons, nose wheel steering, elevators, spoilers(flight and ground) What does the APU provide? - ✔ ✔ Bleed air for engine start, air conditioning, and pressurization, and electrical power from its IDG What does the B system Hydraulics control - ✔ ✔ A FLYER RAN FLAB
Aileron
Flight spoilers, LEDS, Yaw dampener, Elevator, reverser
Rudder, autoslats, nose wheel steering
Flaps, Landing gear transfer, autopilot, brakes What does the CDL provide - ✔ ✔ List of items that may be missing from the aircraft at time of dispatch and before takeoff which explains any restrictions associated with missing part
20 centers located across US responsible for separation of traffic during enroute portion of flight What is ATIS - ✔ ✔ Automatic Terminal Information Service Continuous broadcast of waether, NOTAMs, and local conditions at specific airport, updated hourly and id by phonetic alphabet indicator What is basic description of airflow through turbo-fan engine - ✔ ✔ exhaust- compression- combustion- exhuast What is CFCF - ✔ ✔ Central Flow Control Facility responsible for initiating traffic programs nation wide to ensure smooth flow of traffic over US What is Class A airspace - ✔ ✔ Airspace between and including FL180-FL What is class B airspace - ✔ ✔ Highly restrictive airspace around busiest commercial airports from surface to FL What is class C airspace - ✔ ✔ Airspace around relatively busy commercial airports that are busy enough to require TRACON facility What is Class D airspace - ✔ ✔ airspace around smaller airports with operating ATC tower surface to 2500 ft 3-5 mi What is Class E airspace - ✔ ✔ any controlled airspace that is not Class A, B, C, or D. Includes airspace around runways , some transition areas What is Class G airspace - ✔ ✔ Uncontrolled, surface to 1200 ft MSL What is clearance delivery responsible for - ✔ ✔ Advising pilot of status of his fligth plan clearance and any adjustments made by ATC What is difference between MDA and DH - ✔ ✔ MDA-Minimum Descent Altitude=Non precision approaches DH-Decision Height=precision approach What is EGT - ✔ ✔ Exhaust Gas Temperature What is electronically anti iced - ✔ ✔ Pitot probes, Total Air temp probes, AOA or Alpha vane, and cockpit windows What is EPR and what does it indicate - ✔ ✔ Engine pressure ratio that indicates thrust being produced What is FAF - ✔ ✔ Final approach fix
What is GS when seen on Profile view - ✔ ✔ Glide slope(angle) What is HAA and when used - ✔ ✔ Height above airport. Circling approaches What is HAT and when used - ✔ ✔ Height above touchdown Straight in approaches What is IAF - ✔ ✔ Initial approach fix What is IFR - ✔ ✔ Instrumental Flight Rules. Less than 1,000-foot ceiling and 3 mi visibility What is ISA - ✔ ✔ International Standard Atmosphere What is ISA temperature at sea level - ✔ ✔ 15 C What is it called when temperature increases with height - ✔ ✔ Inversion What is it important to know in order to determine at what altitude the tropopause is - ✔ ✔ Lapse rate change, jet stream, air becomes more stable What is Local Controller(tower) responsible for - ✔ ✔ Active runway and permission to takeoff and land on runway What is MAA and what does it guarantee - ✔ ✔ Maximum Authorized Altitude-45000 unless shown otherwise Ensures that if below this altitude, only one VOR using the same frequency is within reception line of sight What is MAP - ✔ ✔ Missed approach point What is maximum lateral imbalance for fuel - ✔ ✔ 1,000 lbs What is MCA and what is it - ✔ ✔ Minimum Crossing Altitude Must be at or above prior to crossing intersection or fix. Usually in prep of enroute MOCA or MEA What is MEA and what does it guarantee - ✔ ✔ Minimum Enroute Altitude Obstacle clearance at least 1000(2000 mtns) Reliable navaid reception along entire route except for MEA gap What is MEL - ✔ ✔ Minimum Equipment List
Left wing feeds left engine Right wing feeds right engine What is TCH - ✔ ✔ Threshold Crossing Height What is the ADIZ - ✔ ✔ Air Defense Identification Zone Airspace offshore surrounding US and Canada. If any aircraft enters zone without Mode C transponder and on a flight plan, military will intercept aircraft for visual id What is the altitude restriction for one pack inop - ✔ ✔ Check MEL What is the CDI - ✔ ✔ Course Deviation Indicator. Part of VOR receiver to id location in relation to selected radial What is the coriolis effect - ✔ ✔ earths rotation causes winds to curve around high and low pressure systems What is the difference between controlled and uncontrolled airspace - ✔ ✔ Controlled provide ATC services to IFR flights whereas uncontrolled does not What is the ground controller responsible for - ✔ ✔ All ground traffic except active runway What is the HSI - ✔ ✔ Horizontal Situation Indicator. Visual indicator, heading, distance, etc What is the lowest level in the atmosphere - ✔ ✔ Troposphere What is the max operating altitude - ✔ ✔ 41,000 ft or FL What is the Mmo(max operating) for B737-800 - ✔ ✔. What is the OBS - ✔ ✔ Omni-bearing selector. Knob with which a radial is selected for VOR receiver What is TRACON - ✔ ✔ Terminal Radar Approach(and departure) CONtrol Busiest airports need additional traffic and radar support to assist with arrivals and departures What is used for times AFTER gate departure but before takeoff - ✔ ✔ MEL/CDL takeoff deciding factor What is VFR - ✔ ✔ Visual Flight Rules pilot responsible for separation and must be able to operate the aircraft with visual reference to the ground, and by visually avoiding obstructions and other aircraft What keeps the IDG from fluctuating power with the thrust of the engine - ✔ ✔ Constant Speed drive What kind of battery is on the B737 - ✔ ✔ 24 nickel cadmium
What kind of engines are on B737-800 - ✔ ✔ 2 CFM56-7 and one APU What kind of pumps run the A&B systems - ✔ ✔ 1 engine driven pump and 1 AC electrical pump on each system What kind of radar does an ARTCC facility use - ✔ ✔ ARSR-Air route surveillance Radar(long range) What kind of radar does TRACON facility use - ✔ ✔ ASR-Airport surveillance radar(short range) What makes a dispatch release legal - ✔ ✔ Dispatch and pilot in command signatures What must be considered when factoring fuel - ✔ ✔ Wind, weather,air traffic delays, one instrument one missed approach, anything else that may cause delay What part of the engines are anti iced - ✔ ✔ Only engine cowl What part of the wings are anti-iced - ✔ ✔ Only leading edge slats What type of instrumentation on B737 - ✔ ✔ Gyroscopic Pitot static Radio magnetic What types of activities would require airspace to be Restricted - ✔ ✔ Military Operations, combat flight training, missile training, etc What us restricted area - ✔ ✔ Area in which flight allowed with permission from controlling agency When and how fog types dissipated - ✔ ✔ Upslope-wind reduced or moving air has little moisture Radiation-warming temperatures mid to late morning Precip-after precip ends Advection- land warms up When are cockpit windows anti iced - ✔ ✔ All operations below 10,000 ft and any icing conditions When can an airplane be dispatched with Weather Radar inop - ✔ ✔ Only daytime, VFR conditions if there are thunderstorms Anytime is no thunderstorms or other dangerous weather When is engine anti ice used - ✔ ✔ all operations where icing conditions exist When is wing anti ice used - ✔ ✔ all operations with icing conditions except for takeoff
