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| relatively wide runway will create the illusion that the aircraft is __ a normal glide path |
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| true or false: instrument approach lights provide adequate vertical guidance to the pilot during low visibility |
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| the sudden appearance of runway lights when the aircraft is at or near minimums in conditions of limited visibility often gives the pilot the illusion of being ____ |
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| true or false: slant range visibility may be consderably less than the reported RVR |
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| fog that extends no more than ___ feet in height is considered shallow fog and is normally reported as a partial obscuration |
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| advection fog can present __ and ___ problems not normally associated with other types of fog |
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| wind greater than __ knots usually lifts the fog and it forms a cloud base |
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| ice fog can occur if the air temperature is below __ degrees C. they can last several minutes or days |
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| true or false: blowing snow can create depth perception problems |
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| true or false: "duck-under" manuevers must be avoided during the low visibility approach |
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| true or false: visual glide path indicators will always guide the aircraft to the same point on the runway as the instrument approach being flown |
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| threshold lights emit ___ light toward the approach end of the runway |
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| most military HIRLs emit a white light except in the caution zone, which is the last ___ feet (___ meters) of an instrument runway or ___ the runway length, whichever is ____ |
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2,000; 610; one-half; less
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| the two rows of light bars of the touchdown zone lighting are ___ feet long |
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| rwy centerline lighting starts __ feet from the threshold and extends down the rwy to within __ feet of the rollout end of the runway. the last ___ feet are color coded for landing rollout information. the last ___-foot to ____-foot section displays alternate red and white lights, while the last ___-foot section displays all red lights |
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75; 75; 3,000; 3,000 to 1,000; 1,000
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| true or false: circling to land is a visual flight manuever |
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| the circling MDA and weather minima to be used are those for... |
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the runway to which the instrument approach is flown
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| true or false: during a circling manuever, if there is any doubt as to maintaining required distance, or a loss of situational awareness, accomplish the missed apporach and request an alternate approach |
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| before commencing circling, the airport environment must be in sight. the airport environment is considered... |
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runways, taxiways, hangars, other buildings associated with the airport
(247) |
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| true or false: a higher altitude than the MDA may be maintained throughout a circling maneuver |
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true- if wx allows, up to normal VFR pattern altitude
(247) |
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| do not descend below circling MDA until... |
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in a postion to place the aircraft on a normal glide path to the landing rwy
(248) |
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| pilots are expected to commence a side step apporach as soon as possible after... |
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rwy environment is in sight, usually this is inside the FAF
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| true or false: compliance with minimum altitudes associated with stepdown fixes is not expected after the side-step manuever is initiated |
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| if you lose visual reference during a side step manuever, follow the missed approach specified for which rwy? |
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the approach just flown. initial climbing turn should be toward the landing runway
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