FAR Part 121 Quiz

Quiz - #5

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1. A pilot flight crewmember, other than pilot in command, must have received a proficiency check or line-oriented simulator training within the preceding
(121.441 Proficiency Checks)

6 calendar months.
 12 calendar months.
24 calendar months.

2. To remain current as an aircraft dispatcher, a person must, in addition to other requirements,
(121.463 Aircraft Dispatcher Qualifications)

within the preceding 12 calendar months, spend 2.5 hours observing flight deck operations, plus two additional takeoffs and landings, in one of the types of airplanes in each group he/she is to dispatch.
 within the preceding 12 calendar months, spend at least 5 hours observing flight deck operations in one of the types of airplanes in each group he/she is to dispatch.
 Within the preceding 12 calendar months, spend at least 5 hours observing flight deck operations in each type of airplane, in each group that he/she is to dispatch.

3. Normally, a dispatcher should be scheduled for no more than
(121.465 Duty Time Limitations: Domestic and Flag Operations)

8 hours of service in any 24 consecutive hours.
 10 hours of duty in any 24 consecutive hours.
 10 consecutive hours of duty.

4. If a domestic or flag air carrier schedules a dispatcher for 13 hours of duty in a 24-consecutive-hour period, what action is required? (121.465 Duty Time Limitations: Domestic and Flag Operations)

The dispatcher should be given a rest period of 24 hours at the end of the 13 hours.
 The dispatcher should refuse to be on duty 13 hours as 121.465(l) limits the duty period to 10 consecutive hours.
 The dispatcher should be given a rest period of at least 8 hours at or before the completion of 10 hours of duty.
5. An aircraft dispatcher shall receive at least 24 consecutive hours of rest during
(121.465 Duty Time Limitations: Domestic and Flag Operations)
every 7 consecutive days.
 any 7 consecutive days or the equivalent thereof within any calendar month.
 each calendar week.

6. The maximum number of consecutive hours of duty that an aircraft dispatcher may be scheduled is
(121.465 Duty Time Limitations: Domestic and Flag Operations)

12 hours.
 10 hours.
 8 hours.

7. Duty and rest period rules for domestic air carrier operations require that a flight crewmember
(121.471 Flight Time Limitations and Rest Requirements: All Flight Crewmembers)

not be assigned to any duty with the air carrier during any required rest period.
 not be on duty aloft for more than 100 hours in any 30-day period.
 be relieved of all duty for at least 24 hours during any 7 consecutive days.

8. The maximum flight time in 24 consecutive hours that a flag air carrier may schedule a pilot in a two-pilot crew without a rest period is
(121.481 Flight Time Limitations: One or Two Pilot Crews)

8 hours.
 10 hours.
 12 hours.

9. The maximum number of hours a pilot may fly in 7 consecutive days as the pilot in command in a two-pilot crew for a flag air carrier is
(121.481 Flight Time Limitations: One or Two Pilot Crews)

35 hours.
 32 hours.
 30 hours.

10. A flag air carrier may schedule a pilot to fly in an airplane, having two pilots and one additional flight crewmember, for no more than
(121.483 Flight Time Limitations: Two Pilots and One Additional Flight Crewmember)

8 hours during any 12 consecutive hours.
 10 hours during any 12 consecutive hours.
 12 hours during any 24 consecutive hours.

11. How does deadhead transportation, going to or from a duty assignment, affect the computation of flight time limits for air carrier flight crewmembers? It is
(121.491 Flight Time Limitations: Deadhead Transportation)

considered part of the rest period if the flightcrew includes more than two pilots.
 considered part of the rest period for flight engineers and navigators.
 Not considered part of a rest period.

12. The maximum number of hours that a supplemental air carrier pilot may fly, as a crewmember, in a commercial operation, in any 30 consecutive days is
(121.503 Flight Time Limitations: Pilots: Airplanes)

100 hours.
 120 hours.
300 hours.

13. A supplemental air carrier may schedule a pilot, on a three-pilot crew, for flight deck duty during any 24 consecutive-hour period for not more than
(121.507 Flight Time Limitations: Three Pilot Crews: Airplanes)

6 hours.
 8 hours.
 10 hours.

14. The flight time limitations established for flight crewmembers include
(121.517 Flight Time Limitations: Other Commercial Flying: Airplanes)

only commercial flying in any flight crewmember position in which FAR Part 121 operations are conducted.
 all flight time, except military, in any flight crewmember position.
 all commercial flying in any flight crewmember position.

15. Which is the maximum number of hours that a supplemental air carrier airman may be aloft in any 30 consecutive days, as a member of a flight crew that consists of two pilots and at least one additional flight crewmember?
(121.521 Flight Time Limitations Crew of Two Pilots and One Additional Airman as Required)

100 hours.
 120 hours.
 300 hours.

16. The persons jointly responsible for the initiation, continuation, diversion, and termination of a supplemental air carrier or commercial operator flight are the
(121.537 Responsibility for Operational Control: Supplemental Operations)

pilot in command and chief pilot.
 pilot in command and director of operations.
 pilot in command and the flight follower.

17. Below which attitude, except when in cruise flight, are non-safety related cockpit activities by flight crewmembers prohibited?
(121.542 Flight Crewmember Duties)

10,000 feet.
 14,500 feet.
 FL 180.

18. With regard to flight crewmember duties, which of the following operations are considered to be in the critical phase of flight?
(121.542 Flight Crewmember Duties)

Taxi, takeoff, landing, and all other operations conducted below 10,000 feet MSL, including cruise flight.
 Descent, approach, landing, and taxi operations, irrespective of altitudes MSL.
 Taxi, takeoff, landing, and all other operations conducted below 10,000 feet, excluding cruise flight. 121.547 Admission to Flight Doc 99.
19. The pilot in command has emergency authority to exclude any and all persons from admittance to the flight deck
(121.542 Flight Crewmember Duties)
except a FAA inspector doing enroute checks.
 in the interest of safety.
 except persons who have authorization from the certificate holder and the FAA or NTSB.
20. Each crewmember shall have readily available for individual use on each flight a
(121.549 Flying Equipment)
key to the flight deck door.
 certificate holder's manual.
 flashlight in good working order.

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