FEAST Spatial Orientation and Visualization 2

Question 1

An aircraft is at FL120, flying heading 180 (south) toward a mountainous area.
The highest terrain ahead is 9,500 ft.
The aircraft has minimum obstacle clearance requirement of 1,000 ft.
The minimum safe altitude for this aircraft on heading 180 in this area is:

Accepted Answer

10,500 ft (FL105 approximately) — terrain 9,500 ft + 1,000 ft required clearance

Answer

9,500 ft — the aircraft only needs to be above terrain height

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10,000 ft — standard safe altitude rounded to the nearest 1,000 ft

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12,000 ft — the current altitude and it should not descend

Question 2

Imagine a 3D radar display showing an aircraft at coordinates East 3, North 5, Altitude 8 (in arbitrary units). The aircraft moves: +2 East, -1 North, +2 Altitude. What are its new coordinates?

Accepted Answer

East 5, North 4, Altitude 10

Answer

East 5, North 6, Altitude 10

Answer

East 1, North 4, Altitude 10

Answer

East 5, North 4, Altitude 6

Question 3

On a plan view (top-down) radar display, an aircraft appears to be moving from lower-right to upper-left. On a north-up display, this corresponds to a heading of approximately:

Accepted Answer

315 degrees (northwest) — lower-right to upper-left on a north-up display is northwest

Answer

045 degrees (northeast) — upper-left to lower-right reversed

Answer

225 degrees (southwest) — the aircraft is going toward the lower left

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135 degrees (southeast) — right to left at an angle is southeast

Question 4

An aircraft is in a 30-degree banked turn. Compared to a level coordinated flight, the vertical component of lift in this turn is:

Accepted Answer

Reduced — in a banked turn, lift is tilted sideways, reducing its vertical component

Answer

Unchanged — the total lift produced by the wings remains constant

Answer

Increased — the aircraft generates extra lift to prevent altitude loss in the turn

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Zero — all lift becomes horizontal during a banked turn

Question 5

A holding pattern entry for an aircraft arriving from the southwest (heading 045, inbound to the hold fix) with right-hand turns is most correctly described as a:

Accepted Answer

Parallel entry — the aircraft first flies outbound parallel to the holding course

Answer

Direct entry — the aircraft turns immediately to the inbound course

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Teardrop entry — the aircraft flies a tear-shaped path to enter from the protected side

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Offset entry — the aircraft flies offset from the holding fix to join later

Question 6

Looking at a vertical profile of airspace, an aircraft is at FL230. Below it is Class C airspace from FL100 to FL195, and below that is Class D airspace from the surface to 3,000 ft. Class E airspace fills the gaps. The aircraft at FL230 is currently in:

Accepted Answer

Class E airspace — FL195 to the base of Class A airspace (FL550) contains Class E in this scenario

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Class C airspace — because it is the highest controlled airspace in the scenario

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Class A airspace — which starts at FL180

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Class D airspace — because the aircraft is closest to the high end of Class D

An aircraft is at FL120, flying heading 180 (south) toward a mountainous area.The highest terrain ahead is 9,500 ft.The aircraft has minimum obstacle clearance requirement of 1,000 ft.The minimum safe altitude for this aircraft on heading 180 in this area is:

An aircraft is at FL120, flying heading 180 (south) toward a mountainous area.
The highest terrain ahead is 9,500 ft.
The aircraft has minimum obstacle clearance requirement of 1,000 ft.
The minimum safe altitude for this aircraft on heading 180 in this area is: