Study Guide For Air Methods Part 135 (Verified Content)-11

What are the VFR weather minimums when operating in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace for mountainous flights in the local area during the day? Night? - Day- 800 / 3mi Night- 1500 / 3mi What are the VFR weather minimums when operating in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace for mountainous flights outside the local area during the day? Night? - Day- 1000 / 3mi Night- 1500 / 5mi When must cross country weather minimums be utilized? - When flight is located outside the local flying area or pilot is not qualified and current in the local flying area. (FAR 135.609) Regulatory speaking, the pilot must ensure that all terrain and obstacles along the route of flight, except takeoff and landing, are cleared vertically by no less than during the day and at night? - (1) 300 feet for day operations. (2) 500 feet for night operations. (FAR 135.615 (b)) How wide is the preflight corridor? - What is the purpose of determining and documenting the highest obstacle and minimum cruising altitude IAW FAR 135.615? - Used to determine the minimum safe cruise altitude. (FAR 135.615) How is the certificate holder required to identify risks associated with HAAO? - (a) Each certificate holder conducting helicopter air ambulance operations must establish, and document in its operations manual, an FAA-approved preflight risk analysis that includes at least the following— (1) Flight considerations, to include obstacles and terrain along the planned route of flight, landing zone conditions, and fuel requirements; (2) Human factors, such as crew fatigue, life events, and other stressors; (3) Weather, including departure, en route, destination, and forecasted; (4) A procedure for determining whether another helicopter air ambulance operator has refused or rejected a flight request; and (5) Strategies and procedures for mitigating identified risks, including procedures for obtaining and documenting approval of the certificate holder's management personnel to release a flight when a risk exceeds a level predetermined by the certificate holder. (b) Each certificate holder must develop a preflight risk analysis worksheet to include, at a minimum, the items in paragraph (a) of this section. (FAR 135.617) How does AMC comply with FAR 135.617 with respect to identifying risks associated with HAAO? - iPad PFRA and communications with OCC Prior to the first leg of each HAAO, what are the PIC preflight requirements with respect to the Air Methods approved Pre-Flight Risk Analysis? - -Must complete PFRA and have it approved by O