Mesa Airlines GOM Study Guide with complete solutions
What documents and equipment are required in a crewmember's flight kit? - Answer1.
Airman Certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. Passport
4. Mesa ID Card
5. Jeppesen Inflight Pubs
6. Flashlight
7. Pen
8. Logbook
9. Training Folder
10. Spare pair of glasses
/.Where do you find the current revisions to the GOM and CFM? - AnswerManual
Currency List (MCL), updated weekly
/.Can dispatch occur with only one Jeppesen Airways Manual? - AnswerYes, one set of
charts may be waived at the discretion of the Chief Pilot
/.Describe Exemption 5560 (lost certificates) - AnswerPermits a pilot to serve under Part
121 without and airman's certificate in their possession if insufficient time exists to
contact the FAA. The pilot must:
1. Get temporary airman certificate from Crew Tracking
2. Request FAX from FAA within 72 hours
3. Send copy of FAA FAX to Supervisor of Crew Qualifications within 24 hours of receipt
from FAA
Certification letter is good for 7 days, and can only be used in the 48 contiguous states
and DC
/.What is your show time? What if another crew memeber is not there within 10
minutes? - Answer45 minutes prior to the first scheduled departure time. If one crew
member has not shown within 10 minutes, other crew member will contact System
Operations Control.
/.How does a Pilot maintain currency for FAR 121 operations (ground training,
proficiency check, line check, landings)? - Answer1. AQP
2. 3 TO/Lnd in A/C type or Sim within preceding 90 days
3. Contact Systems Control for any procedural or operational changes
4. Review NOTAMS, Airport and Navaid info, Enroute charts and Avaible alternate
airports
/.Define "low time SIC". - Answera SIC that has less than 100 hours in 121 and on type
/.What limitations exist for a "low time SIC"? - AnswerRestricted from taking off or
landing if:
, 1. SARA
2. Vis less than 3/4 mile/RVR 4000
3. Contaminated runway
4. Braking action less than "good"
5. 15 Knts crosswind
6. Windshear
7. PIC Discretion
/.Define a "high minimums" Captain - AnswerCaptain that has less than 100 hours as
PIC (IOE time is included)
/.What limiations exist for a "high minimums" Captain? - AnswerAdd 100' and 1/2 SM to
the MDA/DA for landing minimums. Apply same to takeoff minimums for takeoff
alternate requirements. Alternate airports requires 300'/1SM minimum.
/.How is crewmember SARA qualification determined? - AnswerTakeoff/Landing in
preceding 12 months, or PIC must review the pictorial Jepps plates that apply to the
airfield
/.Describe the ways to be qualified for a particular SARA airport. - AnswerMade a
takeoff and landing within preceding 12 months, or PIC must review the pictorial Jepps
plates that apply to the airfield.
/.Define consolidation of knowledge and skills. - AnswerNew pilot must log 100 hours in
120 days following initial checkride, Sim hours do not count.
/.What are the pairing requirements (green on green). - AnswerPIC or SIC MUST have
75 hours on type.
/.What are your minimum Initial Operating Experience (IOE) requirements? - Answer25
Hours
/.Does FAR Part 91 flying apply to the flight duty period and rest requirements? -
AnswerYes
/.Are all Mesa Airlines flight operations "unaugmented"? - AnswerYes. No long haul
flying requiring extra crew members.
/.Can deadhead transportation be considered part of a rest period? - AnswerNo
/.When does a flight duty period (FDP) begin and end? - AnswerStarts when reporting
for duty with the intent to fly (45 minutes prior to pushback) and ends when the aircraft
is parked with no further intent to fly.
/.Define "suitable accommodation". - AnswerQuiet, dark, and horizontal
What documents and equipment are required in a crewmember's flight kit? - Answer1.
Airman Certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. Passport
4. Mesa ID Card
5. Jeppesen Inflight Pubs
6. Flashlight
7. Pen
8. Logbook
9. Training Folder
10. Spare pair of glasses
/.Where do you find the current revisions to the GOM and CFM? - AnswerManual
Currency List (MCL), updated weekly
/.Can dispatch occur with only one Jeppesen Airways Manual? - AnswerYes, one set of
charts may be waived at the discretion of the Chief Pilot
/.Describe Exemption 5560 (lost certificates) - AnswerPermits a pilot to serve under Part
121 without and airman's certificate in their possession if insufficient time exists to
contact the FAA. The pilot must:
1. Get temporary airman certificate from Crew Tracking
2. Request FAX from FAA within 72 hours
3. Send copy of FAA FAX to Supervisor of Crew Qualifications within 24 hours of receipt
from FAA
Certification letter is good for 7 days, and can only be used in the 48 contiguous states
and DC
/.What is your show time? What if another crew memeber is not there within 10
minutes? - Answer45 minutes prior to the first scheduled departure time. If one crew
member has not shown within 10 minutes, other crew member will contact System
Operations Control.
/.How does a Pilot maintain currency for FAR 121 operations (ground training,
proficiency check, line check, landings)? - Answer1. AQP
2. 3 TO/Lnd in A/C type or Sim within preceding 90 days
3. Contact Systems Control for any procedural or operational changes
4. Review NOTAMS, Airport and Navaid info, Enroute charts and Avaible alternate
airports
/.Define "low time SIC". - Answera SIC that has less than 100 hours in 121 and on type
/.What limitations exist for a "low time SIC"? - AnswerRestricted from taking off or
landing if:
, 1. SARA
2. Vis less than 3/4 mile/RVR 4000
3. Contaminated runway
4. Braking action less than "good"
5. 15 Knts crosswind
6. Windshear
7. PIC Discretion
/.Define a "high minimums" Captain - AnswerCaptain that has less than 100 hours as
PIC (IOE time is included)
/.What limiations exist for a "high minimums" Captain? - AnswerAdd 100' and 1/2 SM to
the MDA/DA for landing minimums. Apply same to takeoff minimums for takeoff
alternate requirements. Alternate airports requires 300'/1SM minimum.
/.How is crewmember SARA qualification determined? - AnswerTakeoff/Landing in
preceding 12 months, or PIC must review the pictorial Jepps plates that apply to the
airfield
/.Describe the ways to be qualified for a particular SARA airport. - AnswerMade a
takeoff and landing within preceding 12 months, or PIC must review the pictorial Jepps
plates that apply to the airfield.
/.Define consolidation of knowledge and skills. - AnswerNew pilot must log 100 hours in
120 days following initial checkride, Sim hours do not count.
/.What are the pairing requirements (green on green). - AnswerPIC or SIC MUST have
75 hours on type.
/.What are your minimum Initial Operating Experience (IOE) requirements? - Answer25
Hours
/.Does FAR Part 91 flying apply to the flight duty period and rest requirements? -
AnswerYes
/.Are all Mesa Airlines flight operations "unaugmented"? - AnswerYes. No long haul
flying requiring extra crew members.
/.Can deadhead transportation be considered part of a rest period? - AnswerNo
/.When does a flight duty period (FDP) begin and end? - AnswerStarts when reporting
for duty with the intent to fly (45 minutes prior to pushback) and ends when the aircraft
is parked with no further intent to fly.
/.Define "suitable accommodation". - AnswerQuiet, dark, and horizontal
