AS 410 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What training will a company put you through before you can dispatch for them? -
Answers - New hire training
Aircraft Specific Training
Computer Familiarization Training
On the Job Training
How much annual jump seat time does a dispatcher need? - Answers - 5 hours
What is operational control? - Answers - Initiating, conducting, and terminating a flight
How long will the AS410 class sign off last before it expires? - Answers - 90 days
How old do you need to be to get a dispatcher practical test? - Answers - 21
How old do you need to be to get and use a dispatcher certification? - Answers - 23
What classes of weather products are there? - Answers - primary and supplementary
What is EWINS? - Answers - An enhanced weather information system is used for
gathering, evaluating, and disseminating aviation weather information, and for issuing
weather reports and forecasts prepared by properly trained and qualified aviation
meteorologists or aircraft dispatchers
To have the approval to use EWINS by the FAA, what must the dispatcher(s) be able to
do? - Answers - Obtain, analyze, and disseminate
What are convective sigmets used for? - Answers - to advise of hazardous convective
weather like severe thunderstorms, embedded thunderstorms, lines of thunder storms
and thunderstorms with heavy or greater precipitation.
What is a Sigmet? - Answers - advisory for non convective weather that is hazardous to
all aircraft (severe icing, turb, dust or sandstroms, and volcanic ash)
What are AIRMETs? - Answers - An AIRMET is issued to alert pilots of potential
hazardous WX (can affect small aircraft more)
What does TEMPO mean? - Answers - temporary weather condition expected less than
1 hour and for less than half the time in that hour
what does FM mean? - Answers - A rapid change in weather no longer than 1 hour
, What does BECMG mean? - Answers - gradual change in weather no longer than 2
hours
What does PROB mean? - Answers - Chance of TStorms or precip in a forcasted period
how much should you circumvent thunderstorms? - Answers - 20NM
What is CFR 121.629? - Answers - aircraft cannot take off with frost, ice, or snow
adhering to the wings, control surfaces, engine inlets without accomplishing FAA
approved ground deicing/anti-icing program
what weather mins must be met in order to dispatch IFR? - Answers - Destination
forecasts weather to be at or above authorized minimums at the ETA
What are the requirements for departure alternates when the departure airport is below
landing minimums? - Answers - Aircraft with 2 engines: not more than one hour from the
airport at one engine inop cruise
Aircraft with 3 or more engines: not more than two hours from departure airport with one
engine inop cruise
When do you need to file a second alternate? - Answers - When weather at destination
and alternate are marginal.
when must a dispatcher amend a dispatch release mid flight? - Answers - if the
alternate in the dispatch release will not be at or above alternate minimums at ETA to
the alternate
What are conditional remarks on a weather TAF? - Answers - TEMPO and PROB
what must an dispatcher have in their possession to dispatch? - Answers - Dispatchers
certificate
what does part 121 cover? - Answers - Domestic, flag, and supplemental ops
What are the communication requirements for part 121? - Answers - Reliable and rapid
communication with ATC and dispatch under normal conditions
How many dispatch centers are required? - Answers - Enough to be adequate for the
airline's size
What are the requirements for the dispatch manual? - Answers - That they must
prepare it and keep it current
What runway surfaces can accelerate stop distance include? - Answers - Runway plus
the stopway
ANSWERS
What training will a company put you through before you can dispatch for them? -
Answers - New hire training
Aircraft Specific Training
Computer Familiarization Training
On the Job Training
How much annual jump seat time does a dispatcher need? - Answers - 5 hours
What is operational control? - Answers - Initiating, conducting, and terminating a flight
How long will the AS410 class sign off last before it expires? - Answers - 90 days
How old do you need to be to get a dispatcher practical test? - Answers - 21
How old do you need to be to get and use a dispatcher certification? - Answers - 23
What classes of weather products are there? - Answers - primary and supplementary
What is EWINS? - Answers - An enhanced weather information system is used for
gathering, evaluating, and disseminating aviation weather information, and for issuing
weather reports and forecasts prepared by properly trained and qualified aviation
meteorologists or aircraft dispatchers
To have the approval to use EWINS by the FAA, what must the dispatcher(s) be able to
do? - Answers - Obtain, analyze, and disseminate
What are convective sigmets used for? - Answers - to advise of hazardous convective
weather like severe thunderstorms, embedded thunderstorms, lines of thunder storms
and thunderstorms with heavy or greater precipitation.
What is a Sigmet? - Answers - advisory for non convective weather that is hazardous to
all aircraft (severe icing, turb, dust or sandstroms, and volcanic ash)
What are AIRMETs? - Answers - An AIRMET is issued to alert pilots of potential
hazardous WX (can affect small aircraft more)
What does TEMPO mean? - Answers - temporary weather condition expected less than
1 hour and for less than half the time in that hour
what does FM mean? - Answers - A rapid change in weather no longer than 1 hour
, What does BECMG mean? - Answers - gradual change in weather no longer than 2
hours
What does PROB mean? - Answers - Chance of TStorms or precip in a forcasted period
how much should you circumvent thunderstorms? - Answers - 20NM
What is CFR 121.629? - Answers - aircraft cannot take off with frost, ice, or snow
adhering to the wings, control surfaces, engine inlets without accomplishing FAA
approved ground deicing/anti-icing program
what weather mins must be met in order to dispatch IFR? - Answers - Destination
forecasts weather to be at or above authorized minimums at the ETA
What are the requirements for departure alternates when the departure airport is below
landing minimums? - Answers - Aircraft with 2 engines: not more than one hour from the
airport at one engine inop cruise
Aircraft with 3 or more engines: not more than two hours from departure airport with one
engine inop cruise
When do you need to file a second alternate? - Answers - When weather at destination
and alternate are marginal.
when must a dispatcher amend a dispatch release mid flight? - Answers - if the
alternate in the dispatch release will not be at or above alternate minimums at ETA to
the alternate
What are conditional remarks on a weather TAF? - Answers - TEMPO and PROB
what must an dispatcher have in their possession to dispatch? - Answers - Dispatchers
certificate
what does part 121 cover? - Answers - Domestic, flag, and supplemental ops
What are the communication requirements for part 121? - Answers - Reliable and rapid
communication with ATC and dispatch under normal conditions
How many dispatch centers are required? - Answers - Enough to be adequate for the
airline's size
What are the requirements for the dispatch manual? - Answers - That they must
prepare it and keep it current
What runway surfaces can accelerate stop distance include? - Answers - Runway plus
the stopway
