AS 410 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
2026
Operational Control - Answers Joint responsibility for initiating, conducting, and
terminating a flight
Enhanced Weather Information System - Answers EWINS
EWINS - Answers Approved FAA source used used by an airline to obtain, analyze,
and disseminate weather information
Domestic fuel requirement - Answers Enough to get there, the furthest alternate, and
45 minutes at normal cruise
Flag Fuel Requirement - Answers Enough to get there, 10 percent of that, the furthest
alternate, and 30 minutes holding at 1500'
Controlling - Answers Main body is
From - Answers What is a controlling word in a TAF?
Probability & tempo - Answers What is a conditional word in a TAF?
Clean aircraft concept - Answers Can't takeoff with anything (snow, ice) adhering to
the control surfaces
Deicing - Answers What type of fluid is Type I?
Anti-icing - Answers What type of fluid is Type II?
Pilot, ATC, and dispatch - Answers What 3 people can declare an emergency?
At all times - Answers When do a pilot and dispatcher need to be in communication
1. AC ID
2. Trip number
3. Minimum fuel
4. Type of flight (VFR, IFR)
5. Origin, destination, alternate, and intermediate airport
6. Weather Information - Answers What are the 6 items in a dispatch release?
1. Destination and alternate is marginal
2. When we use exemption 3585 - Answers What are the 2 instances we file a second
alternate?
No more than 10 consecutive hours on the schedule - Answers What is the dispatcher
duty time?
Human factors and Dispatcher resource management - Answers What are the PTS
Special Emphasis Areas (2)
Convective SIGMET - Answers In-flight weather advisory issued for hazardous
convective weather that affects the safety of every flight
Severe thunderstorms, embedded thunderstorms, or thunderstorms with heavy or
greater percipitation - Answers What could be the reason for issuing a Convective
SIGMET?
SIGMET - Answers In-flight advisory concerning non-convective weather that is
potentially hazardous to all aircraft
Severe icing not associated with thunderstorms, severe or extreme turbulence or clear
air turbulence not associated with thunderstorms, dust storms, sand storms, and
volcanic ash - Answers What could be the reason for issuing a SIGMET?
4 hours - Answers How long is a SIGMET valid for?
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers - Answers VAAC
AIRMET - Answers In-flight weather advisory that is issued every 6 hours with
intermediate updates issued as needed for a particular area forecast region. Concerned
more with hazards to light aircraft
2026
Operational Control - Answers Joint responsibility for initiating, conducting, and
terminating a flight
Enhanced Weather Information System - Answers EWINS
EWINS - Answers Approved FAA source used used by an airline to obtain, analyze,
and disseminate weather information
Domestic fuel requirement - Answers Enough to get there, the furthest alternate, and
45 minutes at normal cruise
Flag Fuel Requirement - Answers Enough to get there, 10 percent of that, the furthest
alternate, and 30 minutes holding at 1500'
Controlling - Answers Main body is
From - Answers What is a controlling word in a TAF?
Probability & tempo - Answers What is a conditional word in a TAF?
Clean aircraft concept - Answers Can't takeoff with anything (snow, ice) adhering to
the control surfaces
Deicing - Answers What type of fluid is Type I?
Anti-icing - Answers What type of fluid is Type II?
Pilot, ATC, and dispatch - Answers What 3 people can declare an emergency?
At all times - Answers When do a pilot and dispatcher need to be in communication
1. AC ID
2. Trip number
3. Minimum fuel
4. Type of flight (VFR, IFR)
5. Origin, destination, alternate, and intermediate airport
6. Weather Information - Answers What are the 6 items in a dispatch release?
1. Destination and alternate is marginal
2. When we use exemption 3585 - Answers What are the 2 instances we file a second
alternate?
No more than 10 consecutive hours on the schedule - Answers What is the dispatcher
duty time?
Human factors and Dispatcher resource management - Answers What are the PTS
Special Emphasis Areas (2)
Convective SIGMET - Answers In-flight weather advisory issued for hazardous
convective weather that affects the safety of every flight
Severe thunderstorms, embedded thunderstorms, or thunderstorms with heavy or
greater percipitation - Answers What could be the reason for issuing a Convective
SIGMET?
SIGMET - Answers In-flight advisory concerning non-convective weather that is
potentially hazardous to all aircraft
Severe icing not associated with thunderstorms, severe or extreme turbulence or clear
air turbulence not associated with thunderstorms, dust storms, sand storms, and
volcanic ash - Answers What could be the reason for issuing a SIGMET?
4 hours - Answers How long is a SIGMET valid for?
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers - Answers VAAC
AIRMET - Answers In-flight weather advisory that is issued every 6 hours with
intermediate updates issued as needed for a particular area forecast region. Concerned
more with hazards to light aircraft
