Mesa Airlines GOM Study Guide Questions And
Answers With Verified Solutions
1. What documents and equipment are required in a crewmember's flight kit? ANS 1. Airman Certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. FCC restricted radio telephone operating permit (captain)
4. Mesa ID Card
5. Jeppesen Inflight Pubs (EFB or paper)
6. Required Manuals (EFB or paper)
7. Training folder (if in training)
8. Flashlight
9. Extra pair of corrective lenses (only if required to wear)
10. Passport
11. Pen
12. Logbook
GOM 2.18.9
2. What is the min battery charge for EFB for first flight of the day? Follow on flights? ANS 95% and 40%
GOM 2.19 item (7)
3. Where do you find the current revisions to the GOM and CFM? ANS Manual Currency List (MCL),
updated weekly
Aircraft Publications Currency List (APCL)
GOM 1.5
4. Lost iPad procedure ANS In base get a loaner, outstation, print required charts prior to flight. Add
language to release.
GOM 2.19 item (10)
,5. Lost Ipad reporting ANS Report it to SOC operations security within 24 hours
GOM 1.7.C
6. Can dispatch occur with only one Jeppesen Airways Manual? ANS Yes, one set of charts may be waived
at the discretion of the Chief Pilot
GOM 2.19
7. Use of alcohol ANS 12 hours bottle to throttle
.02 blood alcohol (No residual effects)
GOM 1.15.15 A-B
8. Where to find ASAP report forms? ANS Submitter guide and forms available on website under safety
GOM 1.24.L3
9. When or why do you need a destination Alternate? ANS 123 rule
GOM 7.38.38
10. When or why do you need a 2nd alternate under marginal rules. ANS Destination and first alternate are
marginal
GOM 7.38.40
11. Captain Take off briefing thoughts ANS Do you have any questions, comments or concerns? Have I
forgotten anything? As part of good CRM, Please let me know if I miss anything."
12. Describe Exemption 11,152A (lost certificates) ANS Permits 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 72 hours, and can only be used in the 48 contiguous states and DC
GOM 1.19.23 GOM T-37 update
13. What is Mesa's Certificate number ANS MASA036A
GOM page 3
14. What is your show time? What if another crew memeber is not there within 10 minutes? ANS 45
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. GOM 2.13
15. How does a Pilot maintain currency for FAR 121 operations (ground training, proficiency check, line
check, landings)? ANS 1. Training requirements outlined in the certificate holders FRMP must be
incorporated into its operator specific ground training curriculum. Every 12 calendar months
2. 3 TO/Lnd in A/C type or Sim within preceding 90 days
3. Line check PIC within preceding 12 calendar months and in addition within the preceding 6 months
proficiency check or sim training
GOM 1.8
16. Define "low time SIC". ANS An SIC that has fewer than 100 hours of flight time as SIC in operations
under FAR 121 in the type airplane being flown,
GOM 1.10 item (9)
17. What limitations exist for a "low time SIC"? ANS Restricted from taking off or landing if:
1. Special airports
2. Vis less than 3/4 mile/RVR 4000. <1 SM takeoffs made by PIC. <5,000 RVR takeoffs made by PIC
3. Contaminated runway (water, snow, slush)
4. Braking action less than "good"
5. >15 Knts crosswind
6. Windshear
7. PIC Discretion
GOM 1.10
, 18. Define a "high minimums" Captain ANS Captain that has less than 100 hours as PIC
(IOE time is not included)
GOM 7.40.44
19. What Limitations exist for a "high minimums" Captain? ANS Add 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. GOM 7.40.44
20. How is crewmember SARA qualification determined? ANS 1) The PIC or SIC has made an entry to
that airport (including a takeoff and landing) while serving as a pilot flight crewmember; or
(2) The PIC has thoroughly reviewed all aspects of the Jeppesen Special Airport Qualifica- tion charts
published for that airport.
GOM 7.36
21. Describe the ways to be qualified for a particular SARA airport. ANS 1) The PIC or SIC has made an
entry to that airport (including a takeoff and landing) while serving as a pilot flight crewmember; or
(2) The PIC has thoroughly reviewed all aspects of the Jeppesen Special Airport Qualifica- tion charts
published for that airport.
GOM 7.36
22. Define consolidation of knowledge and skills. ANS New pilot must log 100 hours in 120 days
following initial checkride, Sim hours do not count. Can be extended to 150 days. Can be extended to 180
days.
23. What are the pairing requirements (green on green). ANS The PIC or SIC must have at least 75 hours
of line operating flight time in that aircraft type.
GOM 2.12.B
24. What are your minimum Initial Operating Experience (IOE) requirements? ANS 25 Hours
25. Are all Mesa Airlines flight operations "unaugmented"? ANS Yes. No long haul flying requiring extra
crew members.
Answers With Verified Solutions
1. What documents and equipment are required in a crewmember's flight kit? ANS 1. Airman Certificate
2. Medical certificate
3. FCC restricted radio telephone operating permit (captain)
4. Mesa ID Card
5. Jeppesen Inflight Pubs (EFB or paper)
6. Required Manuals (EFB or paper)
7. Training folder (if in training)
8. Flashlight
9. Extra pair of corrective lenses (only if required to wear)
10. Passport
11. Pen
12. Logbook
GOM 2.18.9
2. What is the min battery charge for EFB for first flight of the day? Follow on flights? ANS 95% and 40%
GOM 2.19 item (7)
3. Where do you find the current revisions to the GOM and CFM? ANS Manual Currency List (MCL),
updated weekly
Aircraft Publications Currency List (APCL)
GOM 1.5
4. Lost iPad procedure ANS In base get a loaner, outstation, print required charts prior to flight. Add
language to release.
GOM 2.19 item (10)
,5. Lost Ipad reporting ANS Report it to SOC operations security within 24 hours
GOM 1.7.C
6. Can dispatch occur with only one Jeppesen Airways Manual? ANS Yes, one set of charts may be waived
at the discretion of the Chief Pilot
GOM 2.19
7. Use of alcohol ANS 12 hours bottle to throttle
.02 blood alcohol (No residual effects)
GOM 1.15.15 A-B
8. Where to find ASAP report forms? ANS Submitter guide and forms available on website under safety
GOM 1.24.L3
9. When or why do you need a destination Alternate? ANS 123 rule
GOM 7.38.38
10. When or why do you need a 2nd alternate under marginal rules. ANS Destination and first alternate are
marginal
GOM 7.38.40
11. Captain Take off briefing thoughts ANS Do you have any questions, comments or concerns? Have I
forgotten anything? As part of good CRM, Please let me know if I miss anything."
12. Describe Exemption 11,152A (lost certificates) ANS Permits 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 72 hours, and can only be used in the 48 contiguous states and DC
GOM 1.19.23 GOM T-37 update
13. What is Mesa's Certificate number ANS MASA036A
GOM page 3
14. What is your show time? What if another crew memeber is not there within 10 minutes? ANS 45
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. GOM 2.13
15. How does a Pilot maintain currency for FAR 121 operations (ground training, proficiency check, line
check, landings)? ANS 1. Training requirements outlined in the certificate holders FRMP must be
incorporated into its operator specific ground training curriculum. Every 12 calendar months
2. 3 TO/Lnd in A/C type or Sim within preceding 90 days
3. Line check PIC within preceding 12 calendar months and in addition within the preceding 6 months
proficiency check or sim training
GOM 1.8
16. Define "low time SIC". ANS An SIC that has fewer than 100 hours of flight time as SIC in operations
under FAR 121 in the type airplane being flown,
GOM 1.10 item (9)
17. What limitations exist for a "low time SIC"? ANS Restricted from taking off or landing if:
1. Special airports
2. Vis less than 3/4 mile/RVR 4000. <1 SM takeoffs made by PIC. <5,000 RVR takeoffs made by PIC
3. Contaminated runway (water, snow, slush)
4. Braking action less than "good"
5. >15 Knts crosswind
6. Windshear
7. PIC Discretion
GOM 1.10
, 18. Define a "high minimums" Captain ANS Captain that has less than 100 hours as PIC
(IOE time is not included)
GOM 7.40.44
19. What Limitations exist for a "high minimums" Captain? ANS Add 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. GOM 7.40.44
20. How is crewmember SARA qualification determined? ANS 1) The PIC or SIC has made an entry to
that airport (including a takeoff and landing) while serving as a pilot flight crewmember; or
(2) The PIC has thoroughly reviewed all aspects of the Jeppesen Special Airport Qualifica- tion charts
published for that airport.
GOM 7.36
21. Describe the ways to be qualified for a particular SARA airport. ANS 1) The PIC or SIC has made an
entry to that airport (including a takeoff and landing) while serving as a pilot flight crewmember; or
(2) The PIC has thoroughly reviewed all aspects of the Jeppesen Special Airport Qualifica- tion charts
published for that airport.
GOM 7.36
22. Define consolidation of knowledge and skills. ANS New pilot must log 100 hours in 120 days
following initial checkride, Sim hours do not count. Can be extended to 150 days. Can be extended to 180
days.
23. What are the pairing requirements (green on green). ANS The PIC or SIC must have at least 75 hours
of line operating flight time in that aircraft type.
GOM 2.12.B
24. What are your minimum Initial Operating Experience (IOE) requirements? ANS 25 Hours
25. Are all Mesa Airlines flight operations "unaugmented"? ANS Yes. No long haul flying requiring extra
crew members.
