Basic Indoc Questions & Answers

Flight Time Limitations - ANSWERS1000 hours in 365 days 100 hours in 672 hours (rolling 28 days) FDP Limitations - ANSWERS190 hours in 672 hours 60 hours in 168 hours (rolling 7 days) Rest Requirements: - 30 hours rest in 168 hours (rolling 28 days) - 10 hours prior to starting FDP; 8 uninterrupted Show times, Domestic and Supplemental - ANSWERSDomestic 60 minutes prior to takeoff (in parking lot) Supplemental 90 minutes (" ") Items required for flight - ANSWERSLicense, medical, passport & flashlight (Add FCC for international) What do you do if you discover at the last minute that you forgot or lost your license or medical? - ANSWERSCall Dispatch for a 5487 1. FAX printout on the flight (in case of ramp check) 2. 5487 in release remarks 3. If needed, 72 hours to request new from FAA Note: 5487 contiguous flights only When does Part 117 apply at Allegiant? - ANSWERSAll Allegiant operations (Flag, Domestic, Supplemental, 91) Is flying on your own or other commercial flying besides Allegiant allowed? - ANSWERSYes; 1. Personal / non-commercial no restrictions other than show up rested 2. Commercial: permission from Chief Pilot and report hours; no other 121 work allowed How long after SCUBA to fly? How long after giving blood? - ANSWERSSCUBA: 24 hours Blood donation: 72 hours - System Chief Pilot permission to donate Maximum Reserve Hours - ANSWERS12 hours Allegiant (FAA allows up to 14) Can you extend Flight Time? Flight Duty Period? - ANSWERS- Flight Time: No extensions, UNLESS in flight and needed to land - FDP: up to 2 hours, after day has started (can't PLAN on extension at start of day) Time of year for summer weights versus winter weights - ANSWERSMONA (May day to Halloween) May 1 - Oct 31st Summer Nov 1 - Apr 30th Winter Standard weights for - Adult - Child - Carry-on - Checked bag - ANSWERS- Adult 190 / 195 - Child 82 / 87 - Carry-on 16 (counts as part of 190 unless non-standard) - Checked 30 Instrument approaches we DON'T do in Allegiant - ANSWERSPAR/ASR Contact Approach (pilot requested; no go) CAT II ILS NDB (in Airbus) WAAS approaches (LPV, LNAV/RNAV) (Visual approach is ATC offered, good to go) Reduced vis ILS CAT I - ANSWERS- 2400 RVR, down to 1800 RVR (if the plate allows) - Touch Down Zone Lights and HIRL (unless FD or coupled AP used to 200') NOTE: Can NOT do if vis reported in miles (e.g. 3/8 mile); RVR reports only At what altitude is DME required? - ANSWERSFL 240 Where are you limited by FARs to 200 knots? - ANSWERS- Under Class B - Within 4 miles of tower and 2500' in Class C or D How many flight attendants required for the Airbus 319/320? - ANSWERS4 required (1 FA per 50 seats, not per pax) Altitudes for RVSM? - ANSWERSFL 290 to FL 410 What equipment is required for RVSM? - ANSWERS2TAAT - 2 primary altimeters (+/- 75' of field, 200' ea other in air) - Transponder w/alt encoding - AP w/alt hold - Alt alerter - TCAS Lowest T/O mins for Allegiant? - ANSWERS500' RVR (500/500/500) - Must have CL and HIRL - All RVR controlling, 2 required What does Exemption 10064 provide on a supplemental flight? - ANSWERSSupplemental flights dispatched under Exemption 10064 can go to airports not listed in OpSpec C070 (contiguous U.S.) Reserve call-out times - ANSWERS- 90 minutes from phone call to parking lot - 12 hours on call Do you need to get it "on tape" to extend 30 minutes? - ANSWERSNo. Only 31 minutes or more, then by BOTH crewmembers "on tape" with Dispatch; Allegiant must report extension to the FAA - After an extension 30 minutes, no more until 30 hours rest ( 30 minute extensions still allowed) Allegiant landing minimums - ANSWERSPrecision CAT I to 1800 RVR - Inop or no TDZ and/or RCL provided: 1. FD or AP is used to DA 2. Chart must permit approaches to 1800 RVR, or note stipulating FD or AP is used 3. Use wet runway data (115%) 4. Precision runway markings (if none, operational CL lights when 4000 RVR or 3/4 mile vis) High Mins CPT (121.652 Landing WX mins) - ANSWERSCPT with 100 hours in type as PIC - Add 100' and 1/2 mile (except to alternates) - No less than 300/1 in any case - OpSpec C054 lists RVR equivalents; ex: - RVR 1800 requires 4500 RVR - RVR 3000 requires 5000 RVR Circling Approaches (OpSpec C075) - ANSWERSNot allowed unless WX is the HIGHER of: - 1000/3 or IAP circling mins