FDOPS Exam 1 (Actual 2025/2026) Questions And Answers
Rated A+
Airline turbo-jets require how much fuel before departure? ---
--Answers----enough to reach destination, taking into
account delays, and weather, plus additional fuel to allow the
aircraft to descend to lower of single engine inoperative
ceiling or 10,000 feet ASL, to cruise at that altitude to a
suitable aerodrome, and hold for 30 mins at an altitude of 1,500
feet above aerodrome elevation.
Is a mode C transponder required for a flight between YWG,
and YVR? -----Answers----mandatory within controlled
airspace from 12,500 to 18,000 feet.
When completing a Nav Canada flight plan for flights within
Canada, how do you indicate that the aircraft is equipped with
an ILS. -----Answers----In box 10 enter "L", along with the
other navigation equipment carried.
ATC needs to be notified if your TAS/MACH is different by what
amount from your flight plan? -----Answers----.01 mach or
5% of TAS
Flight plans to the US from close proximity to the border shall
be filed at least ____________ in advance of departure time. ----
-Answers----60 minutes
,The basic width of a VHF airway is what? -----Answers----4.0
NM either side of centerline, widening where 4.5° lines
intersect the basic width.
What service does ATC provide that FSS doesn't? -----
Answers----Air traffic control.
RAAS (Remote Aerodrome Advisory Service) is provided by
whom? -----Answers----FSS/FIC
What is the appropriate cruising altitude for an IFR flight with a
magnetic track of 360° is the SDA - assume the magnetic
variation is 10°E -----Answers----FL 330
During radar vectoring, the minimum speed issued by AC for
turbo jet aircraft, 19nm from destination is what? -----
Answers----160kts
What is the speed limit for aircraft operating under 10,000 feet
ASL? -----Answers----250kts unless climbing above 10,000ft
ASL or where the minimum aircraft safe speed is greater than
250kts.
What is the base of the Northern Control Area? -----Answers-
---FL 230
What is the minimum survival equipment required for an
airplane operated over land in sparsely settled areas of
,Canada? -----Answers----Based on the season of year and
geographical location, a means for starting a fire, providing
shelter, providing or purifying water and visually signaling
distress.
Passengers must continuously wear and use an O2 mask
when the aircraft is operating above _____. -----Answers----
cabin pressure altitudes of 13,000ft and above.
FDR's are required when? -----Answers----turbine powered
aircraft over 12,566lbs, commuter operator, 10 or more pax
seats
What is the ELT requirement for large turbo-jet, multi engine,
air transport service carrying pax over water, where lift rafts
would be required? -----Answers----two ELT's, type W or S
or both
What type of transponder is an integral part of TCAS/ACAS II -
----Answers----Mode S
What it the minimum aircraft equipment to operate in RVSM
airspace? -----Answers----two independent altitude
measurement systems, one autopilot, and one altitude alerting
device.
Over the high seas of the North Atlantic, the lower limit of the
Oceanic Control Areas is what? -----Answers----FL55
, What is a CANARD? -----Answers----A horizontal stabilizer
type assembly placed at the front of the aircraft.
What is the difference between and APU, and a GPU? -----
Answers----The APU is mounted inside the aircraft tail or
fuselage while the GPU is on a ground cart.
When applying de-ice/anti-ice fluid to an airplane fuselage, the
proper application sequence is from what to what? -----
Answers----top-down
A nose up attitude is followed by an increase in airspeed
without an increase is power application. What has happened?
-----Answers----a blocked pitot tube (the only source is that
static port therefore making the ASI an Altimeter)
What gyroscopic principle does the turn coordinator operate
on? -----Answers----Precession
Induced drag is proportional to what? -----Answers----
inversely proportional to the square of the velocity. (as you go
slower, induced drag increases)
What is the only variable that causes the speed of sound to
change for a given day? -----Answers----ambient air
temperature
Rated A+
Airline turbo-jets require how much fuel before departure? ---
--Answers----enough to reach destination, taking into
account delays, and weather, plus additional fuel to allow the
aircraft to descend to lower of single engine inoperative
ceiling or 10,000 feet ASL, to cruise at that altitude to a
suitable aerodrome, and hold for 30 mins at an altitude of 1,500
feet above aerodrome elevation.
Is a mode C transponder required for a flight between YWG,
and YVR? -----Answers----mandatory within controlled
airspace from 12,500 to 18,000 feet.
When completing a Nav Canada flight plan for flights within
Canada, how do you indicate that the aircraft is equipped with
an ILS. -----Answers----In box 10 enter "L", along with the
other navigation equipment carried.
ATC needs to be notified if your TAS/MACH is different by what
amount from your flight plan? -----Answers----.01 mach or
5% of TAS
Flight plans to the US from close proximity to the border shall
be filed at least ____________ in advance of departure time. ----
-Answers----60 minutes
,The basic width of a VHF airway is what? -----Answers----4.0
NM either side of centerline, widening where 4.5° lines
intersect the basic width.
What service does ATC provide that FSS doesn't? -----
Answers----Air traffic control.
RAAS (Remote Aerodrome Advisory Service) is provided by
whom? -----Answers----FSS/FIC
What is the appropriate cruising altitude for an IFR flight with a
magnetic track of 360° is the SDA - assume the magnetic
variation is 10°E -----Answers----FL 330
During radar vectoring, the minimum speed issued by AC for
turbo jet aircraft, 19nm from destination is what? -----
Answers----160kts
What is the speed limit for aircraft operating under 10,000 feet
ASL? -----Answers----250kts unless climbing above 10,000ft
ASL or where the minimum aircraft safe speed is greater than
250kts.
What is the base of the Northern Control Area? -----Answers-
---FL 230
What is the minimum survival equipment required for an
airplane operated over land in sparsely settled areas of
,Canada? -----Answers----Based on the season of year and
geographical location, a means for starting a fire, providing
shelter, providing or purifying water and visually signaling
distress.
Passengers must continuously wear and use an O2 mask
when the aircraft is operating above _____. -----Answers----
cabin pressure altitudes of 13,000ft and above.
FDR's are required when? -----Answers----turbine powered
aircraft over 12,566lbs, commuter operator, 10 or more pax
seats
What is the ELT requirement for large turbo-jet, multi engine,
air transport service carrying pax over water, where lift rafts
would be required? -----Answers----two ELT's, type W or S
or both
What type of transponder is an integral part of TCAS/ACAS II -
----Answers----Mode S
What it the minimum aircraft equipment to operate in RVSM
airspace? -----Answers----two independent altitude
measurement systems, one autopilot, and one altitude alerting
device.
Over the high seas of the North Atlantic, the lower limit of the
Oceanic Control Areas is what? -----Answers----FL55
, What is a CANARD? -----Answers----A horizontal stabilizer
type assembly placed at the front of the aircraft.
What is the difference between and APU, and a GPU? -----
Answers----The APU is mounted inside the aircraft tail or
fuselage while the GPU is on a ground cart.
When applying de-ice/anti-ice fluid to an airplane fuselage, the
proper application sequence is from what to what? -----
Answers----top-down
A nose up attitude is followed by an increase in airspeed
without an increase is power application. What has happened?
-----Answers----a blocked pitot tube (the only source is that
static port therefore making the ASI an Altimeter)
What gyroscopic principle does the turn coordinator operate
on? -----Answers----Precession
Induced drag is proportional to what? -----Answers----
inversely proportional to the square of the velocity. (as you go
slower, induced drag increases)
What is the only variable that causes the speed of sound to
change for a given day? -----Answers----ambient air
temperature
