Air Methods Exam (2023/ 2024 Update) Study Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct
Air Methods Exam (2023/ 2024 Update)
Study Guide with Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct
Q: What mission profile is covered by FAR 135.600?
Answer:
Subpart L – Helicopter Air Ambulance Equipment, Operations, and Training Requirements
Q: What factors are included in the definition of an Air Ambulance Operation?
Answer:
-Flight, or sequence of flights
-Patient or medical personnel on board
-For the purpose of medical transportation
-By a part 135 certificate holder authorized by the Administrator to conduct helicopter air
ambulance operations.
(FAR 135.601(b)1)
Q: What are the qualification requirements for a PIC performing HAAO in VFR conditions
IAW FAR 135.603?
Answer:
-PIC must meet the requirements of §135.243 and holds a helicopter instrument rating.
(FAR 135.603)
Q: What are the VFR weather minimums when operating in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace for
non-mountainous flights in the local area during the day? Night?
Answer:
Day- 800 / 2mi
Night- 1000 / 3mi
Q: What are the VFR weather minimums when operating in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace for
non-mountainous flights outside the local area during the day? Night?
Answer:
Day- 800 / 3mi
Night- 1000 / 5mi
Q: What are the VFR weather minimums when operating in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace for
mountainous flights in the local area during the day? Night?
Answer:
Day- 800 / 3mi
Night- 1500 / 3mi
Q: What are the VFR weather minimums when operating in Class G (uncontrolled) airspace for
mountainous flights outside the local area during the day? Night?
Answer:
Day- 1000 / 3mi
Night- 1500 / 5mi
Q: When must cross country weather minimums be utilized?
Answer:
When flight is located outside the local flying area or pilot is not qualified and current in the
local flying area.
(FAR 135.609)
Q: Regulatory speaking, the pilot must ensure that all terrain and obstacles along the route of
flight, except takeoff and landing, are cleared vertically by no less than _____
during the day and ____ at night?
Answer:
(1) 300 feet for day operations.
(2) 500 feet for night operations.
(FAR 135.615 (b))
Q: How wide is the preflight corridor?
Answer:
Q: What is the purpose of determining and documenting the highest obstacle and minimum
cruising altitude IAW FAR 135.615?
Answer:
Used to determine the minimum safe cruise altitude.
(FAR 135.615)
Q: How is the certificate holder required to identify risks associated with HAAO?
Answer:
(a) Each certificate holder conducting helicopter air ambulance operations must establish, and
document in its operations manual, an FAA-approved preflight risk analysis that includes at least
the following—
(1) Flight considerations, to include obstacles and terrain along the planned route of flight,
landing zone conditions, and fuel requirements;
(2) Human factors, such as crew fatigue, life events, and other stressors;
(3) Weather, including departure, en route, destination, and forecasted;
(4) A procedure for determining whether another helicopter air ambulance operator has refused
or rejected a flight request; and
(5) Strategies and procedures for mitigating identified risks, including procedures for obtaining
and documenting approval of the certificate holder’s management personnel to release a flight
when a risk exceeds a level predetermined by the certificate holder.
(b) Each certificate holder must develop a preflight risk analysis worksheet to include, at a
minimum, the items in paragraph (a) of this section.
(FAR 135.617)
Q: How does AMC comply with FAR 135.617 with respect to identifying risks associated with
HAAO?
Answer:
iPad PFRA and communications with OCC
Q: Prior to the first leg of each HAAO, what are the PIC preflight requirements with respect to
the Air Methods approved Pre-Flight Risk Analysis?
Answer:
-Must complete PFRA and have it approved by OCC IOT comply with Part 135.617.
(Prior to the first leg of each helicopter air ambulance operation, the pilot in command must
conduct a preflight risk analysis and complete the preflight risk analysis worksheet in accordance
with the certificate holder’s FAA-approved procedures. The pilot in command must sign the
preflight risk analysis worksheet and specify the date and time it was completed.)
(FAR 135.617)
Q: To prevent runway incursions, what must every pilot do prior to hover/taxi operations?
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