Basic Indoc Questions

Question 1

What are the high minimums SIC limitations (less than 100 hours)?

Answer 1

• Special Airports
• Visibility (Prevailing) at or below 3/4 mile

(Visibility below 1 SM, takeoffs made by captain)

• RVR at or below 4,000 feet

(RVR less than 5,000 feet, takeoffs made by captain)

• Windshear reported in vicinity of airport
• X-wind greater than 15 Knots
• Braking Action less than good
• Runway Contamination
• PIC discretion

Question 2

What is the requirement regarding scuba diving and reporting for duty?

Answer 2

Crew members must not participate in scuba diving within 24 hours of reporting for duty

Question 3

What is the requirement regarding blood donation and reporting for duty?

Answer 3

Crew members shall not report for duty within 72 hours of donating blood

Question 4

Regarding operational control, who has command responsibility?

Answer 4

The PIC and dispatcher are jointly responsible for preflight planning, delays and dispatch release of flight

Question 5

Regarding operational control, what are the dispatcher responsibilities?

Answer 5

• Monitoring the progress of the flight
• Issuing information for the safety of flight
• Canceling or re-dispatching a flight, if opinion of PIC or dispatcher, flight cannot continue safely as planned or released

Question 6

What are the operational rules as a crew member at Mesa?

Answer 6

• Show time is 45 minutes prior to departure time
• Responsibility of Crew member to get adequate rest
• Fatigued Crew members must contact Crew tracking immediately
• 30 minutes prior to departure, FO responsibility to contact Crew to find out where they are, if you don’t know

Question 7

What are the duties of a Crew member in regards to child restraint systems?

Answer 7

Nothing!

• Mesa does not supply child restraint systems
• It is the parent’s responsibility to see that their restraint system is approved, their child is the correct size and weight, and that the restraint system is properly secured in the purchased passenger seat

Question 8

Passenger Acceptance, Mesa does not accept passengers who are…

Answer 8

• Intoxicated
• Disabled Passengers, who cannot sit upright in the seat
• Infants requiring incubators or life monitoring systems
• Pregnant, expecting delivery within 7 days, unless doctors note is provided within 72 hours of departure
• Barefooted (except infants)
• Oxygen dependent passengers, or on life support
• Big passengers (who cannot use a seat belt extender or fit in seat)
• Firearm carrying passengers, unless they’re government or official employees licensed to carry
• Less than one day old infants
• Unaccompanied minors for online travel under 5 years old, (interline at least 8 years old)

Question 9

What are the required items needed for the Crew kit?

Answer 9

• Inflight Pubs (Jeppesen)
• Airman Certificate
• Medical Certificate
• Writing Pen
• Employee ID
• Logbook
• Passport
• Flashlight (2 D Cell or equivalent)
• Glasses (if wearing corrective lenses)

Question 10

How many hours must you receive after your checkride and in how long of time frame to qualify as a flight crew member?

Answer 10

100 hours (including IOE) within 120 days

Question 11

What is the flight crew qualification regarding landing currency?

Answer 11

3 takeoffs and landings in an approved visual simulator or in the aircraft type within the preceding 90 days

Question 12

What must each airman have in their possession at all times while acting as a crew member?

Answer 12

Airman Certificate, Medical Certificate

Question 13

Explain “Green on Green” pairing requirements

Answer 13

Either PIC or SIC must have 75 hours in aircraft type either as pilot in command or second in command (Two lower than 75 hour pilots cannot be paired together)

Question 14

When must you submit your new medical to Mesa and to which department?

Answer 14

By the 25th of the month the medical is due to crew qualifications (crew quals)

Question 15

How many passenger carrying animals are allowed on board? Who determines this?

Answer 15

The maximum number of passenger pets allowed on board is up to the respective code share partner

Question 16

What form must be provided for an FAA inspector to have access to the flight deck?

Answer 16

Form 110A

Question 17

What items are you looking for on the FAA inspector form 110A?

Answer 17

• Name and picture of the inspector
• Form number
• A blue text background
• An expiration date

Question 18

Explain sterile cockpit…

Answer 18

Sterile cockpit is unnecessary communication that does not relate to the operation of the aircraft during critical phases of flight. Critical phases of flight are considered as any ground operations without the parking brake set, and below 10,000 feet MSL, except cruise flight

Question 19

What is considered a stabilized approach?

Answer 19

A stabilized approach has the following characteristics:

• Correct track
• proper landing configuration
• proper approach airspeed
• After FAF/course intercept, not more than normal bracketing corrections
• proper thrust setting
• No more than 1,000 FPM descent rate, unless higher descent rate was appropriately briefed

Question 20

Who can carry weapons aboard an aircraft?

Answer 20

• LEO (Law Enforcement Officer)
• FAM (Federal Air Marshal)
• FFDO (Federal Flight Deck Officer)

Question 21

What is required for a LEO/FAM to board the airplane?

Answer 21

• Authorization Form

- All other FMA’s/LEO’s notified of one another who are on board the aircraft

Question 22

Explain the restrictions of carrying a high risk prisoner…

Answer 22

• No more than one high risk prisoner per flight
• One high risk prisoner must be accompanied by 2 Law Enforcement Officers
• Captain and flight attendants must be notified before boarding the plane

Question 23

For a flight less than 4 hours, how many LEOs are required for one low risk prisoner?

Answer 23

One armed LEO

Question 24

For a flight more than 4 hours, how many LEOs are required for one low risk prisoner?

Answer 24

Two armed LEOs

Question 25

For a flight more than 4 hours, how many LEOs are required for two low risk prisoners?

Answer 25

Two armed LEOs

Question 26

For a flight less than 4 hours, how many LEOs are required for two low risk prisoners?

Answer 26

One Armed LEO

Question 27

Explain boarding and seating restrictions of prisoners...

Answer 27

- Pre-boarded before passengers - Seated Most Aft with armed LEO seated between prisoner and aisle - Deplaned last after passengers - Prisoner must not be wearing leg irons - Prisoner must not be restrained to any part of the aircraft

Question 28

What is Crew Resource Management (CRM)?

Answer 28

Effective use of all material and crew through communication to prevent human errors