Equipment reqs
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What is the required instruments for 121 IFR operations?
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Airspeed indicator system w/ heated pitot tube -
Sensitive altimeter
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Sweep-second hand clock -
Free-air temperature indicator -
Gyroscopic bank and pitch indicator
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Gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator combined with slip-skid indicator -
Gyroscopic direction indicator -
Magnetic compass -
Vertical speed indicator -
Sometimes a third gyroscopic bank-and-pitch indicator 2.
What is the required emergency equipment for 121 extended overwater operations?
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Life preserver with a survivor locator light for each occupant -
Enough life rafts to hold everyone on board the aircraft -
At least one pyrotechnic signaling device for each life raft -
An approved survival type emergency locator transmitter -
A survival kit attached to each life raft 3.
Identify 4 flight and navigational equipment items that are required to be installed and operational as part of any 121 operation.
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Airspeed indicating system -
Sensitive altimeter
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Magnetic compass -
Rate of turn indicator 4.
Briefly describe the current requirements for cockpit security doors under 14 CFR 25.795
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The door must be able to be locked to prevent passengers from entering the cockpit. 5.
Briefly describe requirements for supplemental oxygen for emergency descent and first aid in turbine powered aircraft that are flying at altitudes over 10,000 Feet
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Crewmembers: o
If cabin pressurization fails above 10,000 ft., crewmembers must have enough
oxygen to last at least 2 hours. When operating above FL250, each crewmember must have an oxygen mask that can be quickly put on and sealed. -
Passengers: o
Above 10,000 ft., emergency oxygen must be available for all passengers. If the flight can safely descend to 14,000 ft. or less within 4 minutes, only 10 % of passengers need to have 30 minutes of oxygen. o
If the flight is below FL250 but cannot descend to 14,000 ft. within 4 minutes,
10 % of passengers must have oxygen for the remainder of the flight. o
If passengers require undiluted oxygen after descent from above FL250, oxygen must be available for 2% of the passengers for the remainder of the flight.
Holt, Mark J.; Poynor, Phillip J. Air Carrier Operations. Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. Kindle Edition.
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