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Give me a second to look it up on my ATP prepare (which, btw, I promised to never look at again since I passed it on Friday
)Insufficient data -- you don't know if the aircraft systems can identify LANDI, which requires DME or IFR GPS. Of course, if the answer choices included only one of 760/1-3/4 and 440/40, I'd pick that. But if they were both choices, there would be no way to answer. And that's assuming it was straight-in, not circling. So, I'd like to see the full question as printed, plus the answers as printed.
For instance the question might have asked for the "lowest applicable mins" or "controlling mins" (which are usually if not always just the visibility numbers). IOW AFaIK you are legal to continue on an approach if you have the required components of the runway environment at the MDA even if the reported ceiling is below that but only if your "flight visibility" or RVR is at or greater than the visibility requirements of the approach category you're flying.
I'd need to see the full question and answers to make that judgment. Lacking that, I'll just let it go.
The original question was about the LOC 9L so you can't reduce to 1800 RVR since the ** symbol only applies to the ILS.
I'd hold off handing out red cards until I saw the actual question and answers, and the OP admits not being sure the question as posted is an accurate copy of the actual question.
That's what it's degenerated into, but in my time I think they were able to write much better questions in the first place. The test should toss every applicant a series of random, straight-forward questions drawn from a bank made from the materials the FAA deems an applicant should be familiar with. No two tests should be exactly the same and the questions ought to be secret. It would then be much harder to study (memorize?) for the test and less people would attain perfect or near-perfect scores. Then, they wouldn't have to resort to trick questions to lower the aggregate averages. I'd much rather be asked a properly worded question (accurately lifted from the reference material), like how a remote compass works, that I don't happen to remember, than to be asked a badly worded question designed to trip up everybody who doesn't happen to know how others fared with the same question.
That's what it's degenerated into, but in my time I think they were able to write much better questions in the first place. The test should toss every applicant a series of random, straight-forward questions drawn from a bank made from the materials the FAA deems an applicant should be familiar with. No two tests should be exactly the same and the questions ought to be secret. It would then be much harder to study (memorize?) for the test and less people would attain perfect or near-perfect scores. Then, they wouldn't have to resort to trick questions to lower the aggregate averages. I'd much rather be asked a properly worded question (accurately lifted from the reference material), like how a remote compass works, that I don't happen to remember, than to be asked a badly worded question designed to trip up everybody who doesn't happen to know how others fared with the same question.
Maybe, though, I give the FAA too much credit for being devious. Possibly, the test authors are simply dumb, ignorant slobs who don't even know enough to recognize a bad question when they write it?
dtuuri
Yes. In years gone by they lifted information out of context in their zeal to frame a certain question. Didn't bother to read the whole chapter to understand their question resulted in an inappropriate "right answer". Wouldn't surprise me if it's still in the question bank. I'll try to remember it later.