Salty's Av-Quiz No. 11
The Portland Puzzle
by Garen Evans
Oh yeah it's starts easy enough - just wait.
You're on the approach to Portland International's ILS (or LOC) Runway 11 and the questions
only become progressively more difficult.
What is the elevation of the airport?
A. 74 feet
B. 6800 feet
C. 329 feet
D. 85 meters
How many initial approach fixes are there?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
What is the Minimum Safe Altitude for aircraft approaching from the West?
A. 3100 MSL
B. 2000 MSL
C. 3600 MSL
D. 2600 MSL
Your radio breaks up as a busy controller hands you off, "AeroTexas contact...control on one two zero point niner, good day". After changing frequency you will check in with
A. New York Center
B. Portland Tower
C. Portland Approach Control
D. Flight Service Station
High Intensity Runway Lights?
A. Runway 18 ONLY
B. Runway 18/36
C. Runway 5 ONLY
D. Runway 11/29
Inbound on the approach you cross LOYER and your altimeter reads 2050 feet. You are
A. perfect.
B. going to hit a tethered balloon.
C. above the glidepath.
D. below the glidepath.
The outer marker is
A. at LOYER intersection.
B. 3.8 nm from FINUS intersection.
C. on the Kennebunk 337 radial.
D. on the Concord 067 radial.
Arriving at the ENE VORTAC on a heading of 242 you
A. are expected to perform the full procedure turn.
B. can intercept the ENE 022 radial outbound and descend to 2600 feet.
C. must use the direct entry procedure to enter the hold at ANEYE.
D. None of the above.
On the missed approach, what is the correct entry procedure for the hold at Kennebunk?
A. Teardrop
B. Direct
C. Parallel
D. Shooting Star
At 4,000 feet and inbound on the PEASE 20 radial and 24.3 nm from the Concord VORTAC you are cleared for the approach. What do you do?
A. Continue inbound to PARSO, join the localizer, and enter the holding patern at outer marker.
B. Turn right heading 112, join the localizer and land.
C. Contact Tower on 120.9
D. Decend to 2600, and join the localizer outbound for 10 miles to LIMER, then execute a course reversal continue with the approach.
