June 2020 Quiz

What is a pilot deviation?

a. Any pilot action that violates a regulation, either deliberate inadvertent
b. It’s any time a pilot needs to circumvent weather ahead.
c. The response to a TCAS traffic warning
d. A pilot with a warped personality
e. It’s when you miss an item on your checklist.

The Controller's Handbook (JO 7110.65) says that

a. there is no need to inform a pilot of a possible deviation.
b. ATC must report only reckless flying to a FSDO.
c. informing the pilot is workload permitting.
d. If snitch-patch software caught you there’s nothing you can do about it. They gotcha, dude!

What's the purpose of a "Brasher" warning?

a. To cover ATC’s legal posterior
b. It paves the way for certificate action.
c. To give the pilot time to think before the FSDO calls
d. To alert the FSDO of your misdeeds
e. A controller wants to ruin your whole day.

If you receive a deviation warning, what should you do immediately?

Know before you call that

a. your preliminary discussion is off the record.
b. your call will most likely be recorded.
c. the inspector will most likely be polite and professional.
d. The controller most likely is out to get you. He’s got to meet his quota of busted pilots every month.
e. No problem. This is the kinder and friendlier FAA. They just want to talk.

The best way to handle this deviaiton wanting is

a. to ignore the call and let your attorney do the talking.
b. to make the call, but file an ASRS report within ten days.
c. to promptly make the call, but tell the inspector that you’d rather say nothing.
d. to fly VFR from now on.

Under the Pilot's Bill of Rights and the kinder and gentler FAA, be confident that

a. the FAA must inform you of any enforcement action.
b. you have the right to request and receive relevant information like radar data, radio recordings, etc.
c. you cannot be penalized for not responding to the FAA’s actions.
d. All answers are correct.

You receive an unepected call or later from a FSDO inspector claiming you violated airspace but you have no memory of the flight. Are you exposed?

a. Yes. Worse, the air traffic data has long since been deleted.
b. Not necessarily. Find GPS records and recorded videos if any.
c. If you don’t remember the flight, don’t speculate.
d. No, but you should file an ASRS report just in case.
e. Yes, and it’s worse for you if you don’t remember.

Since 2016 pilots have had some relief due to

a. fewer pilot actions affecting operational safety.
b. rigorous Airman Certification Standards.
c. the FAA’s Compliance Program.
d. expansion of the AOPA legal plan.
e. budget cuts meaning there are fewer FAA inspectors out to get you.

You know you busted a regulation in flight. How can you help yourself?

a. Be adversarial.
b. Demand a reexamination “709 ride.”
c. Take preemptive remedial action.
d. Voluntarily surrender your license.
e. Politely but firmly deny it and stick to your guns no matter what they’ve got on you.

If you aaccept remedial training, you are typically expected to compete it within ___ days.

In light of the current posture of the FAA toward violations, the bottom line to all this handling of the BRasher warning and the subsequent investigation is simply that

a. You can’t fight city hall. No matter what you do, they’ve got you.
b. The FAA doesn’t want to prosecute.
c. Compliance Action beats enforcement.
d. Your attitude is everything!

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