flight operationsFAA-published question bank (Private Pilot, 2008)
What procedure is recommended when climbing or descending VFR on an airway?
A
Execute gentle banks, left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace.✓ Correct Answer
B
Advise the nearest FSS of the altitude changes.
C
Fly away from the centerline of the airway before changing altitude.
Explanation
AIM 4-4-15 recommends that during climbs and descents in conditions that permit seeing other traffic, pilots execute gentle banks left and right at a frequency that allows continuous visual scanning of the airspace, since the nose blocks the view. There is no requirement to report altitude changes to Flight Service, and leaving the airway centerline is not the recommended technique.
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