40. Publication and Charts

Question 1

The Aeronautical Information Manual provides:

Answer 1

1. Basic flight information

2. ATC procedures for safe flight.

Question 2

The Chart Supplement (formerly called the Airport/Facility Directory):

Answer 2

Is designed as a pilot’s operational manual containing all airports open to the public.

Question 3

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs):

Answer 3

Contain time sensitive information essential for safe flight.

Question 4

Some of the navigational charts that you will use as a private pilot are:

Answer 4

1. VFR Sectional
2. VFR Terminal Area
3. Flyway Planning charts.

Question 5

Sectional charts are designed for:

Answer 5

Visual navigation for slow and medium-speed airplanes.

Question 6

Which chart is most used for private pilot training and the FAA private pilot knowledge test?

Answer 6

Sectional.

Question 7

Lines of longitude, also known as meridians:

Answer 7

Cross the equator at right angles and are drawn from the north pole to the south pole.

Question 8

On a Cincinnati sectional, the airport symbol for Clermont County airport is a round magenta symbol, indicating:

Answer 8

A non-towered airport with a hard-surfaced runway.

Question 9

On a Cincinnati sectional, the airport symbol for Lunken has a star on top of the blue circle, indicating:

Answer 9

The airport has a rotating beacon.

Question 10

The numbers next to an obstacle on a sectional chart, for example 1375 and under it (349), represent:

Answer 10

Height of obstacle is 1,375 MSL and 349 AGL.

Question 11

If you see a magenta flag on the sectional chart along your route of flight, it indicates:

Answer 11

A voluntary visual checkpoint to advise ATC of your location.

Question 12

Time is measured from:

Answer 12

The prime meridian.