8. Flight Planning Flashcards
Chart Supplements are more current than?
How often are Section Charts updated?
Sectional Maps. Sectional charts are updated every 56 days.
Pilotage is?
Flying by landmarks.
Determine headings from one airport to another on sectional.
Time critical info on airports and changes that affect the national airspace system are provided by?
NOTAMS
Motion of the air affects the speed with which airplanes move
over the earth’s surface
What procedure could a pilot use to navigate under VFR from one point to another when ground references are not suitable?
Dead reckoning
Given true heading, true tracking, ground speed, airspeed, find wind direction and velocity
Plane departs 16:15 MST, 2:15 flight, Arrival time on west coast =?
16:15 + 2:15 = 18:30 18:30 - 1:00 (PST) = 17:30
Full VOR needle deflection is at least X degrees off course?
10 degrees.
If a VOR needle is to the right, what correction to the plane direction should be made?
Turn toward the needle. You are left of the radian unless you have the “to” and “from” backwards.
FSS Flight Service Stations provide
preflight briefings, flight plan processing, inflight advisory services, rescue initiation, assistance in emergencies, process NOTAMs, weather,
Emergency radio frequency?
121.5
Converting from true course to magnetic course
Add west mag variation. Subtract east mag variation.
East is least. West is best.
Converting from mag heading to true course heading
Add east mag variation. Subtract west mag variation.
Info on parachute jumping can be found on ?
Sectional Supplements
Difference between EST / EDT & Zulu time?
EST + 5 hrs = Zulu time EDT + 4 hrs = Zulu time
survive 5 4 at the shore
If proper correction is made for wind, ground track will be identical to ?
Course
When flying VFR between 0 & 179 degrees (east) and between 3000 AGL & 18000 MSL fly at what altitudes?
Odd thousands + 500’ MSL. 3500, 5500, 7500, 9500, 11500 …
East = odd West - even
Heading and ground speed are calculated using dead reckoning. In flight they are constantly checked using
Pilotage
Why should you file a flight plan with FSS?
to provide search and rescue in case of an emergency
In the northern hemisphere, converting from magnetic course to true course what should be done with the variation?
Trick question. Conversion from MAG to True.
Add easterly mag variation. Subtract westerly mag variation.
The most comprehensive info on an airport operation is given on?
Chart Supplement
VFR flight is permitted even if what is not visible?
The ground. Cloud clearance is still in effect. But pilotage is not possible.
