AeroNav Charts Overview - Enroute High Altitude Charts

Question 1

Why is the frequency of the CECIL (VQQ) VOR 117.9 underlined?

Answer 1

No voice is transmitted on this frequency.

Question 2

What are Q22, Q56 and Q64?

Answer 2

RNAV-only airways, depicted on high-altitude enroute charts as “Q” routes.

Question 3

Why are the numbers “218” covered in hashmarks just south of the FLAT ROCK (FAK) VOR?

Answer 3

The 218 degree radial of the FLAT ROCK VOR is unusable.

Question 4

Enroute southeast bound on Q64 near SOTWO waypoint, you have been handed off to the next sector of Atlanta ARTCC with instructions to contact that sector on 124.575. Repeated calls on that frequency go unanswered and you can’t contact the previous controller. What is the best course of action?

Answer 4

Try 125.575, which is the Atlanta Center frequency box printed on the enroute chart nearest your position.

Question 5

On Q104 southeast bound, you are nearing SWABE and TABIR waypoints off the west coast of Florida. Does the SWABE waypoint make up a portion of your assigned route?

Answer 5

Yes, but it is on the Q-route only.

Question 6

You are at FL210 on Q102 west bound, approaching CIGAR waypoint. Is CIGAR a compulsory reporting point on this RNAV route?

Answer 6

Yes, but only if you are not in radar contact or if ATC requests a report.

Question 7

Where is the VOR changeover point on J40 from MONTGOMERY (MGM) VOR to MACON (MCN) VOR?

Answer 7

There is no VOR changeover point because the R-258 is unusable off the MACON (MCN) VOR.

Question 8

To find Preferred IFR Routes, which are established between busier airports to increase system efficiency and capacity, where should you look?

Answer 8

In the FAA’s Chart Supplement booklets, or on www.fly.faa.gov.

Question 9

What is the significance of the “R” in the flag at the SANNY intersection on J37?

Answer 9

Indicates a minimum navigation signal reception altitude at the SANNY intersection.

Question 10

When circling to land on runway 31R from the KJFK VOR RWY 4L in a Category B aircraft, your obstruction-protected airspace extends only:

Answer 10

The decision altitude (DA) of 216 feet.

Question 11

The missed approach procedure for KPDK ILS or LOC Rwy 21L uses:

Answer 11

A teardrop or parallel entry to the holding pattern

Question 12

The Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) on the KJEF (GPS) Rwy 12 is

Answer 12

3,100 feet MSL based on RW12.

Question 13

Choose the correct statement when cleared for the ILS Rwy 6 approach at Teterboro, NJ (KTEB) while outside the VINGS intersection at 2000 feet.

Answer 13

Upon passing VINGS, descend to 1500 feet to DANDY, then to 1300 to intercept the glideslope just before the LOM.

Question 14

Choose the best statement concerning the Visual Descent Point (VDP) on the KHPN RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy 34.

Answer 14

It is 1.3 NM from RW34 and applicable only while using LNAV for the approach.

Question 15

What rate of descent should you plan to use initially to establish the glide path for the KROA GPS Rwy 34 at 140 knots groundspeed?

Answer 15

743 Feet Per Minute

Question 16

Select the true statement regarding the landing minimums for the KJEF RNAV (GPS) Rwy 12 approach.

Answer 16

The LNAV/VNAV has higher landing minima than the LNAV only.

Question 17

Choose the true statement regarding the KAPA RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35R.

Answer 17

It uses a descent angle of 3.1°.

Question 18

During the KBED ILS RWY 29 approach, what MDA applies if the glide slope becomes inoperative? You can still identify ROGGR with the localizer and the LWM 213 radial.

Answer 18

620 feet if you can fix ROGGR.

Question 19

Refer to ILS or LOC Rwy 13 at LGA. While flying this as a precision approach, upon breaking out of the clouds above the DA you notice that the VASI indicates that you are slightly off the glideslope. Should you continue the ILS glideslope or rely on the VASI indications?

Answer 19

Continue on the ILS glideslope. The VASI and ILS gildepath are not coincident.

Question 20

Refer to the KPBI ILS 10L approach chart. The DA for an S-ILS 10L is shown as 216 feet, but what does the pound sign (#) in front of the DA mean?

Answer 20

A visibility of 1800 RVR is authorized for the S-ILS 10L if the pilot is using a flight director, an autopilot or a heads-up display (HUD) in the cockpit.

Question 21

Refer to the KAPA ILS or LOC/DME RWY 35R approach chart. The correct procedure for intercepting the glide slope is to:

Answer 21

Descend to 8,000 feet prior to reaching JIDOG and intercept the glideslope at JIDOG no lower than 8,000 feet.

Question 22

On the LOC/DME BC Runway 27 at Escanaba, MI (KESC), the localizer front course direction of 94 degrees is shown. Of what possible use could this information be to a pilot flying this back course approach?

Answer 22

Setting an HSI to this front course setting will result in ordinary (rather than reverse) sensing, making the approach easier to fly.