Chapter 11 Cross Country Flashcards
What is the definition of a cross country flight?
Flying beyond the landing range of takeoff airport.
What prep is required for cross country flights?
Weather, route, landing sites along route, thermal strength along route, outlanding prep, sectional maps
What types of flights should be done before attampting a cross country flight?
Several flights in excess of 2 hours. Good knowledge of off field landings.
Where should the route be planned?
On the ground, not in the air.
Make a checklist for the flight the day before the flight.
How often are sectionals updated?
Every 56 days
What is a plotter?
A plastic scale & protractor used on a sectional to determine distance and heading.
List two methods of navigation
Pilotage & Dead Reckoning
How is a plotter used?
- Line up scale with the route to determine distance.
- Move straight edge along line until the center point of the protractor intersects a longitude line.
- Determine heading from protractor arc.
- Adjust the heading by adding or subtracting the magnetic variation.
What is pilotage?
Using landmarks to determine location.
What is Dead Reckoning?
Using heading and true airspeed to determine time to fly to destination.
What is effective glide ratio?
Effective glide ratio takes into account the headwind or tailwind component. Used to calculate the altitude required to reach the destination.
What is heading variation?
The difference between geographic and magnetic bearing.
When an easterly magnetic variation is given, the geographic heading should be adjusted by adding / subtracting the magnetic variation.
An easterly magnetic variation is subtracted from the geographic heading.
“East is least”.
How is wind speed component measured?
Ground speed - true airspeed = wind speed.
Positive value = tailwind
Negative value = headwind
What are the pitfalls of a GPS system?
Failure of the system or power supply.
Head is in the cockpit too long.
