Chapter 5—NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES Flashcards
When are you expected to correct for winds, and when are you not?
Where procedures depict a ground track, the pilot is expected to correct for known wind conditions. In general, the only time wind correction should not be applied is during radar vectors.
What is the correlation between the strength of the NDB identifier and the reliability of the signal?
For NDBs, there is a direct correlation between the strength of the identifier and the strength and reliability of the signal with no off flags to indicate loss of signal. Therefore, on approaches that require an NDB, pilots will monitor the NDB identifier for the entire approach.
What range does DMEs display?
Slant range/Line of Sight
What is Homing?
Homing occurs when the pilot places the head of the bearing pointer under the upper lubber line (or Top Index) and makes periodic heading changes to keep it there. Failure to apply wind drift corrections results in a curved flight path to the station.
How to intercept a course inbound?
From the desired course, look in the shorter direction to the head of the bearing pointer. Continue beyond the head of the bearing pointer by 30 degrees or the number of degrees off course, whichever is less. This will give a recommended intercept angle of 30 degrees or less.
How to intercept at course outbound?
From the tail of the bearing pointer, move in the shorter direction to the desired course. Continue beyond the course by 45 degrees, or the number of degrees off course, whichever is less.
Station Passage on a VOR:
Station passage occurs when the TO-FROM indicator makes the first positive change to FROM.
Station passage on a NDB:
Station passage occurs when the bearing pointer passes 90° to the inbound course
NOTE: When established in an NDB holding pattern, subsequent station passage occurs at the first definite move by the bearing pointer through the 45° index on the RMI.
