Chapter 9: Flight Navigation Flashcards
A grid can provide a system of ____ on a map
Coordinates
By reading across and down the grid to the point of ____, any location can be found
Intersection (coordinate point)
Relief is a term used to describe
Elevation
Relief on an aeronautical chart is depicted by
Contour lines, color tints, shading
Why is water a useful navigational aid?
Pilots can identify bodies of water by comparing its actual shape, as seen from the air, to the shape shown on the sectonal
Very small towns are shown by
A small black circle
Mines are charted as ____ and ____ ____.
Picks, sledge hammers
On a map, highways are printed as black or ____ lines
Magenta
Victor airways are based on the locations of ____ ____ stations called VORs
Radio navigation
What are the two types of airspace clearly marked on charts for pilots to avoid?
Prohibited and restricted airspace
What airspace is where military flight training activities are conducted?
Military Operations Area (MOA)
Low-level ____ ____ appearing on sectional aeronautical charts are called MTRs.
Training routes
Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Determining the ____ line and the magnetic _____
True course, North (variation)
Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Allowing for compass ____
Deviation
Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Maintaining proper ____
Altitude
Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Determining true ____
Airspeed
Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Determining the wind ____ and ____ in order to correct for wind drift
Speed, direction
Navigating by visible landmarks is called
Pilotage
