Flight planning Flashcards
FLIPs are controlled by who
Aeronautical information regulation and control (AIRAC) system
The FIH contains how many sections
11
What are the areas covered by En Route Supplements and what are the corresponding colours.
British Isle and North Atlantic (BINA) - Red
Northern Europe (NOREU) - Blue
European Mediterranean (EUMED) - Green
South Atlantic, Africa, Asia and Far East (SAAAFE) - Yellow
BINA Covers
All active British military aerodromes regardless of size.
Selected civil and other military airfields with a hard surface runway of 1500m / 5000ft and some communication facilities.
Other airfields at discretion of No 1 AIDU
Navigation aids
What is an En-Route Bulletin
Updates all FLIPS with the exception of terminal charts
Provides advance info
Each issue replaces the previous one
Issued monthly on AIRAC dates
What is the layout of a En-Route Bulletin
Special notices
Affected en route supplements
FIH
Affected En route charts
Terminal charts cover the following
Standard instrument arrivals and departures
Terminal approach procedures
Aerodrome information
Terminal charts are available in the following formats
Loose leaf
Fast jet terminal charts booklets
Aerodrome booklets
Terminal charts UK N & S
Terminal chart amendments are published every ___ days
28
Terminal chart amendments cover the following FLIPs
Loose leaf terminal charts Fast jet book Terminal charts N&S Aerodrome booklets All HLS books Minor aerodrome book
Helicopter landing sites cover the following areas
United Kingdom
Hospitals United Kingdom
Europe
Minor Areodromes cover the following
Minor Aerdromes
Microlight sites
When operating outside of the RAF Enroute flips, what are the flips to be used.
Flips provided by the US department of Defense, Canadian Forces or the Royal Australian Air Force
The UK AIP contains information essential to ______ and ______ within UK Airspace
Navigation
Operations
The UK AIP and MILAIP have the same structured prescribed by
ICAO
Amendments issues every 28 days in line with the AIRAC Cycle
To reduce the duplication between civil and mil AIPs, the MILAIP contains information pertinent to aviation operations solely of a ______
Military nature
UK MILAIP consists of
Part 1 General
Part 2 En Route
Part 3 Aerodromes
Part 4 Measured heights survey data
NOTAMS should be restricted to information of
Temporary nature and of a short duration
NOTAMS detail conditional changes to any
Aeronautical facility
Service
Procedure
Hazard
NOTAM TYPES
NOTAMN
NOTAMR
NOTAMC
NOTAMN - New NOTAM
NOTAMR - Replaces a previous NOTAM
NOTAMC - Cancels a previous NOTAM
What are the 3 types of En Route Charts
Low Altitude
High Altitude
High/Low Altitude
ERCs provide details of
A/T/S routes designated airspace Air space reservations radio navigation facilities enroute communications
Low flying charts have a what size scale
1: 500,000 (Half Mil)
Special Air Chart is similar to the low flying chart but has a _____ scale
Greater detailed scale
1 :250,000 (Quarter Mil)
What size scale is an OS Map
1: 50,000
ERCs are amended by the
En Route Bulletin
LFCs including special air charts are amended by
Chart Amendment Low Flying (CALF)
Military OS Maps are amended by
Chart Amendment Document (CHAD)
Any chart can be updated outside of the AIRAC at short notice through a
NOTAM
