Flight Planning

Question 0

Current charts and what is needed

Answer 0

• en-route
• SIAPS
• sectionals (expires every 6 months)
• terminals (expires every 6 months)

Question 1

Preflight considerations IFR flight

IMSAFE

Answer 1

I- illness 
M- medication 
S- stress
A- alcohol 
F- fatigue 
E- eat/emotions

Question 2

FADWAR 91.103 preflight action

Answer 2

F- fuel requirements
A- alternate airports
D- delays
W- weather
A- aircraft performance (VNE, max continuous, 5 minute take off)
R- runway lengths (runway distance to land and take off, will be in POH)(we use IGE, OGE, elevation, height velocity chart, temperature, altitude)

Question 3

Federal airways

Answer 3

Federal airways (victor airways)
- controlled corridor of airspace
- below 18,000’ victor airways
- above 18,000’ jet routes
- exists down to 1200’ AGL
Information provided:
- magnetic course
- distance
- MEA (minimum en-route altitude) lowest altitude between 2 fixes that assures navigational coverage and meets obstacle clearance 1000’ non-mountains 2000’ mountainous
- MOCA (minimum obstacle clearance altitude) lowest altitude between 2 fixes assures obstacle clearance but will only ensure navigational coverage up to 22 NM from the VOR (red # with a T next to it)
- MCA (minimum crossing altitude) lowest altitude that is allowed to cross an intersection or higher MEA
- MRA (minimum reception altitude) minimum altitude to get reception from a referencing NAVAID
- MORA (minimum off route altitude) ensures obstacle clearance only
- COP (change over point) a point along a route to change NAVAIDs. If there is not a COP switch frequency at halfway point or bend in the route
- GRID MORA (minimum off route altitude) provides an obstacle clearance within a latitude and longitude grid block, usually of one degree by one degree. They are presented in feet, omitting the last two figures example 7600’ is given as 76
- Grid MORA values clear all terrain and obstructions by 1000 feet in areas where highest elevations are 5000 feet MSL or lower. MORA values clear all terrain by 2000’ in areas where the highest elevations are 5001’ MSL or higher

Question 4

Airspace

Answer 4

• marked on charts D, C, B boundaries are shown
• green are warning and alert areas
• restricted and prohibited areas are in red

Question 5

FSS VHF communications frequencies are shown on en-route charts near NAVAID boxes

Answer 5

2.45 means 122.45

Question 6

Standard FSS frequency is

Answer 6

122.2 or 122.6 A/FD

Question 7

Frequencies that can transmit but not receive are labeled with?

Answer 7

A “G” guarded

- you would listen on the VOR frequency and talk on the guarded frequency

Question 8

Emergency freq

Answer 8

121.5

Question 9

RCOS (remote communications outlet)

Answer 9

• unmanned communications facilities controlled remotely by ATC
• used to extend communication to pilots operating far away from direct radio coverage

Question 10

CTAF

Answer 10

Frequencies are also found on en-route charts for uncontrolled airports
- also found on SIDS and SIAPS

Question 11

Center frequencies

Answer 11

Example ABQ center

- discrete frequencies found on chart