Flight Planning and Chart Reading Flashcards
A MOCA, Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude:
Guarantees VOR signal reception within 22 miles of the station.
The Minimum En Route Altitude, MEA, guarantees:
Identification of fixes on the airway.
Obstacle clearance and a satisfactory NAV signal.
Victor airway altitude changes are indicated by:
Short crossbars on each side of the airway at a fix
An open headed arrow pointer indicates:
DME distance as well as azimuth.
In order to fly an RNAV route:
You must have an IFR-approved GPS.
Low altitude Victor Airways start at 1,200 ft. AGL and go up to
17,999 ft. MSL.
High altitude airways are called:
Jet Routes.
Often a _______ is under a victor airway indicating the total nautical mile distance of that airway.
Number in a box.