General Procedures Flashcards
Altitude for VFR
“West is best, East is less”
Westbound:
-Even altitudes PLUS 500 ft
-2500, 4500, 6500, 8500
Eastbound:
-odd altitudes PLUS 500 ft
-1500, 3500, 5500, 7500
Altitude for IFR
“West is best, East is less”
Westbound:
-Even altitudes
-2000, 4000, 6000, 8000
Eastbound:
-odd altitudes
-1000, 3000, 5000, 7000
Navigational Right of Way at Same Altitude, Head On
Both turn right
Navigational right of way if intersecting routes
Pilot on the right has right of way, person on left would fall back and maneuver behind.
Navigational right of way if at different altitudes but similar distance
Pilot in front has right if way, pilot slightly behind must yield.
Landing Airspeeds and Flaps Sequence
Enter traffic pattern per ATP
Downwind 85 flaps 10
Leg 75 flaps 20
Final 65 flaps 30
Standard Altimeter Setting
29.92
Standard VFR Code
1200
Ceilings for VFR that can be flown
Clear
Few
Scattered
NOT able to fly:
Broken
Overcast
TPA
Traffic Pattern Altitude
-1000 AGL (above ground level), KJVL is 800’ so 1000+800= 1800 is TPA
Traffic Pattern Flow
-Rotate at 55 KIAS
-Climb out at 74 KIAS, full power
-700 AGL (1500 at KJVL because 800+700= 1500), turn left 90 degrees if LFT
-Climb to TPA (1800’ at KJVL because 800+1000= 1800)
-TPA and 90 KIAS, pull power to 1800 RPM (POWER, PITCH, TRIM)
-500 and 1000 footers diagonally aligned, turn downwind, parallel to runway
-NOTE: do not pull power or deploy flaps and turn at same time
-NOTE: runway should cut half of wing strut
-Midfield, call ATP
-1000 footers and 500 footers diagonally aligned, turn base so perpendicular to runway
-Flaps 10 below 110
-Pull power to 1600, descend
-Below 85 flaps 20
-10:00 to runway, turn to final
-Slow to 75 to 70, flaps 30
-Slow to 65, descend, nose to runway number
Purpose of Flaps
-What kind of flaps do we have?
Create drag and lift
Cessna 172 has slotted flaps
MSL vs AGL
-Mean Sea Level: 0’ would be ground, traffic is 1000 above 0’
-Above Ground Level: what we use, eg: KJVL 800’, traffic is 1800’
NOTAMS
Notice to Airmen
-airport info, closed runways, taxi closures, ILS runways, instrument approaches out of services, new obstacles, maintenance
-click on airport and hit NOTAMS tab for that airport
NOTAM (D)
Distant notice to airmen
- in the near future something is happening that could challenge the safety of your flight
NOTAM (FDC)
-Flight Data Centers: changes to regulations or charts, emergency flight restrictions, TFR (Temporary flight restrictions, no fly zones around large gatherings of people- not active is orange and red is when it is active)
NOTAM (M)
Military Notice to Airmen
3 H’s that Affect Performance
-high density altitude
-high humidity
-hot temps
What is a standard rate of turn?
15 degree bank of roll
Crosswind correction for tailwind
Dive away from wind direction.
-left quartering tail wind: forward/turn right
-right quartering tail wind: forward/turn left
Crosswind correction for headwind
Into the wind
-wind from left: turn to the left
- winds from right: turn to the right
Landing:
Standard dirty landing with crosswind correction
-Keep body of plane going down center of runway
-After touchdown, roll crosswind corrections back in just as they are rolled out when taking off
Pitch controls _____________.
Airspeed
Power controls ____________.
Altitude
