Ground Reference Maneuvers

Question 1

How are heading and track different? What is the course?

Answer 1

Heading is the direction the nose is pointed, track is the direction the plane is moving
Course it the direction plotted on a map or flight plan.

Question 2

What causes an airplane to have a track different from its heading?

Answer 2

Wind

Question 3

What is a crab angle?

Answer 3

When an aircraft points its nose into the wind to counter the wind in flight

Question 4

What altitude are ground reference maneuvers flown?

Answer 4

600 - 1000 feet AGL

Question 5

What are minimum safe altitudes per FAR 91.119? Anywhere power goes out? Congested areas? Non congested areas?

Answer 5

Anywhere - Emergency landing if power goes out without risk of life or property
Over congested areas - 1000 feet over highest obstacle within 2000 feet of aircraft
Other than congested areas - 500 feet AGL

Question 6

What are the limitations of a stadium TFR?

Answer 6

No operations within 3000 feet AGL and 3 nm of the event from 1 hour before to 1 hour after.

Question 7

What is the rectangular course ground reference maneuver?

Answer 7

It mimics an airport traffic pattern.

Question 8

What is the preferred entry into the rectangular course ground reference maneuver?

Answer 8

At a 45 degree angle into the downwind leg, just like an airport traffic pattern