Lesson 7 Flashcards
What is the difference between a Track, a Heading and a Bearing?
A track is the path of an aircraft over the ground. Heading refers to the direction in which the nose of the aircraft is pointing, while bearing refers to the horizontal direction to or from any point, usually measured clockwise from true north, magnetic north, or some other reference point, through 360 degrees.
Pilots flying VFR above 3000 feet as well as all pilots flying IFR must ensure they are
at the appropriate altitude or flight level
(True or False)
According to Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR) 602.34, the pilot of an aircraft must ensure
that the aircraft operates at a cruising altitude or flight level appropriate to the aircraft track
(the aircraft’s direction of flight), unless the pilot is assigned another altitude or flight level by
an air traffic control unit.
This rule applies for all VFR aircraft operating above 3000 feet above ground level (AGL) and
for all IFR aircraft.
What is the Altimeter Setting Region?
Altimeter Setting Region
The altimeter setting region encompasses all low-level airspace within the Southern Domestic
Airspace (SDA).
All aircraft operating in this region must set their altimeter to the altimeter setting of the station
nearest to the aircraft.
What is the Standard Pressure Region?
Standard Pressure Region
All high-level airspace and all low-level airspace in the NDA is within the standard pressure region.
In this area, the aircraft altimeter must be set to the standard pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury or 1013.2 hectopascals.
In the standard pressure region, the term flight level is used instead of altitude.
Flight level is always expressed in hundreds of feet. For example, FL230 is equivalent to
23 000 feet.
When passing from the Altimeter Setting Region to the Standard Pressure Region in Level Cruise, the pilot will set the altimeter to 29.92 inches of mercury immediately prior to entering standard pressure region or after leaving the altimeter setting region?
Immediately after leaving the altimeter setting region.
Passing from the Standard Pressure Region into the Altimeter Setting Region in Level Cruise
The pilot will obtain the current altimeter setting from the nearest station along the flight route and will set the altimeter immediately prior to entering the altimeter setting region or after leaving the standard pressure region?
Immediately prior to entering the altimeter setting region.
Climbing from the Altimeter Setting Region to the Standard Pressure Region
The pilot will set the altimeter to 29.92 inches of mercury immediately prior to entering the standard pressure region or after leaving the altimeter setting region?
Immediately after leaving the altimeter setting region.
Descending from the Standard Pressure Region into the Altimeter Setting Region
The pilot will obtain the current altimeter setting from the nearest station along the flight route and will set the altimeter immediately prior to entering the altimeter setting region or after leaving the standard pressure region?
Immediately prior to entering the altimeter setting region.
