Navigation Flashcards
DESCRIBE the basic concepts, principles, and terminology used in air navigation
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DESCRIBE types of air navigation
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DESCRIBE the four basic elements of dead reckoning navigation
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DESCRIBE the flight instruments used in dead reckoning navigation
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DESCRIBE a great circle route
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DESCRIBE Lambert Conformal charts
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DESCRIBE the relationship among heading, course, and track
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EXPLAIN magnetic variation
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COMPUTE true and magnetic directions using magnetic variation
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DESCRIBE the global timekeeping system
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SOLVE global timekeeping problems
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LOCATE geographic points on a navigational chart using a navigation plotter to within +/- 1/2 nautical mile and expressed in latitude and longitude
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PLOT geographic points on a navigational chart given their latitude and longitude using a navigation plotter to within +/- 1/2 nautical mile
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PLOT courses on a navigational chart using a navigation plotter and dividers to within +/- one degree and +/- 1/2 nautical mile
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MEASURE directions on a navigational chart using a navigation plotter and dividers to within +/- one degree and +/- 1/2 nautical mile
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PLOT an aircraft’s geographic position on a navigational chart based on its relationship to a TACAN station using a navigation plotter and dividers to within +/- one degree and +/- 1/2 nautical mile
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DESCRIBE the CR-3 air navigation computer
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SOLVE rate problems using the CR-3 computer to a tolerance of +/- one unit on the logarithmic scale
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SOLVE fuel conversion problems using the CR-3 computer to a tolerance of +/- one unit on the logarithmic scale
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DESCRIBE the effect of air density on true airspeed and Mach number
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DEFINE indicated airspeed
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DEFINE calibrated airspeed
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DEFINE true airspeed
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DEFINE ground speed
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DESCRIBE the factors affecting the different types of airspeed
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CALCULATE true airspeed using the CR-3 air navigation computer given indicated airspeed, calibration data, altimeter setting, indicated altitude, and outside air temperature to within +/- 2 KTS
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CALCULATE Mach number using the CR-3 air navigation computer given indicated airspeed, calibration data, altimeter setting, indicated altitude, and outside air temperature to within +/-.01
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DESCRIBE the flight planning process as it pertains to air navigation
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DESCRIBE the jet log
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PERFORM time and fuel planning using the en-route portion of the jet log
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CALCULATE true heading, crab angle, and groundspeed using the CR-3 air navigation computer given true airspeed, true course, and preflight wind direction and velocity to within +/- 3 degrees and +/-3 KTS (wind velocity less than 70 KTS), or +/-5 degrees and +/- 5 KTS (wind velocity greater than 70 KTS)
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CALCULATE wind direction and velocity using the CR-3 air navigation computer given true heading, true airspeed, track, and groundspeed to within +/- 3 degrees and +/-3 KTS (wind velocity less than 70 KTS), or +/-5 degrees and +/- 5 KTS (wind velocity greater than 70 KTS)
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CALCULATE the estimated time of arrival (ETA) at a destination when given an updated ground speed
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CALCULATE the estimated fuel remaining (EFR) at a destination when given the current fuel onboard and a predicted fuel flow
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