Navigation Test Flashcards
What is the preferred form for filing an IFR flight plan?
DD 1801
When you go cross-country, you are responsible for filling out the AFTO Form 781 (True/False)
True
What is the WANTS checklist?
Weather
Activate
Notams
Told / Trouble T / Taxi / Fuel
SID / STAR / SELF
Why would you need an alternate?
Weather is less than 2000/3
Weather reporting not available
Winds forecasted out of limits
RVSM airspace denial
Anything else / NA on plate
GPS or RADAR only approaches
Unmonitored NAVAID
What are the 11-202v3 requirements for an alternate?
123TACR
+/- 1 Hour
1000/2 or 500/1 above lowest compatible
Tempo line included (unless Tstorms, Snow, etc)
Approach compatible
Crosswinds in limits
RVSM denial?
What are 11-248 PIC considerations for an alternate?
1500/3 GUNR
1500 / 3
GPS Only
Unmonitored NAVAID
No weather reporting
Radar required
What are the weather sources in priority?
MAJCOM approved
Regional weather squadron
DOD units (other military units)
Other US Government weather facilities
Foreign military services
What is the number one weather source by priority as stated in AFMAN 11-202 V3?
a. Local Military weather unit
You can use weather information from the ForeFlight app to help with your self-brief (True/False)
True
What part of the DD Form 175-1 gives information to compute TOLD?
a. Part 1
What information can be found in the DOD IFR Supplement and what is its main purpose?
Airport Information, airport hours, field elevation, runway lengths, NAVAID information, FBO contact info, changing a flight plan…
IFR Sup is used for PLANNING (except changing flt plan)
What information can be found in the FlH and what is its main purpose?
Emergency procedures, international flight procedures, position reporting codes, meteorological information, and standard communication procedures…
FIH is used for IN FLIGHT
What information can be found in the FLIP and what is its main purpose?
Enroute charts, terminal procedures, special use airspace, and MTRs…the FIH is also a part of the FLIP
Time critical aeronautical information, which is either temporary in nature or not known sufficiently in advance to permit publication in FLIP, is disseminated to aircrews via
Notices to Airmen or NOTAM system
Where do you go to get NOTAMs?
DoD Aeronautical Information Portal (DAIP)
FAA civil NOTAMs are divided into two categories
D (Distant)
FDC (Flight Data Center)
What are D NOTAMs?
D series NOTAMs are those that need wide dissemination.
In general, these are the type of NOTAMs that may affect your ability to use a particular airfield or NAVAID.
What are FDC NOTAMs?
FSSs maintain a file of FDC NOTAMs affecting the area within 400 miles of their facility.
What are “NTAP” NOTAMs?
Notices to Airmen Publication or “NTAP”. The NTAP book (no longer “hardcopy” only digital) contains NOTAM information that is expected to remain in effect for an extended period of time (greater than 90 days)
The “S” in the WANTS checklist stands for
SID, STAR, SELF
Where would you find the name of the FBO at your destination?
Navigation Information List at your home station (tricky question…the IFR Sup lists the number, but not the name)
A standardized route for arrival into an airfield is a
STAR
The DoD system for NOTAM retrieval is the
Defense Information and NOTAM Portal
You can request a NOTAM brief from a Flight Service Station (True/False)
True