Pilot Navigation Flashcards
When map planning, how close to the airport symbol do you take your track line for measuring distances?
Right to the very middle of the aerodrome symbol
Some aerodrom symbols
If measuring along a Victor Airway, measure from the center dot of the ___
VOR. Sometimes the center of a VOR is very near to an aerodrome surface, but they cant put a big VOR symbol over the aerodrom symbol on the map. In this case, they put a teeny tiny white dot on the aerodrom symbol.
Measure to/from this dot.
When you draw a track on a map, is it magnetic or true?
TRUE
What are the three methods of departure on a cross country?
- Set heading
- Overhead departure
- Direct method
Unless specified otherwise, which method should you use on your exam to draw your track to your destination?
Direct Method
What track is your cruise altitude determined by?
My magnetic track. So that is true track corrected for local magnetic variation. Once I get the mag track, then I choose my altitude
Wind forcasts are reported in degrees true. But if you get the winds from ATC, what are they?
Magnetic, because runways are magnetic
Are Lo and Hi chart track true or magnetic?
Magnetic unless it has a T next to the airway number. Make sure you convert your winds to align with whatever track you are using on a Lo or Hi chart?
What is dead reckoning?
A very old way of navigating before there were charts. It’s based on time, distance, and direction only.
You must know the distance from one point to another, the mag heading to be flown, and have some idea of the winds expected to be encountered during the flight
What is the formula to get your ground speed?
Distance / Time = Velocity
…or use the E6B
Winds in metars and tafs are reported in degrees _________
true
TAS is ____ corrected for:
CAS corrected for non-standard temp and pressure
