Pre-flight Planning and Procedure

Question 1

4.1 What are the VFR Cruising Altitudes? Are they based on true track or magnetic track?

Question 2

4.2 What are the regulations for flying over open water?

Question 3

4.3 What is the difference between controlled and uncontrolled airspace?

Question 4

4.4 What are the VFR weather minima for controlled airspace? Uncontrolled airspace?

Question 5

4.5 Name all the different classes of airspace. Which one is uncontrolled?

Question 6

4.6 To what class of airspace do low-level airways belong?

Question 7

4.7 What is the base of low-level airways? How wide are they?

Question 8

4.8 Do VFR flights need permission to enter Class E airspace?

Question 9

4.9 You intend to fly at 800 feet AGL in Class G airspace. What are the minimum weather requirements?

Question 10

4.10 What is the major difference between Class E and Class G airspace?

Question 11

4.11 Can you fly through Class F airspace?

Question 12

4.12 Why did you choose that route?

Question 13

4.13 Why did you choose that altitude?

Question 14

4.14 What is the highest maximum elevation figure along your route? What is your MOCA?

Question 15

4.15 Can you identify all the types of airspace you will go through on the proposed trip?

Question 16

4.16 Which weather information was used to plan for the expected runway at your destination?

Question 17

4.17 What does NOTAM stand for? How did you get the NOTAMs for the proposed cross-country?

Question 18

4.18 Why is it considered good practice to obtain current weather information to the west (and northwest) of the area where the cross-country flight is to take place?

Question 19

4.19 What is the scale of the VNC chart? VTA chart?

Question 20

4.20 How do you know if your VNC and VTA charts are valid? How can you check if changes have occurred to the charts since they went into print, and if the next issue 1 is not yet printed?

Question 21

4.21 What is the purpose of 10 degree drift lines?

Question 22

4.22 Name the three techniques that can be used to get back on track.

Question 23

4.40 Name the three different types of “set heading” procedures and describe when you would use them.

Question 24

4.41 What is the difference between an MF and an ATF?

Question 25

4.42 How do you enter an uncontrolled airport?

Question 26

4.43 How do you depart an uncontrolled airport?

Question 27

4.44 How do you enter a controlled airport?

Question 28

4.45 What are the requirements for Special VFR?

Question 29

4.47 If you are unsure of runway conditions at your destination, what could you do?

Question 30

4.48 When calculating crosswind components, why must you apply the variation to the wind?

Question 31

4.49 How do you obtain a DF steer?

Question 32

4.50 How do you know if your CFS is current?

Question 33

4.62 What does pressure altitude mean? On what altitude are most performance charts based?

Question 34

4.63 Why did you choose this particular power setting?

Question 35

4.64 Define the following: IAS, CAS, TAS.

Question 36

4.65 How did you get from the TAS to the IAS?

Question 37

4.66 Which winds aloft (FD) did you choose for the intended flight?

Question 38

4.67 What is true track?

Question 39

4.68 What is variation?

Question 40

4.69 What is the difference between the magnetic track and the magnetic heading?

Question 41

4.70 What is deviation?

Question 42

4.71 What is compass heading?

Question 43

4.72 What are the minimum fuel requirements for day VFR flight? Night VFR flight?

Question 44

4.73 Explain how you determined how much fuel will be used for the entire trip.

Question 45

4.74 What is the difference between a flight plan and a flight itinerary?

Question 46

4.75 When are you required to file a flight plan / a flight itinerary?

Question 47

4.76 With whom do you open and close a flight plan?

Question 48

4.77 Why is it important to note your takeoff time?