41. Flight Planning and Computations

Question 1

Pilotage involves:

Answer 1

Identifying landmarks on your chart with objects on the ground.

Question 2

Dead reckoning uses wind speed and aircraft performance:

Answer 2

1. To estimate groundspeed
2. Time in route
3. Fuel usage.

Question 3

If, on your cross-country flight, you will cross numerous meridians, use:

Answer 3

A meridian closest to the center of the course to determine true course.

Question 4

True airspeed is equal to groundspeed:

Answer 4

In calm air.

Question 5

True north and magnetic north are not located at the same spot on the earth. The compass points to magnetic north and not true north. This difference between the two is called:

Answer 5

Magnetic variation.

Question 6

In determining the correction for east or west variation, remember:

Answer 6

East is least and West is best.

Question 7

On a cross-country, you normally add to your total time for landing, taxi, and takeoff about:

Answer 7

Five minutes.

Question 8

To fly a day VFR cross-country, you must have enough fuel to the first point of landing:

Answer 8

Plus 30 minutes of fuel remaining.