FAA Instrument Procedures and Symbols Flashcards
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What are the steps to use at a VOR Ground Checkpoint to verify VOR accuracy?
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- Tune the proper VOR frequency.
- Identify the VOR frequency.
- Set the published radial on the course deviation indicator (CDI).
- Confirm that the TB is centered.
- Check the needle sensitivity by changing the omnibearing select (OBS) 10° each way.
- Set the reciprocal of the radial and check the TO FROM flag change.
- The maximum permissible difference between aircraft equipment and the designated radial is 4° and 0.5 NM of the posted distance.
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What are the steps to use a VOT to test your VOR reciever?
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- Tune the VOR receiver to the VOT frequency. VOT
frequencies can be found in the CS. [Figure 2-50]
These frequencies are coded with a series of Morse
code dots or a continuous 1020-cycle tone. - On the VOR, set the course selector to 0° and the
track bar (TB) indicator should read center. The TO
FROM indicator should read FROM. - Set the course selector to 180° and the TO-FROM
indicator should read TO and the TB should then be
centered.
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What is the tolerance for a VOR checkpoint or VOT station when testing your VOR reciever?
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+/- 4 Degrees
4
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What is the tolerance for an Airborne VOR Check?
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+/- 6 Degrees
5
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What does this symbol mean on an instrument approach chart?
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Procedure Track
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What does this symbol mean on an instrument approach chart?
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Missed Approach
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What does this symbol mean on an instrument approach chart?
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Visual Flight Path
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What does 3100 Indicate on this symbol of the instrument approach chart?
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Minimum Altitude for this section of the approach
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What does 2000 Indicate on this symbol of the instrument approach chart?
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Minimum Altitude
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What does the hashed area of this symbol on the instrument approach chart indicate?
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Penetrates Special Use Airspace
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Holding in Lieu of Procedure Turn
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Arrival Holding Pattern
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Compulsory Reporting Point
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Non-Compulsory Reporting Point
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Q
What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Fix or Intersection
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Compulsory Waypoint
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Non-Compulsory Waypoint
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What are these symbols examples of on approach charts?
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Flyover Points
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Map Waypoint
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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ARC/DME/RNAV/RADAR Fix
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Q
What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Radial Line and Value
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Lead Radial/Lead Bearing
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Q
What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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VOR Changeover Point
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Q
What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
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Helicopter Alighting Area
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
Distance Not to Scale
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
International Boundary
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
Runway End Coordinates
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What is this an example of on an instrument approach plate?
Mandatory Airspeed
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What is this an example of on an instrument approach plate?
Minimum Airspeed
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What is this an example of on an instrument approach plate?
Maximum Airspeed
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What is this an example of on an instrument approach plate?
Recommended Airspeed
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Considering the bold line around the navaid box, what is this an example of?
Primary Nav Aid with INS Data
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Considering the non-bold line around the navaid box, what is this an example of?
Secondary Nav Aid
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
LOC/DME
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
LOC/LDA/SDF/MLS Transmitter
(shown when installation is offset from its normal position off the end of the runway)
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What does the (Y) mean next to Chan 48 on this symbol?
TACAN must be placed in Y mode to recieve distance information
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
Localizer (LOC/LDA) Course
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
SDF Course
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
LOM (Compass Locator at Outer Marker)
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
Marker Beacon
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Considering the Bold Symbols, What are these navaids examples of?
Compulsory Navaids
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Considering the Non-Bold Symbols, What are these navaids examples of?
Non-Compulsory Navaids
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What does the underline on this frequency mean?
No Voice transmitted on this frequency
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What does this symbol mean on the instrument approach chart?
Procedure Turn (Type, degree, and point of turn optional)
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Considering the negative symbology, what do these symbols mean?
Pilot Controlled Approach lighting systems that bear a system identification
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What does it mean when this negative L symbol is next to the name of the approach lighting system?
Pilot Controlled Approach lighting systems that do not bear a system identification
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What does the star next to the negative L mean in this case?
Non-Standard Pilot Controlled Lighting
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To activate pilot-controlled lights which frequency should you use?
The frequency indicated in the communication section of the chart with the negative L symbol
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What is the mike-key procedure for Highest Intensity available lighting?
7 times within 5 seconds
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What is the mike-key procedure for Medium or lower intensity lighting?
5 times within 5 seconds
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What is the mike-key procedure for lowest intensity available lighting?
3 Times within 5 seconds
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What does this string of numbers (top right corner of the approach plate) mean?
Date of latest revision was the 365th day of 2009
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What does CRW mean on this symbol?
NAVAID (VOR in this case) facility identifier
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What do the boxed numbers mean on this symbol?
Minimum Sector Altitude within that sector
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What is a minimum sector altitude?
Lowest altitude that may be used which will provide a minimum clearance of 1,000 feet above all objects located within that sector
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What is this symbol?
Straight-in area
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What is this symbol?
Right Base Area
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What is this symbol?
Left Base Area
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What is this symbol?
Restricted Area
R-Restricted
P-Prohibited
D-Danger
W-Warning
A-Alert
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With Respect to Elevation and Obstacles, what does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
Spot Elevation
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With Respect to Elevation and Obstacles, what do the top and bottom symbols here mean respectively?
Obstacle, Highest Obstacle
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With Respect to Elevation and Obstacles, what do these three symbols mean from top to bottom respectively?
Highest Spot Elevation, Group of Obstacles, Doubtful Accuracy
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What is this turn an example of on the profile view?
Teardrop Turn
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What does GS and TCH mean as shown here?
Glide Slope and Threshold Crossing Height
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What does 2400 mean on this symbol?
Minimum Altitude at FAF, and Glideslope Intercept Altitude
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What is the maltese cross indicate?
Final Approach Fix
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What does the number 2356 indicate on this symbol?
Glide Slope Altitude at outer marker/FAF
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What does this sloped line represent?
ILS Glide Slope
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What does the point where the solid line transitions to a dotted line represent?
Missed Approach Point
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What does the V as shown here represent?
The Visual Descent Point (VDP)
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What does the shaded area leading down to the runway in this symbol mean?
Visual Segment below MDA/DA is clear of obstacles on 34:1 slope
(Absence of shaded area indicates 34:1 is not clear)
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What does 3.27 mean on this symbol?
Vertical Descent Angle
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What does the lightning bolt symbol in this picture mean?
Glide Slope/Glide Path Intercept altitude and final approach fix for vertically guided approach procedures
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What does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
DME Mileage
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What does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
Visual Flight Path
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What does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
Mandatory Altitude
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What does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
Minimum Altitude
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What does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
Maximum Altitude
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What does this symbol mean on the approach chart?
Recommended Altitude
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What do the letters A, B, C, and D represent on this symbol?
Aircraft Category
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What is the number 362 in this symbol?
Decision Altitude/Decision Height in MSL
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What does the number 24 after the slash represent in this symbol?
Prevailing Visibility/RVR in 100s of feet
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What does the number 200 outside the parentheses mean?
Height of DH/DA above Touchdown Zone, also known as HAT
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What does the number 200 inside the parentheses mean?
Minimum Ceiling in feet required to begin approach
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What does the number 1/2 inside the parentheses mean?
Prevailing visibility in Statute Miles required to begin approach
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What does the number 440 mean in this symbol?
Minimum Descent Altitude
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What does the number 278 mean in this symbol?
Height of MDA above Touchdown Zone (HAT)
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Looking at the circling section, what do the numbers 350, 450, 450, and 550 represent?
Height of MDA above Airport (HAA)
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Hard Surface
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Other Than Hard Surface
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Overruns, Taxiways, and Parking Areas
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What do the ellipsis shaped symbols mean on both sides of this runway?
Displaced Threshold
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Closed Runway
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Closed Taxiway
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Under Construction
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On the aerodrome sketch, what kind of surface is this?
Metal Surface
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What do the white dots represent on this aerodrome sketch symbol?
Runway Centerline Lighting
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On the aerodrome sketch, what does this symbol mean?
Uni-directional arresting gear
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On the aerodrome sketch, what does this symbol mean?
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On the aerodrome sketch, what does this symbol mean?
Bi-directional arresting gear
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On the aerodrome sketch, what does this symbol mean?
Jet Barrier Arresting Gear
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On the aerodrome sketch, what does this symbol mean?
Runway Radar Reflectors
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What do these symbols mean on the aerodrome sketch?
Runway Threshold Elevation and Runway Touch Down Zone Elevation
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What does HS 1 and the circle mean on the aerodrome sketch?
Hot Spot
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What is this white box off the end of the runway in the aerodrome sketch?
EMAS (Engineered Materials Arresting System)
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What are the numbers 1000 x 200 at the end of the runway here in the aerodrome sketch?
Overrun Dimension (length x width)
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What does 0.7% up mean in the aerodrome sketch?
Runway Slope
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What is the number 023.2 in the aerodrome sketch?
Runway exact magnetic heading
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What does the number 164 represent in this picture from the aerodrome sketch?
Runway End Elevation
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What does this striped symbol off the end of the runway represent on the aerodrome sketch?
Visual Screen
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What are hot spots as shown on the aerodrome sketch?
Hot spots are shown on airport diagrams to indicate a location on an aerodrome movement area with a history or potential risk of collision or runway incursion and where heightened attention by pilots is necessary.
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What does the D symbol mean when shown on FAA developed airport diagrams/sketches?
Runway Declared Distance
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Minimum Enroute Altitude
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Minimum Flight Altitude
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What is a Minimum Enroute Altitude?
The lowest published altitude between radio fixes which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes.
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What is a Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude?
The lowest published altitude in effect between radio fixes on VOR airways, off-airway routes, or route segments which meets obstacle clearance requirements for the entire route segment and which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage only within 25 statute (22 nautical) miles of a VOR.
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Minimium Obstruction Clearance Altitude
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Arrival/Departure Routes
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Transition Route
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Alternate Route
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Airway/Route
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
MCA (Minimum Crossing Altitude)
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Radar Route
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Altitude change at other than Radio Aids
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Mileage between radio aids, reporting points, and route breaks
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
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With respect to airspace, What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Flight Information Region
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With respect to airspace, What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Buffer Zone Boundary
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With respect to airspace, What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
International Boundary
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With respect to airspace, What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Frequency Sectorization
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What does this symbol mean next to an obstacle on a SID/STAR Chart?
Doubtful Accuracy
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What does this mean on STAR/SID charts?
Changeover Point
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What does the Trouble T mean?
Non standard takeoff minimums
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What does the trouble A symbol mean?
Non Standard Alternate criteria
