SECTIONAL CHARTS FOR REMOTE PILOTS Flashcards
(49 cards)
1 INCH =
7NM APPROX (NAUTICAL MILES)
MSL
MEAN SEA LEVEL
MSL
MEAN SEA LEVEL
AGL
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
WHEN IT COMES TO TOWERS, THE MSL IS ___ ____ AND THE AGL: IS ___ ___
ON TOP, ON BOTTOM
WHEN IT COMES TO TOWERS, THE MSL IS ___ ____ AND THE AGL: IS ___ ___
ON TOP, ON BOTTOM
FEDERAL AIRWAYS EXIST IN WHAT AIRSPACE
CLASS E
FEDERAL AIRWAYS ARE DEFINED ON SECTIONALS BY THE COLOR
PALE BLUE
FEDERAL AIRWAYS FLOOR
1200 AGL
MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES ARE THE COLOR
GREY
MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES
LOW LEVEL ROUTES WITH AIRCRAFTS FLYING IN SPEEDS EXCESS OF 250 KNOTS, DEFINED BY 3 OR 4 DIGIT NUMBER AND PREFACED BY LETTER I OR V
FLAGS INDICATE WHAT ON SECTIONAL CHART?
CHECKPOINT FOR MANNED AIRCRAFT, SO EXCPECT HIGHER VOLUME OF AIRTRAFFIC IS THERE
VR - VFR
VISUAL ROUTES
IR - IFR
INSTRUMENT ROUTES
4 DIGITS:
ALL SEGMENTS BELOW 1500FT AGL
IFR
PILOTS FLYING ON INSTRUMENTS, EYES GLUED TO INSTRUMENT PANEL IN AIRCRAFT, ARENT LOOKING OUTSIDE
3 DIGITS
SOME SEGMENTS MAY BE HIGHER THAN 1500 FT AGL
CONTOUR LINES ARE ADDED TO IMPROVE ____ AND RANGE FROM
RESOLUTION, 250, 500, AND 750 INCREMENTS
THE ELEVATION INSIDE A COUNTOUR LINE IS
0 TO 500 MSL
OUTSIDE OF THE CONTOUR, IT IS
ABOVE 500 MSL
MOUNTAINS ARE DEFINED BY A
BLACK DOT AND THEIR MSL
ONE MINUTE OF LATITUDE EQUALS
1 NAUTICAL MILE
ISOGONIC LINES
PURPLE DASHES INDICATING LINES OF MAGNETIC VARIATION, AND TELL US WHERE AND HOW MUCH CORRECTION TO MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPASS
ISOGONIC LINES
PURPLE DASHES INDICATING LINES OF MAGNETIC VARIATION, AND TELL US WHERE AND HOW MUCH CORRECTION TO MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPASS
