To review and further develop the students navigation skills and understanding of getting from point A to point B safely. The student will also learn how to properly fill out a flight plan log then fly the planned route and divert.
Elements:
Discuss terms used in X-country planning
Review methods of Navigation and Lost procedures
Aeronautical charts and publications from departure to destination
Method for plotting a course
Discuss various types of airspace and terrain along route
Weather check and make "Go/No Go" decision
Compute fuel consumption for selected power setting
Select fuel stops and alternates
Complete Flight Log and Weight n Balance
Reasons for diversions and "rule of thumb" execution to conserve time and fuel
Discuss Purpose of, and procedures used to file a VFR flight plan
Common Errors:
Poor judgement in "Go/No go" decision
Not developing personal weather minimums
Failure to identify ground features using a VFR sectional or WAC
Not compensating for wind drift
Failing to convert True heading to Mag heading on the Flight log
Allowing the DG to presess without cross checking it with mag compus
Improper tune and identification of radio navigation aids
VOR Reverse sensing
Getting lost and using improper procedures lost procedures to get back on track
References:
Airplane Flying Handbook
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, pp 14-13 – 14-17