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  • Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) › 1-2-4. Recognizing, Mitigating, and Adapting to GPS Jamming and/or Spoofing

    path, autotuning will not select the nearby NAVAID). 8. Unanticipated position-dependent flight management system effects (e.g., erroneous insufficient fuel indication). 9. Failure or degradation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) infrastructure and its associated systems reliant on GPS, resulting ... operators to: 1. Be aware of potential risk locations. 2. Check for any relevant Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs). 3. Plan fuel contingencies. 4. Plan to use conventional NAVAIDs and appropriate arrival/approach procedures at the destination. 5. Follow the detailed guidance…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Distance D = GS X T › Fuel Consumption

    available for your intended flight, you must be able to accurately compute aircraft fuel consumption during preflight planning. Typically, fuel consumption in gasoline-fueled aircraft is measured in gallons per hour. Since turbine engines consume much more fuel than reciprocating ... label for specific range is NM per pound of fuel, or often NM per 1,000 pounds of fuel. Preflight planning should be supported by proper monitoring of past fuel consumption as well as use of specified fuel management…

  • Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › SRM and the 5P Check › The Plan

    plan can also be called the mission or the task. It contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The plan should be reviewed and updated several times during the course of the flight…

  • Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The Plan

    Plan” can also be called the mission or the task. It contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The “Plan” should be reviewed and updated several times during the course of the flight…

  • Chapter 2: Ground Operations › Post-Flight › Securing and Servicing

    fill the fuel tanks to prevent water condensation from forming inside the tank. If another flight is planned, the fuel tanks should be filled based on the flight planning requirements for that flight. The aircraft should be hangared or tied…

  • Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Case Study › Risk Mitigation Analysis

    Durango – La Plata County Airport, and can depart from there at gross weight, which includes 40 gallons of fuel. She plans to make one additional fuel stop. 12162 After a thorough analysis and weather briefing, she elects…