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KnowledgeRoute planning, including consideration of different classes and special use airspace (SUA) and selection of appropriate and available navigation/communication systems and facilities including the use of.
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- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-6-4. Flight Planning into RVSM Airspace
Policy for ICAO Flight Plan Equipment Suffixes. 1. Operators/aircraft that are RVSM-compliant and that file ICAO flight plans will file “/W” in block 10 (Equipment) to indicate RVSM authorization and will also file the appropriate ICAO Flight Plan suffixes ... indicate navigation and communication capabilities. 2. Operators/aircraft that file ICAO flight plans that include flight in Domestic U.S. RVSM airspace must file “/W” in block 10 to indicate RVSM authorization. e. Importance of Flight Plan Equipment Suffixes. Military users…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-6. Flight Plan - IFR Flights
Pilots of aircraft equipped with approved area navigational equipment may file for RNAV routes throughout the National Airspace System in accordance with the following procedures: (a) File airport-to-airport flight plans. (b) File the appropriate indication of RNAV and/or ... capability in the flight plan. (c) Plan the random route portion of the flight plan to begin and end over appropriate arrival and departure transition fixes or appropriate navigation aids for the altitude stratum within which the flight will…
- 14 CFR Part 91, Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 97—Special Operating Rules for the Conduct of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations using Global Positioning Systems
Part 91, Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 97—Special Operating Rules for the Conduct of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Area Navigation (RNAV) Operations using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in Alaska GPS is a satellite-based radio navigational, positioning, and time ... transfer system. The system provides highly accurate position and velocity information and precise time on a continuous global basis to properly equipped users. Minimum crossing altitude (MCA). The minimum crossing altitude (MCA) applies to the operation of an aircraft proceeding…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-15. Canceling IFR Flight Plan
Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans A pilot is responsible for ensuring that his/her VFR or DVFR flight plan is canceled. You should close your flight plan with the nearest FSS, or if one is not available, you may request ... facility to relay your cancellation to the FSS. Control towers do not automatically close VFR or DVFR flight plans since they do not know if a particular VFR aircraft is on a flight plan. If you fail to report…
- Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-5. Flight Plan - VFR Flights
Flight Plan - VFR Flights (See Appendix 4, FAA Form 7233-4 – International Flight Plan) a. The requirements for the filing and activation of VFR flight plans can vary depending in which airspace the flight is operating. Pilots are responsible ... activating flight plans with a Flight Service Station. Control tower personnel do not automatically activate VFR flight plans. 1. Within the continental U.S., a VFR flight plan is not normally required. 2. VFR flights (except for DoD and law enforcement…
- Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) › 1-2-1. General
Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) Area Navigation (RNAV) 1-2-1. General a. Introduction to PBN. As air travel has evolved, methods of navigation have improved to give operators more flexibility. PBN exists under ... umbrella of area navigation (RNAV). The term RNAV in this context, as in procedure titles, just means “area navigation,” regardless of the equipment capability of the aircraft. (See FIG 1-2-1.) Many operators have upgraded their systems to obtain…