IL.VII.B.S3
SkillUse an airport diagram or taxi chart during taxi, if published, and maintain situational awareness.
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- Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Assembling Necessary Material
wind triangle (using the scale employed for drawing the diagram) • Estimated time en route (ETE)—total distance divided by GS • Fuel rate—predetermined gallons per hour used at cruising speed NOTE: Additional fuel for adequate reserve should be added ... aircraft shall become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. For flights not in the vicinity of an airport, this must include information on available current weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-20. Standard Taxi Routes
responsibility of the pilot to request a full taxi clearance if not fully familiar with the STR. e. A Letter to Airmen (LTA) will be issued by airport traffic control towers to announce availability, updates, cancelation ... changes of publicly-available STRs with appropriate updates to the Domestic Notices website. An LTA may include an airport diagram. The airport diagram will be labeled “not for navigation” and is not an acceptable substitute for the most…
- Pilot/Controller Glossary › C
flight information publication designed for use with appropriate IFR or VFR charts which contains data on all airports, seaplane bases, and heliports open to the public including communications data, navigational facilities, airport diagrams, certain special notices, and non-regulatory procedures ... use to bypass areas heavily traversed by large turbine-powered aircraft. Pilot compliance with recommended flyways and associated altitudes is strictly voluntary. VFR Flyway Planning charts are published on the back of existing VFR Terminal Area charts. CHARTED VISUAL FLIGHT…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
depicts topographic information and aeronautical information including visual and radio aids to navigation, airports, controlled airspace, restricted areas, obstructions, and related data. V-G diagram. A chart that relates velocity to load factor. It is valid only for a specific ... VORTAC navigation aid or intersection, to another navigation aid (or through several navigation aids or intersections); used to establish a known route for en route procedures between terminal areas. Visual approach slope indicator (VASI). A visual aid of lights arranged…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-2. Airports with an Operating Control Tower
surface areas and the proper taxi routes when operating on the ground. If not otherwise authorized or directed by the tower, pilots of fixed-wing aircraft approaching to land must circle the airport to the left. Pilots approaching ... clearance must be received from the tower before landing. Components of a Traffic Pattern NOTE-This diagram is intended only to illustrate terminology used in identifying various components of a traffic pattern. It should not be used as a reference…
- CHAPTER 2. REDUCING GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS › 2.3.6 Runway Incursion Mitigation/Avoidance › 2.3.6.4 Step 4
taxi clearances. This procedure is especially useful at unfamiliar controlled airports. Receiving progressive taxi instructions is an effective strategy to prevent runway incursions. Pilots should have access to the airport diagram when taxiing. Pilots may use ... same diagram that they used during the preflight planning process. Airport diagrams are designed to assist in the movement of ground traffic at locations with complex runway/taxiway configurations. Runway confusion occurs when pilots confuse the identity of a runway. This…