Flight Planning with Sectional Charts Flashcards
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On a sectional chart, what do the numbers printed inside Victor airway lines (e.g., 'V-105') indicate?
Answer: The airway number for identification in flight plans and ATC communications
The Victor airway number (like V-105) printed inside or beside the airway line is the route's official identifier used in flight plans, ATC clearances, and en route charts.
When a sectional chart shows a VFR checkpoint with a magenta circle near a town, what information should a VFR pilot report when passing it?
Answer: Aircraft type, position, altitude, and intentions to the appropriate ATC facility
At VFR checkpoints, pilots should report aircraft type, position (checkpoint name), altitude, and flight intentions to the appropriate ATC facility for flight following or advisory service.
On a sectional chart, a pilot notices the MEF for a grid square is '83'. What does this mean?
Answer: Maximum elevation is 8,300 feet MSL
MEF values on sectional charts are expressed in hundreds of feet MSL, so '83' means the Maximum Elevation Figure is 8,300 feet MSL in that grid square.
On a sectional chart, what is the significance of a bold number printed along an airway route between two VORs?
Answer: The airway distance in nautical miles between those two NAVAIDs
Bold mileage numbers printed along Victor airways on sectional charts indicate the distance in nautical miles between adjacent NAVAIDs or intersections on that route segment.
What does a 'T' within a circle symbol printed near a Class B or C airspace on a sectional chart indicate?
Answer: Mode C transponder required in that airspace ring
A circled 'T' on a sectional chart marks the outer boundary of Mode C veil airspace, reminding pilots that an altitude-reporting transponder is required within 30 nm of the primary airport.
When using a sectional chart's latitude/longitude grid to locate a VOR, the coordinates are expressed in degrees and minutes. One minute of latitude equals approximately what distance?
Answer: 1 nautical mile
One minute of latitude on the Earth's surface equals exactly 1 nautical mile (6,076 feet), which is why the nautical mile is the standard unit in aviation and marine navigation.