Flight Visibility

Prevailing Visibility

Ground Visibility

Precision Approach Weather Mins

Single Pilot

(CIG, VIS, RVR?)

200 Ft. Ceiling - HAT (Height Above Touchdown)

1/2 SM Vis

2,400 RVR

Instrument Departure Takeoff Mins

Precision and Non Precision

Standard Rating

(VIS, RVR, CIG?)

Use the published minimum 

But not less than

Precision - 200 Ft CIG and 1/2SM Vis, 2,400RVR

Non Prec - 300Ft CIG and 1SM Vis

Special VFR Ops

Cloud Clearance

Vis

Ceiling

Approved by ATC

In class B, C, D, E

Clear of Clouds

1 SM vis

OPNAVINST 3710.7 "Pilot and aircraft must be instrument certified and ceiling must be at least 500 Feet.

Class C Airspace

Entry Requirements

Mode C Transponder

Prior 2 Way Coms Established

Class E Airspace

1,500 - 14,500 MSL

Controlled but you must volunteer for control.

Starts at 700 when w/ an airport instrument approach

Starts at 1200 when in conjuction w/ routes

VOR Airways

Altitude?

How are they #'d

How wide

Etc.

"Victor Airways"

-The letter V followed by a #

-From 1200 AGL but not incluing 18,000 MSL

-8NM Wide

-East West Routes are Even #'d

-North South Routes are Odd #'d

Airspeed Restrictions

Under 10,000

Under Class B

In D, and W/in 4NM of Field in Class C

Under 10,000 = 250

Under Class B = 200

In D, and w/in 4 of C = 200

Yellow Letters - Yellow Border

Black Background

Cone

Sock

Tee

-Tetrahedron indicates direction of landing

Optical Landing System

"The Meatball"

Stabilized Glideslope Indicator

-Gyro controlled glideslope indicator for shipboard helo ops.

Takeoff to Destination + 10% of planned requirements.

(That 10% must equal 20 mins.)

Standard - Initial Rating

Special - 5 years expr or 2000 hours (100 Instrument hours)

IFR Fuel Requirements

-No Alternate

Takeoff to Destination plus 10% of planned reqrs.

(10% must be at least 20 mins)

Aircraft NATOPS

OPNAVINST 3710.7

FLIP's

FAR Part 91

VFR Cruising

FL 290+

0-179 - Starting at FL 300, 4000 Intervals

180-359 -Starting at FL 320, 4000 Intervals

IFR Cruising

Below 18,000 MSL

0-179 - Odd Thousand MSL's

180-359 - Even Thousand MSL's

IFR Cruising

18,000 MSL to FL290

0-179 - Odd Thousand FL's

180-359 - Even Thousand FL's 

IFR Cruising

FL 290 +

0-179 - Starting at FL 290, 4000 Intervals

180-359 - Starting at FL 310, 4000 Intervals

Restricted

Prohibited

Alert Area

Controlled Firing Area

MOA

Warning Area

Red on Left

Green on Right

White on Tail

3 Miles Vis

Clear of Clouds

Class G Weather Mins - Day

1,200 AGL - 10,000 MSL

1 Mile Vis

Clouds - 500ft Below, 1000ft above, 2000ft to side.

Class G Weater Mins - Night

1,200 AGL - 10,000 MSL

3 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 500ft. below, 1000ft. above, 2000ft to the side.

Class G Weather Mins

Above 1,200 AGL and

Above 10,000 MSL

5 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 1,000ft Above, 1,000ft Below, 1SM to the side

Class G weather Mins - Night

Below 1,200ft AGL

3 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 500ft. Below, 1,000ft. Above, 2,000ft. to the side.

Class G Weather Mins

Day - Less than 1,200ft

1 Mile Vis

Clear of clouds

Class E Weather Mins

Above 10,000MSL

5 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 1,000ft. Above, 1,000ft. Below, 1SM to the side

Class E Weather Mins

Below 10,000MSL

3 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 500ft. Below, 1,000ft. Above, 2,000ft to the side.

3 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 500ft. Below, 1,000ft. Above, 2,000ft. to the side

3 Mile Vis

Cloud Clearance - 500ft. Below, 1,000ft. Above, 2,000 to the side.

30NM from the Center of Class B

All Airspace above 10,000MSL

All Space above Class B and Class C

Altitude Minimum

(other than congested area)

Altitude Minimum

(congested area)

Intentional manuevers 

AOB > 60 Degrees

Pitch > +/- 45 Degrees

G Loads more than 2.0G

Formation Flight Rules

FAR?

OPNAVINST3710?

FAR - PIC must have pre arranged the formation and there cannot be any passengers for hire.

3710.7 - Authorized only for units and aircraft that have a valid requirement.

VRF Cruising

18,000MSL to FL 290

0-179 - Odd Thousand + 500ft

180 - 359 - Even Thousand + 500ft

Flight Information Publications

DoD Manuals published for en route charts, supplements, approach plates, etc.

Fedreral Aviation Regulations

Aeronautical Information Manual

Not Airways, Standardized Routing in Class A

J followed by a #

 No defined width.

18,000MSL to FL 450

Uncontrolled

Radar coverage is incomplete.

Class D Airspace

Size and Requirements for entry.

4.4NM RADIUS (Current FAR says 4NM)

2,500ft. AGL

2 Way radio communication

Class B Airspace

Entry Requirements

Dimensions vary, each Class B is custom tailored.

ATC Clearance

4096 Mode C Transponder

2 Way communication established and Maintained

Must have Private Pilot Cert

IFR only - Pilot and Aircraft must be instrument rated.

18,000MSL to FL600

Over the entire U.S. including 12NM over the ocean.

Mode C Transponder

ATC Clearance

Coms Maintained

Baro alwasy set to 29.92

VFR Cruising

3,000ft AGL - 18,000 MSL

0-179 - Odd Thousand + 500

180-359 - Even Thousand + 500

IFR Fuel Requirements

(Alternate Required)

Takeoff to Destination to Alternate + 10% of planned requirement.

(10% must be 20 minutes.)

Standard Instrument Departure

Published procedure for leaving an airport (headings, altitudes, nav aids)

Instrument Departure Takeoff Mins

"Special Rating"

3SM Vis

1000ft. CIG

At Departure and Destination

Maintain VMC while En Route

Beacon that identifies location of an airport.

Green/White (Civilian Airport)

2 White / Green (Military Airport)

Runway Centerline Lighting System

White Lights - 50ft Apart

Touchdown Zone Lighting

Runway End Identifier Lights

(Omni directional lights that identify the runway threshold)

Vertical Approach Slope Indicator

Visible from 3-5 Miles by day

20 Miles by night

Approach Lighting System

Used to transition from instrument to visual flight for landing.

Black Backgroun with White Number

(indicates in thousands of feet left)

Yellow with Black Letters

(Primarily at Taxiway intersections)

Aldis Lamp

Alternating Green and Red

Aldis Lamp

Flashing White

On Ground

Aldis Lamp

Flashing White

In the Air

Aldis Lamp

Flashing Red

In Air

Aldis Lamp

Flashing Red

On Ground

Aldis Lamp

Steady Red

In Flight

Aldis Lamp

Steady Red

On Ground

Aldis Lamp

Flashing Green

On Ground

Aldis Lamp

Flashing Green

In Air

Aldis Lamp

Steady Green

On Ground

Aldis Lamp 

Steady Green

In Air

None until 10,000MSL

Pilot always wears Oxygen above 10,000MSL

If between 10,000 and 13,000 Occupants may not wear oxygent but not for more than 3 hours.

Unpressurized A/C can go only to FL250

"Center"

En Route traffic control that provides guidance between terminal areas.

Automated Terminal Informatin System

-Automatically broadcasted non control information that is pertenant to flight safety at an airport.

Control tower

(3 Stations)

Responsible for the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic IVO the airport.

Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower

Flight Service Station

Provides Weather, en route coms, NOTAMS, some SAR

FSS

TOWER

APROACH

ARTCC

An encoding device to report altitude.

(Transmitter / Receiver)