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Term
Drift Angle
Definition
The Difference in Heading and Track
Term
4 Steps to flight planning
Definition

1. Determine true courses and distances

2. Use preflight winds to determine headings and GS

3. Use GS, compute ETE for each leg

4. Using ETE and fuel flow, compute fuel consumption for each leg. 

Term
CUS
Definition
Magnetic Course
Term
AFR
Definition
Actual Fuel Remaining
Term
TACAN
Definition

Tactical Air Navigation

For Military Aircraft

Operated from 962 - 1213 MHz

Term
3 Instruments for "DR" Navigation
Definition

BDHI

Clock

Airspeed Indicator

Term
Fuel Conversion DITY
Definition
Weight, 1, PG
Term
Direction
Definition
Angular Distance from a reference
Term
3 Types of Navigation
Definition

Visual

Electronic

Dead Reckoning

Term
4 Components of Dead Reckoning
Definition
Position, Time, Speed, Direction
Term
Rule of 60
Definition
Your GS / 60 will be how far you travel in 1 minute.
Term
BDHI
Definition

Bearing Distance Heading Indicator

(Direction and Position)

Term
2 Secondary "DR" Instruments
Definition

OAT

Altimeter

Term
Instrument Error
Definition
Error in instrument reading due to position, installation error, wear, age, etc.
Term
Track
Definition
Actual path over the ground
Term
Fuel Consumption DITY
Definition
FICTION
Term
Fuel Consumption Equation
Definition

Fuel        Consumed

 Index          Time         

Term
Airspeed Calibration Card
Definition
Card in every aircraft that shows instrument error on that airspeed gauge.
Term
Pulling Coordinates
Definition
Getting coordinates you don't have off of the map.
Term
Plotting Coordinates
Definition
Putting coordinates you have onto the map
Term
ZD
Definition
Zone Description - The difference from ZULU time in a particular time zone.
Term
Speed Equation
Definition

Distance

Time

Term
Heading
Definition
Direction the longitudinal axis of the aircraft is pointed.
Term
ATA
Definition
Actual Time of Arrival
Term
ETA
Definition
Estimated Time of Arrival
Term
ETE
Definition
Estimated Time En Route
Term
The Primary Purpose of the Jet Log is?
Definition
Fuel Management
Term
10% Rule
Definition
If the crosswind is 10% of your TAS the crab angle is 6 degrees.
Term

Time Speed Distance

Equation

Definition

Speed          Distance

                       Rate Index       Time

Term
Wind
Definition
Movement of an air mass over the earths surface.
Term
2 Biggest factors that affect density.
Definition
Temprature, Pressure
Term
Cursor Hairline
Definition
Inputs Temprature
Term
Isogonic Lines
Definition
Lines that show magnetic variations on a map.
Term
When do you use LAGS?
Definition
When calculating pressure altitude.
Term

CR-3 Outer Wheel

(Wind Side)

Definition
Airspeed Scale
Term

Standard Lapse Rate

Celsius and Farenheit

Definition

2 Degrees C

3.57 Degrees F

Term
A 0.10Hg change in pressure will change the altimeter_______ feet?
Definition
100
Term
True Altitude
Definition
Actual height above MSL
Term
Wind Vector
Definition
Winds Direction and Magnitude.
Term
Longitude
Definition
Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Term
Unit Index
Definition

The "10" Bubble

Used for problems not involving time.

Term
ONC information
Definition

Operational Navigational Chart

1:1,000,000 Scale

Used for long range planning

Worldwide Coverage, Hydrographic and Cultural Data

Term
Total Instrument Error for IFR Flight
Definition
Not more than 75 feet
Term

True or False?

The remote vertical gyro compass card is the primary instrument for determining direction?

Definition
True
Term
Inner Wheel
Definition
Time
Term
Rate Index
Definition
@ the 60
Term
LAGS
Definition

Less Add

Greater Subtract

Term
Calibrated Altitude
Definition
Altitude corrected for instrument error.
Term

CR-3 Innermost Wheel

(Wind)

Definition
Compass Rose
Term

Middle Wheel

(Wind)

Definition
Crab/Drift Angle Scale
Term
Magnetic to True
Definition

Add East Variation

Subtract West Variation

Term
LMT
Definition

Local Mean Time

Time zones actual time

Term
Latitude
Definition
Angular distance north or south of the equator.
Term

CR-3 Components

(Non Wind)

Definition

Outer wheel

Inner wheel

Cursor Hairline

High speed rate index

Rate index

Unit index

Term
OAT
Definition
Outside Air Temprature
Term
IAT
Definition
Indicated Air Temprature
Term
What kind of charts are ONC's and TPS's?
Definition
Lambert Conformal
Term
Rule of 6
Definition
Your GS / 10 will tell you how far you'll travel in 6 minutes.
Term
High Speed Rate Index
Definition

At the "36"

Used for problems under 2 minutes.

Term
Crab Angle
Definition
Angle the aircraft needs to turn into the wind to compensate for a crosswind and maintian a desired course.
Term
Time Speed Distance DITY
Definition
S R D T
Term
TPC Information
Definition

Tactical Pilotage Chart

1:500,000 Scale

Worldwide coverage

Increased detail of terrain for low level navigation.

Term
Course
Definition
Intented flight path
Term
GMT
Definition

Greenwich Mean Time

"ZULU"

At the Prime Meridian

Term
Indicated Altitude
Definition
Height above MSL with the altimeter set to current local pressure.
Term
Outer Wheel
Definition
Distance or Fuel
Term
True to Magnetic
Definition

Subract East Variation

Add West Variation

Term
Ground Vector
Definition

Aircrafts intented path over ground

TC and GS

Term
Zulu Conversion
Definition

ZULU = LMT - ZD

LMT = ZULU + ZD

Term
Air Vector
Definition
Aircrafts direction and speed represented by TH and TAS
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