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Appendix I Ground course

Visual navigation

Maps

  • Map selection
  • Interpretation, legends
  • Preparation; tracks, fixes, 6-minute markers, fan-lines

Flight planning

  • Weather forecast, reports and interpretation
  • Choice of route
  • Controlled airspace
  • Danger, prohibited and restricted areas
  • Navigation Log

Calculations

  • Magnetic heading(s) and time(s) en-route
  • Safety altitudes
  • Fuel planning
  • Mass and balance
  • Performance

Flight information

  • AIP, Supplement and NOTAMs
  • Radio frequencies
  • Selection of alternate aerodromes

Aeroplane documentation

Notification of the flight

  • Pre-flight administrative procedures
  • Flight plan, SARTIME, closure
  • Supervision of solo cross-country
  • Sign-out procedures

Organisation of cockpit

  • Navigation equipment
  • Watch/stopwatch
  • Phone, money, coat, overnight bag

Departure

  • Published departure procedures
  • Controlled aerodromes
  • Unattended aerodromes
  • Start point procedures
  • Gross error check, WHAT check

En-route

  • Altimeter settings, Area QNH
  • ATC liaison in controlled airspace
  • R/T procedures outside controlled airspace
  • Maintenance of heading, altitude and speed
  • Time management; 6-minute markers, ETAs, time between fixes
  • Use of map, identifying features
  • Track error and heading corrections
  • Time corrections
  • Regaining track, Standard Closing Angle
  • Navigation Log maintenance
  • Fuel monitoring and recording
  • Turning point procedures
  • Use of radio, flight information service
  • Minimum weather conditions for continuation of flight
  • In-flight decision making
  • Transiting controlled airspace, MBZs
  • Danger and restricted areas, other hazards
  • Weather avoidance procedures
  • Diversion procedures
  • Uncertainty of position procedure
  • Lost procedure
  • Inadvertent entry into IMC

Arrival and aerodrome joining procedure

  • Published arrival procedures
  • Controlled aerodromes
  • Unattended aerodromes
  • Altimeter setting
  • Standard overhead join
  • Entering the circuit
  • Circuit procedures
  • Ground movement, signage, crossing runways
  • Parking
  • Securing the aircraft
  • Refuelling
  • Closing of flight plan, if appropriate
  • Post-flight administrative procedures, occurrence reporting

Appendix 2 Sign-out checklist

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