CHALLENGERS MERIT: FLIGHT PLANNING
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1. Study chapter 3 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:
a. Aircraft Systems and Performance, Section F - Weight and Balance.
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2. Study chapter 6 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:
a. Basic Navigation, Section A - Aeronautical Charts.
b. Basic Navigation, Section B - Flight Computers.
c. Basic Navigation, Section C - Pilotage and Dead Reckoning.
d. Basic Navigation, Section D - Sources of Flight Information.
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3. Study chapter 9 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:
a. Flight Planning & Decision Making, Section A - Planning and Organizing Flights.
b. Flight Planning & Decision Making, Section B - Factors Affecting Decisions.
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4. Plan an actual flight over 200 miles in length for yourself and a friend.
Include the following elements, assuming your choice of aircraft, an operators
manual, weight and balance information, etc. as required. Obtain actual weather
information and fill out a flight plan.
a. Aircraft Equipment Requirements
b. Course Plotting.
c. Filing a Flight Plan.
d. Fuel Management.
e. Landing Site Selection.
f. Weather.
g. Weight and Balance.
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5. Write a report, at least 1 page in length, about 2 weather related aviation
accidents. Include information pertaining to possible or probable causes,
inappropriate and/or appropriate pilot action, and prevention possibilities.
(Attach to this worksheet)
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