Airienteering with 13MIKE
by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller
1) When abeam the “Santa Anita Racetrack”, press “P” to pause the simulation
Record your:
Radial from VNY VOR____________________(30 pts)
DME from VNY VOR_____________________(30 pts)
Altitude_______________________________(20 pts)
VSI _______________________________(15 pts)
2) Press “P” to continue the simulation
“Here's a name many of you will be familiar with! A Russian inventor built and flew the first four-engine plane in 1913.His name was Igor I. Sikorsky. After World War I, he came to the United States. In 1923, he founded a company that produced flying boats and pioneered passenger routes in the Caribbean Sea and across the Pacific Ocean. A decade later, he turned to the design and building of helicopters.”
3) Turn RIGHT to a heading of “090” degrees
4) In the summer of 1903, a revolutionary new airplane engine was developed by Professor Manly while working for Dr. Langley. What was the horsepower of this new engine?
If your answer is “12 horsepower”, go to AirLeg 50
If your answer is “25 horsepower”, go to AirLeg 7
If your answer is “54 horsepower”, go to AirLeg 74
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