IFR Flights of 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

Answers

Flight Scenario One

FILLING OUT THE FLIGHT PLAN -

**    a) What is in block 8, Route of Flight, of your flight plan?

_________________CCC BOUNO________    (10 pts)

**    b) The leg from Bridgeport to RYMES intersection crosses what Victor Airway?

_________________V99________________     (10 pts)

**    c) From Long Island MacArthur to Calverton, what NDB do you pass to the right of you?

_________________PECONIC__________     (10 pts)

**    d) What is the minimum reception altitude at RYMES intersection?

____________________5000____________     (10 pts)

**    e) List the Victor airways that RYMES intersection is on.

________________V123            V483_____    (10 pts)

TAXI -

**    1. What is the standard takeoff minimums for runway 6?

____________________1 SM________________     (5 pts)

**    2. How much of runway 6's length is usable for landing?

____________________6000_________________     (5 pts)

**    3. Which runway is only 75 feet wide? ______15L - 33R____     (5 pts)

**    4. What is the field elevation?                     99      __________     (5 pts)

**    5. To the nearest whole number, what is the variation at Islip?

____________________14 degrees W___________    (5 pts)

**    6. Does runway 6 have an upslope, downslope, or no slope to it?

____________________NO SLOPE__________    (5 pts)

RUN UP -

**                    3) Select CARB HEAT "ON", record RPM drop 80 [50] (5 pts)

**                    5) Select "LEFT" Mag, record RPM drop       150 [120] (5 pts)

**                    7) Select "RIGHT" Mag, record RPM drop       150 [120] (5 pts)

Takeoff:

**                    10) At what MSL altitude were you when FLAPS were raised?

_________________600_______________     (25 pts)

Climb out:

**                    7) Record your:

AIRSPEED _____97 - 102______________     (30 pts)

RPM __________2292 -2308____________     (25 pts)

HEADING _____076 - 080______________     (25 pts)

VSI _________+900 - +1100____________     (20 pts)

NAV 1 DME DIST __12.3 - 12.7 [13.2-13.6]     (20 pts)

GEAR _______________UP____________     (15 pts)

FLAPS ______________UP____________     (15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY ____118.00________     (10 pts)

Level off:

**                    5) Record your:

NAV 1 CDI POSITION __CENTERED_____ (30 pts)

HEADING for centered NAV 1 CDI _081 - 084 (30 pts)

NAV 1 DME DIST ______6.6 - 6.2 [6.1 - 5.7]_ (25 pts)

CALVERTON VOR's IDENT

        __________________________________   (5 pts)

All that the IDENT button does is supply some vitamins to our radar image on the controller's scope, so that they know we are we! Pretty soon, we should have station passage, which means we've passed overhead of Calverton VOR. Station passage occurs when the 'TO' flips to 'FROM' on the OBI. How many miles will we go outbound on our new radial? _______________14______________ (5 pts)
See? You just keep thinking ahead, just like in a chess game.

Course change 1:

**                    5) Record your:

NAV 1 CDI POSITION ___CENTERED__ (40 pts)

HEADING ____________009 - 012_______ (35 pts)

ALTITUDE ___________4950 - 5050_____ (25 pts)

AIRSPEED __________127 - 132________ (15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY ________124.50_____ (10 pts)

NAME OF INTERSECTION YOU'RE ALMOST

             AT ____________ZAHNN__________ (5pts)

**

What is the name of the next intersection off of this Calverton radial?

__________________________EILEN____________________ (5 pts)

Course change 2:

**                    4) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST _________13.5 - 13.9___ (30 pts)

VSI __________________-50 to +50______ (25 pts)

ALTITUDE ________4950 - 5050_________ (20 pts)

BRIDGEPORT VOR's IDENT

          _______________________________ (15 pts)

What is the name of the remote site which is in this sector of Boston Center? (mistakenly labeled 'New York')

_______________DOUGLASTON________ (5 pts)

How many miles is it from this latest turnoff to Bridgeport VOR?

_____________________12______________ (5 pts)

Based on your cruise winds and a computed true airspeed of about one hundred and thirty knots, how long will it take to arrive at Bridgeport from the turnoff? ________4.5 - 5.0 minutes______________ (5pts)

Enroute Descent:

**                    13) What heading is an established LEFT BASE?  250  (30 pts)

Approach:

**                    16) Record the TIME _______11:12-11:17________ (5 pts)

You are in the same league as:
Jack Knight .........................................	576 to 645 pts
Jimmy Doolittle ...................................	496 to 575 pts
Charles Lindbergh ..............................	386 to 495 pts
Amelia Earhart ...................................	266 to 385 pts
Wrong Way Corrigan .........................	141 to 265 pts
TAKE THE BUS ................................	000 to 140 pts

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