IFR Flights of 13MIKE

by Fred J. Calfior and Douglas W. Miller

Flight Scenario Eight

FILLING OUT THE FLIGHT PLAN-

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

____BID V268 MINNK V374 MVY BORST_____ (10 pts)

**  b) With a runway 28 departure from Block Island, and a left turn back to the NDB, what navaid, radial and DME would be most appropriate to also help define the NDB as a backup?

___________HAMPTON 079/37_______________ (10 pts)

**  c) What is the airport elevation at Marthas Vineyard Airport?

_______________68__________________________ (10 pts)

**  d) What is the TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation used by the military) station frequency at Marthas Vineyard?

_____________92____________________________ (10 pts)

**       e) MINNK intersection is what DME:

from Norwich VOR ___________28_____________

from Marthas Vineyard VOR________37__________

from Sandy Point VOR_______14________________

from Groton VOR___________28_______________ (10 pts)

RUN UP-

**                   3) Select CARB HEAT "ON", record RPM drop 80 [60] (5 pts)

**                   5) Select "LEFT" Mag, record RPM drop __150 [140]_ (5 pts)

**                   7) Select "RIGHT" Mag, record RPM drop _150 [140]_ (5 pts)

Departure:

**                   3) Record your:

HOMING HEADING to BLOCK ISLAND NDB

                              ___________065 - 075______________ (40 pts)

ALTITUDE ________2300 - 2500_________ (30 pts)

AIRSPEED ___________75-85___________ (30 pts)

NAV 1 DME DIST __32.8-33.3 [34.5-35.0]__ (25 pts)

GEAR ____________UP_________________ (20 pts)

FLAPS ___________UP_________________ (15 pts)

XPDR _________3116__________________ (10 pts)

COM FREQUENCY _______119.45_______ (10 pts)

LIGHTS ____________ON_______________ (5 pts)

Victor Airway enroute:

**                   5) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST _30.7 - 31.2 [32.5 - 33.0]__ (35 pts)

IS MINNK INTERSECTION BEHIND OR IN FRONT

OF YOU? ________BEHIND_____________ (30 pts)

ALTITUDE ________4950 - 5050__________ (25 pts)

RPM ______2242-2258 [2442-2458]________ (20 pts)

VSI ___________-50 to +50_______________ (20 pts)

AIRSPEED ________127 - 133_____________ (15 pts)

MARTHAS VINEYARD VOR IDENT

         ______--...-.--______________________ (10 pts)

**                  10) What intersection did you just pass? ___FALMA____ (30 pts)

**                  11) What HEADING keeps the NAV 1 CDI needle centered?

                                             ________090 - 093__________________ (25 pts)

**                  12) When passing through "4000" feet, record your:

  GROUND SPEED __________172 - 178__________ (25 pts)

VSI ____________-400 to -600__________________ (25 pts)

AIRSPEED _______136 - 143 [139 -146]__________ (20 pts)

**   A. What is the outbound course of the holding pattern depicted?

___________________056_____________________ (5 pts)

B. How many miles is it from Marthas Vineyard VOR to the initial approach fix?

______________________4.2___________________ (25 pts)

C. What is the minimum glideslope altitude?

_____________1500___________________________ (5 pts)

D. At what altitude will you cross BORST if you're on glideslope?

_____________1407___________________________ (5 pts)

E. If the glideslope becomes out of service, how much higher is the minimum descent altitude (MDA) than thedecision height(DH)?

______________177___________________________ (5 pts)

F. What is the touchdown zone elevation?

_______________63___________________________ (5 pts

To the initial approach fix:

**                   4) Record your:

NAV 1 CDI POSITION ___CENTERED_____ (40 pts)

RPM _______1890-1910 [2190-2210]________ (30 pts)

AIRSPEED ___________115-122____________ (25 pts)

VSI ____________-50 to +50_______________ (20 pts)

DISTANCE to ILS RWY 24 Initial Approach Fix

         _____________7.2____________________ (15 pts)

XPDR ________5533______________________ (10 pts)

Teardrop course reversal:

**                   7) Record your:

NAV 1 DME DIST ________6.7 - 7.0__________ (40 pts)

INTERCEPT HEADING _____250-270_________ (40 pts)

AIRSPEED _________97-102________________ (25 pts)

ANTICIPATED DME FOR GLIDESLOPE INTERCEPTION

         ______________5.5 - 6.0_______________ (20 pts)

ALTITUDE _________1450-1550_____________ (15 pts)

DESIRED INBOUND LOCALIZER COURSE

         ____________236_____________________ (10 pts)

DECISION HEIGHT _____263_______________ (10 pts)

RPM ____1592 - 1608 [1992 - 2008]___________ (10 pts)

STROBES __________ON___________________ (5 pts)

Missed Approach Point:

**                   2) Record your:

NAV 1 GLIDESLOPE NEEDLE POSITION

        ________CENTERED______________ (45 pts)

NAV 1 CDI POSITION ___CENTERED___ (45 pts)

HEADING ________238 - 242____________ (35 pts)

VSI _________-500 to -650______________ (30 pts)

ALTITUDE _____880 - 920 [550 - 650]_____ (25 pts)

GEAR ___________DOWN______________ (15 pts)

FLAPS ________10 degrees DOWN_______ (15 pts)

COM FREQUENCY _______121.40________ (15 pts)

**                   16) Record the TIME _____20:27 - 20:32___________ (5 pts)

You are in the same league as:

Jack Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .996 to ll05 pts

Jimmy Doolittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811 to 995 pts

Charles Lindbergh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .611 to 810 pts

Amelia Earhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 to 610 pts

Wrong Way Corrigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 to 400 pts

TAKE THE BUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .000 to 180 pts

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