UCT / CSO T-6 Navigation Questions And Answers

UCT / CSO T-6 Navigation Questions
And Answers
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nhplanninghahVFRhmission.h-hCORRECThhANSWER-5handh15

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ClasshEhairspacehtypicallyhhashahfloorhofh________horh________h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
700'hAGLhorh1200'hAGL

ClasshGhairspacehishtypicallyhfoundhathwhathaltitude?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
Belowh700'hAGL

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TruehWinds:h287/30
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MaghCourse:h040
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GSh=h238hKnots

HowhdohthehroutehofhflighthsectionshofhanhIFRhandhVFRhflighthplanhdiffer?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-VFRhflighthplanshmayhusehpoint-to-

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ls

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Flyhathabouth8.8hunitshonhthehAOAhgaugeh(whitehdiamond),hwhichhishmaximumhenduranceh
airspeed

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hCORRECThhANSWER-

Usehhemispherichaltitudehdiagramhfoundhonhenroutehnavigationhcharts.h
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, Headingh180-359h-hEVENh+h500

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arance?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
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chpatternhviahdownwindhentryhorhwithhahstraight-in.h

Youhmusthrequesthanhoverheadhpatternhifhyouhdesirehtohflyhone.

Howhdohyouhperformhthehpostflighthinspectionhifhthehflighthishnoththehlasthflighthofhthehday?h-
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Ashahminimum,hyouhonlyhneedhtohinspecththehapplicablehitemssuchhashoilhandhfuel

Howhdoeshbankhanglehinhthehlow-levelhenvironmenthaffecththehtimehtohimpact?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-Bankhanglehincreaseshdescenthratehandhdecreaseshtimehtohimpact




HowhishahMOCAhdesignated?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-Ithhashanhasteriskhbesidehit.h
(YouhbuyhMOCA'shathSTARbucks)

Howhishroutehaborthaltitudeh(RAA)hcalculatedhonhahlow-levelhVFRhnavigationhroute?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-

routehaborthaltitudehish1000'h(2000'hinhmountainoushterrain)habovehthehhighesthobstacleh(ro
undedhuphtohthehnexth100')hwithinh25hNMhofhthehplannedhcourse
ieh-hobstaclehheighth=h255'h(roundhuphtoh300')
RAAh=h300+1000=h1300'

Howhishyourhflighthplanhactivatedhafterhtakeoff?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-Militaryhfieldsh-
htower

civilianhfields,hpilothmusthpasshtakeoffhtimehtohthehtie-inhFSShimmediatelyhafterhT/O

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hCORRECThhANSWER-Thereharehfivehfuelhsumpshtohdrainhandhcheckhforhcontaminants




Howhwouldhyouhdefinehanhuncontrolledhairfield?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-
ithishanyhairfieldhwithouthanhoperatinghcontrolhtower.hIthcouldhbehanhairfieldhwherehthehtowerhi
shclosedhduringhcertainhtimes.

Ifhyouhburnh355hpoundshofhfuelhinh48hminutes,hhowhlonghwouldhithtakehtohburnh900hpoundshof
hfuel?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-2+02hhrs




Ifhyouhburnh355hpoundshofhfuelhinh48hminutes,hhowhmuchhwouldhyouhburnhinh25hminutes?h-
hCORRECThhANSWER-186hpounds




Inhwhathdocumenthwouldhyouhfindhahfullhdescriptionhandhallhlimitationshofhahlow-
levelhroute?h-hCORRECThhANSWER-AP/1B