X-COUNTRY PLANNING

CHAPTER 9

X-COUNTRY PLANNINGX-COUNTRY PLANNING

• TAKE OUT THE FOLLOWING– SEATTLE SECTIONAL – AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY– CALCULATOR– E6B– B-19 MANUEL– PLOTTER

TRIP TO 68STRIP TO 68S

• FIRST STEP FIND OUT WHERE DAVENPORT IS

• EVERYTHING IN YOUR AFD IS BY STATE AND THE AIRPORT IS REFERENCED FROM THE NEAREST CITY (EXAMPLE MOSES LAKE FOR GRANT COUNTY INT’L)

• PAGE 138

FLIGHT LOGFLIGHT LOG

USING THE LAT/LONG USING THE LAT/LONG

• ON PAGE 138 FOR DAVENPORT YOU SHOULD FIND THE LAT/LONG OF

• N47º39.24’ W118º10.07’

• THE AIRPORT IS 1MILE WEST OF DAVENPORT 1W

• OR OFF OF THE SPOKANE VORTAC 263º 22.6 NM

PLOT COURSEPLOT COURSE

• ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND 68S ON YOUR SECTIONAL PLOT A COURSE USING YOUR PLOTTER

• FIND A TC AND DISTANCE• PLACE THIS INFO ON YOUR FLIGHT

LOG UNDER TC AND DIST• SOLVE FOR THE RETURN TRIP ON

THE SECOND LINE PUT YOUR ROUTE IN THE ROUTE BOX

AIRPORT INFO RECORDAIRPORT INFO RECORD

• DRAW AN AIRPORT DIAGRAM FROM INFO FROM YOUR AFD AS WELL AS SECTIONAL FOR KMWH AND 68S (PLACE THIS INFO ON THE BACK WITH AIRPORT DIAGRAMS) DRAW IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS

• ON THE FRONT UNDER TERMINAL INFO PLACE THE FIELD/ELEVATION / RADIO FREQUENCIES (PUT THIS BOTH ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF YOUR FLIGHT LOG

CHECK POINTSCHECK POINTS

• PICK POINTS THAT CAN NOT BE CONFUSED WITH ANYTHING ELSE

• LAKES, RIVERS, MAJOR HIGHWAY, CITIES ETC.

• LOOK FOR THE MAGENTA FLAGS

• I WANT YOU TO USE THE FOLLOWING CHECK POINTS

• ROAD ABEAM 5W1 DX 11

• RAILROAD TRACKS DX 8

• CURVED ROAD DX 16

• 68S DX 19

• PLACE THIS INFO IN THE LEG 1 BOX

• IN LEG 2 BOX BUT THE SAME INFO JUST IN REVERSE ORDER

GET A WEATHER BRIEFINGGET A WEATHER BRIEFING

• CALL 1-800-WX BRIEF• TELL THEM THE FLIGHT PLANNED VFR, IFR ETC.• AIRCRAFT NUMBER OR PILOTS NAME• AIRCRAFT TYPED (BE-19)• DEPARTURE AIRPORT (KMWH)• ROUTE OF FLIGHT (DIRECT)• DESTINATION (68S DAVENPORT)• FLIGHT ALTITUDE (PLAN 5500)• ETD & ETE (ZULU)• REQUEST STANDARD WX BRIEFING

WX BRIEFWX BRIEF

• HAVE A PENCIL READY• WRITE WX INFO DOWN ON FLIGHT LOG OR PIECE

OF PAPER• FOR CLASS PROJECT WX IS:• KMWH CEILING SKC, VIS 10 PLUS, TEMP 15

DEGREES C WIND CALM, ALT. SETTING 30.50• SAME WX IN 68S• WINDS ALOFT FD 5500 FT 280/20KTS• 4500 250/15KTS• TEMP AT 5500 5 DEGREES C• TEMP AT 4500 6 DEGREES C• HIGH PRESSURE OVER WASHINGTON

WX INFO WX INFO

• PLACE ALL THIS WX INFO ON YOUR FLIGHT LOG

• WITH WINDS ALOFT PLACE ON BACK AS WELL UNDER WINDS ON FRONT OF FLIGHT LOG

• PLACE TEMPERATURE AT ALTITUDE ON FRONT OF FLIGHT LOG

SOLVE FOR REMAINING INFOSOLVE FOR REMAINING INFO

• TAS (B-19 MANUEL SOLVE)• WCA (SOLVE E6B)• TH (TC+/-WCA)• VARIATION (SECTIONAL)• MH (TH+/-VAR)• DEV (COMPASS CARD) (+2, +1 ON WAY BACK)• CH (MH +/- DEV)• GS (E6B)• DIST (PLOTTER)• ETE (E6B/CLIMB CHART)• FUEL USED (B-19 MANUEL/E6B)• VOR (SECTIONAL)

SOLVE FOR REMAINING INFOSOLVE FOR REMAINING INFO

• TAKEOFF INFO FILL IN ON FRONT OF FLIGHT LOG

• NEED TO DO A WEIGHT AND BALANCE TO FIGURE TAKEOFF WEIGHT

• I WILL GIVE YOU THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF 1923.11

• FIGURE OUT THE REST

FLIGHT PLANFLIGHT PLAN

• FILL IN (EXAMPLE ON PAGE 9-15)

LKP=last know positionLKP=last know position

• FLIGHT PLAN AVERAGE TIME FROM LKP TO RESCUE

• Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), 13 hours 6 minutes

• Visual Flight Rules (VFR), 37 Hours 18 minutes

• No Flight Plan, 42 hours 24 minutes

Here's what we'll do when you Here's what we'll do when you become overdue:become overdue:

• Thirty minutes past your ETA, search and rescue procedures begin with a phone call to one of the following (just to name a few):

– The phone number you provided on the flight plan. This is your lifeline and/or point of contact. Give us a number that will best serve you.

– The tower and/or airport operator at your destination. – Your Fixed Base Operator (FBO), if known.

• If you're not found by one hour past your ETA, we will contact all ATC facilities along your proposed route including airport authorities, and:

– We initiate a field search of your departure and destination airports. – We look for any contact with you within twenty-five nautical miles (nm) of the

center line of your proposed route including monitoring for an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal.

– We will advise the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC).

• If after two hours you're still not found: – We begin an expanded search within fifty nm of your route. – AFRCC begins a physical search which can include the Civil Air Patrol (CAP),

Coast Guard or other agencies.

When is a flight "overdue?" 9-14When is a flight "overdue?" 9-14• If a flight plan is filed, the air traffic control system will automatically initiate a plan to locate overdue flights.

When an aircraft on a VFR flight plan is overdue by 1 hour, or by 30 minutes on a IFR flight plan, the Flight Service Station servicing the destination airport issues an INREQ (Information Request). If a flight plan was not filed, there is no designated time limit before a search is initiated, thus greatly delaying the onset of Search and Rescue.

The following summarizes the actions that are used to locate a downed aircraft.

• Search Process Phase Description

• Uncertainty. The Information Request (INREQ) is initiated. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center conduct a Preliminary Communications (PRECOM) search. Because of the high rate of false alarms, this phase is designed to determine if an aircraft is really missing or if a crew neglected to close their flight plan. If the PRECOM comes up negative, then the next phase is activated.

• Alert or Alert Notice (ALNOT). The ALNOT will be issued at the end of the INREQ or when the estimated time that the missing aircraft's fuel would be exhausted or when there is serious concern regarding the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.

• At this phase, the destination airport checks all ramps and hangers to locate the aircraft. Local law enforcement agencies in the search area are notified and all information is sent to the AFRCC. If the ALNOT fails to find the aircraft, then the final phase is activated.

• Distress. At this point, the actual search mission is launched. Air search efforts will not begin until first daylight unless there is a functioning ELT alerting a ground rescue party; if the weather permits, air rescue is dispatched to the distress location. Even with an ELT, terrain and weather may hinder response time. Chances are good of spending at least one night as a survivor.

• It is very important to ensure that your aircraft's electronic locator transmitter (ELT) is in good operating condition. The average time required to find a downed aircraft with a functioning ELT is 6.8 hours. Compare that time to 40.7 hours without an operating ELT and the benefits of properly maintaining emergency equipment become obvious.

HOMEWORK/TESTHOMEWORK/TEST

• READ ALL OF SECTION 9 IN YOUR JEPPESON BOOK

• PLAN A TRIP TO ELLENSBURG (ELN)

• GIVEN THE FOLLOWING INFO ON HANDOUT