ENROUTE

Chapter 5 Review

Enroute Charts

High Altitude Above 18000’ jet routes

Low Altitude Below 18000’ Victor airways

Low Altitude Enroute

Victor Airways Connect VORs, VOR/DMEs, VORTACs 8 nm wide to 51 nm 4.5 deg after 51 nm

Chart Altitudes

MEAMOCAMAAOROCAMRAMCA

Low Altitude Enroute Chart NOS

Miscellaneous Blue or Green depicted airports mean same for

civilian pilots Special Use Airspace is charted on Low

Altitude Charts A clearance to cross SUA indicts permission to

enter SUA Most information can be found in legend

(End of of Section A)

COMMUNICATIONS

As part of your clearance, a departure frequency is assigned

Switch when advised by tower or clear of local traffic pattern

Pause before transmitting

COMMUNICATIONS

Example: Kansas City Center KS24 off SLN 2,500 climbing 5,000

COMMUNICATIONS

When a new frequency is assigned, read back frequency.

Change freq., pause.Transmit “who you are talking to, who you

are, attitude, altitude”Example: “Denver Center, KS71, Level,

FL210”

REPORTING PROCEDURESRADAR/NONRADAR

Anytime Leaving altitude Leaving any assigned holding fix Missed approach <500 fpm climb/decent TAS varies>5% or 10 kts Time & altitude reaching a holding fix Loss of Nav/Comm(Equip) Unforecast weather

REPORTING PROCEDURESNONRADAR (position reports)

At required reporting points I D P osition T ime E levation E TA next N ext next

REPORTING PROCEDURESNONRADAR (position reports)

Example KC center KS81 Salina 1530 FL300 HYS 1545 Lamar next

IFR Altitudes

Hemisphere RuleFrom MEA or MOCA to 18000’

Altitudes are from local altimeter setting Course 180’ to 359’, Even thousands Course 360’ to 179’, Odd thousands

IFR Altitudes

Above 18000’ Flight Levels Altimeter is set to 29.92”, PA Sometimes conflicts occur Altitudes still follow hemisphere rule

(End of Chapter 5 Section B)

Holding Procedures

Holding is a waste of time.Normally issued for spacing

Holding Pattern

Race track shaped pattern1 Min Inbound legs <14000’ MSL1 1/2 min > 14000’ MSLStandard holding pattern is right turnsAt Nav facility, intersection, or

Radial/DME

Holding Pattern

MAX Holding speed >14000’, 265 KIAS 6000’-13999’, 230 KIAS <6000’, 200 KIAS