TABLE OF CONTENTS


Paragraph Figure Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2-3
ILLUSTRATIONS/FIGURES 4
CHAPTER 1 - FLIGHT PLANNING 5
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS 1-1 5
FLIGHT PLANS 1-2 5
MILITARY DD FORM 175 1 12
MILITARY DD FORM 175 2 13
WEATHER 1-3 14
MAPS and CHARTS 1-4 14
NOTAMs 1-5 14
ALTERNATE AIRPORT REQUIREMENTS 1-6 15
LANDING FEES 1-7 15
CHAPTER 2 - DEPARTURE PROCEDURES 15
IFR TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS 2-1 15
DEPARTURE PROCEDURES (DP) 2-2 15
OBSTACLE CLEARANCE- DEPARTURE 2-3 16
RATE OF CLIMB/DESCENT TABLE Fig 3 17
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS Fig 4 18
CHAPTER 3 - ENROUTE 19
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) 3-1 19
LOST COMMUNICATIONS 3-2 19
TERRAIN CLEARANCE 3-3 19
OROCA- CONUS 3-3,a 19
ORTCA- OCONUS 3-3,b 19
CHAPTER 4 - APPROACH 20
INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES 4-1 20
TYPES OF PROCEDURES 4-2 20
DOD PROCEDURES 4-2,a 20
CIVIL PROCEDURES 4-2,b 20
HOST NATION PROCEDURES 4-2,c 20
JEPPESEN PROCEDURES 4-2,d 20
PROCEDURE IDENTIFICATION 4-3 21
STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH 4-3,a 21
CIRCLING APPROACH 4-3,b 21
COPTER PROCEDURES 4-3,c 21
HOST NATION APPROACH 4-3,d 21
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 4-4 21
BEARINGS, COURSES & RADIALS 4-4,a 21
ALTITUDES 4-4,b 21
DISTANCES 4-4,c 21
SPEEDS 4-4,d 21
AIRCRAFT CATEGORIES 4-5 22
IAP LEGEND PAGES 4-6 22
EXAMPLE LEGEND (PLANVIEW SYMBOLS) Fig 5 23
EXAMPLE LEGEND (PROFILE ) Fig 6 24
EXAMPLE LEGEND (AIRPORT SKETCH) Fig 7 25
EXAMPLE LEGEND PAGE ( GEN INFO AND ABBRE) Fig 8 26
EXAMPLE LEGEND PAGE (DP/MISC SYMBOLS) Fig 9 27
EXAMPLE LEGEND PAGE (APPROACH LIGHTING) Fig 10 28
EXAMPLE LEGEND PAGE (APPROACH CONT’D) Fig 11 29
CHART FORMAT 4-7 30
CHART FORMAT Fig 12 30
MARGIN INFORMATION 4-7,a 31
MARGIN INFORMATION Fig 13 31
PLAN VIEW 4-7,b 32
PLAN VIEW Fig 14 32
PLAN VIEW (CONT’D) Fig 15 34
PLAN VIEW (CONT’D) Fig 16 36
PROFILE VIEWS Fig 17 38
MINIMUMS Fig 18 40
RECOMPUTING MDA & DH Fig 19 42
AIRPORT SKETCH Fig 20 43
PROCEDURAL COMPONENT OPERATION 4-8 43
SIMPLIFIED DIRECTION FINDING APPROACH 4-9 44
EXAMPLE OF SDF APPROACH Fig 21 45
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 4-10 46
GPS APPROACH Fig 22 47
VOLPE FORMAT APPROACH Fig 23 48
TYPICAL HELICOPTER APPROACH Fig 24 51
TYPICAL TAA APPROACH Fig 25 52
CHAPTER 5 - POST FLIGHT 53
CLOSING FLIGHT PLANS 5-1 53
FLIGHT VIOLATIONS 5-2 53
CHAPTER 6- MISCELLANEOUS 53
APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS 6-1 53
MAIS 6-2 54
USE OF COMM CARD 6-3 54
COMM CARD Fig 26 55
FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION 6-4 56
AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION 6-5 56
PROFILE OF AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION Fig 27 56
CRUISING ALTITUDES 57
WEATHER MINIMUMS 57
CHAPTER 7-DEFINITIONS 59
ILLUSTRATIONS/FIGURES
1. Sample DD Form 175 12
2. Sample DD Form 175 (cont'd) 13
3. Rate of Climb/Descent Table 17
4. Example of Alternate Minimums Page 18
5. Example Legend Page (Planview Symbols) 23
6. Example Legend Page (Profile) 24
7. Example Legend Page (Airport Diagram/Airport Sketch) 25
8. Example Legend Page (General Information and Abbreviations) 26
9. Example Legend Page (DP Charts- Miscellaneous Symbols) 27
10. Example Legend Page (cont'd) 28
11. Example Legend Page (cont'd) 29
12. Chart Format 30
13. Margin Information 31
14. Plan View 32
15. Plan View (cont'd) 34
16. Plan View (cont'd) 36
17. Profile Views 38
18. Examples of Minimums Section 40
19. Recomputing MDA and DH 42
20. Airport Sketch 43
21. Example SDF Approach 45
22. Typical GPS Approach 47
23. Volpe Format 48
24. Typical Helicopter Non-Precision GPS Approach 51
25. Typical TAA Approach 53
26. COMM Card 55
27. Profile View of Airspace Classification 56

 

 


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