Flight Planning Example

A sample completed jet flight log for a flight from NAS Jacksonville to NAS

Whiting North is shown in Figure 4.7-9.

Figure 4.7-9 Completed Sample Log

FLIGHT PLANNING EXAMPLE

As stated earlier, only the enroute section will be emphasized in this course. In

the following example, a flight will be planned from Tyndall AFB (30 04.2' N

085 34.6' W) to Marianna Municipal (30 50.1' N 085 11.0' W) with an

intermediate turn point over Blountstown Airfield (30 27.0'N 085 02.0' W). The

preflight winds are 300/20, TAS=120kts, fuel flow=240pph and total starting fuel

is 815 pounds. Takeoff time is 1400 Zulu.

STEP 1: MEASURE TRUE COURSES AND DISTANCES.

The first step in preflight planning is to measure the courses and the distances

utilizing the procedures in chapter two. Doing this, a True Course to Blountstown

from Tyndall is 051T and from Blountstown to Marianna is 342T. Figure 4.7-10

depicts a generalization of this route.

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