Planning for alternate

ANFP-01; T-45C ADV RIFP-05

Airways Navigation Flight Procedures

V.

Planning for alternate 2.1.8.2

Sg 5, fr 2: Lesson Organization

PLANNING FOR AIRWAYS

A.

Apply weather minimum rules to destination

NAVIGATION MISSION

1.

Ceiling and visibility of 0-0 up to, but not

* FLIPs required for flight

including, published minimums: alternate

planning

must be 3,000-3 or better at ETA +/- 1 hour

* Check items for destination

airfield

2.

Published minimums up to but not including

* Weather criteria

3,000-3

* Takeoff minimums

* Planning for alternate

a.

Non-precision: alternate must be

* Planning route of flight

published minimums plus 300-1

* Determining fuel requirements

* Preparing single-engine jet

b.

Precision: alternate must be published

flight log

minimums plus 200-1/2

* Military flight plan

* Criteria determining type of

3.

3,000-3 or better: no alternate required

approach

* Additional Airways Navigation

NOTE: CNATRA requires that you always

review topics

file for an alternate.

Sg 5, fr 4

B.

Select appropriate alternate

ALTERNATE WEATHER

DESTINATION WEATHER

ETA plus and minus one (1) hour

0-0 up to but not including

1.

Choose suitable alternate with required

3000-3 or better

published minimums

Published minimums up to but

forecast weather minimums

not including 3000-3 (single-piloted absolute

NON-

PRECISION

minimums 200-1/2)

PRECISION

ILS

PAR

* Published

*Published

Published

minimums

2.

Check NOTAMs for compatible NAVAIDs

plus 300-1

plus

200-1/2

3000-3 or better

No alternate required

3.

Alternate airfield must have approach

*In the case of single-piloted or other aircraft with only one operable UHF/VHF transceiver, radar

approach minimums may not be used as the basis for selection of an alternate airfield.

compatible with aircraft NAVAIDs and can

IFR FILING CRITERIA

be flown without use of two way

communications if either of the following

conditions exist:

a.

If destination airfield lacks approach

that is compatible with aircraft

NAVAIDs and cannot be flown without

two way communication

b.

If forecast weather is below 3,000 ft

ceiling and 3 sm

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