Background Information for Problem Two

T-45C TS & IUT INav-11

Practical Problems

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR PROBLEM TWO

The problem: plan a flight from NAS JAX to NAS Kingsville, TX, with a 45-minute fuel stop at NAS New

Orleans, LA.

General Information

Aircraft: T-45C, equipped with TACAN, VOR/ILS, and transponder with mode C. Assigned to TW1,

NAS Meridian. BUNO 165080 CALL SIGN TALON45

Pilot-in-command: yourself, attached to VT-7, NAS Meridian. You have a standard instrument rating.

Route: request a radar departure to Seminole, J2 Semmes, direct NAS New Orleans IAF. Second

leg: J37 HEIGH X, J22 Corpus Christi, direct to NAS Kingsville IAF.

Weather Briefing Information

Altitude: The most favorable winds and weather en route are at FL350.

Climb winds: Training squadrons do not use climb winds in type C class (tactical jet) aircraft. Refer to

the climb data in Figure 10 of this workbook and determine the appropriate altitude by reading

distance, time, and fuel.

Winds aloft:

Jacksonville to Seminole

270 degrees/40 kts

Seminole to New Orleans

280 degrees/30 kts

New Orleans to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional at IAF altitude

290 degrees/30 kts

New Orleans to Kingsville

300 degrees/70 kts

Kingsville IAF altitude: 17,000 ft

260 degrees/40 kts

Terminal forecasts (TAF Format):

NAS New Orleans: 04005KT 4SM FG BKN030 A2999

Gulfport-Biloxi Regional: 03005KT 5SM HZ SCT015 BKN035 A3000

NAS Kingsville: 15009KT 4SM RA - FG SCT008 BKN010 A2998

NAS Corpus Christi: 14008KT 4SM HZ RA - FG OVC010 A2997

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