How to Use a Workbook

T-45C TS INav-08

Fuel, Weather, and Alternate Airfield Planning

HOW TO USE A WORKBOOK

1. This is a workbook/lab that you will complete in group session with an instructor. You will bring FLIP

publications and the TW-1 In-Flight Guide.

2. The lesson contains information accompanied by exercises and/or questions to measure your under-

standing of the subject matter. Answers are provided in the back of the workbook to allow you to

monitor your progress through the lesson.

MOTIVATION

During preflight planning, you must know the weather and fuel requirements. When airborne, you must be

prepared to execute contingency plans in the event that conditions change.

OVERVIEW

The more experience you have flying, the more evident it becomes that proper planning and preparation

play a major role in the safe and effective accomplishment of your mission.

As you prepare for an IFR mission, you must consider, in your preflight planning, the types of approaches

and weather minimums associated with your aircraft’s compatible NAVAIDs for both destination and

alternate airfields.

Another critical aspect in preparing for your flight is fuel planning. Your fuel plan must include provisions

for departure to destination and destination to an alternate, plus your required reserve.

When you have completed this lesson, you will be able to use the appropriate criteria for determining

weather minimums and fuel requirements for your destination and alternate airfields.

This lesson consists of:

Weather minimums

Alternate routes/airfields

Fuel requirements for route of flight

Navigation computer

- Point-to-point

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