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FLIGHT TRAINING PUBLICATION (FLIP) STUDENT GUIDE

CHAPTER FIVE

Distances between fixes on " direct" flights, or distances along only a portion of a jet route

segment, can be measured by using a straight edge, marking off the distance, and applying the

marked off distance to the convenient scale at the bottom or the top edge of the charts. This

scale is divided into 50-mile increments with a 50-mile scale divided into 5-mile increments.

Compulsory reporting points are those points indicated by solid triangles on the chart.

When not in radar contact, position reports are required at these points, or any points listed on

your Flight Plan (DD-17S) which define your route of flight. The format for these reports is

found on the back cover of the IFR Supplement. Rules for position reporting will be covered in

the Voice Communications classes.

Those NAVAID identification boxes on your chart that are shaded to appear three-dimensional

indicate a FSS is present with the same name as the NAVAID. Standard FSS frequencies are

listed in the legend with additional VHF frequencies printed above the identification box. FSSs

serving other areas can be found by looking under the name of a particular airport or NAVAID

in the IFR Enroute Supplement.

It is not possible to include all military and civil navigation and radio frequency information on

the panels of each chart in addition to the route data shown. All data pertinent to an airport is,

therefore, contained in the IFR Enroute Supplement. NOTAMS should be examined for updated

information prior to planning each flight.

In controlled airspace, including Special Use Airspace, ATC is responsible for clearing an

aircraft and maintaining legal separation from other known IFR traffic. In uncontrolled airspace,

ATC has neither the authority nor responsibility for the control of air traffic; it is the sole

responsibility of the Pilot-In-Command to obtain clearance prior to filing his flight plan. "No

A/G" will denote Special Use Airspace with no air-to-ground communication facility controlling

it.

Summary

In this unit of instruction, we have discussed how the Jet Route system operates and how to

properly and accurately use the High Altitude Charts. The legend is broken down into four

different sections

Airports

Radio Aids to Navigation

Air Traffic Services and Airspace Information

Special Use Airspace

The charts provide the aircrews with a road map of the sky to accurately and safely guide them to

their destination.

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