Summary - P-8120064

STUDENT GUIDE

VISUAL NAVIGATION

Used for:

Airports within 3 NM of course.

Vertical obstructions within 3 NM of course and 300' (AGL).

Route conflicts.

7.13.1.5.2. Additional hazards include birds and aircraft. For these use relative position

(left/right) and altitude (high/low). Most T-1/T-39 low-altitude procedural calls are

identical to those used in T-34 VNAV. Fluency with these calls is critical, as they must

not detract from scan or other low-level navigation priorities-- for either the student or the

pilot. The importance of fluency in these calls is demonstrated in the examples below.

Quickly read through the first example once and answer the following questions without

referencing the previous text. Then, read the second example and try answering the same

questions:

EXAMPLE (Two Minute Prior Call):

"Looks like we are inside of two minutes prior to the next point... Outbound heading will be

about 293; wait that's wrong, I mean it will be a heading of 295. Altitude should be 500 feet

MS...no, AGL. Airspeed should be 300 indicated, compensated for 10 knots of tailwind makes

310 er, ahh 290 indicated. The turn point's a bridge.

Without referencing the previous paragraph, answer the following:

What is the outbound heading?

What is the outbound altitude?

What is outbound airspeed?

Is the turn point description sufficient to allow the pilot to assist in acquiring the

point?

Now read the following and try answering the same questions:

"Two minutes prior to Bravo. Outbound heading 270.

Outbound Airspeed 290 indicated.

Recommend 500 feet AGL.

Turn point is a bridge perpendicular to course, with a grain elevator 1 NM. to the

right."

7.13.1.5.3. .Regardless of how well you did with respect to the questions asked, consider

the following: If you were a pilot concentrating on keeping the aircraft traveling at 300 kts

(or faster) from hitting the ground (only 500 feet below you), which of the above would

you prefer?

7.14. SUMMARY

7.14.1. For the most part, procedures for T-1/T-39 VNAV events are quite similar to those

learned in T-34 training. Following solid mission planning, the same basic fundamental process

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