NEXT LESSON: #16, Introduction to cross-country flying
Suggested student homework assignments:
Study cruise performance and fuel consumption calculations as given in the performance
charts in your Pilot’s Operating Handbook.
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge – Chapter 12 –Weather Theory
Gold Seal Online Ground School – Section 5, Lessons 6 through 9
LESSON 16—Introduction to cross-country flight
Dual—ground: 1.0, flight: 2.0, simulated instrument: 0.5
Objective: Introduction to cross-country flying procedures to include flight planning, pilotage, and
dead reckoning; diversion to an alternate airport; and lost procedures
Discussion topics:
1) Use of flight publications
2) Route selection and flight planning
3) Airspace rules
4) Weather information
5) Fuel requirements
6) Performance limitations
7) Navigation log
8) Opening and closing flight plans
9) Weight and balance computation
10) Cockpit management
11) Aeronautical decision making
Review:
1) VOR orientation and tracking
2) GPS orientation and tracking
3) Emergency procedures
4) Flight by reference to instruments
Introduce:
1) Setting cruise power and fuel mixture
2) Estimating in-flight visibility
3) Computing groundspeed, ETA, and fuel consumption
4) Obtaining in-flight weather information
5) Operations at unfamiliar airports
6) Position fix by navigation facilities
7) Use of Approach Control and Departure Control – Flight Following
Completion standards:
1) Demonstrate the skill to control the aircraft during a cross-country flight and make necessary
corrections to ensure proper course
2) Arrive at ETA within 3 minutes (recalculating groundspeed based on changed winds, if
necessary)
Suggested student homework assignments:
Study cruise performance and fuel consumption calculations as given in the performance
charts in your Pilot’s Operating Handbook.
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge – Chapter 12 –Weather Theory
Gold Seal Online Ground School – Section 5, Lessons 6 through 9
LESSON 16—Introduction to cross-country flight
Dual—ground: 1.0, flight: 2.0, simulated instrument: 0.5
Objective: Introduction to cross-country flying procedures to include flight planning, pilotage, and
dead reckoning; diversion to an alternate airport; and lost procedures
Discussion topics:
1) Use of flight publications
2) Route selection and flight planning
3) Airspace rules
4) Weather information
5) Fuel requirements
6) Performance limitations
7) Navigation log
8) Opening and closing flight plans
9) Weight and balance computation
10) Cockpit management
11) Aeronautical decision making
Review:
1) VOR orientation and tracking
2) GPS orientation and tracking
3) Emergency procedures
4) Flight by reference to instruments
Introduce:
1) Setting cruise power and fuel mixture
2) Estimating in-flight visibility
3) Computing groundspeed, ETA, and fuel consumption
4) Obtaining in-flight weather information
5) Operations at unfamiliar airports
6) Position fix by navigation facilities
7) Use of Approach Control and Departure Control – Flight Following
Completion standards:
1) Demonstrate the skill to control the aircraft during a cross-country flight and make necessary
corrections to ensure proper course
2) Arrive at ETA within 3 minutes (recalculating groundspeed based on changed winds, if
necessary)