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Charts and procedures

Reading approach plates, en route charts, departures and arrivals; holding and reversing course: the documentary machinery of IFR, on the real documents.

  1. 1Reading an approach plateBriefing strip, terminal arrival area, plan view, profile, and minimums, box by box on a real RNAV chart.19 min
  2. 2Reading the en route chartAirways, fixes, MEAs, and frequencies, read directly off a real IFR low altitude chart.16 min
  3. 3SIDs and departure proceduresPilot-nav and vector SIDs, ODPs, and climb gradients, read off real Boston and Reno departures.18 min
  4. 4STARs: standard arrivalsTransitions, crossing restrictions, and the "descend via" clearance, read off the real ROBUC3 and CAMRN5 arrivals.15 min
  5. 5Holding patternsDirect, parallel, and teardrop entries, timing, and holding speeds: keeping the airplane in a box in the sky.16 min
  6. 6Procedure turns and course reversalsThe barbed arrow, HILPT, teardrop, and when a pilot may skip the turn, on the real Worcester VOR/DME 33.15 min
  7. 7DME arcsFlying a constant distance around a station, and knowing when a lead radial is charted, on the real Hilo VOR/DME 26.14 min