Case Study 1

 

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SETTING

Plane: Cesna 172
Cruising airspeed: 110 knots
Departure: Richmond, VA (KRIC)
Depature time: 1930 UTC
Destination: Myrtle Beach, SC
Approximate flight time: 2.5 hours
Need to refuel: No

Flight altitude parameters:

  • Must fly below 13,000 feet since you don't have bottled oxygen
  • Recommended to fly at least 2,000 fet above surface
  • Must fly at least 500 feet beneath a cloud
  • METAR - cloud height measurements are above surface
  • Altimeter settings reset as you fly over stations
 
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