Activity 1.5: Flight Planning

The method of determining one’s position and planning and following a route.

• navigation

• sextant

• navigator

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

The person who sets the course or direction for a vehicle or trip.

• navigation

• sextant

• navigator

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

The four main directions: north, south, east, and west.

• navigation

• sextant

• navigator

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

A navigation instrument used for measuring the angular distances between objects and taking altitudes in navigation.

• navigation

• sextant

• navigator

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

A symbol on a map that shows orientation relative to north, south, east, and west.

• navigation

• sextant

• navigator

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

The shape and features of land surfaces, including both natural and artificial physical features of an area.

• aeronautical chart

• topography

• airspace

• check points

• piloitage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Something on the Earth's surface that is easily visible from the air.

• aeronautical chart

• topography

• airspace

• check points

• piloitage

The air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country.

• aeronautical chart

• topography

• airspace

• check points

• piloitage

An enhanced map that pilots use when flying. It contains topography, hazards, navigation routes, airspace, and airports.

• aeronautical chart

• topography

• airspace

• check points

• piloitage

Navigation of an aircraft using only visual ground references.

• aeronautical chart

• topography

• airspace

• check points

• piloitage