PLTW FS Flight Planning Vocabulary

What type of chart shows an enhanced map that pilots use when flying? It contains topography, hazards, navigation routes, airspace, and airports.

• Cardinal directions

• Topography

• Aeronautical chart

• Compass rose

Airline employee who plans routes, determines fuel loads, checks weather, and follows flight paths on the ground. Also called a dispatcher.

• Aircraft dispatcher

• Navigator

• Pilot

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

• Airspace

• Cardinal directions

• Compass rose

• Topography

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

• Checkpoint

• Compass rose

• Sextant

• Topography

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

• Aeronautical chart

• Compass rose

• Cardinal directions

• Sextant

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

• Pilot

• Navigator

• Aircraft Dispatcher

• Sextant

Cardinal directions

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

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

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

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

Checkpoint

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

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

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

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

Navigation

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

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

• Navigation of an aircraft using only visual ground references.

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

Pilotage

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

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

• Navigation of an aircraft using only visual ground references.

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