Check Points, Route, & Altitude

The following columns of the "Navigation Log" provide a convenient way to obtain and list the following route-related information used for determining the Route of Flight, and pre-flight navigation planning:

• Check Points: Set of selected recognizable landmarks along the Route of Flight that can be positively identified from the air
• VOR: VHF Omni-directional Range: Instrument located in the aircraft's Instrument Panel that is the most commonly used radio navigational system in the U.S.
• Course: True Course: Intended direction of flight, as measured on the "Chart"
• Altitude: Cruising Altitude: Level portion of aircraft travel displayed by the Altimeter, occurring between the ascent and descent phases, and usually the majority of the journey

Obtained from your "Chart"

Task:

1. For the Departure Point: Perform the following sub-steps:
   1. Obtain the "Departure Point" from the "Flight Plan" section, and enter it as follows.
   2. Obtain the VOR (Identification & Frequency) from your "Chart," and enter it as follows.
2. Perform the following sub-steps to determine the Check Points and Destination:
   1. Plot the Route of Flight, using your "Chart" and Plotter.
   2. Determine the Check Points, obtain the "Destination" from the "Flight Plan" section, and enter them as follows.

   NOTE: These Check Points will determine the beginning- and end-points for each Individual Leg.

3. For each Check Point and the Destination: Perform the following sub-steps:
   1. Obtain the VOR Identification & Frequency from your "Chart," and enter them as follows.
   2. Plot a Course from the previous Check Point, using your "Chart" and Plotter, and enter it as follows.
   3. Determine the Cruising Altitude, and enter it as follows.
4. Determine the highest Cruising Altitude (from Step 3), and enter it into the "Flight Plan" section as follows.
5. Determine the Route of Flight, using the Check Points (from Step 2), and enter them into the "Flight Plan" section as follows.