Pilotage And Dead Reckoning

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Members:
Aldana, Aeriel
Bautista, Exequel
Calma, Karlchen
Sanchez, Calvin
Sy, Joshua
Tupil, Troy
Valdez, Jailyn
 Pilotage is navigating, using fixed points of
reference on the sea or on land, usually with
reference to a nautical chart or aeronautical
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chart to obtain a fix of the position of the vessel

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or aircraft with respect to a desired course or

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location.

Dead reckoning means you draw a straight line

to your destination, check the winds, pick a
compass heading ("compass" is that round thing
on the panel you're supposed to be looking at
but don't because you have GPS) and go.
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Fixed points By means of

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fixed points based on time, direction of
reference to airspeed, the magnetic
navigate distance and north
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 One of the tasks on the private pilot checkride is labeled
“pilotage and dead reckoning.” Both methods of
navigation require good visual conditions in order to work.

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Pilotage is defined in the FAA’s Pilot’s Handbook of

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Aeronautical Knowledge as navigation by reference to
landmarks or checkpoints (except over water) that often is
used in conjunction with dead (from ded, meaning
deduced) reckoning.
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1. ____________ means you draw a straight line to your destination, check

the winds, pick a compass heading and go.

2. ____________ is navigating using fixed points of reference on the sea or

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on lands, usually with a reference to nautical chart.

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3. ____________ is used to show the direction of magnetic north

4. Pilotage is defined in FAA’s Pilot’s handbook as navigation by reference to

____________ that often is used in conjunction with dead reckoning.

5. 3 system components of pilotage and dead reckoning __________.