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Pt. 63, App. B

(33) Interpret single LOP’s for most prob-

able position, and show how a series of single
LOP’s of the same body may be used to indi-
cate the probable track and ground speed.
Also, show how a series of single LOP’s (ce-
lestial or radio) from the same celestial body
or radio station may be used to determine
position when the change of azimuth or bear-
ing is 30

or more between observations.

(34) Select one of the celestial LOP’s used

during the flight and explain how to make a
single line of position approach to a point se-
lected by the agent or examiner, giving head-
ings, times, and ETA’s.

(35) Demonstrate the proper use of an

astro-compass or periscopic sextant for tak-
ing bearings.

(36) Determine compass deviation as soon

as possible after reaching cruising altitude
and whenever there is a change of compass
heading of 15

or more.

(37) Take celestial fixes at hourly intervals

when conditions permit. The accuracy of
these fixes shall be checked by means of a
radio or visual fix whenever practicable.
After allowing for the probable error of a
radio or visual fix, a celestial fix under fa-
vorable conditions should plot within 10
miles of the actual position.

(38) Select celestial bodies for observation,

when possible, whose azimuths will differ by
approximately 120

for a 3-body fix and will

differ by approximately 90

for a 2-body fix.

The altitudes of the selected bodies should be
between 25

and 75

whenever practicable.

(39) Have POMAR and any other required

reports ready for transmission at time of
schedule, and be able to inform the pilot in
command promptly with regard to the air-
craft’s position and progress in comparison
with the flight plan.

(40) Keep a log with sufficient legible en-

tries to provide a record from which the
flight could be retraced.

(41) Note significant weather changes

which might influence the drift or ground
speed of the aircraft, such as, temperature,
‘‘D’’ factors, frontal conditions, turbulence,
etc.

(42) Determine the wind between fixes as a

regular practice.

(43) Estimate the time required and aver-

age ground speed during a letdown, under
conditions specified by the pilot in com-
mand.

(44) Work with sufficient speed to deter-

mine the aircraft’s position hourly by celes-
tial means and also make all other observa-
tions and records pertinent to the naviga-
tion. The applicant should be able to take
the observation, compute, and plot a celes-
tial LOP within a time limit of 8 minutes;
observe the absolute and pressure altimeters
and compute the drift or lateral displace-
ment within a time limit of 3 minutes.

(45) Be accurate in reading instruments

and making computations. Errors which are

made and corrected without affecting the
navigation will be disregarded unless they
cause considerable loss of time.

An uncorrected error in computation (in-

cluding reading instruments and books)
which will affect the reported position more
than 25 miles, the heading more than 3

, or

any ETA more than 15 minutes will cause
this item to be graded unsatisfactory.

(46) Be alert to changing weather or other

conditions during flight which might affect
the navigation. An applicant should not fail
to take celestial observations just prior to
encountering a broken or overcast sky condi-
tion; and he should not fail to take a bearing
on a radio station, which operates at sched-
uled intervals and which would be a valuable
aid to the navigation.

(47) Show a logical choice and sequence in

using the various navigation methods ac-
cording to time and accuracy, and check the
positions determined by one method against
positions determined by other methods.

(48) Use a logical sequence in performing

the various duties of a navigator and plan
work according to a schedule. The more im-
portant duties should not be neglected for
others of less importance.

[Doc. No. 1179, 27 FR 7970, Aug. 10, 1962, as
amended by Docket FAA–2017–0733, Amdt. 63–
39, 82 FR 34398, July 25, 2017]

PPENDIX

ART

63—F

LIGHT

AVI

GATOR

RAINING

OURSE

EQUIRE

MENTS

(a)

Training course outline

—(1)

Format.

The

ground course outline and the flight course
outline shall be combined in one looseleaf
binder and shall include a table of contents,
divided into two parts—ground course and
flight course. Each part of the table of con-
tents must contain a list of the major sub-
jects, together with hours allotted to each
subject and the total classroom and flight
hours.

(2)

Ground course outline.

(i) It is not man-

datory that a course outline have the subject
headings arranged exactly as listed in this
paragraph. Any arrangement of general
headings and subheadings will be satisfac-
tory provided all the subject material listed
here is included and the acceptable min-
imum number of hours is assigned to each
subject. Each general subject shall be broken
down into detail showing items to be cov-
ered.

(ii) If any agency desires to include addi-

tional subjects in the ground training cur-
riculum, such as international law, flight hy-
giene, or others which are not required, the
hours allotted these additional subjects may
not be included in the minimum classroom
hours.

(iii) The following subjects with classroom

hours are considered the minimum coverage

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