Cessna T182T - Lesson Plan 5: Cross-Country Night VFR below 10 000 Ft (Air)

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Lesson Plan 5: Cross-Country Night VFR below 10 000 ft (Air)
Estimated Duration: 4 Hours
1 Hour Ground, 1 hour Sim, 2
Hours Air
Note: Advanced Operations
Aim: To prepare the participant for night VFR non-mountain cross-country flights below 10 000 ft
Flight Route/Area: Springbank – Lethbridge Airport – Vulcan Airport – Springbank
Ground Briefing/Work
 CFC night limitations and CFC and cars recency requirements
 Night hypoxia discussion
 Aircraft and Instrument Panel lighting
 Garmin 750 use for night VFR Cross-Countries:
o Display Brightness Control
o Terrain Awareness
o Review of flight planning
Review
 Flight planning
o Charts and route, planned altitudes, airspace considerations,
procedures and communications
o Weather
o NOTAMS
o Night considerations for electrical failure of unexpected weather
 Calculation of weight and balance
 Night preparedness (flashlights, charts, portable radio?)
Simulator
 Night emergencies: Monitoring for higher than expected headwinds, Comm
failure, Nav failure, Lighting failure, Flap failure: both up and down, Unexpected
freezing rain
Flight
 Monitoring of aircraft handling and power management
 Monitor use of autopilot
 Monitoring of proper VFR navigation procedures and situational awareness
 Review night emergencies: Monitoring for higher than expected headwinds,
Comm failure, Nav failure, Lighting failure
 Monitor proper communications and procedures into Lethbridge
 Monitoring proper aircraft handling for descent, approach and landing
 Monitor proper takeoff and departure procedures out of Lethbridge
 In-flight simulated emergencies:
o Fuel imbalance that is worsening
o Vacuum system failure
o Static system blockage
 Monitor for proper arrival procedures at uncontrolled aerodrome for Vulcan, in
particular, use of ARCAL and handling potential black hole effect
 Monitor for proper departure procedures from Vulcan
 Monitor proper navigation for Priddis Corner
 Enroute emergencies:
o Flap failure, both up and down
o Unexpected freezing rain
 Plan, but do not execute, diversion to CEN4
 Note High River lights are on all night
 Monitor arrival procedures and navigation into CYBW
Approval Criteria (for non-
mountainous area VFR
Night Cross-Country below
10 000 ft)
 Acceptable pre-flight ground work
 Acceptable handling of the aircraft
 Acceptable night situational and risk awareness
 Acceptable knowledge of emergency procedures