Cessna T182T - Lesson Plan 6: Cross-Country VFR above 10 000 Ft (Air)

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Lesson Plan 6: Cross-Country VFR above 10 000 ft (Air)
Estimated Duration: 4 Hours
2 Hour Ground, 1 hour Sim, 3
Hours Air
Note: Advanced Operations
Aim: To prepare the participant for VFR cross-country flights above 10,000 feet, including mountainous areas
Flight Route/Area:
Springbank–Golden (VFR at 12,000’) Golden–Revelstoke (VFR below peak tops) Revelstoke–Springbank (CVFR
at 17,000’)
Ground Briefing/Work
High Altitude Flight
 Hypoxia
 Canadian regulations for oxygen use
 Oxygen system:
o Capacity
o How to use
o Monitoring
o Cleaning
Canadian airspace above 10 000 ft
 Class A
 Class C
 Class G
 Class B
 Class E
Controlled VFR Flights
 LO charts
 How to file
 What equipment is required
 How do you fly it
o Communications failure
o Weather Restrictions
o Why having a VFR OTT makes sense
Aircraft Limitations
 Altitude limit
 Power settings for cruise
 Climb and descent planning
Review Flight planning
 Charts and route, planned altitudes: what’s the best route at 12,000’ to Golden
 Airspace considerations, procedures and communications
Emergencies specific to high altitude flight
 Oxygen system malfunction
 Communications failure in Class B
airspace
 Inability to maintain VFR
Review
 Actual Route and flight planning
 Confirm sufficient oxygen aboard
 NOTAMS
 Calculation of weight and balance
 Weather
 Flight plan filing
Simulator
 Emergencies specific to high altitude flight: Oxygen system malfunction,
Communications failure in Class B airspace, Inability to maintain VFR, Loss of GPS
unit, Emergency descent, Engine failure
Flight
 Monitoring of aircraft handling and power management
 Monitor climb to altitude and transit through Class C airspace
 Monitor use of autopilot, for altitude pre-select, GPS tracking
 Demo oxygen system usage and monitoring
 Monitor navigation and communication and situational awareness through Class
E airspace
 Review plan in the event of oxygen system malfunction
 Monitor weather and review plan if weather deteriorates
 Review use of Direct To and NRST
 Check groundspeed and winds in comparison to flight planning
 Demo/Monitor proper descent planning into Golden