CAA NZ CPL Flight Navigation General case studies
CAA NZ CPL Flight Navigation General · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Flight Navigation General is the navigation theory paper a New Zealand commercial pilot candidate sits alongside the other CPL theory subjects. It is aimed at pilots who already hold a private licence or are progressing through an integrated course and who now need to plan and conduct cross-country flights to a commercial standard - not just follow a heading, but build a nav log, work the fuel, interpret the aids and adjust in the air. The CAA NZ CPL Flight Navigation General case studies are 5 cases and about 3,172 words.
1Christchurch to Dunedin: fuel, alternate and a passenger deadline
You are planning NZCH–NZDN in a Cessna 172S (53 US gal usable, 9.5 gal/hr at 65% power, TAS 110 kt). Track distance is 178 nm.
664 words, about 3 min2Paraparaumu to Nelson: 11 nm off track over Cook Strait
You are flying NZPP–NZNS in a PA-28-161 (TAS 115 kt, fuel burn 36 L/hr). Planned track is 265°M, distance 72 nm, planned GS 105 kt.
595 words, about 3 min3VOR/DME fix with an unreliable ADF near Palmerston North
You are VFR from Napier (NZNR) to Palmerston North (NZPM) at 6,500 ft. You are 28 nm east of the Palmerston North VOR/DME.
655 words, about 3 min4Queenstown RNAV approach: cold temperature and a RAIM outage
You are planning an RNAV (GNSS) RWY 05 approach at Queenstown (NZQN) in a Cessna 172S with a Garmin GTN 650 (TSO-C146). Aerodrome elevation is 1,171 ft; the LNAV MDA is 1,720 ft.
601 words, about 3 min5Christchurch to Hokitika: mountain wave over the Southern Alps
You are planning NZCH–NZHK (Hokitika) in a Cessna 182 (TAS 135 kt, burn 12 gal/hr) over the Southern Alps. The route via Arthur's Pass is 110 nm; the alternate via Lewis Pass is 135 nm.
657 words, about 3 min