 |
Now that you have gone through all the initial basic stuff, its time to move on to understanding navigation and chart reading. All the information that is in this lesson will be specific to the Reno/Stead area. If at anytime you need further assistance, send me an e-mail message to get further details and aides. Breeze over the following information to give you an idea about navigating and chart reading visually because the real navigation class is about to start. You will soon be able to completely understand everything you will see on this page and be able to apply it in your everyday flight simming, if you choose too.
Beginning with the our training location, you will see some
important information below.
|
4SD (Airport ID) - RENO/STEAD AIRPORT RENO, NV Location Lat/Long: 39-40-02.572N / 119-52-31.501W
(39.6673811 / -119.8754169)
Elevation: 5046 ft. Variation: 16E (1920)
From city: 10 miles NW of RENO Airport Communications UNICOM: 122.7 WX AWOS-3: 135.175
RENO APPROACH: 126.3
RENO DEPARTURE: 126.3
|
Runway Information
| Runway 8/26 | ||
| Dimensions: | 7600 x 150 ft. / 2316 x 46 m | |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition | |
| Weight limitations Single wheel: | 60000 lbs | |
| Double wheel: | 90000 lbs | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity | |
|
|
||
| Runway 8 | Runway 26 | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | right |
| Markings: | non-precision instrument | non-precision instrument |
| Elevation: | 4988.0 ft. | 5046.0 ft. |
| Threshold crossing height: | 43 ft. AGL | 45 ft. AGL |
| Visual glide path angle: | 3.00 degrees | 3.00 degrees |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Centerline lights: | no | no |
| Displaced threshold: | no | no |
| Touchdown point: | no | no |
|
|
||
| Runway 14/32 | ||
| Dimensions: | 8080 x 150 ft. / 2463 x 46 m | |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition | |
| Weight limitations Single wheel: | 65000 lbs | |
| Weight limitations Double wheel: | 85000 lbs | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity | |
|
|
||
| Runway 14 | Runway 32 | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | right |
| Markings: | basic | basic |
| Markings condition: | good | good |
| Elevation: | 5037.0 ft. | 5039.0 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | no |
| Centerline lights: | no | no |
| Displaced threshold: | no | no |
| Touchdown point: | no | no |
Chart for our area
The chart below is for our area at the LZ flight school. The chart has much of the needed information we will use while flying. It may look really confusing to some but I have added a key below to help you understand all the information you are currently looking at. On the next page you will begin to put all this together, I promise.
Keys
