Task 1: It’s time to fly home! For the flight takeoff, look in column 1 and find the letter your first name begins with to find your flight number in column 2. In column 3, you will see the angle of elevation needed for takeoff that must be communicated with the pilot. To keep in constant communication for the duration of the flight, the air traffic controllers pass the responsibility of monitoring the flight and guiding it from tower to tower until it reaches its final destination. For this part, we will refer to it as the tower change. In the drawing below, the moment at which the aircraft’s wheels lift off the runway is marked as W. The tower is located at T, and C is the point at which a tower change is made. The distance from W to T is 15,000 feet. What will be the altitude (height) of your flight at the moment the tower change is made? You must provide your flight number along with all the steps and calculations for your solution to gain full credit. This task is worth 10 points.
First Name
Flight #
Angle of elevation
A-D
123
35 degrees
E-I
1753
31 degrees
J-P
2010
27 degrees
Q-Z
542
23 degrees
Task 2: You unfortunately had a layover that forces you to board a different plane for the rest of your flight home. For your second takeoff, use the chart below. Look in column 1 to find the letter your last name begins with. This will tell you the flight number in column 2. In column 3, you will see the distance from “wheels up”, W, to the point that a tower change, C, is needed. In column 4, you will see the airplane’s approximate altitude (height) at the time of the tower change. Using your second flight number, calculate the angle of elevation of your aircraft upon takeoff. You must provide your flight number along with all the steps and calculations for your solution to gain full credit. This task is worth 20 points.
