CHAPTER 3. Navigation Check the Waypoints On the flight planning page, compare the sequence of waypoints with that prescribed by his or her clearance. Are any waypoints missing? Did you mistakenly include any extra waypoints in the route? Did you misspell any waypoints? Did the computer mistakenly include any extra waypoints in the route? Check the Distances On the flight planning page, you can see that the computer has calculated the distances between the waypoints in the route. These distances can be checked against the en route charts. A common error is to misspell the name of a waypoint and, thus, mistakenly enter a waypoint not appropriate to the planned route (e.g., KHEE versus KHEF). Checking the waypoint distances for unusual numbers is a good way to spot these errors.

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