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Lost Procedures:
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Getting lost
in flight is a potentially dangerous situation,
especially when low on fuel.
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If a pilot becomes
lost, there are some good common sense procedures
to follow.
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If a town or
city cannot be seen, the first thing to do is
climb, being mindful of traffic and weather
conditions. An increase in altitude increases
radio and navigation reception range and also
increases radar coverage.
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If flying near
a town or city, it may be possible to read the
name of the town on a water tower.
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Use your GPS
or VOR cross radials to determine the position
and the location of the nearest airport.
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Communicate with
any available facility using frequencies shown
on the sectional chart.
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If contact is
made with a controller, radar vectors may be
offered.
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Other facilities
may offer direction finding (DF) assistance.
To use this procedure, the controller requests
the pilot to hold down the transmit button for
a few seconds and then release it. The controller
may ask the pilot to change directions a few
times and repeat the transmit procedure. This
gives the controller enough information to plot
the aircraft position and then give vectors
to a suitable landing site.
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If the situation
becomes threatening, transmit the situation
on the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz and set
the transponder to 7700.
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