Aeroplane performance calculation section Flashcards
Aeroplane performance calculation section, containing 8 items
Name the item A
Item A.
Aerodrome location indicator (the four-letter location indicator according to ICAO Doc 7910).
This item is mandatory.
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item B
Item B.
Date and time of assessment (eight-figure date/time group giving time of observation as month, day, hour and minute in UTC). This item is mandatory.
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item C
Item C.
Lower runway designator number (e.g. 09, 04L, etc.).
Only one runway designator is inserted for each runway and always the lower number.
This item is mandatory.
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item D
Item D.
Runway condition code for each runway third.
Only one digit (0-6) is used for each runway third (e.g. 6/4/5).
The runway condition code depends on the type and depth of the contaminant and the outside air temperature. Higher numbers indicate better braking action.
This item is mandatory.
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item E
Item E.
Per cent coverage for each runway third.
This information is provided only when the runway condition for each runway third (Item D) has been reported as other than 6 and there is a condition description for each runway third (Item G) that has been reported other than DRY. In this case, values 25, 50, 75 or 100 for each runway third are given (e.g. 75/100/50). When the conditions are not reported, “NR” is used instead of numbers.
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item F
Item F.
Depth of loose contaminant for each runway third in millimetres (e.g. 10/12/10).
When the conditions are not reported, “NR” is used. This information is only provided for:
standing water
slush
wet snow
dry snow
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item G
Item G.
Condition description for each runway third.
This item is mandatory.
When the conditions are not reported, “NR” is used.
The following words and phrases are used:
COMPACTED SNOW
DRY SNOW
DRY SNOW ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW
DRY SNOW ON TOP OF ICE
FROST
ICE
SLUSH
STANDING WATER
WATER ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW
WET
WET ICE
WET SNOW
WET SNOW ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW
WET SNOW ON TOP OF ICE
DRY (only reported when there is no contaminant)
Aeroplane performance calculation section, contains 8 items, name the item H
Item H.
Width of runway to which the runway condition codes apply.
This item is included if the value in metres is less than the published runway width.
