AQC

Question 1

What is the buffet boundary?

Answer 1

The first point at which buffet is first felt

Question 2

What is AoA?

Answer 2

Angle between Chord Line and Free Stream air

Question 3

What is the bypass ratio?

Answer 3

Ratio of total flow at fan stage to total flow at turbine section

Question 4

What is EPR?

Answer 4

Engine Pressure Ratio: Max cycle pressure to air intake pressure

Question 5

What is SFC?

Answer 5

Specific Fuel Consumption: Fuel consumed per hour (lbs) ÷ thrust of engine (lbs)

Question 6

What is a surge?

Answer 6

Aerodynamic instability that causes cyclic reversal - leads to overheating and mechanical damage

Question 7

What is TGT?

Answer 7

Turbine Gas Temp: Measured between turbine stages

Question 8

What is EGT?

Answer 8

Exhaust Gas Temp: aka Jet Pipe Temp

Question 9

Vs

Answer 9

Stall speed

Question 10

Vss

Answer 10

Stick shake speed

Question 11

V1

Answer 11

RTO should have begun/decision made

Question 12

Vr

Answer 12

Rotate speed

Question 13

V2

Answer 13

Take off safety speed - lowest speed that complies with handling criteria

Question 14

V3

Answer 14

All engines screen speed

Question 15

V4

Answer 15

All engines initial climb speed

Question 16

VAT

Answer 16

Target threshold speed (Vati is one engine inoperative Vat)

Question 17

Vmu

Answer 17

Minimum demonstrated unstick speed

Question 18

Deviation Announcements

Answer 18

“Course”: +/- 5˚ RMI
“Heading”: +/-10˚ Heading
“Altitude”: +/- 100ft 
“Speed”: +10 -5
“Glide”: 1/2 scale
“Loc”: 1/2 scale
“Thrust”: Unusual position
“Sink rate”: Vs > 1000fpm
“Bank”: > 7˚

Question 19

What are the manual thrust settings?

Answer 19

Take off 86%
Climb 82%
Go around 86%
OEI go around 90%
MCT 88%
*for OEI, add 15%*

Question 20

What are the cruise speeds, below and above FL100?

Answer 20

< FL100: 250kts

>FL100: 300kts/0.74M

Question 21

What is the initial call to Delivery?

Answer 21

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ delivery,
your callsign, 
your type,
your stand,
ATIs information,
QNH,
request clearance

Question 22

What is ISA and what are its values?

Answer 22

International Standard Atmosphere

15˚c/1013.25hpa

Question 23

Gross vs Net Performance

Answer 23

Gross: Test aeroplane
Net: Gross adjusted to account for reasonable errors in operational variables

Question 24

What is screen speed and screen height?

Answer 24

Speeds assumed at 35ft above the runway after take off and 30ft above for landing to establish the field performance of the aeroplane