ATPL Flight Planning Book

Question 1

What is MORA?
What are the 2 categories of MORA?
What do they not provide?

Answer 1

MINIMUM OFF ROUTE ALTITUDE;
ROUTE MORA and GRID MORA;
NOT provide navigational SIGNAL or COMMUNICATION coverage

Question 2

What clearances does route MORA give?

Answer 2

Above TERRAIN or MAN MADE structures within 10nm EITHER SIDE of airway and 10nm RADIUS at END of airway;
1000ft VERTICAL clearance from TERRAIN and 2000ft in MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN (where terrain rises 3000ft in less than 10nm)

Question 3

What clearances does grid MORA give?

Answer 3

Above TERRAIN or MAN MADE structures within LATITUDE and LONGITUDE block usually of 1 DEGREE;
Presented in FEET with the first 2 FIGURES ie: 76 = 7600ft;
1000ft VERTICAL clearance where highest ELEVATION is 5000ft MSL or BELOW and 2000ft where highest ELEVATION is 5001ft MSL or ABOVE

Question 4

What is MOCA?

How is identified?

Answer 4

MINIMUM OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE;
LOWEST altitude between RADIO FIXES on VOR airways, OFF airway routes or ROUTE SEGMENTS which meet clearance for ENTIRE route segment;
IDENTIFIED by altitude then LETTER T

Question 5

What are the clearances for MOCA?

Answer 5

MAXIMUM TERRAIN or OBSTACLE ELEVATION PLUS 1000ft when LESS than or EQUAL to 5000ft or 2000ft when GREATER than 5000ft

Question 6

How does MOCA relate to MORA?

When is it typically used?

Answer 6

MOCA is usually AT or BELOW MEA and may put BELOW RADAR and NAVAID coverage/MRA;
In EMERGENCIES especially during ICING

Question 7

What is SH?

What is SH based off?

Answer 7

SAFETY HEIGHT;

JEPPESEN GRID MORA

Question 8

What clearances does SH give?

Answer 8

Area 50nm EITHER SIDE of TRACK and 50nm SEMI CIRCLE around END of each SECTOR;
1000ft VERTICAL clearance where highest ELEVATION is 5000ft MSL or BELOW and 2000ft where highest ELEVATION is 5001ft MSL or ABOVE;

Question 9

What does DARP stand for?
What is the purpose of it?
Does the captain have to use this?

Answer 9

DYNAMIC AIRBORNE ROUTE PLANNING system;
Uses NEW FORECASTS to plan MORE ECONOMICAL ROUTE NOT LESS than 20 MINUTES ahead of current TIME and POSITION;
NOT REQUIRED to be used

Question 10

What are the required briefing documents?

Answer 10

COVER SHEET;
DESPATCH MESSAGE and CREW LIST;
Computer generated FLIGHT PLAN;
CREW MAIL BRIEFING;
ROUTE PLOT

Question 11

What are the fuel requirements for IFR in terms of holding?

Answer 11

Turbine: Fly from the AERODROME of INTENDED LANDING to the ALTERNATE AERODROME and fly after that for 30 MINUTES at HOLDING SPEED at 1500ft ABOVE the AERODROME;
Non-turbine: Fly from the AERODROME of INTENDED LANDING to the ALTERNATE AERODROME and fly after that for 45 MINUTES at HOLDING SPEED at 1500ft ABOVE the AERODROME

Question 12

Where does excess fuel come from?

Answer 12

When fuel RESERVES are LESS than ETP/PNR fuel required

Question 13

What is THFA?

What are the conditions of it?

Answer 13

TRAFFIC HOLDING FUEL ADVISORY by NOTAM;

Hold in RACETRACK at 20000ft

Question 14

What is the purpose of fuel tankering?

Answer 14

When the PRICE of FUEL at DEPARTURE aerodrome is advantageous so that the ADDITIONAL WEIGHT is MORE ECONOMICAL

Question 15

When is a destination considered to be closed?

Answer 15

FORECAST WEATHER is BELOW LANDING MINIMA;

INTER or TEMPO forecasts BELOW LANDING MINIMA

Question 16

If a destination is considered to be closed, what additional requirements are there?

Answer 16

ADDITIONAL FUEL as ETP1D including:
DIVERT at 9000/10000ft depending on track;
XTR HOLD ALTN FUEL for INSTRUMENT APPROACH;
FIXED FUEL RESERVE for 15 MINUTES at 1500ft

Question 17

When are the terms minimum fuel and mayday fuel used?

Answer 17

Minimum: Fuel state when LANDING with current ATC CLEARANCE and ETA is likely to APPROACH 30 minutes of remaining fuel;
Mayday: Fuel state when LANDING with current ATC CLEARANCE and ETA will be LESS than 30 minutes of remaining fuel

Question 18

What happens if the DARP reroute requires more fuel than already onboard (including contingencies)?

Answer 18

CREATE a DDP flight plan;

If already DDP or PNR DP, ADVISES what IMPACT the DARP ROUTE has on CONTINGENCY and DISCRETIONARY fuel such as TANKER

Question 19

What are the EDTO fuel requirements when destination is closed?

Answer 19

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Question 20

What are the 3 types of space weather?

Answer 20

GEOMAGNETIC STORMS;
SOLAR RADIATION STORMS;
RADIO BLACKOUTS

Question 21

What are the limitations of flying in regions greater than 60 degrees south?

Answer 21

ASSESS for SPACE WEATHER NO GO if G4-G5 or S4-S5 conditions are forecast

Question 22

What fuel items are not included in FUELRQ?

Answer 22

CONTGCY FUEL 2/2;
ETP B/U;
XTR HOLD ZZZZ (destination);
TANKER FUEL

Question 23

When do the ZFW summaries not appear of flight plan?

Answer 23

DDP operation;
PNR DP operation (777/787);
TANKERING sector;
Flight planned with EXTRA HOLDING FUEL at destination