Briefings

Question 1

What is the order of the Departure Brief?

Answer 1

WANT

RIBETS

Navaid Reversion

Question 2

What is the order of the Arrival Brief?

Answer 2

WANT

DALTA

Double Brief (if required)

Question 3

WANT

Answer 3

Weather - is it operationally significant

Aircraft - any defects

Notams - awareness and potential implications

Threats - terrain, airspace, wx, complex taxi/procedures, icing, TCu/CBs, hotspots, stepped climbs, etc.

Question 4

RIBETS

Answer 4

(Departure Brief)

Route Check

Instruments Crosscheck

Briefing for Takeoff

Emergency Brief

Taxi Routes

SID Briefing

Question 5

Navaid Reversion

Answer 5

(Departure Brief)

Plan in the event of losing FMC guidance

Question 6

What do you need to do during the Instruments Crosscheck during RIBETS

Answer 6

Instruments Crosscheck (Departure Brief):

Clock: “Time XX.XX UTC”

PFD: - QNH - Altimeter -MFRA - FD ON

Standby Instruments: Set QNH

Question 7

What is included in the briefing for T/O?

Answer 7

• T/O from which seat
• Departure runway
• Flaps setting
• Noise Abatement Procedure
• Speeds/Bleed/Anti-ice
• Adverse Wx, runway condition
• Acceleration + Flap Retraction altitude
• Special Emergency Turn
• Autopilot engagement altitude

Question 8

DALTA

Answer 8

(Arrival Brief)

Descent

Approach

Landing

Taxi

Apron

Question 9

Double Brief

Answer 9

(Arrival Brief)

Required for all NPA (2D), Circling or Visual approaches.

• Verify and set QNH and DA
• Review aircraft configuration sequence
• Review AFDS + AT modes and selections
• Review actions required when visual
• Review actions required when not visual at the DA
• Review landing gate altitude

Question 10

FRISC

Answer 10

Frequency (ILS, VOR, ADF set)

Rings (10nm, 5nm (IMC) or 4nm (VMC) rings set)

Idents (Check correct Navaid idents)

Standby Altimeter (VOR, ADF and QNH set)

Courses (MCP courses set)