Crew Briefings

Question 1

Engine Start
(Give a brief and see if you covered these points)

Answer 1

1. Pwr Source - GPU vs Batt.
2. Eng. Start Sequence - #2 or #1 first
3. “START STOP” Procedures
4. Gnd Comms if comm-out
5. Egress Proc.s - Parking Spot, rendezvous, # ppl
6. Engine Anti-Ice Req’s

Question 2

Before Takeoff
(Give a brief and see if you covered these points)

Answer 2

1. Left/Right seat, Static/Rolling
2. ACM off proc.s?
3. Departure Rwy & ATC Clrnc Proc.s
4. Climb - Norm/Noise Abate/Obstacles?
5. Check Atimeter Setting / Set Altitude Preselect
6. Emergency T.O. & Return plan
7. Eng. Anti-Ice Req.s

Question 3

Descent or Pattern
(Give a brief and see if you covered these points)

Answer 3

1. Destination Wx
2. Instrument Appch
   a. Left/Right seat
   b. Flap setting
   c. Appch Termination
   d. Appch Name / Page#
   e. NAVAID setup
   f. MDA / LDA / DH / DA set
   g. IAP loaded in FMS
   h. Missed Appch / Climbout
3. VFR Patt.
   a. Left/Right seat
   b. Flap setting
   c. Pattern termination
4. TOLD
   a. Vapp (PF/PM)/Ref. Gnd Spd
   b. Go-Around N1
   c. AoA Index - 1.3
   d. Hot Brake Spd
   e. Landing/T&G distances
5. Brief passengers (if applicable)

Question 4

Low-Level Entry
(Give a brief and see if you covered these points)

Answer 4

1. Route Entry Time
2. Altimeter Cross Check / Hdg Sys. Check
3. Hazards / Heading
4. Airspeed / Altitude
5. Timing / Turns
6. Emergency Proc.s
   (RA HATE)

Question 5

Brief It
(Give a brief for an instrument approach and see if you covered all the items)

Answer 5

“Crew, Attention to briefing”
1. Destination weather; Information __ is current.
2. This will be a (Left/Right) seat, (30/10) Flap, (ILS/LOC/RNAV/etc) to a (T&G, GA, Full Stop, Circling, etc).
NAVAIDs are ___. (MDA/DA) is ___ and set.
The approach is loaded in the FMS.
(Missed Approach/Climbout) procedures are ___.
4. Approach speed is ___ and set. Vapp plus ten is ___ and set. Reference Groundspeed is ___. Go Around N1 is ___ and set. AoA 1.3 is set. Hot Brakes ___, Landing Dist. ___, T&G Dist. ___. No passengers.
“If there are no questions, crew briefing completed.”

Question 6

Brief It
(Give a brief for a visual approach and see if you covered all the items)

Answer 6

“Crew, Attention to briefing”
1. Destination weather; Information __ is current.
3. This will be a (Left/Right) seat, (30/10) Flap, (Visual Straight In/Overhead) to a (T&G, GA, Full Stop).
4. Approach speed is ___ and set. Vapp plus ten is ___ and set. Reference Groundspeed is ___. Go Around N1 is ___ and set. AoA 1.3 is set. Hot Brakes ___, Landing Dist. ___, T&G Dist. ___. No passengers.
“If there are no questions, crew briefing completed.”