DESCENT

Question 1

CTWO+

Answer 1

“My Main Landing Vector Focuses Mainly on Managing, Monitoring every Arrival With Visual Landing Methods Noted.”
✅ M — MSA TOD

✅ M — MSA on Approach

✅ L — Lowest STAR Altitude

✅ V — VDA Distance and ALT

✅ F — FAF Altitude

✅ M — Minimums

✅ M — MAA (Maximum Authorized Altitude)

✅ M — MIN DIV (Minimum Diversion Altitude)

✅ E — Extra Time (Fuel/Arrival Planning)

✅ A — Alternate Approach or Runway

✅ W — Wind

✅ V — Visibility

✅ L — Landing Distance and Speed

✅ M — MELs (Minimum Equipment List)

✅ N — NOTAMs

Note: PM gets ATIS and landing Data
PF enters L/g data

Question 2

The minimum required actions to prepare the aircraft for an approach are:

Answer 2

“A Lovely Final Setup Makes Safe Landings”
A — ATIS (Get weather and airport info)

L — Landing Data (Performance and speeds)

F — FMS Programming and Accuracy Check

S — Set Minimums (DH/DA or MDA)

M — Monitor ILS Frequency/Course or RAIM Check

S — Set Autobrake (As required)

L- long or short brief

Note: Atis,program, distance, AB, mins, nav aid veriry, long or sjort brief

Question 3

Failures might occure on final approach to considers missed due to l/g distance

Answer 3

Reassessment of landing performance can only be done before 1000 AFE
- thrust reversers
- brakes
- spoilers

Question 4

Cold temperature corrections

Answer 4

• (minimum sector altitudes, DME arcs, FAF crossing, DA/MDA, and missed approach altitude)
• Acceleration altitude (FRA)
• Not RA
• Not Mandatory ALT on RNP

Question 5

ECON descent speeds

Answer 5

• 0.76
• 290
• 250
• LRZ CI 0 for diversion

Question 6

Speed brakes, Green Dot and hands on control

Answer 6

always hand on the speedbrakes
lowest speed is close to green dot to slow down
2500 ft hands on control

Question 7

Vnav ops to remember

Answer 7

• PTH
• descent now function
• manual speed when vectored
• 1500 - 1000 ft/min for TCAS

Question 8

IDLE descent

Answer 8

• till 12000 ft
• speeds used a reference
• Accounts to: wind, ice, descent forecast
• angles: headwind steeper and tailwind shallower
• only done without step downs
• prioritizes angle over speed
• fuel savings and cabin rate
• Initiate the descent before or at the calculated Top of Descent (TOD) to allow room for deceleration.

Question 9

Calculation for Descents

Answer 9

• no Vnav = Dist = 2 X (FL Difference/10) + 15
• 3 degrees = DAist = 3 X FL Difference/10

Question 10

Icing conditions in descent

Answer 10

• Monitor pitch and speed
• water dump from SOCC or MTC aprox 8 mins, 2nd time cancels noise
• ice manual if detected my flashlight on windshield

Question 11

Descent procedure

Answer 11

• LFE - PM
• Autobrake - PF
• L/G speeds - PF

Question 12

Threats to Consider during Descent

Answer 12

1. OVSD (.76)
2. Altitude and speed restrictions
3. MSA (100 and 30)
4. ICING, Storms
5. Traffic in Busy radar environment
6. Delays Fuel to play with
7. Instrument or Equipment, MELS, Notams issue