Dispatch Release

Question 1

1 | What aircraft is listed on the release?

Answer 1

º N246NV

Question 2

2 | What cost index will you use for this flight?

Answer 2

º CI025

Question 3

3 | What are the aircraft IDLE/PERF Factors?

Answer 3

º +1.0/+1.6

Question 4

4 | What is cost index?

Answer 4

º Cost index = 0 corresponds to maximum range and cost index = 999 corresponds to minimum time. Cost
index is determined by the company and considers the relationship between time and fuel related cost to
minimize the trip cost.

Question 5

5 | What is total trip distance?

Answer 5

º 254 NM

Question 6

6 | What is the average wind component for this flight?

Answer 6

º AVG W/C M037 (37 knot headwind)

Question 7

7 | Explain NAM 0272.

Answer 7

º Equivalent distance considering average wind component

Question 8

8 | What is the scheduled departure time?

Answer 8

º 2150Z

Question 9

9 | What is the planned TAS?

Answer 9

º 374 KTS

Question 10

10 |What is the filed altitude? Is there a step climb?

Answer 10

º 16000’, no step climb

Question 11

11 |What is enroute flight time?

Answer 11

º 49 MIN

Question 12

12 |What is your planned groundspeed at CYN?

Answer 12

º 381 KTS

Question 13

13 |What is the distance between CYN and LEBVE? How long to fly this segment?

Answer 13

º ZD = 17 NM
º ZT = 03 MIN

Question 14

14 |What is the cumulative distance at LEBVE? How long since takeoff?

Answer 14

º CD = 0078 NM
º CT = 00/15 (HR/MN)

Question 15

15 |What is the distance remaining at LEBVE? How long until touchdown?

Answer 15

º DR = 0176 NM
º TR = 00/34 (HR/MN)

Question 16

16 |What is the planned fuel burn from CYN to LEBVE?

Answer 16

º ZF = 00314 LBS

Question 17

17 |What is the minimum required fuel at LEBVE?

Answer 17

º 007978 LBS
º This is based on aircraft landing with company preferred fuel at the destination. If fuel value at waypoint is
below this number shown, review reserve and/or alternate fuel.

Question 18

18 |What is planned fuel flow at LEBVE?

Answer 18

º FF/E = 3296/HR (per engine) OR 6,592/HR (both engines)

Question 19

19 |When is an RVSM check required? Fuel Check?

Answer 19

º Per SOP enroute: RVSM and fuel awareness checks are required hourly.
º In addition to the hourly RVSM check, an altimeter check is required prior to entering RVSM airspace. This
is accomplished at transition altitude.