FAM Flashcards by Paul Bond

Captain wx limits

Takeoff 150m RVR

LANDING 200’/ 800m VIS or 550m RVR

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FO WX LIMITS

Takeoff 800m VIS OR RVR

LANDING 200’ DH/ 800m VIS OR 550m RVR

CROSSWIND 20kts

15kts first 12months as FO

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Capt and FO RECENCY

1 takeoff and landing every 45 days

Day or night

Successfully participate in cyclic program

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Second officer RECENCY

Operate as crew member or simulator session which includes 2hrs of copilot duties in past 90 days

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Flight and duty time limits

3 pilot

Duty period limit 14hrs
Flight time limit 12.5hrs

4 pilot

Duty period limit 18hrs
Flight time limit 16.5hrs

1000hrs in 365 days

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Category A airport

Approved for all operations

Destination, alternate, adequate or emergency

Will have minimum equipment/manpower required to refuel and dispatch an aircraft without engineering support

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Category B airport

Meets cat A requirements but has additional considerations

May be operational, environmental

Additional factors listed in RMS

APPROVED FOR ALL OPS

DEST, alternate, adequate or emergency unless noted in RMS

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Category C airport

Cannot be classified as Category A or B

Required for flight planning purposes

Cannot be used as destination or alternate but approved for use as adequate or emergency

Flight crew cannot divert to Cat C for inflight medical emergencies

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Suitable airport

Cat A or B airport that:

Does not require an alternate during the period of intended use

Or for which appropriate holding fuel is carried

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Acceptable airport

Cat A, B, C or emergency airport which at the time of departure is forecast to be above landing minima for the applicable period

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Takeoff alternate

Below landing minima

Cat A, B, C or emergency airport

Within 2hrs flight time OEI

Takeoff alternate wx must be above landing minima

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Reduced alternate weather criteria

Where alternate required and wx at alternate forecast to be below standard alternate criteria can proceed beyond DPA using this alternate and operate to the destination:

Australia
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America

Destination must have one or more Cat II OR III APP AVAIL

FLIGHT CREW QUALIFIED AND RECENT FOR LVO OPS

AC EQUIP SERVICEABLE

DEST AIRPORT NOW BELOW CAT II/III RVR MINIMA

alternate airport has following characteristics

One or more Cat II/III APP
WX FORECAST ABOVE CAT I RVR

INFLT FUEL REQMT SATISFIED

FLT CREW MUST NOT PROCEED PAST DPA WHERE A CAT II/III APP COULD NOT BE MADE DUE WX AT EITHER DEST OR ALTN

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RFFS

Min category 4

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GRID MORA

Obstacle clearance of 1000’ where terrain is 5000’MSL OR LOWER

2000’ where terrain is >5000’MSL

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Polar operations

South of 60 deg S

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Additional fuel

Any fuel in excess of that defined in preflight requirements

CDL MEL REQMTS
TANKERING
CAV REQMTS

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TCAS RA USA AIRSPACE

Advise ATC NEAR MID AIR COLLISION

TO PRESERVE RELEVANT TAPES FOR INVESTIGATION

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Approach fuel

An amount of fuel determined for each aircraft type to allow for manoeuvring from 1500’ to touchdown

2000kg

Now calculated for each port based on 97.5 percentile

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Arrival allowance

Allows for additional manoeuvring at airports with lengthy arrival procedures.

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Ballast fuel

Fuel uplifted for weight and balance trim purposes only.

Not included in takeoff fuel and cannot be used, jettisoned, or included in reserves

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Contingency fuel

Additional fuel to meet engine failure, depressurisation, ETOPS or DPA diversion fuel requirements

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DPA

Position on the flight plan furthest removed from the departure airport to which an aircraft may fly and then divert to a suitable airport with all engines operating while meeting the inflight fuel requirements

Shown on sectors over 1000nm

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DPD

Most fuel critical point on track from which the same fuel is required to proceed to either of two acceptable airports following a depressurisation.

At 14000 to limit of oxygen endurance then 10000 to arrive with FFR

PREFLIGHT FUEL MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT DEPRESSURISED FLT TO AN ACCEPTABLE AIRPORT FROM ANY POINT ENROUTE WITH FFR AND APP FUEL

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DP1

Most fuel critical point on track from which the same fuel is required to proceed to either of two suitable airports

PREFLT FUEL MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT FLT TO EITHER SUITABLE AIRPORT WITH OEI PLUS 5% OF THAT FUEL PLUS APP FUEL PLUS FFR AND SPECIAL HOLDING FOR ADVERSE WX

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Discretionary fuel

Fuel ordered by PIC In excess of the planned fuel figure Over 2500kg must submit form

Diversion fuel

Fuel required from 1500' to 200' at the destination followed by a GA and flight to 1500' at the alternate

FFR

30 minutes holding at 1500' Must be in tanks at completion of landing roll

Flight fuel

Fuel required from commencement of takeoff to 1500' at destination

Minimum fuel uplift

25T

Set heading allowance

Airports lengthy departure procs

Special holding fuel

Calculated at 20000' For weather TEMPO PLUS ATC IS MAX 60mins INTER PLUS ATC IS MAX 40mins

Taxi fuel

1000kg

VFR

4000kg

PREFLT fuel requirements

``` Taxi fuel Flight fuel Approach fuel Diversion fuel VFR FFR special holding Contingency Arrival allowance ```

Minimum inflight fuel requirements

``` Fuel to suitable airport 10% of the above App fuel FFR special holding arrival allowance ```

Can you open doors 3 when refuelling

Only in an emergency

LMC

Max 700kg

Qantas support language

RAISE ``` RELAY INFORMATION ASK FOR CLARIFICATION INDICATE CONCERN SOLUTION OFFER EMERG LANGUAGE ```

Flight crew seat belts

Takeoff and landing Instrument approach Less than 1000' over terrain Turbulence Seat belt sign on

Guarding controls

PF WHENEVER FLAP OUT OF UP PM GUARD RUDDER DURING TAKEOFF AND LDG AND PARKING AIRCRAFT

FMA CHANGES

WHEN AP ENGAGED PM CHECKED PF CALL CHANGES TO MCP PM CHECKED NONE AFTER VISUAL PROCS

Runway verification

PF RUNWAY 16R PM CONFIRM TAKE OFF DATA CHECKED

Takeoff and landing clearance

All crew announce

Centreline deviation during low VIS takeoff

STEER LEFT OR RIGHT

Sterile flight deck

Sterile flight deck begins from last door closed until commence takeoff roll NO CONTACT FROM TAKEOFF ROLL TO GEAR UP sterile again until seat belt sign off Sterile begins at prepare cabin PA NO CONTACT FROM GEAR DOWN TO AC STOPS OR TURNS OFF RWY Sterile until aircraft at terminal

Altimetry callouts

Every 10000 PM ALTIMETERS PF FL 200 cleared FL350 At transition PM TRANSITION PF STD SET AND CROSSCHECKED on descent at transition PM TRANSITION PF APPROACH CHECKLIST 1000' to cleared level PM ALTIMETERS PF 1000' to go

Company descent speeds

250kts below 5000'HAA 210kts below 3000'HAA

Standard descent speed Aust

ECON/ 280kts

Prepare cabin PA

At 20000'HAA OR 10 mins to landing CABIN CREW PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LDG

Approach ban

Cannot descend through 1000' if a controlling RVR IS LESS THAN REQD

Aircraft RECENCY

Need to auto land aircraft every 45 days

Stable approach policy

All stable by 1000'RA IMC 1000'RA VMC 500' RA PM CALL IS NOT STABLE

Stable approach criteria

All briefings and checklists complete Aircraft fully configured Normal vertical path Airspeed, thrust and ROD are correct for configure and conditions Only small changes in heading and pitch are required to maintain the vertical and lateral paths

Tolerances during approaches

Command speed +10kts to -5 kts More than 1000fpm below 1000'RA ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION FROM PAPI

Instrument app tolerances

LLZ 300' 1 dot Below 300' 1/2 dot GS 1 dot VOR and NDB 5 deg DME ARC 2nm RNP 0.3nm

Instrument procs

Either pilot can do PF HEAD DOWN UNTIL VISUAL CALL PM HEAD FREE

Automated calls

RADIO ALT PM RAD ALT ALIVE PF CHECKED 1000' PF CHECKED 500' PM STABLE PF CHECKED PM NOT STABLE PF GO AROUND

Instrument procedure calls

PM OM FAF HT CHECKED PF CHECKED PM 100' above PM MINIMA VISUAL PF LANDING PM MINIMA NO CONTACT PF GO AROUND

Touchdown area

1000' to 2000'

End of flight IRS CHECK

3nm/hr or 15kts GS

Resetting tripped Cbs

2 min cool down period Do not reset fuel pump circuit breaker