FAM CH14 EDTO Flashcards
EDTO
SAME AS ETOPS AN INTERCHANGEABLE TERM
APPLIES TO ALL OPS WHERE FLIGHT TIME AT NOMINATED CRUISE SPEED FROM A POINT ON THE ROUTE TO AN ADEQUATE AIRPORT IS GREATER THAN THE THRESHOLD TIME
EDTO
ADEQUATE AIRPORT
CAT A B OR C WHICH HAS BEEN ASSESSED TO MEET FOLLOWING REQMTS FOR TIME OF USE
WX FORECAST AVAIL
SERVICES AND FACILTIES IE LGTS AVAILABLE
LDA MUST BE AT LEAST DRY LDG DIST AT EXPECTED LW
AT LEAST ONE INSTRU APP AVAIL
ADDITIONALLY AIRCRAFT MUST BE ABLE TO LAND AND PARK WITHOUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT BEING RENDERED UNUSABLE FOR OTHER OPS INCLUDING OAVEMENT RESTR
AEO CRUISE SPEED
A380
500 KTS TAS
787
BETWEEN COST INDEX 0 AND VMO MMO AS ANNOTATED ON OFP
CPE
CRITICAL POINT EDTO
MOST FUEL CRITICAL OF ETP BETWEEN SEQUENTIAL EDTO ALTERNATES ON THE OFP
EARLIEST TIME OF ARRIVAL
EARLIEST TIME CONSIDERED BY FLT PLANNING SYS
CONSTELLATION INCL 30 MIN BUFFER
EDTO
EXTENDED DIVERSION TIME OPERATIONS
OPERATION IN WHICH AN AIRCRAFT IS FLOWN FURTHER FROM AN ADEQ APT THAN EDTO THRESHOLD DIST
EDTO ALTERNATE
AN ADEQ APT THAT MEETS THE APPLICABLE CONSIDERATIONS
CAN BE PREFLT AND INFLT CASES
EDTO ALTERNATES USED TO SUPPORT EDTO SEGMENTS OF AN EDTO FLT
EDTO AREA OF OPERATION
AREA WITHIN EDTO OPS ARE APPROVED
OUTER LIMIT DEFINED BY APPROVED EDTO MAX DIVERSION TIME FROM SELECTED EDTO ALTERNATES
EDTO COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
STATEMENT ON OFP THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT REQD EDTO TIME LIMITS WILL NOT BE EXCEEDED
EDTO PLANNING MINIMA
DEFINED WEATHER CRITERIA USED TO ASSESS SUITABILITY OF AN ADEQ APT AS AN EDTO ALTN DURING THE PLANNING PHASE
EEP
EDTO ENTRY POINT
POINT ON THE ROUTE THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXCEEDS THE EDTO THRESHOLD TIME FROM AN ADEQ APT
EXP
EDTO EXIT POINT
THE POINT ON THE ROUTE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS ABLE TO REMAIN WITHIN THE EDTO THRESHOLD TIME FROM AN ADEQ APT
EDTO MAX DIVERSION DISTANCE
A380
AEO CRUISE SPEED
787
OEI CRUISE SPEED
EDTO THRESHOLD TIME
2 ENG AIRCRAFT
60 MINS
4 ENG AIRCRAFT
180 MINS
LATEST TIME OF ARRIVAL
LATEST TIME OF ARRIVAL CONSIDERED BY FLT PLANNING SYS
CONSTELLATION 30 MIN BUFFER
SHOWN AS ‘LATE’ ON OFP
OEI CRUISE SPEED
NOT CONSIDERED FOR A380
787
SPEED VARIABLE BETWEEN BEST L/D AND VMO MMO AS CALCULATED USING MANUFACTURER APPROVED SOFTWARE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFM