Flight Planning

Question 1

Route distance limits

Answer 1

A320: 830 (120min)
A321LR: 1156 (180min)
A321CEO: 774 (120min)

Question 2

Takeoff alternate requirement

Answer 2

Conditions below lowest appropriate landing minima within 30 mins of ETD.
Within 60 mins SE cruise speed.
Inter/Tempo at with prob 30 or 40 do not need to be considered for alternate airport.

Question 3

Alternate requirements

Answer 3

30 mins prior/after ETD.
More than SCT below alternate criteria.
FEW + FEW = SCT, FEW + SCT = BKN, SCT + SCT = BKN.
VV Below alternate weather criteria.
Vis less than alternate weather criteria.
X - wind or tailwind greater than a/c limit (Including gusts).
Thunderstorms or probability of.
Forecasts indicate RWY could be contaminated (+SHRA) and calculated LDG perf with medium-poor braking exceeds LDA.

International flight and destination does not have separate runways.

Question 4

Alternate fuel exemptions

Answer 4

INTER - 30 mins
TEMPO - 60 mins
Only most limiting requirement (not cumulative)

Thunderstorms or Vis reduction with prob 30/40 can be disregarded if within the first 3hrs of TAF3

Question 5

EDTO alternate weather minima

Answer 5

Precision app - +200’ and +800m
Non-precision app - +400’ and +1500m
Adequate airport

Post dispatch - Ceiling and vis must be at or above landing minima

Question 6

Critical fuel scenarios

Answer 6

Rapid decompression
Rapid decompression and engine failure
Engine failure

Flown at LRC except EDTO engine failures which also have APU on.

Procced to appropriate airport and APP/LDG (5mins at fixed res)
Weather holding requirements
15 mins holding at fixed reserve rate

Question 7

Standard fuel with no SID/STAR for departure/arrival

Answer 7

A320/A321LR - 100kg
A321C - 125kg

Question 8

Variable reserve

Answer 8

5% and not less than 5 mins at fixed reserve rate
Limited to 1000kg

Question 9

Holding fuel

Answer 9

Fuel burn at 20 000’ for traffic/delays or INTER/TEMPO requirements

A320 - 2400kg
A321 - 3000kg
A321LR - 2500kg

Simultaneous wx and traffic
TEMPO - if total holding exceeds 80mins an alternate must be planned
INTER - exceeds 60mins alternate must be planned

Thunderstorms - INTER thunderstorms 60mins holding to be carried (payload permitting)

Question 10

Fixed reserve

Answer 10

30 mins at 1500’ holding.
Anticipated temps above ISA, ISA if temp below ISA.
A320 - 1200kg
A321 - 1500kg
A321LR - 1100kg

Question 11

Taxi fuel

Answer 11

120kg
Includes 30 mins of APU

Question 12

AV8 - Fuel over destination

Answer 12

60 mins at fixed reserve rate (tanker fuel), may be reduced to 45mins with PIC approval

90mins for Bali/Phuket (AV10)