Flight Planning

Question 1

Dispatch:

Answer 1

The time the parking brake is released prior to commencing pushback or taxi.

Question 2

Adequate airport.

Considered to be satisfactory taking into account:

Answer 2

• Applicable performance requirements and runway characteristics.
• At ETA the airport will be available and equipped with: ATS, sufficient lighting, communications, weather reporting, at least one serviceable navaid or RNAV/GPS approach, and has emergency services.

Question 3

Suitable airport.

If it is adequate for operations and the meteorological conditions meet the planning minima for:

Answer 3

-The relevant time period, taking into account the approach, runway, aircraft and crew capabilities.

Question 4

Critical systems.

All flights should be planned so that the diversion time to an aerodrome where a safe landing could be made does not exceed:

Answer 4

The cargo compartment fire suppression time (as per FCOM) reduced by a safety margin of 15 minutes.

-A320/A321 comply through adherence to 60 minute “twin engine aircraft additional requirements”.

Question 5

Pre Dispatch.

At the planning stage, appropriate weather reports or forecasts or any combination of should indicate that at the relevant time period:

Answer 5

The weather conditions will be at or above planning minima.

Question 6

Pre Dispatch.

Relevant time period for destination is:

Answer 6

ETA.

Question 7

Pre Dispatch.

Relevant time period for alternate aerodrome:

Answer 7

1 hour before and 1 hour after ETA.

Question 8

Planning minima for takeoff alternate:

Answer 8

At or above CAT 1 landing minima (or minima for approach in use if no ILS).

Question 9

Planning minima for destination airport.

Forecast weather conditions for ETA at destination airport shall be:

Answer 9

At or above the published landing minima.

Question 10

Planning minima for destination airport.

For landing minima the following visibilities May be ignored:

Answer 10

• PROB of any value.
• TEMPO (changes expected to occur for less than 60 minutes).
• INTER (changes expected to occur for periods less than 30 minutes).

Question 11

Planning minima for destination airport.

Visibility when converted to an equivalent RVR is at or above the minima for landing. Use table in OMA.
This procedure is used because:

Answer 11

TAFS and METARS do not generally include RVR info.

On NAVBLUE charts the visibility is shown in km and the RVR in m.
The RVR figure implies transmissometers are available-factoring of visibility is therefore permitted.