FOM Flashcards
New/Amended Dispatch Release
Change of:
- aircraft
- alternate
- MEL item
- aircraft performance limitations
- 10,000 kg difference of actual and planned ZFW
- delay of more than 4 hours
Equipment requirements for RVSM
- two altimeters
- mode-c transponder
- altitude alerting
- auto altitude hold (autopilot)
Takeoff alternate distance
747-400/-8: 900 NM
Marginal weather
Destination and alternate below 600-2
Alternate Requirements (Flag Operations)
- Flight more that 6 hours
- Flight less than 6 hours, and WX 1 hr before to 1 hr after:
- less than 1500’ above circling minima
- less than 2000’ above airport elevation or 1500’ above lowest IAP mins
- vis less than 3 miles, or 2 miles above the lowest vis mins
Fuel requirements (Int’l Flag or Supplemental)
Enough fuel to:
- fly to destination airport
- 10% of fuel from departure to destination
- fly to most distant alternate
- 30 mins at holding speed at 1500’
Fuel Requirements (Planned Redispatch)
Greater of A or B:
A:
- fly to POR, then to initial destination
- 10% of fuel from departure to initial destination
- most distant initial alternate
- 30 mins at holding speed at 1500’
B:
- fly to POR, then to final destination
- 10% of fuel from POR to final destination
- most distant final alternate
- 30 mins at holding speed at 1500’
Fuel Requirements (Isolated Airports)
Greater fo A or B:
A:
- Fly to PSR, then to initial destination
- 10% of fuel from departure to initial destination
- most distant initial alternate
- 30 mins at holding speed at 1500’
B:
- Fly to final destination
- 2 hours of fuel at normal fuel consumption
Domestic fuel reserve
45 mins of fuel
International Fuel Reserve
30 mins at holding speed at 1500’
Min Fuel for Takeoff
25,000 kg
Standard taxi time
20 mins at 45kg (100lbs) / min
Max time of received redispatch message (RDM)
- 2 hrs ETA to POR
* contact dispatch if RDM not received within 60 mins of POR
RDM Terminal Weather Definitions
Open: greater than 3,000’ and 5 miles
Operational: less than 3,000’ and 5 miles; greater than 1,000’ and 3 miles
Instruments: less than 1,000’ and 3 miles; greater than 600’ and 1 mile
Plain text: less than 600’ and 1 mile
Thunderstorm Avoidance
Between Cells:
- 5 miles below 10,000’
- 10 miles between 10,000’ and 25,000’
- 20 miles at or above 25,000’
- 20 miles for any sever or intense echos
Individual Cells:
- avoid flying over within 5000’
- avoid by 1 mile per every kt of wind
Required Paper Documents Onboard
- QRH
- Jepp Charts (one set)
- Checklists
- Supernumerary Briefing Cards
- DDG (Dispatch Deviation Guide)
- DG/HAZMAT
Orange DMI stickers
Items requiring MX check prior to each departure
Last Minute Change
Changes in payload, crew, COMAT, etc…does not exceed:
- 300 kg
- 0.5% MAC
Stabilized Approach
Prior to 1000’ on approach:
- On Flight Path
- correct airport and runway
- small changes in heading/pitch
- no greater than 1000 fpm
- Approaches:
- ILS within 1 dot loc/GS
- LOC/VOR within 1 dot
- LNAV within 1/2 RNP requirement
- Configured for Landing (and checklist complete)
- On Speed
- target speed
- thrust stabilized
NADP 1 (close in) vs NADP 2 (Distant)
NADP 1:
V2 + 10 to 3000’
Acceleration Height: 3000’
Thrust Reduction: 1,500’
NADP 2:
Acceleration Height: 1000’
Thrust Reduction: Flaps 5
Headset requirement
- required during operations below 18,000’
- recommended during ops in international airspace
- operating crew members must monitor radio comms
Seat belt sign policy
On during:
- ground movement
- takeoff and landing
- below 18,000’
- other necessary times
Max time between position reports to the company
4 hours
Max deviation from planned routes or altitude
- 100 NM laterally from planned route
- 4000’ of altitude change
Minimum Runway Length without vertical guidance
8000’
747-400/-8 category
- 400: Cat D
- 8: Cat D (L)
How often must a company aircraft perform an AUTOLAND
Ever 30 days
*restricted to CAT 1 if outside 30 days
Company Circle to land Mins
- published MDA, but not less than 1000’ HAA
- Published VIS, but not less than 3 miles
FO weather landing restrictions
- VIS 3/4 sm or less
- RVR 4000’ or less
- Runway contaminated
- Braking Action less than good
- x-wind greater than 15 knots
- windshear reproted
Land and Hold Short restrictions
NOT AUTHORIZED
Emergency/Distress categories for the company
Mayday x 3
- Red Emergency - circumstances may lead to injury or aircraft damage
- Yellow Emergency - safety of aircraft and passengers not imperiled
- Medical
MEL Repair Catergories
Repair Category A: This category item must be repaired within the time interval specified in the “Remarks or Exceptions”
Repair Category B: This category item must be repaired within 3 consecutive calendar days (72 hours) excluding the day the malfunction was recorded
Repair Category C: This category item must be repaired within 10 consecutive calendar days (240 hours) excluding the day the malfunction was recorded
Repair Category D: This category item must be repaired within 120 consecutive calendar days (2880 hours) excluding the day the malfunction was recorded
