FOM

Question 1

New/Amended Dispatch Release

Answer 1

Change of:

• aircraft
• alternate
• MEL item
• aircraft performance limitations
• 10,000 kg difference of actual and planned ZFW
• delay of more than 4 hours

Question 2

Equipment requirements for RVSM

Answer 2

• two altimeters
• mode-c transponder
• altitude alerting
• auto altitude hold (autopilot)

Question 3

Takeoff alternate distance

Answer 3

747-400/-8: 900 NM

Question 4

Marginal weather

Answer 4

Destination and alternate below 600-2

Question 5

Alternate Requirements (Flag Operations)

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

Fuel requirements (Int’l Flag or Supplemental)

Answer 6

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’

Question 7

Fuel Requirements (Planned Redispatch)

Answer 7

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’

Question 8

Fuel Requirements (Isolated Airports)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Domestic fuel reserve

Answer 9

45 mins of fuel

Question 10

International Fuel Reserve

Answer 10

30 mins at holding speed at 1500’

Question 11

Min Fuel for Takeoff

Answer 11

25,000 kg

Question 12

Standard taxi time

Answer 12

20 mins at 45kg (100lbs) / min

Question 13

Max time of received redispatch message (RDM)

Answer 13

• 2 hrs ETA to POR

* contact dispatch if RDM not received within 60 mins of POR

Question 14

RDM Terminal Weather Definitions

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Thunderstorm Avoidance

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Required Paper Documents Onboard

Answer 16

• QRH
• Jepp Charts (one set)
• Checklists
• Supernumerary Briefing Cards
• DDG (Dispatch Deviation Guide)
• DG/HAZMAT

Question 17

Orange DMI stickers

Answer 17

Items requiring MX check prior to each departure

Question 18

Last Minute Change

Answer 18

Changes in payload, crew, COMAT, etc…does not exceed:

• 300 kg
• 0.5% MAC

Question 19

Stabilized Approach

Answer 19

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

Question 20

NADP 1 (close in) vs NADP 2 (Distant)

Answer 20

NADP 1:

V2 + 10 to 3000’
Acceleration Height: 3000’
Thrust Reduction: 1,500’

NADP 2:

Acceleration Height: 1000’
Thrust Reduction: Flaps 5

Question 21

Headset requirement

Answer 21

• required during operations below 18,000’
• recommended during ops in international airspace
• operating crew members must monitor radio comms

Question 22

Seat belt sign policy

Answer 22

On during:

• ground movement
• takeoff and landing
• below 18,000’
• other necessary times

Question 23

Max time between position reports to the company

Answer 23

4 hours

Question 24

Max deviation from planned routes or altitude

Answer 24

• 100 NM laterally from planned route

- 4000’ of altitude change

Question 25

Minimum Runway Length without vertical guidance

Answer 25

8000’

Question 26

747-400/-8 category

Answer 26

• 400: Cat D

- 8: Cat D (L)

Question 27

How often must a company aircraft perform an AUTOLAND

Answer 27

Ever 30 days

*restricted to CAT 1 if outside 30 days

Question 28

Company Circle to land Mins

Answer 28

• published MDA, but not less than 1000’ HAA

- Published VIS, but not less than 3 miles

Question 29

FO weather landing restrictions

Answer 29

• 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

Question 30

Land and Hold Short restrictions

Answer 30

NOT AUTHORIZED

Question 31

Emergency/Distress categories for the company

Answer 31

Mayday x 3

• Red Emergency - circumstances may lead to injury or aircraft damage
• Yellow Emergency - safety of aircraft and passengers not imperiled
• Medical

Question 32

MEL Repair Catergories

Answer 32

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