General

Question 1

RTOW and RLDW are derived from which program?

Answer 1

Aircraft Performance Group (APG) which complies with CASA requirements

Question 2

Take off weights are determined using a ‘straight out flight path’ (unless there is a specific runway SDP) What does straight out flight path mean?

Answer 2

Extended runway centreline up to 20NM from departure end of runway at which point a holding pattern (LH turn and 5NM leg) is entered while climbing to LSALT

Question 3

Do you consider the rolling take off penalty before or after correcting for temperature and wind

Answer 3

Subtract from zero wind figure after correcting for temperature and wind

Question 4

What is the Checklist priority

Answer 4

Emergency
Normal
Abnormal

Question 5

When should checklists not be actioned

Answer 5

Prior to establishment on outbound track and wings level
Whilst rolling on the runway after landing
Taxiing in low vis or close to other aircraft

Question 6

Change in Altitude SOP eg Cleared to FL170

Answer 6

PNF sets Altitude ‘FL170 set and armed’

PF ‘FL170 checked’

Question 7

Alert to selected level (eg FL170)

Answer 7

PM ‘One thousand to Altitude’

PF ‘ALERT for FL 170’

Question 8

Altitude capture (eg FL170)

Answer 8

PNF ‘At Altitude’

PF ‘FL 170 confirmed’

Question 9

Altitude deviation

Answer 9

PNF ‘check Altitude, we are climbing/descending’

PF ‘correcting’

Question 10

Engaging the autopilot

Answer 10

Initial engagement
PF 'Engage the autopilot'
PNF engages AP 'autopilot engaged'
PF announce active modes 'hdg, ias, alt armed'
PNF 'checked'

If engaged PF selects and announced mode changes
PF ‘hdg’
PNF ‘checked’

Question 11

Setting navigation frequencies

Answer 11

PF calls nav aids to be selected. PNF tunes and identifies the nav aids
PF ‘Nav 1 to 24 ILS, nav 2 to Perth VOR’
PNF ‘Nav 1 identified, 24 ILS no flags, Nav 2 identified’

Question 12

In flight FMS way point entry

Lat long entry

Answer 12

All FMS entries verified by 2 crew
In flight entry made by PNF and verified by PF
PNF ‘Direct GURAK, confirm’
PF ‘confirmed’

For a lat long, PF reads coordinates, PNF enters then reads them back for PF to confirm

Question 13

Pre departure, the captain must make sure crew briefed on…

Answer 13

Manifest
Flight plan
Fuel plan
Relevant contingency plan
Load sheet
Weather forecast
NOTAMS
MEL

Question 14

Briefing to flight attendant

Answer 14

Flight time
Weather enroute and terminal Inc turbulence
MEL applicable to cabin
Anything else applicable to flight attendant
Captain to advice via PA when flight attendant should be seated due to turbulence. This alerts pax too

Question 15

Releasing flight attendant from seat after take off

Answer 15

Captain cycles seat belt sign to give 2 chimes
Aircraft must be established on departure track
Body angle at or below 10 degrees
No turbulence anticipated
Above 1000ft AGL

Question 16

Seat belts and advising to prepare for landing

Answer 16

Captain to switch seatbelts on passing FL150 or approaching TOD if below FL150
At the same time advise over PA ‘Cabin crew prepare the cabin for landing’

Question 17

Crossing runway on ground

Answer 17

LH seat ‘clear left and centre’

RH seat ‘Clear right and TCAS’

Question 18

Approach position Broadcast and contact to CTAF

Answer 18

When instructed to change to low level by ATC or prior to passing FL180 on descent or 2 min to TOD OCTA make a position Broadcast on area frequency

Monitor CTAF by 50NM and broadcast to CTAF by 30NM with position and intention

Question 19

VHF or Sat phone contact to company

Answer 19

Made by PNF
ETA notification on departure
ETA notification on arrival (Inc AC serviceability, pax requirements etc)
Inbound to apron

Question 20

Stabilised approach criteria

Answer 20

On correct flight path 
Aircraft in approach/landing config
Required checklists complete
Briefings complete
Speed as per SOP Vapp +10 - 5 
Sink not above 1000fpm