Limits Flashcards
Memorize the Limits
Max Speed
VMO / MMO
350 kt / M .82
Crosswind
Max Demonstrated Crosswind (gust incl)
38 kt
(Demonstrated)
CAT II/II Winds
Max Wind for CAT II/III ILS
(HW/TW/XW)
- HW: 15 kt
- TW: 10 kt
- XW: 10 kt
(for CAT II/III ILS)
Tailwind
Max TW
(Takeoff/Landing)
- TO: 15 kt
- LND: 10 kt
(Max TW)
EGT Limits
- Takeoff/Go-around
- All eng oper
- One eng oper
- MCT
- Starting
- On ground
- In flight
(w/ assosciated time limits)
- Takeoff/Go-around
- All eng oper: 1,083 °C (5 min)
- One eng oper: 1,083 °C (10 min)
- MCT: 1,043 °C (no limit)
- Starting
- On ground: 1,083 °C
- In flight: 1,083 °C (5 min)
(EGT Limits)
Gear Speeds
VLE / MLE
VLOEXT / MLOEXT
VLORET / MLORET
(LE = gear extended
LO = gear extension)
VLE / MLE: 280 kt / M .67
VLOEXT / MLOEXT: 250 kt / M .60
VLORET / MLORET: 220 kt / M .54
(Gear Speeds)
Max Tire Speed
195 kt
Max Cockpit Window Open
200 kts
Max Windshield Wiper Operation Speed
230 kt
Altitude
Max Operating Altitude
39,800 ft
Max Flaps Extended Altitude
20,000 ft
- Max Cabin Altitude
- Warning
- Normal
- Warning: 9,550 ft (±350 ft)
- Normal: 8,000 ft
- Airframe:
- Length
- Wingspan
- Height
- Nosewheel behind nose tip
- Length: 146’
- Wingspan: 117’ 5”
- Height: 38’ 7”
- Nosewheel behind nose tip: 16’ 7”
- Max Weights:
- Taxi
- Takeoff
- Landing
- ZFW
- Taxi: 207,014 lb
- Takeoff: 206,132 lb
- Landing: 174,606 lb
- ZFW: 166,669 lb
Pavement req’d for 180° turn
93’
(Pavement req’d for 180° turn)
- Starter Limits (Automatic):
- Definition of cycle
- Pause between cycles
- Cooling period after ____cycles
- Definition of cycle: 2 attempts
- Pause between cycles: 35 secs
- Cooling period after ____cycles: 15 mins (3 cycles)
(Starter Limits (Automatic))
Min oil temp (starting, before takeoff)
Maximum?
Minimum
- Starting: -40° C
- Takeoff: 52° C
Maximum
- 151° C
Minimum Oil Pressure
(Maximum)?
- Min: 65 psi
- Max: 270 psi
- Max APU altitudes:
- Operating
- Battery restart
- Engine start assist
- AC/Press (single pack)
- AC/Press (dual pack)
- Operating: 41,000 ft
- Battery restart: 25,000 ft
- Engine start assist: 20,000 ft
- AC/Press (single pack): 22,500 ft
- AC/Press (dual pack): 15,000 ft
(APU max altitudes)
APU Start Limits
After ____ consecutive start attempts, must wait ____ before a new start
After 3 consecutive start attempts, must wait 60 min before a new start attempt.
Min alt for AP engagement after T.O.
100 ft AGL or 5 secs after T.O.
Min alt for AP engagement after manual GA
100 ft AGL
- Min Alt for AP use: NPA
- F-LOC or F-G/S
- Other Modes
- CAT C
- CAT D
- F-LOC or F-G/S: 200 ft AGL
- Other Modes: 250 ft AGL
- CAT C: 500 ft AGL
- CAT D: 600 ft AGL
NPA Approaches
- Min Alt for AP use: PA
- ILS CAT I
- ILS CAT II/III
(ILS CAT displayed in FMA)
- ILS CAT I: 160 ft AGL
- ILS CAT II/III: 0 ft AGL (w/ Autoland)
Min altitude for AP use: All other phases
900 ft AGL
- G Limits
- Clean
- Other configurations
(“Maneuvering Load Limit”)
- Clean: +2.5 G / -1.0 G
- Other configurations: +2.0 G / 0.0 G
Max runway slope
± 2%
(Max runway slope)
Max brake temp
(for takeoff)
300°
- Definition of Icing Conditions:
- Flight
- Ground
- Flight: < 10° OAT/TAT & Visible Moisture
- Ground: < 10° OAT, Visible Moisture, & Contaminated Surfaces
“After a shutdown period greater than ____, to avoid thermal shock, the pilot should operate the engine at idle or near idle for at least ________ before advancing the thrust lever to high power. Taxi time at idle may be included in the warm-up period.”
- 2 hr
- 5 min
(FCOM PRO-NOR-SOP-09 (After Start))
Cockpit Prep: “___ after setting all BATT pb-sw to AUTO, … check the current charge of the battery is ____ and decreasing.”
- 10 sec
- <60 amps
