New EASA / CAA Rules (Fuel planning, approaches, LVPs) Flashcards
How do EASA define a “Type A” approach?
Type A instrument approach operation’ means an instrument approach operation with an MDH or a DH at or above 250 ft
How do EASA define a “Type B” approach?
Type B instrument approach operation’ means an operation with a DH below 250 ft. Type B instrument approach operations are categorised as:
(a) Category I (CAT I): a DH not lower than 200 ft and with either a visibility not less than 800 m or an RVR not less than 550 m;
(b) Category II (CAT II): a DH lower than 200 ft but not lower than 100 ft, and an RVR not less than 300 m;
(c) Category III (CAT III): a DH lower than 100 ft or no DH, and an RVR less than 300 m or no RVR limitation
How do EASA (and UK CAA) define a CAT II approach?
Precision approach:
DH below 200’ but not below 100’
RVR not lower than 300m
UK CAA definition of CAT IIIA approach?
Precision approach:
DH below 100’
RVR not less than 200m
UK CAA definition of CAT IIIB approach?
Precision approach:
DH below 50’
RVR less than 200m but not less than 75m
EASA definition of a CAT III approach?
DH lower than 100 ft or no DH, and an RVR less than 300 m or no RVR limitation
Air Ops definition of low visibility take-off?
A take-off with a Runway Visual Range (RVR) lower than 400 m but not less than 75 m
ICAO requires LVP for all departures below ___m RVR?
550m
(CAT A, B and C aircraft) If approved, an operator may reduce the take off RVR from 150m to 125m, what conditions must be met?
A) low visibility procedures are in force;
(B) high intensity runway centreline lights spaced 15 m or less and high intensity edge lights spaced 60 m or less are in operation;
(C) flight crew members have satisfactorily completed training in a Flight Simulator;
(D) a 90 m visual segment is available from the cockpit at the start of the take-off run; and
(E) the required RVR value has been achieved for all of the relevant RVR reporting points
(UK CAA) The operator shall ensure that the pre-flight calculation of usable fuel required for a flight includes:
1) taxi fuel;
(2) trip fuel;
(3) reserve fuel consisting of:
(i) contingency fuel (not less than 5 % of the planned trip fuel or, in the event of in-flight replanning, 5 % of the trip fuel for the remainder of the flight);
(ii) alternate fuel, if a destination alternate aerodrome is required;
(iii) final reserve fuel to fly for an additional period of 30 minutes for turbine engines; and
(iv) additional fuel, if required by the type of operation;
and
(4) extra fuel if required by the commander.
UK CAA definition of an isolated aerodrome for an aircraft with turbine engines?
Alternate and final reserve fuel to the nearest adequate destination alternate aerodrome is more than fuel to fly for two hours at normal cruise consumption above the destination aerodrome, including final reserve fuel.
Minimum MDH and meteorological visibility for CAT C aircraft circling approach?
MDH 600ft
Met vis. 2400m
What performance class does the B737 belong to?
A
Unless approved by the UK CAA, how far from an adequate aerodrome can a performance class A aeroplane be flown?
Distance flown in 60 minutes at the one-engine-inoperative cruising speed (determined by operator).
(UK CAA) What is the planning minima for take-off alternate?
When is ceiling taken into account?
Weather + / - one hour of ETA will be at or above the the applicable landing minima.
Ceiling taken into account when only approach operations are NPA and/or circling approaches.
