Oke Operational Flashcards
- Under B43 and B44, what deviations from flight plan must be reported to flight following?
4000’, 100nm, 15 mins.
- At US stations when is it acceptable to open the cargo doors upon arrival?
After receiving clearance from US Customs
Domestic flight
- At US stations when is it acceptable to leave the aircraft upon arrival?
After receiving clearance from US Customs
As permitted by local procedures (ex, ANC, EWR, JFK)
Domestic flight
- While taxiing into a stand a ground crewman begins to move the light wand in his right hand in a rapid
horizontal figure-eight motion while pointing at the ground below your right wing with his left arm. What is the
problem?
Most likely a brake fire
Possibly engine or other fire
- WARNING: IF NO CLIMB GRADIENT IS PUBLISHED FOR A DEPARTURE, A MINIMUM CLIMB OF ______
FEET PER NAUTICAL MILE MUST BE MAINTAINED.
200
- If a flight is vectored off of a noise abatement procedure what crew action is required?
Details should be noted on the flight plan
- When are you considered “established” on course?
For RNAV operations when within the RNP
For ILS/VOR appr within 1⁄2 scale deflection
For NDB appr within 5 deg
- What navigation errors in the Long Range Navigation units need to be recorded after landing?
Position errors in excess of 2.5 nm per hour (beyond 2 hours NAV time) up to a maximum of 25 nm
Residual groundspeed in excess of two (2) knots
- Are flight crews required to review the information in the Aeronautical Information Publication prior to operating
in a particular host country, or is it sufficient that Operations Control Center personnel have reviewed the
information?
Yes, required.
- Where can the entry requirements (required permits, customs and immigration procedures, etc.) for a particular
host country be found?
AIP
Jepp Text, Entry tab
- When arriving into a foreign country by commercial airline, your passport was stamped for entry. If you are
departing the country as an operating crewmember, does your passport need an exit stamp, or may you depart
using a General Declaration form?
Stamped (usually, however some exceptions)
- When do you need a permit to proceed?
When proceeding through a US station (Tech Stop) from another country without customs inspection.
Inspection is performed at final destination
- If disinsection is required prior to entry into a particular country, who is recommended to disperse the spray?
Supernumerary
- How must a flight crew determine the appropriate holding speeds for a given country?
Jepp text / ATC tab / holding section
- When should flight crews default to ICAO holding speeds for a given host country?
When no guidance is given in Jepp text / ATC tab / holding section
- When operating outside the U.S., and cleared to a point with no routing specified, what action must be taken by
the flight crew?
Proceed via flight plan route, query controller
- If a flight is approaching an FIR boundary and has been unable to establish communication with the appropriate
controller, what action should be taken?
In general, proceed and keep trying, relay via other aircraft, try guard, some exceptions noted on chart,
notably CIS
- Is Kalitta Air authorized to operate in areas designated as “No FIR”? If so, what special procedures should be
utilized?
No
- When verifying routing on a flight plan consisting of Class II segments, what specific check is required in
addition to the checks performed on all international flights?
Check coordinates against TMI (if applicable)
Reasonableness check
Plotting Chart (if > 725 nm)
- List some of the approved methods for a reasonableness check prior to entry and after exiting MNPS airspace.
Current position, Abeam radial, Pre-selected crossing radial, Overhead, Radar
- When should 2000 be set in the transponder?
NAT - 30 min after radar contact terminated,
Elsewhere – when in non-radar environment, or when instructed
- What is ‘SLOP’ or Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure, and what are the 3 positions the Aircraft can be flown in?
Recommended in NAT airspace to offset 0, 1, or 2 nm right of track for collision avoidance and wake
turbulence mitigation
- Can a Kalitta Air 747-400 be flown in the ‘NAT Tracks’ with 1 HF radio deferred?
Yes
- What is the Worldwide Air to Air frequency?
123.45
- What are the Maximum holding speeds International (ICAO)?
230 knots Alt < 14000
240 knots 14000 < Alt < 20000
265 knots 20000 < Alt < 34000
M.83 34000 < Alt
- What are the Maximum holding speeds International (PANS-OPS)?
210 knots Alt < 6000
220 knots 6000 < Alt < 14000
240 knots 14000 < Alt
- What are the standard holding pattern times based on altitude?
60 sec Alt < 14000
90 sec Alt > 14000
- List three examples of observed or encountered phenomena requiring a special air report to ATS.
Unforecast wx, equipment failure, volcanic ash
- at airports that have approved ‘SMGCS’ procedures, below what RVR will the procedures go into effect?
1200
- You are at your re-release point and you were unable to communicate with the company to coordinate your re-
release when dispatched under B044, what do you do?
Divert to released initial destination
- Unless otherwise listed on the chart, the maximum speed for IFR turning departures is ____, with a minimum
bank angle of ____°.
290 knots, 15 deg
- Should a crew member suspect they may have exceeded any local noise restrictions, what action should be
taken?
Event log, ASAP report
- Whenever a clearance is received enroute during non-radar operations, what flight plan annotations must be
made by the flight crew?
Clearance, time, frequency
- During Class II operations, within ___ minutes of each waypoint, both pilots should verify that the subsequent
waypoint in the navigation display agrees with the current ATC clearance. What specifically must be checked?
2 min
Verify Subsequent waypoint in ND agrees with ATC clearance
Coordinates of next 2 waypoints should be checked
Verify heading and distance of next leg matches computer flight plan
- Described the check required after passing a waypoint in Class II airspace. What is being determined by this
check?
10 min check
Verify on course, confirm no data entry error
- does a straight line drawn on a Jeppesen Lambert Conformal en-route or plotting chart represent a great circle
or rhumb line?
Great circle