OMA 8.1 Flight Preparation Flashcards

Question

Holding at 1500 AAL When needed, how long?

Answer 1

Contingency: 5 mins unless CONT95/99 is higher Contingency w/o SCF 5 mins unless 5% is higher Final Reserve: 30 mins Additional (company): 15 mins where no Altn Reduced Contingency: 5 mins (unless Cont 90 / minimum kg higher)

Answer 2

3% per hour Increased ZFW= ΔZFW × 3% × (Block-Taxi

Answer 3

Highest of Cont90 / 5" @ 1500' / A319- 190kg A320- 204kg A32N- 170kg A321- 200kg * If no Cont90 figure, greater of 3% trip or 5 mins @ 1500 AAL Trip ERA must always be nominated with reduced contingency. 20% circle, 25% from destination.

Answer 4

Enough to cover burn for a flight until minimum fuel + 15 mins.

Answer 5

Must be a specific reason Commander retains final responsibility to adjust if in his opinion it is operationally justified Company prefers an occasional weather divert to carrying extra routinely

Answer 6

If there is a chance a full arrival (e.g. trombone) will be flown as opposed to the routine shorter vectoring, the difference will be carried in the Contingency. If a delay is anticipated, commander will load this as Extra.

Answer 7

Empty aircraft without seats but with permanent fluids, i.e. hydraulic fluid

Answer 8

Unusable Fuel / Oil Emergency Equipment Crew and their baggage Toilet Chemicals Galley structure Catering Seating Documents

Answer 9

MEW = as manufactured OEW = MEW + standard equipment DOW = OEW + extra equipment for the day

Answer 10

Average DOW / CG of a particular fleet

Answer 11

Sufficient fuel and oil, correctly loaded and distributed Checking load and trim calculations *Commander has full authority to adjust loading including passengers

Answer 12

Yes, for variations in DOW / index / loading / pax / fuel / graphical method Movement of pax, gear and flaps

Answer 13

Flight crew 85 kg Cabin crew 75 kg Both weights include bags If extra baggage, OEW should be modified

Answer 14

Male 88kg Female 70kg Children 35kg Add 5kg if locker bags (not under seat) Includes body, clothes, duty-free and under seat bag. Standard weights for passengers Standard / Actual for baggage Actual for freight *cannot use standard masses to reduce overall baggage weight in an overload

Answer 15

Domestic: 11kg Europe:13kg (TLV/RAK/TFS) Beyond: 15kg (AQJ/HRG)

Answer 16

Jet A / A1 / JP8: 0.8 Jet B: 0.76 Oil: 0.88

Answer 17

21 Items (OMA 8.1.10) May be altered up to 30 mins before report. Positive contact will be made if altered after.

Answer 18

Flying times and landings, Unscheduled rectification work, Fuel / oil status and uplift, De/anti icing (type/ratio/start)

Answer 19

ToC Contact details ATA codes Tech log distribution instructions Certificate of release to service Aircraft Status Report Log pages / defect reports Damage charts

Answer 20

48h validity + rest of day of issue Must be after last sector of the calendar day, after 1800 UTC Must be valid for the intended series of flights- may RTB if unforeseen delays Additional defects should be blank at beginning of day

Answer 21

<6T: 400kg 6-12T: 500kg >12t: 600kg Accepts aircraft condition Suitable fuel and oil quantity Adequate flight planning (wx/route) Specialist briefings / training done (Cat B restricted / Cat C airfields)

Answer 22

Malfunctions Fire / Smoke Damage (inc. potential) All bird strikes Lighting strikes Hard landings Limit exceedances (type, amount, duration) Deployment of emergency systems or equipment to be serviced (oxy, slides)

Answer 23

If no maintenance procedure (m) and MOC agree 1. Call MOC 2. Action taken column Transferred to ADD, W/O 9999, Dispatch iaw MEL XX-XX-XX, repair interval X, DDMMYY, J SMITH, sign 3. Cross out CRS column 4. Transfer to status report, tech log page no. and MEL/CDL ref 5. Leave pink page with dispatcher and start a new one

Answer 24

Not for defects Information for future issues / fault finding FOR INFO: xxxx, 'Reviewed and nil defect confirmed' in A/T, Transient defects, cleanliness, general condition, non-airworthiness, reporting if requested, minor birdstrikes. *Not minor if dents or cracks on radome/ 1m before pack / 1m before probes / odours

Answer 25

'CREW RESET', cross out A/T and CRS FAULT- ('inflight' / 'on ground'), successful reset iaw QRH Date, J SMITH, signature No need to contact MOC

Answer 26

Anything airworthiness related, e.g. seats, jackets, exit lighting. Sign commanders box including if anything transferred to tech log Record in defects with cabin defects page no. and item no.

Answer 27

Originals: CofA, Review, Registration Electronic: AOC, Noise, Radio Licence, 3rd party Insurance