ORCA Operations Flashcards
What is the purpose of the AAL (Airport Authorization List) ?
The AAL’s purpose is to provide a quick reference to locate a suitable diversion airport for operational and/or medical reasons.
What is an Adequate Airport?
A U.S. airport meeting FAA safety standards or a foreign airport found to meet equivalent safety standards. The runway must be sufficient to accommodate the airplane. The airport must be approved by the FAA for use in ETOPS.
_______ is a function for use by air traffic services (ATSs) in which on-board ADS equipment automatically transmits data derived from on-board navigation systems via datalink.
ADS – Automatic Dependent Surveillance
At a minimum, ADS data includes_______ and_______.
airplane identification and four-dimensional position
ADS is also referred to as _______ or _______.
ADS-B (Broadcast) or ADS-C (Contract)
What is a communications contract between the airplane’s communications/surveillance system and air traffic facility or service provider only?
ADS-C (Contract)
Much of cross-polar operations is conducted in areas referred to as _______.
AMU – Areas of Magnetic Unreliability
Due to the proximity of the North Magnetic Pole, in Areas of Magnetic Unreliability VORs and runways are referenced to_______.
True North
When charted courses indicate “T,” see Supplementary
Procedures>Communication/Navigation>Heading Reference Switch Operation.
The _______ is a fixed NM distance derived from calculating the distance covered for each airplane make/model/series at the average engine failure driftdown altitude, at the defined ETOPS diversion speed for the ETOPS rule in effect (e.g., 120, 138, 180, 207, or 240-minute ETOPS), in still air standard atmospheric conditions.
AOA-Authorized Operations Area
Why is ATA-Actual Time of Arrival recorded?
To track deviations from the previously reported estimated time of arrival (ETA) at a waypoint. Using ETA and ATA together allows ATC to track airplane in procedural airspace and ensure separation.
In Class I Navigation the airplane’s position must be reliably fixed, as necessary, to navigate to the degree of accuracy required of the airspace route width requirements.
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE
In Class I Navigation, operations over routes with an MEA GAP (or ICAO equivalent) are not authorized.
TRUE / FALSE
FALSE
The route in Class I Navigation must meet one of two criteria. What are they?
- Lie within the operational service volume of the facilities defining the
airways or off-airway routing, and the airway navigation facilities must be
used as the primary navigation reference, OR - Be flown using an RNAV system, provided the airplane’s position can be
reliably fixed at least once each hour using airway navigation facilities. This
1-hour provision is accepted to equate to not exceeding 725 NM between
ground-based navigation facilities. The 725 NM standard is derived from
the 130 NM service volume of high altitude navigational aids plus 1 hour of
flight time assuming a 465-knot groundspeed (130 + 465 + 130 = 725).
_______ is any enroute flight operation which is not defined as Class I Navigation.
Class II Navigation
How is Class II Navigation identified on the OFP?
Class II Navigation is identified on the OFP as ENTERING
CLASS II AIRSPACE and EXITING CLASS II AIRSPACE.
Class II navigation typically involves flights that exceed _______ between ground-based navigation facilities.
725 NM
The _______ is the equal time point along the intended route of flight at which the time to divert to the EAs defining the point is equal.
CP - Critical Point
_______ is a datalink application used to exchange ATS messages between air traffic controllers and pilots.
CPDLC – Controller/Pilot Datalink Communications
_______ provides departure clearances and revised departure
clearances via CPDLC
CPDLC-DCL – Controller/Pilot Datalink Communications-Departure
Clearance
DCL provides CPDLC-DCL messages for the following: Flight Plan route, revised routes, initial and requested altitude, transponder code assignment, and departure frequency.
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE
_______ are airports authorized by the FAA for the purpose of enroute diversion during extended range operations with two-engine airplanes.
EA – ETOPS Alternate Airports
The _______ is reported to the air traffic service and is the primary means of ensuring aircraft separation in procedural airspace.
ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
_______ is the first point on the route of an ETOPS flight.
ETOPS Entry Point
The ETOPS Entry Point is determined using a one-engine-inoperative cruise speed under standard conditions in still air, that is more than _______ from an adequate airport for airplanes with two engines.
60 Minutes
_______ are flight operations conducted on a route that includes a point BEYOND 60 minutes flying time from an adequate airport, for two-engine airplanes, at the approved one-engine inoperative cruise speed (under standard conditions in still air).
ETOPS – Extended Operations
FANS – Future Air Navigation System is a generic term used to describe the
future satellite- and terrestrial-based system of communications, navigation, and
surveillance (CNS) and air traffic management (ATM) utilizing global navigation
satellite system (GNSS), satellite communications, and ADS.
TRUE / FALSE
TRUE