Random 1 Flashcards
What does FDL mean?
Filed Flight Plan: The flight plan as filed by an ATS unit by the pilot or a designated representative without any subsequent changes.
How many minutes after the estimated off block time would require a delay message to be sent for a controlled flight?
30 minutes.
Define RPL.
Repetitive Flight Plan: A flight plan related to a series of frequently, reoccurring regularly, operated individual flights with identical, basic features submitted by an operator for attention and repetitive use by ATS units.
What does item 10 represent?
Equipment and capabilities.
What is CPL?
Current flight plan: the flight plan including changes if any brought about by consequent clearances.
What does G, R and Z represent in 10a of the flight plan?
G: types of GNSS augmentation if any are specified in item 18 following indicator NAV/
R: the performance based navigation levels that can be met are specified in item 18 following indicator PBN/
Z: specify in item 18 that other equipment carried or other capabilities preceded by COM/, NAV/ and or DAT/
Flight plans may not be submitted ____ before the estimated off-block time of a flight.
120 hours.
What info is entered in 10b of a flight plan?
Surveillance Equipment and Capabilities
N if no surveillance equipment
SSR mode A, C or S
How many figures are used to describe longitude and latitude?
Latitude: 4
Longitude: 5
What are the priority indicators?
Emergency messages
SS: distress message
DD: urgent message
Movement and Control Messages
FF: movement messages & flight info messages (delay, filed flight plan, arrival, flight plan cancellation, clearance, notification, flow control, messages containing meteorological information, air traffic incident reports)
Flight information messages
GG: messages containing:
the operation of aeronautical facilities
Meteorological information
Essential aerodrome info
KK
How many letter does the AFTN message address consist of and what do the represent?
8 letters: AAAA (four letter location indicator)
BBB (3 letter designator for that service)
X ( designator or the department of service)
How much time after the estimated off block time would require a delay message to be sent for a uncontrolled flight?
1 hour.
When addressing ATS messages to ATS units what three letters shall be used for for centre in charge of FIR (ACC or FIC) a IFR flight, VFR flight, Aerodrome control tower, ATS reporting office.
IFR: ZQZ
VFR: ZFZ
Aerodrome control tower: ZTZ
ATS reporting office: ZPZ
What does the letters DCT represent? and what item of the flight plan is it inserted?
Entered in item 15: if the departure aerodrome is not on or connected to the ATS route, the letter DCT followed by the point of joining the first ATS route, followed by the designator of the ATS route.
When should flight plans for flights that require air traffic control be submitted?
At least 30 mins before departure. ( unless otherwise prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority)
