Rule Of Thumb

Question 1

Rough Fuel Burn

Answer 1

6000 lb / hr
1000 lb / 10 minutes
100 lb / 1 min

Question 2

HOLD AVAIL in the HOLD page gives us what?

Answer 2

Amount of time you can hold, exit the hold, and land at the destination with the RESERVES value found on PERF INIT page.

Question 3

FMS RESERVE FUEL should be what three numbers added together?

Answer 3

Reserve fuel + alternate fuel (most distant) + ballast fuel/unusable on flight plan.

Question 4

On a 3° glidepath, minimum altitude AFE you can select gear down, configure, and be checklist complete by 1000’ AFE

Answer 4

Indicated airspeed multiplied by 10.

Question 5

Altitude AFE to configure gear down and flaps 15

Answer 5

2000’ AFE or TDZE

Question 6

For every 1000’ above sea level add ___ to the 2000’ AFE configuration altitude

Answer 6

100 ft

Question 7

For every 0.1° steeper than 3.0° glidepath, increase __ to the 2000’ AFE configuration altitude

Answer 7

100 ft

Question 8

If using the vertical bearing technique for a visual approach, when should you slow to 180, select flaps 5, extend the speedbrakes, LVL CHG, and turn base?

Answer 8

When the vertical bearing reads 6°

Question 9

If using the vertical bearing technique for a visual approach, when should you slow to 180, select flaps 5, LVL CHG, and turn base?

Answer 9

When the V/B reads 5°