Standard Calls OM-A2

Question 1

Calls for - General Flight Corrections

• Constant heading is not maintained
• When any back angle limit is exceeded
• Airspeed falls below V2 + 5kts or exceeding a limiting speed

Answer 1

HDG
PM - “Heading”
PF - “Correcting”

AOB
PM - “Bank”
PF - “Correcting”

Airspeed
PM - “Speed”
PF - “Correcting”

Question 2

What are the standard calls from the take-off roll at:
-80kts
-V1
-VR

Answer 2

80kts
PM - “80kts”
PF - “Checked”

V1
PM - “V1”

VR
PM - “Rotate”

(Permissible to only call V1 when V1 = VR)

Question 3

What are the standard calls for retracting gear after T/O

• Positive ROC observed
• Gear is up, red lights extinguished

Answer 3

+ROC
PM - “Positive rate”
PF - “Gear up”
PM - “Selected - three reds”

Gear up
PM - “Gear up”
PF - “Checked”

Question 4

What are the standard calls for gear extension?

Answer 4

PF - “Gear down”
PM - “Speed checked”
PM - After gear is indicating DOWN
“Gear down”

Question 5

What are the standard calls when requesting flap position?

Answer 5

PF - “Flap (position x)”
PM - “Speed checked”
PM - Check airspeed is correct for the configuration change requested. If speed is not correct call “Check speed”

Question 6

During a precision approach what are the response calls to the following?

PM
- Bar alive
- Glide slope alive

Answer 6

PM - “Bar alive”
PF - “Checked”

PM - “Glide slope alive”
PF - “Checked”

Question 7

On a precision approach what are the standard calls
for the following?

Established on LLZ

After G/S capture

Passing Outermarker FAF

Answer 7

Established on LLZ
PF - “Established, set missed approach heading”
PM - “Checked, (HDG) set”

After G/S capture
PF - “Glide slope captured, set and arm missed approach altitude”
PM - “Checked, (FT) set and armed”

Passing Outermarker FAF
PM - “Glideslope, check altitude ( )ft”
PF - “Checked”

Question 8

What are the the standard calls for arrival at MDA / DA?

Not Visual

Visual

Answer 8

Arrival at MDA / DA
PM - “Minimum”

If not visual
PF - “Nil sighting, going around”

If visual
PF - “Visual, runway at ( ) o’clock
PM - “Visual”

Question 9

What are the standard calls when:
Level at cleared level or altitude?

Answer 9

PF - Maintaining FL ( ) ft
PM - Checked

Question 10

What are the standard calls when:
Leaving an altitude or flight level after a period of level flight.

Answer 10

PF - “Climbing / descending to FL ( ) ft”
PM - “Checked”

PF - Mach select, “Mach” Mach on PFD “Mach”

Question 11

What are the standard calls when the flight guidance system enters altitude arm flare mode?

Answer 11

PF - “Aquire”
PM - “Checked”

Question 12

What are the standard calls that assist PF maintaining profile on a RNP approach?

Answer 12

PM - “4 Fox (what ever fix is next) 200 high, (or up to 100ft + on slope), 3 Fox 2140ft)

PF - “Correcting”

Question 13

What are the standard calls before the memory items if there is an APU fire?

Answer 13

“Confirm APU fire”
“Confirm”

Question 14

On go around what is the first standard call?

Answer 14

PF - “Going around, flap 24, airbrake in”
PM - “Positive rate”
PF - “Gear up”

Question 15

What are the captains calls on landing?

Answer 15

PM - “Yellow / Green, ground idle, spoilers deployed”

Then when approaching taxi speed follow up with either:
C is PF - “Your Column”
C is PM - “My steering”

Question 16

What is the cue for PF calling for the Landing checklist?

Answer 16

Is when the PM calls:
“24 Set”

Question 17

In order during a missed approach what are the calls / procedures when engine out?

Answer 17

• Press sync disconnect on thrust levers, double press auto pilot disconnect
• Attitude coming to 10 deg nose up
  PF - “Flap 24, Airbrake in”
  PM - “Positive rate”
  PF - “Gear up, set max power”
  PM- “max power set”

Above 350ft
PF - “Select missed approach and LNAV”
PM - “Selected”

*climb out at bugged speeds
*15 AoB max

Acceleration alt MDA +1000 and wings level if turning
- Alt hold
- @ V2+10 PF calls “F18”
- Flap 18 - PF sets Climb/MCT

Question 18

What are the standard calls the FO should make in the Before Takeoff Checklist?

Answer 18

Before Takeoff Checklist:
➢ TRIM FO states “Trim 3.5”
➢ DEPARTURE BRIEFING FO states “SYD 3 departure, 6000, squawk 6023” If FO is
PF, add “No change”
➢ AIR SUPPLY FO states “No change”
➢ CABIN FO states “One green” (It is a light in the galley)

Question 19

What needs to be included at the end of the clearance read back?

Answer 19

What bay aircraft is in. I.E. - “Bay 30”

Question 20

Departure breif will start with the Capt “Call the card”
What is an example in the correct format?

Answer 20

Departure brief: Capt: “Call the card” FO: “SYD RWY 16R B8/ Rolling bleeds off,
take off/ RTOW 37361/ TOW 36085/ Flaps 18/ V1, VR 119, 124, V2 130, VFTO, VER
172 182/ FLEX 37/ NI FLEX 87.2 (PF side)/ N1 REF 93.2

Question 21

Passing through transition altitude set 1013 and make what standard call?

Answer 21

“10100 (check alt)”

Question 22

What are the standard calls when approaching target altitude and when the alarm sounds?

Answer 22

“1000 above”
“Checked”

“Alert FL200”
“Checked armed”

“Aquire”
“Check”

“Maintaining FL200”
“Checked”

Question 23

PF shall call “Set Climb Power” when?

Answer 23

Immediately after the “Flap Zero” call by the PM.

Question 24

As PM when PF calls select HDG what is the reply

Answer 24

“Selected”

Question 25

During before T/O checklist - FO calls the Clearance and states?

Answer 25

“Grook 1 RNAV Tansition, 5000, 4321”

Then PF calls - “No change”