VA Policies Flashcards
TS Avoidance -
Take off and landing
Below FL200
Above FL200
Do not commence take off or land when TS within 5nm
> 10nm
20 nm
5000ft if flying over
Deviations indicating wind shear
+/- 15kts IAS
+/- 500fpm
5 degrees pitch
1 dot displacement GS
More than normal thrust inputs
Turbulence PA
Passengers and cabin crew be seated with seat belts fastened
Severe turbulence-
Add “Immediately” at the end
Turb speeds
Climb - 280/0.76
Cruise - FMC
Descent - 0.76/280/250
Max take off temp B737
54 degrees
Icing conditions
If any form of visible moisture is present (such as clouds, fog with visibility of one mile or less, rain, snow, sleet, ice crystals) or standing water, slush, or snow is present on the ramps, taxiways or runways and the OAT or TAT is +10 degrees and below during ground and flight operation.
Cold soaked fuel frost is allowable when ?
Lower wing -
Air temp 4 degrees or greater
No visible moisture
Fuel tank temp greater than -16
On upper wing above conditions met and is in defined tank area
Cold weather ops - Run up
Run up required when engine anti ice is needed and OAT is 3 degrees or below.
Run up 70% N1 for 30 seconds if possible
What is the company minimum landing distance available for participation in LAHSO - wet or dry?
2200 meters
Volume A1 section 10
LAHSO conditions - Day & Night
Day - Simultaneous TO and Landings
Night - simultaneous landings only
OPT - If temp is expected to increase what do you apply to current temp for entry ?
Add 2 degrees to the current temp to account for any increases before departure
OPT - HW and TW entry
If HW is present then you can put wind as 0.
However with any TW this must be entered (round up)
OPT - What CG do you default to for calculations ?
700 - FWD LIMIT
800 - 19%
MAX - 19%
RVSM altitudes
FL290 - FL410
1000’ separation for RVSM ACFT (priority)
2000’ Non RVSM ACFT
Altimeter allowances for RVSM ACFT -
DIFF BETWEEN CPT & FO
DIFF BETWEEN ALTIMETER AND FIELD ELEVATION
Between CPT & FO - sea level to 5000’ is 50ft
5001’ to 10,000’ is 60ft
Between altimeter and field elevation - sea level to 5000’ is 75ft
5001’ to 10,000’ is 75’
EDTO -
After dispatch an EDTO alternate minima becomes what?
This now becomes the landing minima for the approach likely to be conducted.
before dispatch you can find summary table if minimas on Comply365
WX must be updated for alternates before the extended entry point
MISSED APPROACH REASONS ON LNAV APP - AFTER IAF IN IMC
XTE ALERT
POSITION UNCERTAINTY (FMC MESSAGES - UNABLE REQ NAV PERF, FMC DISAGREE, VERIFY POS)
UNABLE TO ENGAGE/RE-ENGAGE LNAV
MISSED APPROACH REASONS ON LNAV/VNAV APP - AFTER IAF IN IMC & AFTER FAF
After the IAF
• XTK Error alert.
• Position uncertainty (e.g. UNABLE REQ NAV PERF - RNP, FMC
DISAGREE, VERIFY POS).
• Unable to engage/re-engage LNAV and VNAV.
After the FAF
• Vertical Deviation Alert (momentary exceedance above the vertical path
due to aircraft configuration changes is acceptable)
MISSED APPROACH REASONS ON RNP AR - AFTER IAF IN IMC & AFTER FAF
After the IAF,
• XTK Error alert.
• Position uncertainty (e.g. UNABLE REQ NAV PERF - RNP, FMC
DISAGREE, VERIFY POS).
• Unable to engage/re-engage autopilot in LNAV and VNAV.
• Dual RA failure. bold text
After the FAF,
• Vertical Deviation Alert (momentary exceedance above the vertical path
due to aircraft configuration changes is acceptable)
FUEL -
APU PLANNED KG/MIN FOR APU USAGE POST REFUELLING TO ENGINE START ?
KG - 35kg
MIN - 20 mins
FUEL -
CONT FUEL - 5% of TRIP FUEL or max CONT whichever is less, but not less than minimum CONT.
Min and Max
Min CONT fuel (kg) - 300kg
Max CONT fuel (kg) - 20 mins of cruise fuel
FUEL -
What buffer is planned by dispatch for traffic delays ?
30 min buffer applied to traffic delay periods
FUEL -
FXD RES Fuel
30 mins @ holding fuel 1500’ above dest or alternate if planned in standard atmospheric conditions
FUEL -
What is Ramp fuel ?
MIN REQD + MARGIN + TANKER/EXTRA + APU/TAXI
FUEL -
What is TKOF (TO fuel) ?
MIN REQD + MARGIN + TANKER/EXTRA
FUEL -
How is taxi fuel calculated ?
Statistical taxi times to the appropriate planned runway.
Day of week and time of day included in data
VA UPSET ACRONYM
P - push
R - roll
P - power
R - recover
Wind shear possible for TO. What is take off power options ?
Full rates takeoff thrust is recommended unless the use of a fixed derate is required to meet dispatch performance requirement
Centreline tracking tolerances .?
+/- 2m
Company min landing distance for LAHSO operations ?
2200m dry or wet
Sterile flight deck ?
Closure of last cabin door until seatbelt sign is off after takeoff
Descent - when cabin crew prepare for landing until seatbelt sign off at the gate
When should the descent checklist be conducted ?
Before leaving cruise altitude or if unable to do this, must be complete by FL200
Is the use of LNAV/VNAV possible when using QFE ?
No
Max wind additive to Vref ?
15 kts
Or 10 kts below flap speed
FOD (fuel over dest) on the flight plan will always be at least 1hr
Made up in margin fuel
What is Min hyd quantity ?
76n
Use unfactored landing figures unless RWY conditions are less than good.
Eg - med RWY cond or max manual braking reqd use factored
As above
What is VA’s max possible altitude ?
1000’ above Optimum
If LDR is within last 150m of LDA what must be done ?
Identified as a threat in your brief
VA circling minima ?
1500ft AGL
&
8000m (8km) vis
Stable approach criteria
IMC - 1000’
VMC - 500’
On slope
On speed (-5/+10kts)
Normal manoeuvres to maintain flight path
Normal thrust settings
Less than 1000fpm below 1000’ AGL
When circling wings level by 300’
CTAF RADIO CALL
10,000’
30nm
15nm
AP must be engaged when ?
A pilot is absent from Flight deck
Directed by FCOM eg: RNP AR
Airspace requirements (RVSM)
Autopilot should be engaged when ?
Above FL250
All IAP when cloud within 500ft of minima or vis is less than 2km
Prior to reach altitude restrictions in climb and IAP
For take off with less than 200 RVR how many zones are required ?
All zones.
TDZ MDZ EDZ
For take off with all zones above 200 RVR what zones are required ?
TDZ is required and either MDZ or EDZ RVR may be inop
EVAC COMMANDS -
EVACUATE EVACUATE
HIGH HEELS OFF LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND - repeat as necessary until exit open
COME THIS WAY GET OUT - repeat
EVAC COMMANDS -
EVACUATE EVACUATE
HIGH HEELS OFF LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND - repeat as necessary until exit open
COME THIS WAY GET OUT - repeat
MCP TO brief
After SID to fly this,
Do the T
MCP,
ANP LESS THAN RNP,
CRZ ALT
FOD
For Sydney, put a 10nm ring around the runway.
At that point you want to be 3000’ and 185kts
When levelling out above FL300 what scan should you do ?
Maintaining FL3XX
BANK 10
FL3XXX three times
BELOW XPDR
When broken off and descent to 6000 into Sydney, use V/S to keep descent rate less than 1000fpm for traffic below
Late downwind Sydney, want to bug back to 230kts,
Base Flaps 1, intercept heading flaps 5
Adjust as required if aircraft isn’t doing what you want it to do. Take the gear
At the planning stage don’t plan to be within 1000kg of MLW
once prelim load sheet, or you talk to dispatch then make a decision if further fuel etc is wanted
Manoeuvre fuel for alternate summary is 30nm at departure and 30nm at arrival.
Fat figure
FF
HLDING
DIV
FR
Fuel calc
PBE SMOKE HOOD
Check humidity indicator is not pink
And expiry date on front of box
If expiry cannot be read, add 10 years to the date on humidity indicator
When is fire test required ?
Flight crew did not do elec power up
Crew change
Power interruption
Maint item
Take off thrust % allowance
-0% + 1%
Required N1 set by 60kts
Take off thrust % allowance
-0% + 1%
Required N1 set by 60kts
If preload the star what should you do ?
Put it in the fix page to remind you not to go past that point unless have clearance
Distances behind other aircraft -
30m at or below slow taxi thirst
46m thrust used to initiate taxi
Distances behind other aircraft -
30m at or below slow taxi thirst
46m thrust used to initiate taxi
