FAM CH14 EDTO

Question 1

EDTO

Answer 1

SAME AS ETOPS AN INTERCHANGEABLE TERM

APPLIES TO ALL OPS WHERE FLIGHT TIME AT NOMINATED CRUISE SPEED FROM A POINT ON THE ROUTE TO AN ADEQUATE AIRPORT IS GREATER THAN THE THRESHOLD TIME

Question 2

EDTO

ADEQUATE AIRPORT

Answer 2

CAT A B OR C WHICH HAS BEEN ASSESSED TO MEET FOLLOWING REQMTS FOR TIME OF USE

WX FORECAST AVAIL
SERVICES AND FACILTIES IE LGTS AVAILABLE
LDA MUST BE AT LEAST DRY LDG DIST AT EXPECTED LW
AT LEAST ONE INSTRU APP AVAIL

ADDITIONALLY AIRCRAFT MUST BE ABLE TO LAND AND PARK WITHOUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT BEING RENDERED UNUSABLE FOR OTHER OPS INCLUDING OAVEMENT RESTR

WHEN USED TO SUPPORT NON EDTO FLTS WX FORECAST AT ADEQ APT DOES NOT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED

Question 3

AEO CRUISE SPEED

Answer 3

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BETWEEN COST INDEX 0 AND VMO MMO AS ANNOTATED ON OFP

Question 4

CPE

Answer 4

CRITICAL POINT EDTO

MOST FUEL CRITICAL OF ETP BETWEEN SEQUENTIAL EDTO ALTERNATES ON THE OFP

Question 5

EARLIEST TIME OF ARRIVAL

Answer 5

EARLIEST TIME CONSIDERED BY FLT PLANNING SYS

CONSTELLATION INCL 30 MIN BUFFER

Question 6

EDTO

Answer 6

EXTENDED DIVERSION TIME OPERATIONS

OPERATION IN WHICH AN AIRCRAFT IS FLOWN FURTHER FROM AN ADEQ APT THAN EDTO THRESHOLD DIST

787 60 MINS

Question 7

EDTO ALTERNATE

Answer 7

AN ADEQ APT THAT MEETS THE APPLICABLE CONSIDERATIONS

CAN BE PREFLT AND INFLT CASES

EDTO ALTERNATES USED TO SUPPORT EDTO SEGMENTS OF AN EDTO FLT

Question 8

EDTO AREA OF OPERATION

Answer 8

AREA WITHIN EDTO OPS ARE APPROVED

OUTER LIMIT DEFINED BY APPROVED EDTO MAX DIVERSION TIME FROM SELECTED EDTO ALTERNATES

Question 9

EDTO COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

Answer 9

STATEMENT ON OFP THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT REQD EDTO TIME LIMITS WILL NOT BE EXCEEDED

Question 10

EDTO PLANNING MINIMA

Answer 10

DEFINED WEATHER CRITERIA USED TO ASSESS SUITABILITY OF AN ADEQ APT AS AN EDTO ALTN DURING THE PLANNING PHASE

EFF CREW MSG

Question 11

EEP

Answer 11

EDTO ENTRY POINT

POINT ON THE ROUTE THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXCEEDS THE EDTO THRESHOLD TIME FROM AN ADEQ APT

Question 12

EXP

Answer 12

EDTO EXIT POINT

THE POINT ON THE ROUTE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS ABLE TO REMAIN WITHIN THE EDTO THRESHOLD TIME FROM AN ADEQ APT

Question 13

EDTO MAX DIVERSION DISTANCE

Answer 13

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OEI CRUISE SPEED

Question 14

EDTO THRESHOLD TIME

Answer 14

2 ENG AIRCRAFT
60 MINS

Question 15

LATEST TIME OF ARRIVAL

Answer 15

LATEST TIME OF ARRIVAL CONSIDERED BY FLT PLANNING SYS

CONSTELLATION 30 MIN BUFFER

SHOWN AS ‘LATE’ ON OFP

Question 16

OEI CRUISE SPEED

Answer 16

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SPEED VARIABLE BETWEEN BEST L/D AND VMO MMO AS CALCULATED USING MANUFACTURER APPROVED SOFTWARE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFM

Question 17

TLS
TIME LIMITED SYSTEM

CFSS
CARGO FIRE SUPPRESSION SYS

Answer 17

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CFSS 300 MINS
NON CFSS 345 MINS

Question 18

WHEN CAN EDTO LIMITS BE EXCEEDED

Answer 18

FOR SAFETY REASONS

IE WX AVOIDANCE

IN PREFLT PHASE COMPLIANCE ENSURED BY CONSTELLATION

Question 19

NON EDTO PLANNING

Answer 19

FLT CONSIDERED NON EDTO IF IT REMAINS WITHIN EDTO THRESHOLD DISTANCE OF AN ADEQ APT AT ALL TIMES

Question 20

TLS CHECKS

WHICH AIRPORTS

Answer 20

ONLY CAT A B OR C
NOT EMERG APTS

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MOST LIMITING TLS OTHER THAN CARGO FIRE SUPP MINUS 15 MINS IE 330 MINS CONVERTED TO DIST AT OEI CRUISE SPEED

Question 21

ATS REQMTS

Answer 21

AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

FOR AN APT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA TO BE USED AS AN EDTO ALTN NEED ATS WITH NOT MORE THAN 30 MINS NOTICE

IN AUST NO REQMT

Question 22

RFFS

Answer 22

RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING SERVICE

OUTSIDE AUST NEED CAT 4 RFFS WITH NOT MORE THAN 30 MINS NOTICE

IN AUST NO REQMT

Question 23

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

MEL DDG

Answer 23

MEL DDG MAY AFFECT MAX DIVERSION TIME

Question 24

CRITICAL FUEL SCENARIO

Answer 24

BASED ON FAILURE OCCURRING AT CPE

OEI 2 ENG AIRCRAFT ONLY
DEPRESSURISED AND
OEI AND DEPRESSURISED

Question 25

DIVERSION PROFILE

Answer 25

DESCENT TO PLANNED DIVERSION ALT CRUISE AFM APPROVED SPEEDS DESCENT TO 1500’ ABOVE EDTO ALTN APPROACH AND LANDING

Question 26

CPE EXPANDED

Answer 26

CONSTELLATION APPLIES FORECAST WIND AND TEMP TO CPE CALC BUT ADJUSTS HWC TWC BY 5% OFP SHOWS CPE INFO: TWO EDTO ALTNS CPE BASED ON LAT AND LONG CPE EET TO CPE LOCATION IN REF TO NEXT WAYPT EET AND ETA FOR EACH EDTO ALTN PLANNED FUEL AVAIL FOR CPE CALC MIN FUEL REQD 30 MIN FRF NOT APPLICABLE TO CPE CALC INTER/ TEMPO AT EDTO ALTN PLANNED AS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL FUEL

Question 27

EDTO ALTN WX ASSESSMENT

Answer 27

FORECAST CEILING AND VIS FORECAST XWC INCL GUSTS FOR LANDING RWY MUST BE LESS THAN OEI LDG PROB LESS THAN 40% DISREGARDED INTER AND TEMPO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT CAN DEPART WITHOUT FORECAST BE MUST CHECK PRIOR EEP FOR THAT ALTN APT

Question 28

OEI CRUISE SPEED EDTO

Answer 28

FLT PLANNING SYS USES APPROVED RANGE OF SPEEDS TO: REDUCE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL FUEL MAXIMISING PAYLOAD UPLIFT OR INCREASE EDTO AREA OF OPS

Question 29

OFP

Answer 29

OFP FOR EDTO FLIGHT HAS ADDITIONAL INFO: CPE TLS STATEMENTS EDTO DATA SECTION

Question 30

TECH LOG REMQTS

Answer 30

CRS NEED Y IN EDTO BOX

Question 31

EDTO INFLT FUEL REQMTS

Answer 31

AS PER NORMAL INFLT REQMTS EDTO PLANNING MAINLY PREFLT ACTIVITY NO REQMT TO DIVERT IF FUEL ONBOARD IS BELOW PREDICTED FUEL AT CPE AS DOING SO MAY EXPOSE AIRCRAFT TO GREATER RISK

Question 32

EEP INFLT CHECKS

Answer 32

2 WAY COMMS VHF HF CPDLC WITH ATC 2 WAY COMMS ACARS HF SATCOM WITH FLT DISPATCH INFLT FUEL REQMTS MET NO SERVICEABILITY ISSUES IE EDTO SIGNIFICANT SYS ISSUES NOTAMS AND MSGS FROM FLT DISPATCH HAVE BEEN REVIEWED EDTO ALTN USEABILITY AND WEATHER VIA UPDATED TAF TTF ACTUAL INFLT ASSESS AGAINST LANDING MINIMA

Question 33

EDTO ALTN UNAVAILABLE

Answer 33

ONCE FLT HAS ENTERED EDTO SEGMENT AND AN EDTO ALTN BECOMES AVAILABLE EG DUE TO AIRCRAFT SYS FAILURE OR WEATHER THE FLT MAY CONTINUE AT PIC DISCRETION

Question 34

EDTO SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM

Answer 34

BOEING PLAN TO LAND AT NEAREST AVAIL APT SHOWS AT A MINIMUM A FAILURE OF EDTO SIGNIFICANT SYS IF EDTO FLT MUST PLAN TO LAND CAT A B OR C WITHIN EDTO MAX DIVERSION TIME ON OFP A SIGNIFICANT SYS WOULD NORMALLY PRECLUDE ENTRY INTO EDTO SEGMENT. PIC MAY ELECT TO ENTER EDTO SEGMENT IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO AN APT IF ASSESSED AS LOWER RISK THAN DIVERTING TO CLOSER APT FOR FAILURE NO NEED TO DIVERT TO CAT C. CAN PROCEED CAT A OR B ABOVE LANDING MINIMA CAT C APT MAY NEED EMERG DECLARATION

Question 35

OEI CRUISE SPEED EDTO INFLT

Answer 35

OEI CRUISED SPEED ON OFP FOR PLANNING PHASE AT CPE ACTUAL SPEED FLOWN AT PIC DISCRETION DEPENDING ON AIRCRAFT FUEL STATE AND LOCATION WHEN FAIKURE OCCURS

Question 36

DIVERSION STRATEGIES INFLT

Answer 36

TIME STRATEGY FOR MINIMUM TIME IE CARGO FIRE CAN USE VMO MMO FUEL STRATEGY MAXIMUM ENDURANCE CAN USE OEI LRC TO MINIMISE FUEL BURN OBSTACLE STRATEGY MAX L/D BEST OEI ALTITUDE OERFORMANCE UNTIL OBSTACLE CLEARED FLT CREW NOT LIMITED BY THESE STRATEGIES

Question 37

COMPANY COMMS INFLT

Answer 37

ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH COMMS AS SOON AS OPERATIONALLY POSSIBLE ACARS HF ATC

Question 38

FLIGHT WATCH IN FLT

Answer 38

APT WX LESS THAN LANDING MINIMA FLT CREW WILL BE NOTIFIED

Question 39

EXP IN FLT

Answer 39

ONCE EDTO EXIT POINT EXP IS PASSED FLT BECOMES NON EDTO

Question 40

EDTO MAX DIVERSION TIME

Answer 40

MUST NOT EXCEED TLS MINUS 15 MINS IR CARGO FIRE SUPPRESSION 300 MINS SO MAX 285 MINS