FINAL Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
Length
A
119ft 7in
2
Q
Height
A
36ft 3in
3
Q
Wingspan
A
94ft 9in
4
Q
Operating Empty Weight
A
77,100 lbs
5
Q
Max Zero Fuel Weight
A
113,000 lbs
6
Q
Max Landing Weight
A
121,000 lbs
7
Q
Max Takeoff Weight
A
143,500 lbs
8
Q
Max Taxi/Ramp Weight
A
144,000 lbs
9
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Payload
A
35,900 lbs
10
Q
Model Aircraft
A
Boeing 737-400
11
Q
A/C Engine
A
TWO:
CFM56-3B1 Engines
22,000 lbs of thrust
High-bypass ratio turbofan engines
12
Q
Flight Crew
A
2 Pilots
4 Flight Attendants
13
Q
Passengers
A
146 Total
8 First Class
138 Economy
14
Q
Runway Slope
A
+/- 2%
Example: 2 ft per 100 ft
15
Q
Airplane Operation
A
VFR, IFR, Icing, Extended Over-Water
16
Q
Max T/) & Landing Tailwind Component
A
15 knots
17
Q
Max Operating Altitude
A
37,000 ft pressure altitude
18
Q
Max T/O & Landing Altitude
A
8,400 ft pressure altitude
19
Q
Max Flight Operational Latitudes
A
73 degrees North, 60 degrees South
20
Q
Max Differential Pressure
A
8.65 PSI
21
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Max Differential Pressure for T/O & Landing
A
0.125 PSI
22
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Max fuel imbalance between tank 1 & 2
A
Must not exceed 1,000 lbs for taxi, takeoff, flight, or landing
23
Q
Fuel Tanks
A
Main tanks: 10,643 lbs each
Center tank: 16,422
Main Tanks 1 & 2 MUST be full if Center tank holds more than 1,000 lbs
24
Q
Operational Control
A
The exercise of authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating a flight
25
Domestic
Any scheduled operation conducted by any person operating any airplane by definition and location:
▪ Definition- Turbojet-powered airplanes w/ 9+ passenger seats, payload capacity of 7,500lbs+
▪ Locations-
▪ Between any points within 48 U.S. or District of Columbia, or
▪ Ops solely within 48, or
▪ Ops entirely within any state/territory/possession of U.S, or
▪ By Administrator authority, ops between 48 states & any specific point outside 48 states
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Flagged
Any scheduled operation conducted by any person operating any airplane by definition and location:
▪ Definition- Turbojet-powered airplanes w/ 9+ passenger seats, payload capacity of 7,500lbs+
▪ Locations-
▪ Between any point within and outside of Alaska/Hawaii/territory/possession of U.S., or
▪ Any point within and outside of 48 states & District of Columbia, or
▪ Any point and another point outside of U.S.
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High Minimum Captain
- PIC who has not served 100 hours under Part 121 in airplane he is operating
- MDA/DH and visibility landing mins increased by 100 feet and 1/2 mile, per ops specs
- Do not need to apply to alternate mins
- Cannot be less than 300 feet and 1 mile
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Intermediate Airports (length on ground without redispatching)
Domestic: not more than 1 hour
Flag: not more than 6 hours
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Training Times
Group II:
- Turbojet powered
- Basic Indoc: 40 Hours
- Initial: 40 Hours "Training required for dispatchers who have not qualified and served in same capacity on another airplane of same group"
- Recurrent: 20 Hours
: Every 12 calendar months
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Cockpit Familiarization
- 5 hours
- May be reduced by one hour to a minimum of 2 1/2 hours with each additional T/) & Landing
- Complete every 12 calendar months
- Complete within 90 days of initial training
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Competency Check, Recurrent Training, Cockpit Training
May be done one month before OR one month after due month
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Difference Training
"Training required for dispatchers before they serve in same capacity on variation of an airplane (Same make/model, different dash #)"
33
Transition Training
40 Hours
| "Training required for dispatcher who have qualified and served in same capacity on another airplane of the same group"
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How do you reduce the 5 hours of cockpit familiarization
Reduce 1 hour for every additional T/O & Landing
Minimum of 2 1/2 hours of training
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Dispatch Communication Records
Dispatch Records - 3 months
- Load Manifest
- Dispatch Release
- Flight Plan
Communication Records - 30 days
- En route radio contact between certificate holder and pilots
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Fuel Requirements - Domestic
▪ Fly to dispatched destination
▪ Fly to/land at most distant alternate
▪ Fly additional 45 minutes at normal cruising consumption
▪ { B.O. + Alternate + 45 }
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Fuel Requirements - Flag
▪ *within 48 U.S. States & D.C. can uses Domestic rules
▪ Fly to dispatched destination
▪ Fly 10% of total time departure to destination
▪ Fly to/land at most distant alternate
▪ 30 mins. holding speed at 1,500ft above alternate
▪ { B.O. + 10% + Alternate + 30mins Hold @ 1500ft }
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Flags with no available alternates
Fly to destination plus 2 hours normal cruise
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Dispatch Release - What's included
1. Identification number of aircraft
2. Trip Number
3. Departure airport, intermediate stops, destination airports, and alternate airports
4. State of type of operation (VFR, IFR)
5. Minimum Fuel Supply
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What must be attached to a dispatch release
WX Reports and available WX forecasts (or combo thereof) for destination airport, intermediate stops, alternate airports that are latest available at the time the release is signed by PIC & dispatcher
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What do you do if two engine A/C loses One Engine
PIC shall land the airplane at the nearest suitable airport, in point of time, at which a safe landing can be made
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What do you do if 3/4 Engine A/C loses NO MORE than one engine
PIC may proceed to airport he selects if he decides proceeding to airport is as safe as landing at nearest suitable aiport
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Part certified - regular, provisional, refueling airports
◦ Part 139
◦ Regular airport: airport used by a certificate holder in scheduled operations and listed in its ops specs.
◦ Provisional airport: airport approved by the Administrator for use by a certificate holder for the purpose of providing service to a community when the regular airport used by the certificate holder is not available.
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Airport below mins at ETA
Cannot dispatch to destination if wx is below minimums at ETA
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T/O Alternate Needed
◦ If weather conditions at airport of takeoff are below landing minimums (according to ops specs).
◦ A/C 2 Eng’s: Not more than 1hr from dep @ normal cruising speed in still air with 1 Eng INOP
◦ A/C 3+ Eng’s: Not more than 2 hrs from dep @ normal cruising speed in still air with 1 Eng INOP
◦ Alt airport WX must meet ops specs, must be listed in dispatch release
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Requirements to depart from a non-listed airport
◦ 121.637
◦ Cannot depart airport unlisted in ops specs unless:
▪ Airport suits operation of A/C (Performance)
▪ Can comply with applicable airplane op limits (Runway)
▪ A/C has been dispatched according to rules applicable to operation from an approved airport (flight plan, dispatch release, WX IAW 121)
▪ Weather conditions: equal to those prescribed for alternate airport in ops specs.
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ISA Formula
15 - (2 x Altitude)
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WX Radar INOP
◦ MEL 34-15: “Any in excess of those required by FAR may be inoperative” Note: Airlines must determine radar requirements depending on their type of operation (VFR/IFR) and reported weather. See FAR 121.357 or other appropriate regulations.
◦ (121.357) A. No person may operate any transport category airplane unless approved airborne weather radar equipment has been installed on airplane. B. Cannot dispatch flight under IFR or night VFR conditions if current weather reports indicate TS or potentially hazardous weather conditions that cannot be detected with airborne weather radar.
