Usability Of Aerodromes Flashcards
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Category A airports:
An airport to which a crew member may operate unrestricted.
Category B airports:
OMA chapter 8.
Competency must be established and maintained.
Category C airports:
OMA chapter 8.
Busan, Kathmandu, Matsumoto.
Category X airports:
Palau, Subic Bay.
Use of category B airports:
-Crew member may operate to once competency has been established via:
Sim or
Audio Visual Presentation or
Self briefing
-13 months validity maintained by: Line ops PE AV Sim SB
Use of category C airports:
-Airports to which a crew member may not operate until competency has been established by:
Airport briefing and
PE or Sim.
- Validity Of 12 months, maintained by line ops or PE.
- Revalidation by PE or Sim.
Use of category X airports:
- Airports which may not be nominated as a destination or departure alternate on the ATS flight plan, but are considered suitable for use if a non scheduled landing is required for operational necessity.
- SB taming particular note of terrain hazards.
In an emergency, irrespective of competency status, a crew may:
Elect to land at any suitable airport.
Airfield/Fire/Crash facilities.
ICAO requirements.
Level of service expressed as an RFF category, takes into account availability of:
Extinguishing agents, equipment to deliver the agents and personnel to man the equipment etc. Based on ‘critical type’.
Critical aircraft is defined as the aircraft type which:
Has the greatest number of movements during the busiest consecutive 3 months of the year.
Each RFF category is based on:
Aircraft fuselage width and length.
RFF category for each aerodrome is required to be:
Specified on the operational flight plan and should meet the RFF category for the aircraft type.
RFF category may be reduced for:
Alternates or temporary downgrades not exceeding 72 hrs.
Inflight the PIC may choose to land at:
An aerodrome regardless of its RFF category.
Lighting. PAL:
300m before the runway threshold to 900m into the runway.
Lighting. RCLL:
White-threshold to 900m from runway stop end.
Alternate red and white from 900m to 300m before stop end.
Red-300m from runway stop end.
Runway exits:
Alternating green and yellow.
Taxiway lights:
Green when clear of ILS sensitive areas.
Secondary power supplies for:
All aircraft lighting.
ICAO aerodrome reference code.
Number:
Based on aircraft reference field length.
ICAO aerodrome reference code.
Letter:
Based on wingspan and outer main gear span.
A320 4C
A321 4C
ICAO aerodrome reference code.
Operations to airports with a numerical code less than the published value:
Are permitted but usually the result is a weight penalty.
Indicated in the NOTAMS.
A320 stand guidance:
Can park on stands indicating A321.
A321 stand guidance:
Cannot park on stands indicating A320 without marshaller guidance, as wing/engine clearance from air bridges may be infringed and the longer fuselage length may also cause the tail of the aircraft to overhang the taxiway behind.
