Vol I Questions Flashcards
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Explain Captain/Dispatcher Joint Responsibility
They are jointly responsible for the pre-flight planning of each flight. They shall determine the suitability of weather, field, traffic and airway facilities.
When is an ALTERNATE required?
- For Destination: 1,2,3 RuleDomestic - Less than 2000ft Ceilings and 3SM VisFLAG - Less than 2000ft AFE or 1500ft above lowest pub MIN. and Vis 3SM or 2SM more than lowest applicable VIS Min.
- Destination and Alternate - MarginalDestination - Ceiling is within 100ft, or VIS is within 1/2 mile of minimums for DES airport.
Alternate - Weather must be within 100ft or 1/2 sm of derived alt mins. (400ft & 1; 200ft &1/2) - Exemption 20144 - 2 ALTs required. (Conditional Remarks are controlling)
- Domestic Only
- Destination - at or above 50% of the landing minimums for the approach expected to be used. (VIS ONLY)
- 1st ALT - At or above 50% of DERIVED alt mins. (VIS & Ceiling)
- 2nd ALT - At or above DERIVED alt mins. (VIS & Ceiling).
- Other reasons for ALT:
- Severe Icing
- Method 2 - Drift down Alternate.
- Supplemental / Offline Charters
- Flag operations greater than 6 hours
- TO Alternate - Below CAT 1 Mins . Must be 1Hour (Normal Cruise Speed, Still air, single engine) and Max Dist of 330NM.
What ways can you get a valid W&B?
- AWP Solution (primary)
- Computer-generated W&B manifest from Centralized Load Planning
- Manual W&B read back form located in the diversion kit.
When is a TO alternate required?
A. When weather conditions at DEPT airport are lower than CAT I mins.
B. Max of 1 hr flight time and distance of 330 NM (Normal cruise speed, single engine, still air).
When is A/P required for an approach?
Weather is less than 4000 RVR or 3/4 VIS. and A/P is functional.
When is auto-land required?
A. ATIS reported VIS is at or below 2400RVR or 1/2 SM.
B. CAT II/III Runway available
C. Aircraft capable
D. Crew members Trained
What equipment must be operating prior to entering RVSM airspace?
A. 2 Primary Altitude Measuring Systems
B. 1 Automatic A/P System
C. 1 Altitude Alerting Device
D. 1 Altitude Reporting Transponder
E. ADRs (2)
F. DMCs (2)
G. FCU
H. PFDs (2)
What are 4 requirements to accept an RNAV departure?
A. Must be retrieved from Nav Database
B. Must use FD or AP in LNAV
C. Cross track error limited to 0.5 NM
D. Must be able to engage RNAV no later than 500ft above airport elevation.
How must an approach be conducted when the visibility is less than 3/4 mi, or 4000 RVR?
Coupled approach if A/P is available
How must an approach be conducted when the visibility is 1/2 mi / 2400 RVR or less?
Auto-land must be conducted if available. You can use 1800 CAT I mins if no auto-land available
What flight release paperwork is required to be onboard before a flight can block out?
Dispatch Release
Flight Plan
Latest available weather and forecast
NOTAM’s
Performance Info
Weight and Balance Manifest
How does a pilot initiate the call to the FAs to inform them to prepare the cabin for possible evacuation?
Use EMERG Call button
What is the lowest authorized RVR F9 can depart a runway?
500/500/500 HIRL and CL lights
When is the crew briefing required?
- When practicable
2.First flight of the day.
3.Crew changes occurs during the duty day
When is a DDA required? (Derived Decision Altitude)
when conducting an approach with a published MDA(H). Add 50ft to the MDA (H).
Is F9 authorized to fly circle to land approaches? Is F9 authorized to perform circle to land maneuvers? If so, what are the minimums?
Circling Approaches - NO
Circling Maneuvers- YES, ceiling/vis must be the higher of 1000/3 or charted circling mins. Use higher of 1000HAA or MDA for minimums.
How many wing walkers are required to park the plane at the gate?
None required; 2 Preferred
RNP 10
50nm separation laterally over specified areas. With 10 nm system cross-track error of 10nm or less for 95%.
RNAV 1 &2
Total system error of not more than 1NM & 2NM for 95% of the total flight time.
When may we fly to a published MDA?
Never, a DDA must be utilized when a MDA is published/
Who has the authority to cancel a flight
Only SOC (Systems Operations Control) has the authority to cancel a flight.
Explain Method 1 vs Method 2
Method 1 - If a failure occurs anywhere from V1 to Destination. Net Altitude will clear obstacles by 1,000ft and 5sm on either side.
Method 2. - If an engine failure occurs enroute the aircraft will be able to divert to at least one suitable airport and have net altitude clearance of 2,000ft and 5sm on either side.
Standard Strategy vs. Obstacle Strategy
Standard - Descend at SPD M.78/300kts (CEO) or M.77/270Kts (NEO)
Obstacle - Descend at Green Dot
During single engine taxi, the #2 engine must be started a minimum of how many minutes prior to take off and why?
- 3 min for 320NEO
- 2 min for 320/321 CEO
- 5 min for 321NEO (unless inside of 2 hour after shutdown).
To avoid thermal shock as well as ensuring both engines are fed from separate wing tanks.