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Questions for INDIGO FLIGHT PLANNING (2108-2519)

Answer the following questions

1.

If a pilot lands at an aerodrome other than the destination aerodrome specified in the flight plan, he must ensure that the ATS unit at the destination aerodrome is informed within a certain number of minutes of his planned ETA at destination. This number of minutes is
2.

On a given path, it is possible to chose between four flight levels (FL), each associated with a mandatory flight Mach Number (M). The flight conditions, static air temperature (SAT) and headwind component (HWC) are given below: FL 370 - M = 0.80 Ts = -60°C HWC = -15 kt FL 330 - M = 0.78 Ts = -60°C HWC= - 5 kt FL 290 - M = 0.80 Ts = -55°C HWC = -15 kt FL 270 - M = 0.76 Ts = -43°C HWC = 0The flight level allowing the highest ground speed is
3.

When using decision point procedure, you reduce the
4.

An appropriate flight level for IFR flight in accordance with semi-circular height rules on a course of 180° (M) is
5.

An aircraft is in cruising flight at FL 095, IAS 155kt. The pilot intends to descend at 500 ft/min to arrive overhead the MAN VOR at 2 000 FT (QNH 1 030hPa). The TAS remains constant in the descent, wind is negligeable, temperature standard. At which distance from MAN should the pilot commence the descent?
6.

In an ATS flight plan Item 15, in order to define a position as a bearing and distance from a VOR, the group of figures should consist of
7.

On an ATC flight plan, an aircraft indicated as ""H"" for ""Heavy""
8.

On a flight plan you are required to indicate in the box marked ""speed"" the planned speed for the first part of the cruise or for the entire cruise.This speed is
9.

Which of the following statements is relevant for forming route portions in integrated range flight planning?
10.

In the ATS flight plan Item 15 (Cruising speed), when not expressed as a Mach number, cruising speed is expressed as
11.

Which of the following statements regarding filing a flight plan is correct?
12.

In a flight plan when the destination aerodrome is A and the alternate aerodrome is B, the final reserve fuel for a turbojet engine aeroplane corresponds to
13.

Following in-flight depressurisation, a turbine powered aeroplane is forced to divert to an en-route alternate airfield. If actual flight conditions are as forecast, the minimum quantity of fuel remaining on arrival at the airfield will be
14.

Given the following:D = flight distance X = distance to Point of Equal TimeGSo = groundspeed outGSr = groundspeed return The correct formula to find distance to Point of Equal Time is
15.

An aeroplane has the following masses:ESTLWT= 50 000 kgTrip fuel= 4 300 kgContingency fuel= 215 kgAlternate fuel (final reserve included)= 2 100kgTaxi= 500 kgBlock fuel= 7 115 kgBefore departure the captain orders to make the block fuel 9 000 kg.The trip fuel in the operational flight plan should read
16.

An operator (turbojet engine) shall ensure that calculation up of usable fuel for a flight for which no destination alternate is required includes, taxi fuel, trip fuel, contingency fuel and fuel to fly for
17.

The purpose of the decision point procedure is ?
18.

For the purposes of Item 9 (Wake turbulence category) of the ATS flight plan, an aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 62000 kg is
19.

33.1.1.4 (2110) An aeroplane flies at an airspeed of 380 kt. lt flies from A to B and back to A. Distance AB = 480 NM. When going from A to B, it experiences a headwind component = 60 kt. The wind remains constant.The duration of the flight will be
20.

An aircraft, following a 215° true track, must fly over a 10 600 ft obstacle with a minimum obstacle clearance of 1 500 ft. Knowing the QNH received from an airport close by, which is almost at sea-level, is 1035 and the temperature is ISA -15°C, the minimum flight level will be
21.

A jet aeroplane has a cruising fuel consumption of 4060 kg/h, and 3690 kg/h during holding. If the destination is an isolated airfield, the aeroplane must carry, in addition to contingency reserves, additionnal fuel of
22.

The planned departure time from the parking area is 1815 UTCThe estimated takeoff time is 1825 UTCThe IFR flight plan must be filed with ATC at the latest at
23.

If CAS is 190 kts, Altitude 9000 ft. Temp. ISA - 10°C, True Course (TC) 350°, W/V 320/40, distance from departure to destination is 350 NM, endurance 3 hours and actual time of departure is 1105 UTC. The distance from departure to Point of Equal Time (PET) is
24.

You are to determine the maximum fuel load which can be carried in the following conditions :- dry operating mass : 2800 kg- trip fuel : 300 kg- payload : 400 kgmaximum take-off mass : 4200 kg- maximum landing mass : 3700 kg
25.

A twin-jet aeroplane carries out the WASHINGTON-PARIS flight. When it reaches point K (35°N - 048°W) a non-mechanical event makes the Captain consider rerouting to one of the three following fields. The flight conditions are: - from K to BERMUDAS (distance 847NM, headwind component=18 kt) - from K to SANTA MARIA (distance 1112 NM, tailwind component=120 kt)- from K to GANDER (distance 883 NM, wind component=0).With an aeroplane true airspeed of 460 kt, the field selected will be that more rapidly reached
26.

Given:Dry operating mass (DOM)= 33000 kgLoad= 8110 kgFinal reserve fuel= 983 kgAlternate fuel= 1100 kgContingency fuel 102 kgThe estimated landing mass at alternate should be
27.

When an ATS flight plan has been submitted for a controlled flight, the flight plan should be amended or cancelled in the event of the off-block time being delayed by
28.

In the appropriate box of a flight plan, for endurance, one must indicate the time corresponding to
29.

In the ATS flight plan item 15, when entering a route for which standard departure (SID) and standard arrival (STAR) procedures exist
30.

Minimum planned take-off fuel is 160 kg (30% total reserve fuel is included). Assume the groundspeed on this trip is constant. When the aeroplane has done half the distance the remaining fuel is 70 kg. Is diversion to a nearby alternate necessary?
31.

You have a flight plan IFR from Amsterdam to London. In the flight plan it is noted that you will deviate from the ATS route passing the FIR boundary Amsterdam/London. The airway clearance reads: Cleared to London via flight planned route.Which of the following statements is correct?
32.

For a planned flight the calculated fuel is as follows:Flight time: 3h06minThe reserve fuel, at any time, should not be less than 30% of the remaining trip fuel.Taxi fuel: 8 kgBlock fuel: 118 kgHow much fuel should remain after 2 hours flight time?
33.

When a pilot fills in a flight plan, he must indicate the wake turbulence category. This category is a function of which mass?
34.

The quantity of fuel which is calculated to be necessary for a jet aeroplane to fly IFR from departure aerodrome to the destination aerodrome is 5352 kg. Fuel consumption in holding mode is 6 000 kg/h. Alternate fuel is 4380 kg. Contingency should be 5% of trip fuel.What is the minimum required quantity of fuel which should be on board at take-off?
35.

Flight planning chart for an aeroplane states, that the time to reach the cruising level at a given gross mass is 36 minutes and the distance travelled is 157 NM (zero-wind). What will be the distance travelled with an average tailwind component of 60kt ?

 


 
36.

An executive pilot is to carry out a flight to a French aerodrome, spend the night there and return the next day. Where will he find the information concerning parking and landing fees ?
37.

Mark the correct statement:If a decision point procedure is applied for flight planning
38.

If CAS is 190 kts, Altitude 9000 ft. Temp. ISA - 10°C, True Course (TC) 350°, W/V 320/40, distance from departure to destination is 350 NM, endurance 3 hours, and actual time of departure is 1105 UTC. The Point of Equal Time (PET) is reached at
39.

A descent is planned from 7500 ft MSL so as to arrive at 1000 ft MSL 6 NM from a VORTAC.With a GS of 156 kts and a rate of descent of 800 ft/min. The distance from the VORTAC when descent is started is
40.

In the appropriate box of a flight plan form, corresponding to the estimated time of departure, the time indicated is that at which the aircraft intends to
41.

For flight planning purposes the landing mass at alternate is taken as
42.

For a repetitive flight plan (RPL) to be used, flights must take place on a regular basis on at least
43.

Given:Dry operating mass (DOM)= 33500 kgLoad= 7600 kgMaximum allowable take-off mass= 66200 kgStandard taxi fuel= 200 kgTank capacity= 16 100 kgThe maximum possible take-off fuel is
44.

When completing an ATS flight plan, an elapsed time (Item 16) of 1 hour 55 minutes should be entered as
45.

In the ATS flight plan Item 19, if the number of passengers to be carried is not known when the plan is ready for filing
46.

Given :Course A to B 088° (T)distance 1250 NMMean TAS 330 ktMean W/V 340°/60 ktThe time from A to the PET between A and B is
47.

A repetitive flight plan (RPL) is filed for a scheduled flight: Paris-Orly to Angouleme, Paris Orly as alternate. Following heavy snow falls, Angouleme airport will be closed at the expected time of arrival. The airline decides before departure to plan a re-routing of thatflight to Limoges
48.

In the ATS flight plan item 15, it is necessary to enter any point at which a change of cruising speed takes place. For this purpose a ""change of speed"" is defined as
49.

The cruising speed to write in the appropriate box of a flight plan is
50.

An airway is marked 3500T 2100 a. This indicates that