Vayudoot Aviation

1.
In the ATS flight plan, for a non-scheduled flight which of the following letters schould be entered in Item 8 (Type of Flight)

N

X

G

N/S

2.
The fuel burn off is 200 kg/h with a relative fuel density of 0,8. If the relative density is 0,75, the fuel burn will be

200 kg/h

267 kg/h

188 kg/h

213 kg/h

3.
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

The true airspeed

The indicated airspeed

The estimated ground speed

The equivalent airspeed

4.
On an ATC flight plan, the letter ""Y"" is used to indicate that the flight is carried out under the following flight rules

VFR followed by IFR

IFR followed by VFR

VFR

IFR

5.
In the ATS flight plan Item 15 (Cruising speed), when not expressed as a Mach number, cruising speed is expressed as

TAS

CAS

Groundspeed

IAS

6.
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 ?

in the GEN chapter of the French Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)

by telephoning the aerodrome's local chamber of commerce, this type of information not being published

in the FAL section of the French Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)

in the AGA chapter of the French Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)

7.
The fuel burn of an aircraft turbine engine is 220 l/h with a fuel density of 0,80. If the density is 0,75, the fuel burn will be

206 l/h

220 l/h

235 l/h

176 l/h

8.
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

medium ""M""

light ""L""

heavy ""H""

unclassified ""U""

9.
When completing an ATS flight plan for a European destination, clock times are to be expressed in

Central European Time

local standard time

Local mean time

UTC

10.
The navigation plan reads:Trip fuel: 100 kgFlight time: 1h35minTaxi fuel: 3 kgBlock fuel: 181 kgThe endurance on the ICAO flight plan should read

2h 52min

1h 35min

2h 04min

2h 49min

11.
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?

Diversion to a nearby alternate is necessary, because the remaining fuel is not sufficient.

Diversion to a nearby alternate is not necessary, because it is allowed to calculate without reserve fuel

Diversion to a nearby alternate is not necessary, because the reserve fuel has not been used completely

Diversion to a nearby alternate is necessary, unless the captain decides to continue on his own responsability

12.
When completing an ATS flight plan for a flight commencing under IFR but possibly changing to VFR, the letters entered in Item 8 (FLIGHT RULES) would be

G

Y

X

N/S

13.
On an ATC flight plan, an aircraft indicated as ""H"" for ""Heavy""

has a certified landing mass greater than or equal to 136 000 kg

has a certified take-off mass greater than or equal to 140 000 kg

requires a runway length of at least 2 000m at maximum certified take-off mass

is of the highest wake turbulence category

14.
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

20 knots or 0.05 Mach or more

20 km per hour or 0.1 Mach or more

10 % TAS or 0.05 Mach or more

5% TAS or 0.01 Mach or more

15.
Given: Maximum allowable take-off mass 64400 kg, Maximum landing mass 56200 kg, Maximum zero fuel mass 53000 kg, Dry operating mass 35500 kg, Traffic load 14500 kg, Trip fuel 4900 kg, Minimum Take-off Fuel 7400 kgFind: Maximum allowable take-off fuel

8600 kg

11400 kg

11100 kg

14400 kg

16.
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

10

15

45

30

17.
When a pilot fills in a flight plan, he must indicate the wake turbulence category. This category is a function of which mass?

actual take-off mass

estimated take-off mass

maximum certified landing mass

maximum certified take-off mass

18.
To carry out a VFR flight to an off-shore platform, the minimum fuel quantity on board is

at least equal to that defined for IFR flights

that defined for VFR flights over land increased by 5 %

identical to that defined for VFR flights over land

that defined for VFR flights over land increased by 10 %

19.
Which of the following statements is (are) correct with regard to the operation of flight planning computers ?1. The computer can file the ATC flight plan.2. In the event of inflight re-routing the computer produces a new plan

Both statements

Neither statement

Statement 1 only

Statement 2 only

20.
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?

40 NM

45 NM

42 NM

48 NM

21.
Given :X = Distance A to point of equal time (PET) between A and BE = EnduranceD = Distance A to BO = Groundspeed 'on'H = Groundspeed 'back'The formula for calculating the distance X to point of equal time (PET) is

D x O x HX = ________ O + H

D x OX = _____ O + H

D x HX = _____ O + H

E x O x HX = ________ O + H

22.
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

41110 kg

42195 kg

42312 kg

42210 kg

23.
A multi engine piston aeroplane is on an IFR flight. The fuel plan gives a trip fuel of 65 US gallons. The alternate fuel, final reserve included, is 17 US gallons. Contingency fuel is 5% of the trip fuel. The usable fuel at departure is 93 US gallons. At a certain moment the fuel consumed according to the fuel gauges is 40 US gallons and the distance flown is half of the total distance. Assume that fuel consumption doesn't change. Which statement is right ?

At the destination there will still be 30 US gallons in the tanks

At destination the required reserves remain intact

The remaining fuel is not sufficient to reach the destination with reserves intact

At departure the reserve fuel was 28 US gallons

24.
When using decision point procedure, you reduce the

contingency fuel by adding contingency only from the burnoff between the decision airport and destination

holding fuel by 30%.

reserve fuel from 10% down to 5%.

contingency fuel by adding contingency only from the burnoff between decision point and destination

25.
Given :Distance A to B 3060 NMMean groundspeed 'out' 440 ktMean groundspeed 'back' 540 ktSafe Endurance 10 hoursThe time to the Point of Safe Return (PSR) is

5 hours 45 minutes

5 hours 30 minutes

3 hours 55 minutes

5 hours 20 minutes

26.
The purpose of the decision point procedure is ?

To reduce the landing weight and thus reduce the structural stress on the aircraft

To increase the amount of extra fuel.

To reduce the minimum required fuel and therefore be able to increase the traffic load

To increase the safety of the flight

27.
Find the distance from waypoint 3 (WP 3) to the critical point. Given: distance from WP 3 to WP 4 = 750 NM, TAS out 430 kt, TAS return 425 kt, Tailwind component out 30 kt, head wind component return 40 kt

342 NM

408 NM

403 NM

375 NM

28.
Given : true track 017, W/V 340/30, TAS 420 ktFind : wind correction angle (WCA) and ground speed (GS)

WCA -2° , GS 426 kt

WCA +2° , GS 396 kt

WCA -2° , GS 396 kt

WCA +2° , GS 416 kt

29.
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

140

150

120

130

30.
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?

39 kg trip fuel and no reserve fuel

30 kg trip fuel and 9 kg reserve fuel

39 kg trip fuel and 12 kg reserve fuel

27 kg trip fuel and 12 kg reserve fuel.

31.
In the ATS flight plan Item 15, a cruising speed of 470 knots will be entered as

N0470

N470

0470K

KN470

32.
In the ATS flight plan Item 13, in a flight plan submitted before departure, the departure time entered is the

estimated take-off time

allocated slot time

estimated off-block time

estimated time over the first point en route

33.
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

2h 32min

2h 35min

2h 10min

3h 00min

34.
The following fuel consumption figures are given for a jet aeroplane:-standard taxi fuel: 600 kg.-average cruise consumption: 10 000 kg/h.-holding fuel consumption at 1500 ft above alternate airfield elevation: 8000 kg/h.-flight time from departure to destination: 6 hours -fuel for diversion to alternate: 10 200 kg.The minimum ramp fuel load is

79 800 kg

77 200 kg

74 800 kg

77 800 kg

35.
A helicopter is on a 150 NM leg to an off-shore oil rig. Its TAS is 130 kt with a 20 kt tailwind, its endurance is 3h30min without reserve. Upon reaching destination, it is asked to proceed outbound to locate a ship in distress, on a track which gives a 15 kt tailwind. Maintaining zero reserve on return to the oil rig, the helicopter can fly outbound for distance of

224.5 NM

158.6 NM

160.3 NM

222.1 NM

36.
The cruising speed to write in the appropriate box of a flight plan is

ground speed

calibrated air speed

true air speed

indicated air speed

37.
The Trip Fuel for a jet aeroplane to fly from the departure aerodrome to the destination aerodrome is 5 350 kg. Fuel consumption in holding mode is 6 000 kg/ h. The quantity of fuel which is needed to carry out one go-around and land on the alternate airfield is 4 380 kg. The destination aerodrome has a single runway.What is the minimum quantity of fuel which should be on board at take-off?

12 700 kg

10 000 kg

13 050 kg

13 000 kg

38.
The navigation plan reads:Trip fuel: 136 kgFlight time: 2h45minCalculated reserve fuel: 30% of trip fuelFuel in tank is minimum (no extra fuel on board)Taxi fuel: 3 kgThe endurance on the ICAO flight plan should read

3h34min

2h45min

2h49min

3h38min

39.
During a flight at night a position has to be reported to ATC. The aeroplane is at a distance of 750 NM from the groundstation and at flight level 350. The frequency to be used is

11336 kHz

17286 kHz

123.9 MHz

5649 kHz.

40.
Given: Maximum allowable take-off mass 64 400 kg, maximum landing mass 56200 kg, maximum zero fuel mass 53 000 kg, dry operating mass 35 500 kg, estimated load 14 500 kg, estimated trip fuel 4 900 kg, minimum take-off fuel 7 400 kg.Find: maximum additional load

4 000 kg

5 600 kg

3 000 kg

7 000 kg

41.
A sector distance is 450 NM long. The TAS is 460 kt. The wind component is 50 kt tailwind. What is the still air distance?

499 Nautical Air Miles (NAM)

414 Nautical Air Miles (NAM)

511 Nautical Air Miles (NAM)

406 Nautical Air Miles (NAM)

42.
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

1 hour 54 minutes

2 hours 02 minutes

1 hour 39 minutes

1 hour 42 minutes

43.
In the ATS flight plan item 15, when entering a route for which standard departure (SID) and standard arrival (STAR) procedures exist

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

SIDs should be entered but not STARs

STARS should be entered but not SIDs

both should be entered in the ATS plan where appropriate

44.
An airway is marked 3500T 2100 a. This indicates that

the airway is a low level link route 2100 ft - 3500 ft MSL

the minimum obstruction clearance altitude (MOCA) is 3500 ft

the minimum enroute altitude (MEA) is 3500 ft

the airway base is 3500 ft MSL

45.
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?

13000 kg

13220 kg.

14500 kg

13370 kg

46.
For a flight to an off-shore platform, an alternate aerodrome is compulsory, except if :1 - flight duration does not exceed two hours2 - during the period from two hours before to two hours after the estimated landing time, the forecast conditions of ceiling and visibility are not less than one and a half times the applicable minima3 - the platform is available and no other flight either from or to the platform is expected between the estimated time of departure and one half hour after the estimated landing timeThe combination which regroups all of the correct statements is

2001-02-03

1 - 3

02-Jan

2 - 3

47.
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

6 185 kg.

9 000 kg

6 400 kg.

4 300 kg.

48.
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

BERMUDAS or GANDER, or SANTA MARIA

BERMUDAS

SANTA MARIA

Either GANDER or BERMUDAS

49.
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

30 minutes at holding speed at 450 m above aerodrome elevation in standard conditions

45 minutes plus 15% of the flight time planned to be spent at cruising level or two hours whichever is less

30 minutes at holding speed at 450 m above MSL in standard conditions

2 hours at normal cruise consumption

50.
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

VOR ident, magnetic bearing and distance in kilometres

VOR ident, magnetic bearing and distance in nautical miles

VOR ident, true bearing and distance in kilometres

full name of VOR, true bearing and distance in kilometres

Question Bank

Questions for INDIGO FLIGHT PLANNING (2108-2519)

In the ATS flight plan, for a non-scheduled flight which of the following letters schould be entered in Item 8 (Type of Flight)

The fuel burn off is 200 kg/h with a relative fuel density of 0,8. If the relative density is 0,75, the fuel burn will be

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

On an ATC flight plan, the letter ""Y"" is used to indicate that the flight is carried out under the following flight rules

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

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 ?

The fuel burn of an aircraft turbine engine is 220 l/h with a fuel density of 0,80. If the density is 0,75, the fuel burn will be

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

When completing an ATS flight plan for a European destination, clock times are to be expressed in

The navigation plan reads:Trip fuel: 100 kgFlight time: 1h35minTaxi fuel: 3 kgBlock fuel: 181 kgThe endurance on the ICAO flight plan should read

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?

When completing an ATS flight plan for a flight commencing under IFR but possibly changing to VFR, the letters entered in Item 8 (FLIGHT RULES) would be

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

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

Given: Maximum allowable take-off mass 64400 kg, Maximum landing mass 56200 kg, Maximum zero fuel mass 53000 kg, Dry operating mass 35500 kg, Traffic load 14500 kg, Trip fuel 4900 kg, Minimum Take-off Fuel 7400 kgFind: Maximum allowable take-off fuel

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

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

To carry out a VFR flight to an off-shore platform, the minimum fuel quantity on board is

Which of the following statements is (are) correct with regard to the operation of flight planning computers ?1. The computer can file the ATC flight plan.2. In the event of inflight re-routing the computer produces a new plan

Given :X = Distance A to point of equal time (PET) between A and BE = EnduranceD = Distance A to BO = Groundspeed 'on'H = Groundspeed 'back'The formula for calculating the distance X to point of equal time (PET) is

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

When using decision point procedure, you reduce the

Given :Distance A to B 3060 NMMean groundspeed 'out' 440 ktMean groundspeed 'back' 540 ktSafe Endurance 10 hoursThe time to the Point of Safe Return (PSR) is

The purpose of the decision point procedure is ?

Find the distance from waypoint 3 (WP 3) to the critical point. Given: distance from WP 3 to WP 4 = 750 NM, TAS out 430 kt, TAS return 425 kt, Tailwind component out 30 kt, head wind component return 40 kt

Given : true track 017, W/V 340/30, TAS 420 ktFind : wind correction angle (WCA) and ground speed (GS)

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

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?

In the ATS flight plan Item 15, a cruising speed of 470 knots will be entered as

In the ATS flight plan Item 13, in a flight plan submitted before departure, the departure time entered is the

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

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

The navigation plan reads:Trip fuel: 136 kgFlight time: 2h45minCalculated reserve fuel: 30% of trip fuelFuel in tank is minimum (no extra fuel on board)Taxi fuel: 3 kgThe endurance on the ICAO flight plan should read

During a flight at night a position has to be reported to ATC. The aeroplane is at a distance of 750 NM from the groundstation and at flight level 350. The frequency to be used is

Given: Maximum allowable take-off mass 64 400 kg, maximum landing mass 56200 kg, maximum zero fuel mass 53 000 kg, dry operating mass 35 500 kg, estimated load 14 500 kg, estimated trip fuel 4 900 kg, minimum take-off fuel 7 400 kg.Find: maximum additional load

A sector distance is 450 NM long. The TAS is 460 kt. The wind component is 50 kt tailwind. What is the still air distance?

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

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

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

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

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