Exam simulation Flight Planning and Monitoring - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Flight Planning and Monitoring 120 questions on 120 minutes

1 - An aircraft has a maximum certificated take-off mass of 137000 kg but is operating at take-off mass 135000 kg. In Item 9 of the ATC flight plan its wake turbulence category is:
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2 - Minimum planned take-off fuel is 160 kg (30% total reserve fuel is included). Assume the groundspeed on this trip is constant. When the aircraft has done half the distance the remaining fuel is 70 kg. Is diversion to a nearby alternate necessary?
3 - What is the worst hazard, if any, that could be associated with the type of feature at 38°N 015°E?
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4 - Which is the heaviest type of precipitation, if any, forecast for BORDEAUX/MERIGNAC at 1000 UTC?
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5 - Given: Distance from departure to destination: 210 NM Endurance: 2,5 h True Track: 035 W/V: 250/20 TAS: 105 kt. What is the distance of the PSR from the departure point?
6 - Given: Dry operating mass (DOM)= 33000 kg Traffic Load= 8110 kg. Final reserve fuel= 983 kg Alternate fuel= 1100 kg Contingency fuel 102 kg. The estimated landing mass at alternate should be:
7 - A descent is planned from 7500 ft AMSL so as to arrive at 1000 ft AMSL 6 NM from a VORTAC. With a GS of 156 kt and a rate of descent of 800 ft/min. The distance from the VORTAC when descent is started is:
8 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Give the name and frequency of the Flight Information Service for an aeroplane in position (47°59'N, 010°14'E) at 5000'.
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9 - What mean temperature (°C) is likely on a course of 360° (T) from 40°N to 50°N at 040°E?
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10 - Find the time to the Point of Safe Return (PSR). Given: Maximum useable fuel 15000 kg, Minimum reserve fuel 3500 kg, TAS out 425 kt, Head wind component out 30 kt, TAS return 430 kt, Tailwind component return 20 kt, Average fuel flow 2150 kg/h
11 - 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 that flight to Limoges.
12 - Given: Distance from departure to destination 140 NM GS Out 90 kt GS Home 80 kt What is the distance of the PET from the departure point?
13 - The true course is 042°. The variation in the area is 6° W and the wind is calm. The deviation card is reproduced in the annex. In order to follow this course, the pilot must fly a compass heading of:
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14 - Refer to the Student Pilot Route Manual - North Atlantic Plotting Chart. On a direct great circle course from Shannon (5243N 00853W) to Gander (4854N 05432W), the (a) average true course, and (b) distance, are:
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15 - An aircraft plans to depart London at 1000 UTC and arrive at Munich (EDDM) at 1215 UTC. In the ATC flight plan Item 16 (destination/EET) should be entered with:
16 - Given: Dry operating mass (DOM)= 33510 kg Traffic Load= 7600 kg. Final reserve fuel= 983 kg Alternate fuel= 1100 kg Contingency fuel 102 kg. The estimated landing mass at alternate should be:
17 - In an ATC flight plan, Item 15 (route), a cruising pressure altitude of 32000 feet would be entered as:
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18 - For a planned flight the calculated fuel is as follows: Flight time: 2h42min The reserve fuel, at any time, should not be less than 30% of the remaining trip fuel. Taxi fuel: 9 kg Block fuel: 136 kg How much fuel should remain after 2 hours flight time?
19 - Given: Distance from departure to destination: 950 NM Endurance: 3,5 h TAS: 360 kt Ground Speed Out: 320 kt Ground Speed Home: 400 kt. What is the distance and time of the PSR from the departure point?
20 - The maximum wind velocity (°/kt) shown in the vicinity of MUNICH (48°N 012°E) is:
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21 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual ED-4: Flying VFR from PEITING (47°48.0'N, 010°55.5'E) to IMMENSTADT (47°33.5'N, 010°13.0'E). Determine the minimum altitude within a corridor 5 NM left and 5 NM right of the course line in order to stay 1000 ft clear of obstacles.
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22 - 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?
23 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Figures 4.5.2 and 4.5.3.4 Given: Distance C - D: 540 NM Cruise 300 KIAS at FL 210 Temperature Deviation from ISA: +20°C Headwind component: 50 kt Gross mass at C: 60 000 kg. The fuel required from C to D is:
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24 - When completing an ATC flight plan for a flight commencing under IFR but possibly changing to VFR, the letters entered in Item 8 (FLIGHT RULES) would be:
25 - Given: Distance from departure to destination 2800 NM True track 140 W/V 140/100 TAS 500 kt What is the distance and time of the PET from the departure point?
26 - In an ATC flight plan Item 15 (route), in terms of latitude and longitude, a significant point at 41°35' north 4°15' east should be entered as:
27 - The maximum permissible take-off mass of an aircraft for the L wake turbulence category on an ATC flight plan is:
28 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Figure 4.4 Given: twin jet aeroplane, Estimated mass on arrival at the alternate 50000 kg, Estimated mass on arrival at the destination 52525 kg, Alternate elevation MSL, Destination elevation 1500 ft Find: Final reserve fuel and corresponding time
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29 - An aircraft flies at a TAS of 380 kt. It flies from A to B and back to 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:
30 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Flying VFR from VILLINGEN (48°03.5'N, 008°27.0'E) to FREUDENSTADT (48°28.0'N, 008°24.0'E) determine the magnetic course.
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31 - Refer to General Student Pilot Route Manual: In the ATC flight plan Item 10, 'standard equipment' is considered to be:
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32 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4 Flying VFR from PEITING (47°48.0'N, 010°55.5'E) to IMMENSTADT (47°33.5'N, 010°13.0'E) determine the magnetic course.
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33 - For a planned flight the calculated fuel is as follows: Flight time: 3h06min The reserve fuel, at any time, should not be less than 30% of the remaining trip fuel. Taxi fuel: 8 kg Block fuel: 118 kg How much fuel should remain after 2 hours flight time?
34 - According to ICAO rules for the ATC flight plan (Item 9), the wake turbulence category 'H' (Heavy) indicates an aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of:
35 - If your destination airport has no ICAO indicator, in the appropriate box of your ATC flight plan, you write:
36 - An aircraft, following a 215° true track at variation 3°W, 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:
37 - An aircraft is flying at Mach 0.84 at FL 330. The static air temperature is -48°C and the headwind component 52 kt. At 1338 UTC the controller requests the pilot to cross the meridian of 030W at 1500 UTC. Given the distance to go is 570 NM, the reduced Mach No. should be:
38 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Figure 4.7.2 (One Engine Inop): An aircraft on an extended range operation is required never to be more than 120 minutes from an alternate, based on 1 engine inoperative LRC conditions in ISA. Using the above table and a given mass of 40000 kg at the most critical point, the maximum air distance to the relevant alternate is:
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39 - Item 9 of the ATC flight plan includes 'NUMBER AND TYPE OF AIRCRAFT'. In this case 'NUMBER' means:
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40 - Which of the following statements is (are) correct with regard to the advantages of computer flight plans? 1. The computer can file the ATC flight plan. 2. Wind data used by the computer is always more up-to-date than that available to the pilot.
41 - Refer to the Student Pilot Route Manual - PARIS CDG Plate 20-3: Planning an IFR-flight from Paris (Charles de Gaulle) RWY 27 to London. Given: Distance from PARIS Charles-de-Gaulle to top of climb 50 NM Determine the distance from the top of climb (TOC) to ABB 116.6.
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42 - 'Integrated range' curves or tables are presented in the Aeroplane Operations Manuals. Their purpose is
43 - See Flight planning Manual SEP 1 Figure 2.3 Table 2.3.1. Using the Power Setting Table, for the single engine aeroplane, determine the cruise TAS and fuel flow (lbs/hr) with full throttle and cruise lean mixture in the following conditions. Given: OAT: 3°C; Pressure altitude: 6000 ft; Power: Full throttle / 21,0 in/Hg./ 2100 RPM
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44 - Given: Distance from departure to destination 150 NM True track 142 W/V 200/15 TAS 132 kt What is the distance of the PET from the departure point?
45 - When completing an ATC flight plan, an elapsed time (Item 16) of 1 hour 55 minutes should be entered as:
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46 - In the ATC flight plan Item 19, emergency and survival equipment carried on the flight should be indicated by:
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47 - Given: Distance from departure to destination: 3750 NM Endurance: 9,5 h True Track: 360 W/V: 360/50 TAS: 480 kt What is the distance of the PSR from the departure point?
48 - 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 - traffic load: 400 kg - maximum take-off mass: 4200 kg - maximum landing mass: 3700 kg
49 - Given: X = Distance A to point of equal time (PET) between A and B E = Endurance D = Distance A to B O = Groundspeed 'on' H = Groundspeed 'back'. The formula for calculating the distance X to point of equal time (PET) is:
50 - When completing Item 9 of the ATC flight plan, if there is no appropriate aircraft designator, the following should be entered:
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51 - A 'current flight plan' is a:
52 - The navigation plan reads: Trip fuel: 100 kg Flight time: 1h35min Taxi fuel: 3 kg Block fuel: 181 kg The endurance on the ICAO flight plan should read:
53 - The required time for final reserve fuel for turbojet aeroplane is:
54 - In the ATC flight plan Item 19, if the number of passengers to be carried is not known when the plan is ready for filing:
55 - Refer to the Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4 Flying from ERBACH airport (48°21'N, 009°55'E) to POLTRINGEN airport (48°33'N, 008°57'E). Find magnetic course and the distance.
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56 - Given: Dry operating mass (DOM)= 33510 kg Traffic Load= 7600 kg. Trip fuel (TF)= 2040 kg Final reserve fuel= 983 kg Alternate fuel= 1100 kg. Contingency fuel= 5% of trip fuel. Which of the listed estimated masses is correct?
57 - The W/V (°/kt) at 60° N 015° W is
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58 - Given: FL 330 long range cruise OAT -63°C gross mass 50 500 kg. Find: true airspeed (TAS)
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59 - In the vicinity of SHANNON (52° N 009°W) the tropopause is at about FL
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60 - Which of the following statements regarding filing a ATC flight plan is correct?
61 - When a pilot fills in an ATC flight plan, he must indicate the wake turbulence category. This category is a function of which mass?
62 - In the ATC flight plan Item 15, for a flight along a designated route, where the departure aerodrome is not on or connected to that route:
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63 - During a VFR flight at a navigational checkpoint the remaining usable fuel in tanks is 60 US gallons. The reserve fuel is 12 US gallons. According to the flight plan the remaining flight time is 1h35min. Calculate the highest acceptable rate of consumption possible for the rest of the trip.
64 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Flying VFR from VILLINGEN (48°03.5'N, 008°27.0'E) to FREUDENSTADT (48°28.0'N, 008°24.0'E) determine the distance.
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65 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Page 17 Figure 4.4 Holding Fuel Flow - Flaps Retracted The final reserve fuel taken from the HOLDING PLANNING table for the twin jet aeroplane is based on the following parameters:
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66 - When filling in an ATC flight plan before departure, the time information which should be entered in item 13: 'Time' is:
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67 - From which of the following would you expect to find facilitation information regarding customs and health formalities?
68 - During a flight the fuel indicators show that the remaining amount of fuel is 100 lbs after 38 minutes. The total amount of fuel at departure was 160 lbs. For the alternate fuel, 30 lbs is necessary. The planned fuel for taxi is 13 lbs. Final reserve fuel is estimated at 50 lbs. If the fuel flow remains the same, how many minutes can be flown to the destination with the remaining fuel?
69 - VFR flights shall not be flown over the congested areas of cities at a height less than
70 - Find the OPTIMUM ALTITUDE for the twin jet aeroplane. Given: Cruise mass=50000 kg,.78 Mach
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71 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4 Flying VFR from PEITING (47°48.0'N, 010°55.5'E) to IMMENSTADT (47°33.5'N, 010°13.0'E) determine the distance.
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72 - The final reserve fuel for aeroplanes with turbine engines is
73 - Given the following: D = flight distance X = distance to Point of Equal Time GSo = groundspeed out GSr = groundspeed return. The correct formula to find distance to Point of Equal Time is:
74 - Refer to Performance Manual SEP1 Figure 2.1 Time, Fuel and Distance to Climb. Given: take-off mass 3 500 lb, departure aerodrome pressure altitude 2 500 ft, OAT +10°C, first cruising level FL 140, OAT -5°C. Find the time, fuel and still-air distance to climb.
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75 - Refer to the Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4 Flying VFR from VILLINGEN (48°03.5'N, 008°27.0'E) to FREUDENSTADT (48°28.0'N, 008°24.0'E). Determine the minimum altitude within a corridor 5 NM left and 5 NM right of the course line in order to stay 1000 ft clear of obstacles.
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76 - For turbojet engine driven aeroplane, given: Taxi fuel 600 kg. Fuel flow for cruise 10000 kg/h. Fuel flow for holding 8000 kg/h. Alternate fuel 10200 kg. Planned flight time to destination 6 h. Forecast visibility at destination 2000 m. The minimum ramp fuel required is:
77 - For the purposes of Item 9 (Wake turbulence category) of the ATC flight plan, an aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of 62000 kg is:
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78 - The ILS frequency and identifier for RWY 26R are:
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79 - What lowest cloud conditions (oktas/ft) are forecast for JOHANNESBURG/JAN SMUTS at 0300 UTC?
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80 - In the ATC flight plan item 15, when entering a route for which standard departure (SID) and standard arrival (STAR) procedures exist:
81 - The following fuel consumption figures are given for a jet aeroplane: -standard taxi fuel: 600 kg. -average cruise consumption: 10000 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: 10200 kg. The minimum ramp fuel load is:
82 - In the ATC flight plan item 7, for a radio equipped aircraft, the identifier must always:
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83 - Given: Distance from departure to destination 95 NM True track 105 W/V 060/15 TAS 140 kt What is the distance of the PET from the departure point?
84 - In an ATC 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:
85 - Refer to Figure 4.7.3 Given: Diversion distance 720 NM Tail wind component 25 kt. Mass at point of diversion 55000 kg Temperature ISA Diversion fuel available 4250 kg. What is the minimum pressure altitude at which the above conditions may be met?
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86 - Which navigation aid is located in position 48°55'N, 009°20'E?
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87 - The planned departure time from the parking area is 1815 UTC. The estimated take-off time is 1825 UTC. The flight plan must be filed with ATC at the latest at:
88 - Given: Distance from departure to destination 338 NM True track 045 W/V 225/35 TAS 120 kt What is the distance and time of the PET from the departure point? What is the distance and time of the PET from the departure point?
89 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Give the frequency of STUTTGART ATIS.
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90 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Which navigation aid is located in position 48°30'N, 007°34'E?
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91 - When an ATC flight plan is submitted for a flight outside designated ATS routes, points included in Item 15 (route) should not normally be at intervals of more than:
92 - The planned flight is over a distance of 440 NM. Based on the wind charts at altitude the following components are found: FL50: -30kt, FL100: -50kt, FL180: -70kt. The Operations Manual in appendix details the aircraft's performances. Which of the following flight levels (FL) gives the best range performance:
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93 - Given: maximum allowable take-off mass 64400 kg maximum landing mass 56200 kg maximum zero fuel mass 53000 kg dry operating mass 35500 kg estimated load 14500 kg estimated trip fuel 4900 kg minimum take-off fuel 7400 kg Find the maximum allowable take-off fuel:
94 - 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:
95 - Excluding RVSM an appropriate flight level for IFR flight in accordance with semi-circular height rules on a magnetic course of 200° is:
96 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Which navigation aid is located in position 48°23'N, 008°39'E?
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97 - Refer to the Student Pilot Route Manual - E HI 2. An aircraft has to fly on airways from SVEDA (56°10'N 012°34'E) to SKARA (58°23'N 013°15'E). Which of the following is the correct route?
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98 - An aircraft is in cruising flight at FL 095, GS 155 kt. The pilot intends to descend at 500 fpm to arrive overhead the MAN VOR at 2000' (QNH 1030 hPa). The TAS remains constant in the descent, wind is negligible, temperature standard. At which distance from MAN should the pilot commence the descent?
99 - An aeroplane has the following masses: ESTLWT= 50.000 kg; Trip fuel= 4.300 kg; Contingency fuel= 215 kg; Alternate fuel (final reserve included)= 2.100 kg Taxi= 500 kg; Block fuel= 7.115 kg; Before departure the captain orders to make the block fuel 9.000 kg. The trip fuel in the operational flight plan should read:
100 - In the ATC flight plan Item 15, a cruising speed of 470 knots will be entered as:
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101 - See TRM (VFR), Aberdeen (Dyce) Information Page (19-6). What is the designated departure route when using Runway 23 in bad weather and/or low visibility?
102 - Given: Distance from departure to destination 1950 NM GS Out 400 kt GS Home 300 kt What is the time of the PET from the departure point?
103 - Refer to Student Pilot Route Manual Amsterdam, Schiphol (Plate 10- 3): Which of the following statements is correct for ANDIK departures from runway 19L?
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104 - Given: True course (TC) 017°, W/V 340°/30 kt, True air speed (TAS) 420 kt Find: Wind correction angle (WCA) and ground speed (GS)
105 - The still-air distance in the climb is 189 Nautical Air Miles (NAM) and time 30 minutes. What ground distance would be covered in a 30 kt head wind?
106 - True Air speed: 170 kt. Wind in the area: 270°/40 kt. According to the attached the navigation log, an aircraft performs a turn overhead BULEN to re-route to ARD via TGJ. The given wind conditions remaining constant. The fuel consumption during the turn is 20 litres. The total fuel consumption at position overhead ARD will be:
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107 - In the ATC flight plan Item 15 (Cruising speed), when not expressed as a Mach number, cruising speed is expressed as:
108 - How many feet you have to climb to reach FL 75? Given: FL 75 departure aerodrome elevation 1500' QNH = 1023 hPa temperature = ISA 1 hPa = 30'
109 - 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:
110 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Figure 4.5.4 (Descent) A descent is planned at.74/250KIAS from 35000 ft to 5000 ft. How much fuel will be consumed during this descent?
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111 - Refer to the Student Pilot Route Manual, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (Plate 20-2): The route distance from CHIEVRES (CIV) to BOURSONNE (BSN) is:
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112 - Refer to the General Student Pilot Route Manual - VFR Chart ED-4. Give the frequency of ZURICH VOLMET.
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113 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Page 75 Figure 4.7.2 Area of Operation - Diversion Distance One Engine Inoperative Using the above table, in ISA conditions and at a speed of M.70/280KIAS, in an elapsed time of 90 minutes an aircraft with mass at point of diversion 48000 kg could divert a distance of:
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114 - Given: Distance from departure to destination: 400 NM Endurance: 2,5 h TAS: 115 kt Ground Speed Out: 130 kt Ground Speed Home: 105 kt What is the distance of the PSR from the departure point?
115 - Given: Distance from departure to destination: 210 NM Endurance: 3,5 h True Track: 310 W/V: 270/30 TAS: 120 kt What is the distance of the PSR from the departure point?
116 - A flight has to be made with a multi engine piston aeroplane (MEP 1 Fig. 3. 3). For the fuel calculations take 5 US gallons for the taxi, and an additional 13 minutes at cruise condition to account for climb and descent. Calculated time overhead to overhead is 2h37min. Power setting is 65%, 2500 RPM. Calculated reserve fuel is 30% of the trip fuel. FL 120. Temperature 1°C. Find the minimum block fuel.
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117 - Given: Maximum allowable take-off mass 64.400 kg; maximum landing mass 56.200 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
118 - Refer to Performance Manual MRJT1 Page 19 Figure 4.5.1 En-route Climb 280/0.74 Given: brake release mass 57500 kg temperature ISA -10°C headwind component 16 kt initial FL 280 Find: still-air distance (NAM) and ground distance (NGM) for the climb
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119 - Planning an IFR-flight from Paris to London (Heathrow). Name the identifier and frequency of the initial approach fix (IAF) of the BIG 2A arrival route.
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120 - Which of the following statements is (are) correct with regard to computer flight plans 1. The computer takes account of bad weather on the route and adds extra fuel. 2. The computer calculates alternate fuel sufficient for a missed approach, climb, cruise, descent and approach and landing at the destination alternate.