Tuesday, March 18, :00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. PRESENTED BY: Mark McIntyre Mente LLC

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1 African Operations Tuesday, March 18, :00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. PRESENTED BY: Mark McIntyre Mente LLC International Operators Conference Tampa, FL March 17 20, 2014

2 If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb 2

3 African Ops Overview The African Continent: How Big Is It? Planning, Especially Security & Safety Enroute Resources & Considerations Arrival Considerations Remain Over Night (RON) Considerations Departure Considerations Risk Mitigation 3

4 African Ops African Continent. How big is it? Teterboro/KTEB London-Luton/EGGW: 2997 nm London-Luton/EGGW Riyadh/OERK: 2675 nm 4

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6 Libya SFAR 87 Airspace N. & S. Sudan

7 African Ops Planning: Intelligence BBC Hot Spots International Ops Bulletin Department of State Travel Warnings / Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) Embassy / Consulate Regional Security Officer (RSO) Overflight Threat Assessment 8

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9 African Ops Planning: Fuel Copy of Fuel Release Generous Fuel Reserves / Fuel Tankering Fuel on Arrival Adequate Fuel for Rapid Departure Fuel Sampling 10

10 African Ops Planning: Personal Security & Safety Vaccinations Anti-Malarial (e.g. Malarone) Insecticide / DEET Topical Antiseptic, Anti-Biotic (Cipro,) Sunblock Emergency Medical Kit 11

11 Planning: Personal Security & Safety 12

12 African Ops Enroute Resources & Considerations Jeppesen Enroute Charts: High vs. High/Low Frequencies Ball Notes Advance Notification to Flight Information Regions (FIRs) 13

13 1 = 60nm 1 = 30nm 14

14 African Ops Enroute Resources & Considerations Air Traffic Control (ATC) Communications Overflight Permits / Clearance Report In-Flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP) Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Diversions, Equal Time Points (ETPs) 15

15 Communications African Ops VHF, HF, CPDLC, Aircraft or ATC Relay Common ATC Questions Operator, Mailing Address, Registration, Departure Point, Destination, Route & Exit Point Aircraft Type (ICAO Flight Plan Aircraft Designator e.g. GLEX ), Multiple Waypoint Estimates (e.g. N Djamena, Niamey, Brazza, Kinshasa FIRs.) Overflight Permit Number

16 Overflight Permits / Clearance Report

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20 CPDLC FIRs African Ops

21 African Ops In-Flight Broadcast Procedure IFBP khz PIC Function Call 2 Minutes Prior to Waypoint 22

22 126.9 MHz IATA In-Flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP) Revised: 23 Jan 2014 Route Airways FIRS All stations, Traffic Information Wpt: ALPHA 1. DAAA N in the FIR. Airway: UA FTTT FL Wpt: BRAVO 3. FZZZ Southbound on the ( Airway.) Airway: UA UENN Estimate at (UTC) Wpt: CUPID 5. HKNA Estimate at (UTC) Airway: 6. HTDC Estimate at (UTC) Wpt: 7. N Airway: FL Wpt: In the FIR. Airway Wpt: Airway: Wpt: Airway: Wpt: 23

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24 28 of 54 African countries have no SSR

25 DAAG ETP 1 FTTJ ETP 2 HRYR ETP 3

26 Poor Coordination Between FIRs African Ops MANDA & PIRAM Waypoints MANDA PARIM

27 African Ops Enroute Considerations African Topography & Emergency Descent Considerations

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29 Grid MORAs - Ethiopia

30 Grid MORAs Kenya/Tanzania

31 African Ops Arrival Considerations Request Descent Clearance early May need to coordinate descent while still in an adjacent FIR May be given Arrival Procedure and Approach/Runway In Use on first contact D-ATIS not useable? Situational Awareness: Terrain, Traffic, Altimetry

32 African Ops Runway Lighting/Markings Non-standard. Runway markings can be very faint, provide little contrast for flare at night. Heads-Up Display (HUD) Flare Cue can be Very Helpful. Altimeter Setting Use Alternate Source to Verify Text Weather, Nearby Airport, Radar Altimeter

33 African Ops Handling Airline vs. Dedicated Business Aviation Handler Supervisory Agents ExecuJet, Landover, Via Handling, UAS VIP Stands/Arrival Halls Expedited Passenger Transfer Fees / Corruption Emergency Cash US $100 Bills should be 2006 or newer.

34 Self Reliance African Ops Water, ladder, chocks, storage bins, coolers Both for Availability and Expediency Potential Impact on Crew Rest

35 African Ops RON Considerations Secure Ground Transportation

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38 African Ops RON Considerations Hotel Standards First World to Not So Much Marriott purchased Protea, January 2014

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45 African Ops Departure Considerations Leave hotel early

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47 Departure Considerations Allow lots of time, 3 hours? African Ops Expect things to move slowly. Expect to have one crew member preoccupied with filing / signing Flight Plan, paying fees, etc. Know How to Complete an ICAO Flight Plan Call Ground/Tower, Request Met Report Expect to call for engine start Expect to receive clearance during taxi

48 African Ops Departure Clearance Departing from small country and/or close to an FIR Boundary, may receive only: Clearance Limit (normally Destination), Departure Instructions / Standard Instrument Departure Altitude Often will receive no Routing, Departure Frequency, or Squawk. (Use Mode C / 2000)

49 African Ops Risk Mitigation Prior Study / Situational Awareness Diversion / Alternate Airports / Overflight Threat Assessment Frequencies FIR Advance Reporting Requirements Country Specific Requirements Fly High If Able Generous Fuel Reserves TCAS Strategic Lateral Offset Procedure (SLOP)

50 Thank You! Mark McIntyre Mobile:

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