3) There have some basic terminology of a flight plan and it is the fuel calculations

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1 QUESTION BANK FLIGHT PLANNING (CHAPTER 1) Introduction to Flight Planning 1) It is a duty of flight operation officer (FOO) to do a flight plan before the aircraft want to fly. a) i. Give the definition about flight plan? (1M) ii. Give the importance of flight plan? (2M) iii. What is the purpose of flight plan? (2M) b) In your opinion, describe the duties of FOO/FD? (5M) 2) In flight plan, safety is the primary objective. a) What will you achieve when you re completed the flight plan in order to maintain the primary objective? (5M) b) How to achieve the flight plan objective? (5M) 3) There have some basic terminology of a flight plan and it is the fuel calculations a) Describe the basic purpose of a flight planning systems? (8M) b) Explain how to determine the reserve fuel according to the percentage of time and fuel? (2M) (CHAPTER 2) AIP, AIS, Airspace Management 4) a) Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) provides the aeronautical information to the Aircrew. Define in details: i. AIP (1M) ii. AIP supplement (2M) iii. NOTAM (2M) b) Describe 3 contents of NOTAM (5M) 5) The objective of Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) is to ensure that the flow of the aeronautical information provided is necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency to the international air navigation. a) What is the goal of AIS? (5M) b) What are the responsibilities of AIS? (2M)

2 c) What are the element that been composed in IAIP (Integrated Aeronautical Information Publication)? (2M) 6) Referring to the International agreement Malaysia, it is a responsible for the Malaysia Airspace Management and provision of Malaysia ATS within Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu FIRs and South China Sea Corridor (SCSC). a) What is an airspace classification? (4M) b) Describe all airspace classifications. (6M) (CHAPTER 3) ATC Flight plan 7) ATC flight plan is simply advance notice to pilot s intentions for a flight. a) Define Repetitive flight plan, Filed flight plan, Current Flight Plan, Estimated elapse time, and estimated off-block time (5M) b) Describe the procedure of submission and acceptance of a flight plan to the ATC? (5M) 8) In ATC Flight Plan, the ATC person must follows the flight plan format in order to maintain the safety on the flight operation. a) Explain VFR (Visual Flight Rules), IFR (Instrument Flight Rules), ICAO form and Operator s form to meet flight crew requirements. (4M) b) Explain the time period of repetitive flight plan (RPL) to been approve by the ATC person in charge. (2M) c) Explain how ATC person in charge filling of the flight plan form? (4M) 9) The current flight plan means the flight plan that been brought to the subsequent clearance. a) Explain the estimated elapsed time and estimated off-block time. (4M) b) What is the information required for the ATC flight plan. (6M) (CHAPTER 4) Single engine piston (SEP) 10) Single piston engine (SEP) normally being used by the light aircraft. a) Define SEP? (2M)

3 b) Calculate the climb time, fuel and distance for take-off from airfield at MSL, OAT +20 C, initial climb weight 3400 LB to cruise at FL 60, (3M) Time min Fuel GAL Distance NAM c) An aircraft climbs to cruising level in 10 minutes, covering 24.7 NAM. If the wind component is -50kt, how many NGM are flown in the climb? (5M) 11) In Single Piston Engine (SEP), the FOO/FD must determine the recommended cruise power setting from the chart for the particular aircraft. a) What is the fuel flow for the IAS and TAS for ISA +0 at FL 80, using power RPM?.PPH, GPH,.kt, kt (2M) b) Give the fuel flow (GPH) and TAS for RPM at FL 65, ISA -17 C. Use ISA -20 C (4M) c) In your opinion, describe the importance of power setting through the engine. (4M) 12) The importance of selecting the correct range and endurance in Single Piston Engine is to estimate of the maximum still-air range for the aircraft. a) Which power setting would give the greatest range if flight was limited not above FL100 for full 2500 RPM, full 2300 RPM, full 2100 RPM and RPM?(4M) b) What will the endurance if you plan to cruise at FL80, using power set at 23 IN HG (or full 2300 RPM? (2M) c) Refer to b), you had planned to fly at FL 80, power full 2300 RPM. If you need to remain airborne for 6 hours, name the available alternative power setting or cruising level. Explain your answer. (4M) (CHAPTER 5) Turbo-jet engine 13) Turbo-jet engine is one of the air breathing engines. Explain the history of turbo jet engine? (10M)

4 14) The figure above is one of the cross sectional area of turbojet engine. a) Explain every part inside the turbojet engine. (8M) b) In your words, how turbo jet operates (2M) 15) Most of the commercial aircraft using the jet-engine to produce the thrust for the aircraft. a) What is the net thrust for a jet aircraft if it s given the rate of flow of fuel entering the engine is 8.5, rate of flow of air through the engine is 8, speed of the jet is 100m/s, and the true airspeed of the aircraft is 156kt? (8M) b) Explain the meaning of True Air Speed (TAS) (2M) 16) The accuracy of fuel calculation can manage the distance or range for the turbo-jet aircraft. a) Example of Boeing 767, pilot calculated required fuel is 22,300 kg, 7682 liters already installed. Calculate how much more fuel had to be added in SI unit and British unit? (6M) b) Find the range of the turbojet engine aircraft if the time taken is 3 hours, the coefficient of drag is and coefficient of lift is tenth times than coefficient of drag. The wing area is 4 and the velocity of the aircraft is 100m/s. (4M) 17) Modern commercial aircrafts have been divided into 2 and there are piston engine and turbo-jet engine. State the differences between piston engine and turbo-jet engine? (10M) (CHAPTER 6) Medium range jet transport (fuel planning) 18) The effective fuel planning can gain the minimum route for the aircraft. a) Explain the MTOM, MLM, MZFM, DOM, traffic load, APU and maximum traffic load. (9M) b) How to determine optimum cruise altitude? (1M)

5 19) The optimum pressure altitude for best fuel mileage is presented for 0.78 Mach cruise, and Long Range Cruise (LCR) or 0.74 Mach. a) Find the optimum cruise altitude with cruise mass is 55000kg? (2M) b) Explain the method to determine the simplified flight plan. (6M) c) State the equation if the wind component exceeds that on a chart (2M) 20) The calculation for fuel planning can determine the suitable altitude and power setting to the aircraft. a) Explain in detail how to determine the fuel calculation for medium range jet transport. (10M) b) Given the brake release weight 62000kg, airport elevation mean sea level, zero wind, and cleared cruise pressure level 33000ft, calculate the en-route climb data. (5M) (CHAPTER 7) Airways 21) In flight Plan, Airways is the path for the aircraft to fly from point of origin to the destination. a) Base on your understanding, why the FOO have to determine the airways? (8M) b) What are the factor that determining the airways. (2M) 22) Forecast the weather condition is the one of the procedure in finding the airways. Explain in details on how these following methods contribute to determining the weather: a) Instrument Meteorological Condition (IMC)? (4M) b) Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC)? (4M) c) Instrument Flight Rule (IFR)? (2M) 23) It is essential for the FOO/FD to estimate the correct frequency for VOR inside the aircraft as the direction finder. In your opinion, explain how VHF Omni Directional Radio Range (VOR) operates in finding the airport destination? (10M) (CHAPTER 8) Re-clearance flight plan 24) The importance re-clearance in Flight Plan is to determine the contingency or emergency against the trip fuel estimated in the case of unexpected fuel burn. Explain in details the importance of Re-clearance in Flight (RIF). (10M)

6 25) The Re-clearance in Flight Plan is to estimate the fuel required that might be need for the aircraft in maintaining the safety of the aircraft if there any emergency cases. Explain the requirement in terms of: a) The Flight planning fuel for Nominated En-Route Airfield? (5M) b) The Fuel from the Re-clearance Point to the Schedule Airfield? (5M) (CHAPTER 9) The selection of altitudes and routes 26) When an aeroplane is operated for the purpose commercial air transport, the minimum altitude is required to maintain a save height margin. a) Explain who gives the permission for the aircraft to fly at minimum flight altitude. (4M) b) Explain the factor that can be account when establishing minimum flight altitudes. (6M) 27) Selecting the correct altitude and route can avoid the aircraft from mid-air collision. a) Explain how altitude, density, temperature and wind determine the selection of altitudes and route. (6M) b) ISA mean sea level temperature is +15 C and temperature decreases at the rate approximately 2 Cper 1000 ft of altitude gain. What is the standard temperature if it is given the pressure altitude of 3000ft? (4M) (CHAPTER 10) ETOPs Extended range Twin Operations 28) Extended Range Twin Operation (ETOPS) is any operations planned to fly a twin-engine public transport aeroplane beyond a distance from an adequate aerodrome. a) Briefly explain the history about the establishment of ETOPs? (4M) b) In your own idea, what is the significant of ETOPs to the flight plan? (6M) 29) An aeroplane shall not be dispatched Extended Range Twin Operation (ETOPS) unless if it s provide the communication facilities, non-visual, and approved visual and non-visual aids. Explain in details: a) Communication Facilities. (4M) b) Non-visual. (4M) c) Approved visual and non-visual aids. (2M)

7 30) The fuel policy of the pre-flight is to estimate the fuel consumption in ETOPs. a) What an operator must include ensuring that the pre-flight calculation of usable fuel required for a flight. (5M) b) What an operator must include ensuring that the in-flight calculation of usable fuel required

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