Advanced Scheduling Part 91 Wednesday, February 4 th 2015 I 1530-1700 PRESENTED BY: Tracy Burdacki - Mass Mutual Patrick O Neill - Southern Company Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference San Jose, CA February 3 6, 2015
What is Advanced Scheduling? Each flight department is different Today s Discussion: Working a trip from Roanoke, VA to Toronto, ON, Canada Airports/Facilites Aircraft Performance Routing Weather NOTAMS Fuel Planning Crew Scheduling Keeping track of options: Plan B, C, D! 2
Who should be familiar Scheduler/Coordinator who has more responsibility Scheduler/Coordinator filling in for the lead or manager Flight crews have operational control and file their own flight plans Scheduler/Coordinator assists crews in planning Scheduler/Coordinator may/may not be a licensed dispatcher 3
The Trip: Roanoke, VA (KROA) to Toronto, ON, Canada 381 nm King Air 350 7 passengers Closest Airport to destination? www.skyvector.com 4
Airport / Facilities Distance from Airport to passenger meeting location - Meeting Location: Ivey Tangerine Leadership Centre 130 King Street West Toronto, Ontario, Canada 26 KM vs 2.8 KM Rental Cars Available Hours of Operation Any other Limitation http://www.iveytangerineleadershipcentre.com/ www.google.com/maps www.skyvector.com 5
Airport / Facilities - KROA Aircraft / Airport Restrictions: Runway Length - Rwy 6/24 6800 x 150 Runway Weight Limit - Single wheel- 150 - Double wheel- 200 Special departure procedures - Excessive required climb rate due to terrain KROA RWY 6/24 Dimensions: 6800 x 150 ft. / 2073 x 46 m Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 150.0 Double wheel: 200.0 Double tandem: 310.0 Runway edge high intensity lights: RUNWAY 6 RUNWAY 24 Latitude: 37-19.334133N 37-20.058447N Longitude: 079-59.039960W 079-57.969517W Elevation: 1152.0 ft. 1150.7 ft. Traffic pattern: left left Runway heading: 057 magnetic, 049 true 237 magnetic, 229 true Displaced no 790 ft. threshold: Declared distances: TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6800 LDA:6800 TORA:6800 TODA:6800 ASDA:6800 LDA:6010 Markings: nonprecision, in good condition nonprecision, in good condition Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights Runway end identifier lights: yes yes Touchdown point: yes, no lights yes, no lights Instrument approach: LDA/DME www.airnav.com ForeFlight 6
Airport / Facilities - CYTZ Aircraft / Airport Restrictions: Runway Length - RWY 8/26 3988 x 150 Runway Weight Limit - None reported Special considerations - Taxiway B & C require discretionary oversteering for aircraft with wingspan of 90 ft or greater - Noise sensitive areas Fuel Available - 100LL, JA-1 Customs Availability - yes ForeFlight www.airnav.com www.torontoport.com 7
Arrival / Departure Transportation Options Ground Transportation Options Car Services Rental Cars Public Transportation: Buses/ Cabs Other Modes of Transportation Helicopters Trains Water Ferries Miscellaneous pictures from the web 8
Aircraft Performance Type of Aircraft - Turbo-Prop Length of Trip - 381 nm Passenger Comfort - Length of trip Approximately 1.5 hours www.skyvector.com www.fltpln.com www.beechcraft.de 9
Aircraft Performance Aircraft Restrictions - MAX Weight - 15,000 lbs Weight for this trip: - BOW - 10,400 lbs - PAX - 7 @ 200 lbs ea = 1,400 lbs - Fuel (250 gallons @ 6.7 lb/ gal) = 1,675 lbs (4.1 hrs of fuel @ cruise fuel burn rate) (Cruise Fuel Burn - weight 14,000 lbs + 10 C, Cruise Altitude 29,000 ft, = 412 lb/ hr for both engines) - Baggage - 500 lbs - Total Weight = 13,975 lbs ForeFlight Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Super King Air POH/AFM 10
Aircraft Performance Landing Performance/ Restrictions POH/AFM» Can land @ max weight w/ flaps down 14 CFR Part 91 FOM/ GOM (60% Rule / 80% Rule) Take Off Performance/ Restrictions POH/ AFM» Can takeoff @ max weight w/ 0 of flaps Single Engine» Will not be able to make obstacle clearance numbers out of KROA» Will need modified departure procedure Icing/ IFR/ VFR Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Super King Air POH/AFM Aircraft Performance Group, Inc 11
Routing FltPln.com ForeFlight 12
Routing FltPln.com 13
Weather - METAR METAR - Aviation Routine Weather Report Observed Weather Issues in U.S. every hour Covers airport & 5 miles around the airport SPECI Special METAR www.aviationweather.gov 14
Weather - TAF TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Forecasted Weather Scheduled four (4) times daily 0000Z 0600Z 1200Z 1800Z Valid for 24 hours Basic Format Wind Visibility Weather Sky Condition www.aviationweather.gov 15
CYTZ METAR www.aviationweather.gov 16
CYTZ - TAF www.aviationweather.com 17
Weather Charts 18
More Weather Reports FltPln.com 19
Types of NOTAMS Class I Distributed by Telecommunication Class II Distributed any way other than Telecommunication International NOTAMS distributed to more than one country. FSS does NOT have access to ALL International NOTAMS Domestic Civil Primarily distributed in the US and sometimes available in Canada Any NOTAM that is not considered Military Military Any NOTAM that is part of the Military NOTAM system Primarily NOTAMS on Military Airports and Airspace 20
Types of NOTAMS Published FDC Flight Data Center NOTAMS Regulator in nature Includes TFRs and changes to IAPs Center Area NOTAMS that affect ARTCCs NOTAM (D)S including (U) and (O) (D) NOTAMS beyond the area of responsibility for the FSS being contacted (U) Unverified for airports where management has not confirmed the NOTAM Only allowed at airports where airport management has authorized it by Letter of Agreement (O) Other information which does not meet NOTAM criteria but may be beneficial to aircraft operations. NOTAM (L)S or LOCAL Only used in the military system Previously used in the civil system but now all of the civil L NOTAMS are D NOTAMS 21
NOTAMS - Where to find? FSS notams.faa.gov tfr.faa.gov Fltpln.com ForeFlight 22
NOTAMS 23
NOTAMS FltPln.com ForeFlight 24
NOTAMS - Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) Beware of what the route goes over or is near!!! ForeFlight 25
NOTAMS - Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) tfr.faa.gov 26
NOTAMS - Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) tfr.faa.gov 27
Crew Scheduling 14 CFR Requirements/ Restrictions FOM/ GOM Requirements/ Restrictions Length of day Circadian Rhythm Legal vs Safe 14 CFR Part 91 MassMutual FOM Flight Safety Foundation/ NBAA: Duty/ Rest Guidelines for Business Aviation (April 2014) 28
Keep Track of Options: Plan B, C, D! Alternate Airports Fuel Stops Customs Stops/ Overflight Permit Airport Delays fly.faa.gov 29