This document is a summary of the ATPL subject Flight Planning. You can use it as an easy way to get started, a refresher for your theory or a quick way to check if you know the essential parts of the subjects short before your exam. I made the summary while i was studying for my ATPL theory, i pa...
Section 1 – Flight planning
VFR Cross Country Flights… ............................................................. 2
ICAO Flight Plan................................................................................ 6
Fuel Policy for Transport Flights ....................................................... 9
Section 2 – single/multi engine
Single Engine Piston… ..................................................................... 10
Charts – Departure, Enroute, Arrival & Approach ........................ 11
Multi-Engine Piston Aeroplane… .................................................. 15
Medium Range Jet Transport… ...................................................... 15
Long Range Jet Transport… ........................................................... 16
Section 3 – Fuel operations
Abnormal Fuel Conditions. ............................................................ 16
Point of Safe Return and Point of Equal Time… ............................ 17
Extended Range Operations with Two-Engine Aeroplanes. ......... 17
Computer Flight Plan ..................................................................... 19
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, Chapter 1 – VFR Cross Country Flights
AIR-OPS Requirements
-Choose a route and altitude based on:
1. Classification of airspace A-G
2. Controlled and uncontrolled airspace
3. Prescribed outbound and inbound routes
4. Restricted areas
5. Weather situation
6. Minimum safe altitudes
-NOTAMS and AIP
1. Departure
2. En-route
3. Destination
4. Possible alternative airfields
Aerodrome Operating Minima
1. Ground equipment shown on chart is operative
2. Aeroplane systems required for approach are operative
3. Required aeroplane performance criteria are met
4. Crew is qualified accordingly
Separate Runways
1. If one of the runways is blocked it will not prevent operation on the other runway
2. Each of the landing surfaces has a separate approach procedure
Jeppesen Chart ED-4
-Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
-Standard parallels = 40N and 52 N
-Scale = 1:500 000
Symbols
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