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Flight Planning & Aircraft

Performance – Part 2

PRESENTED BY:

David Robins, Colt International

Jason Roberson, Prime Jet

Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference | San Antonio, TX | January 22 – 25, 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Advance flight planning

• When flight planning and aircraft the following items should be

considered:

– Aircraft capabilities

• Range

• Navigation

• Performance

– Weather and NOTAMs

– Regulatory requirements

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What are the considerations?

How to flight plan from A to B

• Aircraft performance

– Takeoff

• Runway analysis

– Enroute

• Altitude selection

• Cruise speeds

• Driftdown

– Landing

• Runway analysis

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Aircraft data and performance


• Takeoff

Performance

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• Enroute Performance

– MEA - Minimum Enroute Altitude

– MOCA - Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude

– MORA - Minimum Off Route Altitude

– Driftdown - 1EO performance

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• Landing

Performance

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• What are the aircraft and crews capabilities?

– Consideration should be given to:

• Standard Instrument Departure (SID)

• Enroute

• Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR)

• Planning restrictions

– Consideration should be given to:

• Weather and notams

• Published procedures/restrictions

• Special use areas

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Route selection


• When selecting a SID consideration should be given to:

– RNAV or Non RNAV procedures?

– Jet or Non-Jet procedure?

– Other restrictions?

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Route selection - SID


• When planning the enroute portion of the flight consideration

should be given to:

– Airway type selection?

– Direct routings?

– ATC/IFR preferred routings?

– Are there any organized track structures (OTS)?

– Enroute weather?

– Will the flight operate over remote areas?

• Are ETP’s required?

• Will the flight operate under ETOPS rules?

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Route selection - Enroute


• OTS – Organized Track Structures

– North Atlantic Tracks (NATs)

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• Consideration should be given to;

– Is the alternate airport suitable for this type of operation?

– Can you aircraft type operate in to and out of this location?

– Are there ground supporting services available at this location?

– Does the weather forecast at this location meet the alternate limits

criteria for your aircraft type?

– Are there any NOTAMs that may prevent you from selecting this

location?

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Enroute Alternate airport selection


• Equal Time Point (ETP)

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• Equal Time Point (ETP) – Depressurization (10,000FT)

– Loss of an engine (1EO Optimum)

– Medical emergency (Current FL)

------------------------ ALL ENGINES AT 10000 FT ------------------------

EQUAL TIME POINT DATA CYQX-BIKF

ETP WAYPOINT AT N50 11.7 W034 39.7 W/C DIST TIME TO

ORIGIN APT TO ETP WAYPOINT 1713 03.39

ETP WAYPOINT TO CYQX M37 776 03.12

ETP WAYPOINT TO BIKF P08 912 03.12

CRUISE MODE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 10000

TEMP AT FLIGHT LEVEL 10000 ISA M07

FUEL BURN TO ETP WAYPOINT 19563

FUEL OVERHEAD ETP WAYPOINT 017799

FUEL BURN FROM ETP TO ALTN 014787

FUEL REMAINING AT ETP ALTN 003012

TOTAL ETP FUEL REQUIRED 034350

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• ETOPS – Extended Operations

• Basic

– 60 min

– 120 min

– 180 min

• Beyond 180

– +180 min

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• ETOPS – Extended Operations

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• PNR – Point of No Return (Critical Point)

– PNR’s are not ETPs

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• What is a Reclear?

– Reclear waypoint

– Reclear destination

– Reclear alternate

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Reclear (Re-dispatch)


– Standard flight plan FUEL TIME DIST ARRIVE TAKEOFF LAND AV PLD OPNLWT

POA EGGW 015162 06.10 3076 06.24Z 071604 056442 005000 048300

ALT EGSS 001500 00.10 0043 SECONDARY ALT-NIL FOD 003142

HLD 000992 00.30

RES 000650 00.18

ADD 000000 00.00

REQ 018304 07.08

TXI 000400 00.10

XTR 000000 00.00

TOT 018704 07.18 UNITS LBS DXR D ROBINS GC 2966

– Reclear flight plan FUEL TIME DIST ARRIVE TAKEOFF LAND AV PLD OPNLWT

POA EGGW 015007 06.10 3076 06.24Z 071000 055893 005000 048300

ALT EGSS 001500 00.10 0043 SECONDARY ALT-NIL FOD 002593

HLD 000992 00.30

RES 000101 00.03

ADD 000000 00.00

REQ 017600 06.53

TXI 000400 00.10

XTR 000045 00.01

TOT 018000 07.04 UNITS LBS DXR D ROBINS GC 2966

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Reclear (Re-dispatch)


• When selecting a STAR consideration should be given to:

– RNAV or Non RNAV procedures?

– Jet or Non-Jet procedure

– Other restrictions?

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Route selection - STAR


• When determining the flight altitude consideration should be

given to the following:

– RVSM approved?

– MNPS approved?

– 8.33Mhz Radio Spacing?

– MORA – Minimum Off Route Altitude

– MOCA – Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude

– IFR preferred altitudes

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Altitude selections


• Consideration should be given to;

– Origin to destination fuel burn

– Alternate fuel

– Hold (Final reserve) fuel

– Enroute reserve fuel

– Contingency fuel

– Tankered fuel

– ETP fuel

– Reclear/Re-dispatch fuel

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Fuel calculations


• Pacific flight plan VNY-OGG

– ETPs

• Trans Atlantic flight plan HPN– LGW

– OTS

– ETPs

– ETOPS

• Long range flight SVO-LAX

– ETP’s

– ETOPS

– Reclear/Re-dispatch

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Examples of flight planning

Conclusion

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Flight planning an aircraft can be a complex and challenging

process.

There are many variables to consider, often under continually

changing circumstances.

But at the end of the day when the aircraft has reached it’s final

destination, you have played a very important and necessary role

in the safe and successful operation of the flight!

Flight Planning & Aircraft Performance

Part II

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