Operational Procedures
Standard operating practice
This domain tests checklists, emergency procedures, fuel management, takeoff and landing performance, noise abatement, and CRM. You must know the standard emergency memory items and the logic behind them.
Key concepts
- Checklists: normal, abnormal, emergency; challenge-response; do not skip items.
- Engine failure after takeoff: pitch for best glide, select landing site, attempt restart, secure, mayday.
- Engine fire: mixture idle cutoff, fuel selector off, master off, extinguisher.
- Fuel management: lean, monitor, know endurance, reserve.
- CRM: communication, leadership, workload management, situational awareness.
- Noise abatement: climb/approach profiles.
Traps
- Trying to restart before establishing glide - pitch first.
- Forgetting master switch off in an electrical fire.
- Confusing best glide speed with best angle/rate speeds.
- Skipping checklist verification under stress.
Worked example / rule of thumb
Engine failure after takeoff: Aviate (best glide), Navigate (landing site), Communicate (mayday). Rule of thumb: "Pitch, pick, power, procedure, panic-free."
For electrical fire: master off, extinguish, land as soon as practicable.