CPL Flight Planning case studies
CPL Flight Planning · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CPL Flight Planning examination is one of the knowledge tests a candidate must pass to hold a Commercial Pilot Licence. It is aimed at pilots who already understand basic navigation and meteorology and are ready to apply that knowledge the way a working commercial pilot does: building a complete, defensible flight plan from forecast to fuel stop. The CPL Flight Planning case studies are 5 cases and about 2,100 words.
1Diversion fuel after a hold at destination
You are the pilot-in-command of a twin-turboprop on a scheduled 2 h 40 min sector. Planned fuel at destination was 1 050 kg, comprising 620 kg trip fuel, 180 kg contingency, 150 kg alternate fuel and 100 kg final reserve.
435 words, about 2 min2Runway-limited take-off with contaminated surface
A light jet is dispatched from a 2 200 m asphalt runway, elevation 1 200 ft, OAT 28 degrees C, QNH 1003 hPa. The AFM gives a dry take-off distance of 1 610 m at sea level ISA and a 12 percent penalty for a wet runway.
425 words, about 2 min3Weight and balance with a last-minute load change
A turboprop is being loaded for a 3 h sector. Basic empty mass is 9 800 kg at a moment of 24 500 kg m.
441 words, about 2 min4Replanning after a NOTAM closes the destination
You are planning a 1 h 50 min flight to an airport whose runway 09/27 will be closed for works from 10:00 to 14:00 local. Your estimated time of arrival is 11:20 local.
404 words, about 2 min5In-flight replanning when the destination deteriorates
You are 40 minutes from destination at FL 240 with 1 500 kg of fuel. The destination forecast was 3 000 m visibility and a 1 000 ft ceiling, but the latest observation is 800 m visibility with a 200 ft ceiling and vertical visibility 200 ft.
395 words, about 2 min