Brunei DCA CPL(A) Flight Planning study plan

Build a blank navigation-log template and complete three worked logs by hand, computing leg time, groundspeed, heading and fuel burn for each leg

Derive take-off and landing distance corrections from a generic performance table for five combinations of mass, pressure altitude and temperature

Calculate mass and balance for three loading scenarios, including one where the centre of gravity falls outside the envelope and must be corrected

Explain how wind, temperature and mass interact to change fuel burn on a fixed route, in writing

Compute point-of-no-return, equal-time point and critical-point fuel figures for two routes and state the assumptions behind each

Apply contingency, alternate, final-reserve and taxi fuel rules to build a full fuel plan for a two-sector day

Recompute a fuel plan after a 20-knot headwind increase and quantify the effect on payload or range

Interpret take-off obstacle and climb-gradient limits for a specified runway and decide whether a reduced-power departure is legal

Convert between QNH, QFE, QNE and pressure altitude for eight altimetry problems without error

Determine the true altitude of an aircraft flying on a constant indicated altitude through an abnormal-pressure region

Calculate density altitude and explain its effect on take-off roll, climb rate and landing distance

Apply the semi-circular rule and terrain-clearance minima to select a cruise level for three tracks

Extract wind and temperature forecasts for a route and construct a cruise-wind summary for each leg

Complete a full ICAO ATS flight plan form for a two-leg flight, including route, levels, timing and alternates

List the fuel requirements mandated for an international flight and match each to the operational plan

Identify which weather phenomena would trigger a replan or an alternate change

Read an en-route chart and extract airway designators, minimum en-route altitudes, reporting points and airspace boundaries for a chosen route

Locate and interpret the relevant AIP entries for aerodrome, route and airspace data used in the plan

Decode five NOTAMs and state the operational effect of each on the planned flight

Plan an RNAV route, verify waypoint coordinates, and check turn anticipation and leg-distance tolerances

Describe the failure modes of GNSS-based navigation and the backup strategy for each phase of flight

Compute a diversion to an alternate from mid-route, including new heading, time, fuel and arrival mass

Set in-flight monitoring triggers (fuel discrepancy, wind shift, delay) and state the action for each

Re-plan a flight after a 40-minute departure delay and decide whether the destination remains reachable

Analyse two decision scenarios (deteriorating weather, fuel below plan) and identify the pressure and bias factors at play

Apply a structured decision model to each scenario and justify the chosen course of action

Identify personal fatigue, workload and confirmation-bias risks in a long-duty flight plan and state mitigations

Write the rationale for a go/no-go decision as it would appear in a company record

Complete a timed full-length practice paper under exam conditions and score it against the marking guide

Re-work every missed item and classify the cause as knowledge gap, method error or reading error

Recompute the two weakest calculation types from memory without reference notes

Summarise the ten rules most often misapplied across all domains into a single revision sheet