AAK ATPL (Kazakhstan) case studies
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The Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) theoretical knowledge examination is the written stage of the professional pilot licensing pathway in Kazakhstan, administered by the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK). It is intended for pilots who already hold, or are completing, the commercial pilot training required for an ATPL(A) - typically graduates of an integrated course or CPL holders building experience towards the full licence. The AAK ATPL (Kazakhstan) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,381 words.
1Loading the 79-tonne jet: which limit bites first?
You are the loading officer for a departure at 06:20 UTC. Aircraft data: DOW 41 500 kg, MTOW 79 000 kg, MLW 66 000 kg, MZFW 62 000 kg.
772 words, about 4 min2Wet, uphill and a gusting tailwind
A twin-jet is scheduled to depart with a take-off mass of 72 400 kg. Aerodrome elevation 380 ft, QNH 1004 hPa, OAT 32 °C, average upslope on runway 14 of 0.8%.
703 words, about 4 min3Gust front on arrival: crosswind, landing distance and fuel
You are approaching destination X (elevation 1 500 ft) at 14:05 UTC with 3 200 kg of fuel remaining at the initial approach fix. Runway 09/27 is 2 400 m with a CAT I ILS on 27; runway 15/33 is 3 000 m with no ILS.
654 words, about 3 min4RAIM outage and a failed glideslope
You are planning an RNP APCH (LNAV minima) to runway 27 at an aerodrome where the only other instrument approach is an NDB procedure to runway 09. The aircraft has one GNSS receiver, no baro-aiding and no SBAS.
644 words, about 3 min5Nineteen hours awake, a head cold and a pressurisation fault
Second pilot B has been awake since 04:00 local for a report time of 05:30. The flight is a 4-hour night sector departing at 22:30 local, the third sector of the day, with a 90-minute sit in between.
608 words, about 3 min