CAA NZ ATPL Theory - Flight Planning case studies
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The CAA NZ ATPL Flight Planning examination is one of the theory papers a candidate must pass before the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority will issue an Airline Transport Pilot Licence. It is aimed at commercial pilots progressing to the ATPL, and it tests the planning judgement expected of a pilot in command of a multi-crew turbine aeroplane: building a fuel plan that satisfies the applicable reserves, keeping the aeroplane inside its mass and balance envelope, computing take-off and landing performance from the declared data, and translating all of that into an operational flight plan and an ATS flight plan. The CAA NZ ATPL Theory - Flight Planning case studies are 5 cases and about 2,498 words.
1Wellington fog arrival: is the planned take-off fuel legal and sufficient?
An A320-200 is planned Auckland (NZAA) to Wellington (NZWLG). Planned data: taxi 180 kg; trip 3,120 kg; contingency 5% of trip; destination forecast requires 20 min holding at 1,500 ft; alternate Palmerston North (NZPM) fuel 1,050 kg; final reserve 30 min at 2,400 kg/h; additional fuel 15 min holding.
457 words, about 2 min2Last-minute fuel increase creates a weight and CG problem
At the start of a scheduled sector, the load sheet for a twin turboprop shows: basic empty weight 9,600 kg at 11.00 m; crew 170 kg at 4.50 m; 50 passengers at 84 kg each at average arm 12.20 m; front hold 300 kg at 6.50 m; rear hold 800 kg at 17.50 m; fuel 2,000 kg at 12.00 m. MZFW is 15,200 kg; MTOW is 17,400 kg; MLW is 16,000 kg; CG limits are 10.60 m to 11.50 m.
630 words, about 3 min3Wellington take-off: mean wind versus gust spread
Wellington (NZWN) runway 16, TODA 2,081 m, dry runway with no clearway. A twin turboprop is planned at MTOW 16,400 kg.
431 words, about 2 min4Cyclone avoidance and equal-time point on a Pacific sector
A Boeing 737-800 is planned Auckland (NZAA) to Nadi (NFFN), 1,150 NM, FL350, TAS 450 kt. Forecast wind: average headwind 40 kt outbound and tailwind 40 kt on return.
484 words, about 2 min5ATS flight plan and OFP do not agree: can the flight depart?
A Boeing 737-800 is scheduled Auckland (NZAA) to Christchurch (NZCH). The operational flight plan shows: taxi 200 kg; trip 4,100 kg; contingency 205 kg; alternate Dunedin 1,000 kg; final reserve 1,300 kg; take-off fuel 6,805 kg; endurance 3:05.
496 words, about 2 min