ATPL - 033.03 LO

033_03.txt

01.01 Fuel Planning (General)
01 Convert to volume, mass and density given in different units which are commonly used in aviation.
02 Determine relevant data, such as fuel capacity, fuel flow/consumption at different power/thrust settings, altitudes and atmospheric conditions, from the flight manual.
03 Calculate the attainable flight time/range from given average fuel flow/consumption and available amount of fuel.
04 Calculate the required fuel from given average fuel flow/consumption and required time/range to be flown.
05 Calculate the required fuel for a VFR or IFR flight from given forecast meteorological conditions.
06 State the minimum amount of remaining fuel required on arrival at the destination and alternate aerodromes/heliports.
07 Explain and describe how to calculate nautical air miles (NAM) from nautical ground miles (NGM).

02.01 Taxi Fuel
01 Determine the fuel required for engine start and taxiing by consulting the fuel-usage tables or graphs from the flight manual taking into account all the relevant conditions.

02.02 Trip Fuel
01 Define trip fuel and name the segments of flight for which the trip fuel is relevant.
02 Determine the trip fuel for the flight by using data from the fuel tables or graphs from the flight manual.

02.03 Reserve Fuel and its Components
01 Explain the reasons for having contingency fuel.
02 Calculate the contingency fuel according to the applicable operational requirements.
03 Explain the reasons and regulations for having alternate fuel and name the segments of flight for which the alternate fuel is relevant.
04 Calculate the alternate fuel in accordance with the applicable operational requirements and relevant data from the navigation plan and the flight manual.
05 Explain the reasons and regulations for having final reserve fuel.
06 Calculate the final reserve fuel for an aircraft in accordance with the applicable operational requirements and by using relevant data from the flight manual.
07 Explain the reasons and regulations for having additional fuel.
08 Calculate the additional fuel for a flight in accordance with the applicable operation requirements.

02.04 Extra Fuel
01 Explain the reasons and regulations for having extra fuel in accordance with the applicable operational requirements.
02 Calculate the possible extra fuel under given conditions.
03 Explain the fuel penalty incurred when loading extra fuel (i.e. the additional fuel consumption due to increased mass).

02.05 Calculation of Total Fuel and Completion of the Fuel Section of the Navigation Plan (Fuel Plan)
01 Calculate the total fuel required for a given flight.
02 Complete the fuel plan.

03.01 Reduced Contingency Fuel Procedure
01 Explain the reasons and regulations for reduced contingency fuel as stated in the applicable operational requirements.
02 Calculate the contingency fuel and trip fuel required in accordance with the reduced contingency fuel procedure.

03.02 Isolated Aerodrome or Heliport Procedure
01 Explain the basic procedures for an isolated aerodrome or heliport as stated in the applicable operational requirements.
02 Calculate the additional fuel for aeroplanes or helicopters according to the isolated aerodrome or heliport procedures.

03.03 Predetermined-Point Procedure
01 Explain the basic idea of the predetermined-point procedure as stated in the applicable operational requirements.

03.04 Fuel Tankering
01 Explain the basic idea of fuel-tankering procedures.
02 Calculate how much fuel to tank by using given appropriate graphs, tables or data.