Aircraft Dispatch Regulations questions and
answers
Define Operational Control - With respect to a flight, the exercise of Authority to
Initiate, Conduct, or Terminate a flight.
Define V1 - maximum speed in the take off at which the pilot must take the first
action (apply brakes, reduce thrust, deploy speed brakes) to stop airplane withing
the accelerate-stop distance
Define V2 - Takeoff Safety Speed: is the minimum speed that needs to be
maintained up to acceleration altitude, in the event of an engine failure after V1
Define Vr - Rotation speed, determined so that v2 speed is reached before the
aircraft reaches 35 feet above the runway surface.
Define Vlof - The speed at which the aircraft becomes airborne.
Who has operational control? - The certificate holder (airline)
Air traffic clearance - means an authorization by air traffic control, for the purpose
of preventing collision between known aircraft, for an aircraft to proceed under
specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace.
,Aircraft Dispatch Regulations questions and
answers
Alternate airport - An airport at which an aircraft may land if a landing at the
intended airport becomes inadvisable.
ceiling - the height above Earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring
phenomena that is reported as broken overcast or obscuration and not classified
as thin or partial
commercial operator - a person who, for compensation or hire, engages in the
carriage by aircraft in air commerce of persons or property, other than as an air
carrier or foreign air carrier
ETOPS is - means an airplane flight operation, other than all-cargo operation in an
airplane with more than two engines, during which a portion of the flight is
conducted beyond a time threshold identified in p.121 and 135
Extended Overwater Operation - An operation over water at a horizontal distance
of more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest shoreline
, Aircraft Dispatch Regulations questions and
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Flightplan - specified information, relating to the intended flight of an aircraft, that
is filed orally or in writing with ATC
Flight Time - pilot time that commences when aircraft moves under is own power
for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing
Nonprecision approach procedure - a standard IAP in which no electronic glide
slope is provided
Operate, with respect to aircraft means - use, cause to use or authorize to use
aircraft, for the purpose of air navigation, including the piloting of aircraft, with or
without the right of legal control
Precision approach procedure means - a standard IAP in which an electronic glide
slope is provided, such as ILS or PAR
commuter operation means - any scheduled operation conducted by any person
operating airplanes other than turbojets (max seats <9 and payload<7500) with a
frequency 5 round trips per week on at least 1 route between two or more points
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