ATPL THEORY
Flight Planning and Monitoring - Complete Summary
, Table of Contents
Note 2
Flight rules 3
IFR – Instrument Flight Rules 3
Fuel planning 3
Minimum ramp fuel 4
Performance class B fuel 4
Use of graphs 4
Take-off and climb graphs 4
Ground distance in climb calculations 5
Cruise 5
Range 5
Endurance 6
VFR Navigation 6
PSR and PET 8
Point of Safe Return (PSR) 8
Point of Equal Time (PET) 9
Note
The following summary uses specific graphs, provided by the airline during training. I am not
able to include these graphs in this document, and therefore, certain information might be
inaccurate or incomplete. Please check out your own documents for a better understanding.
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Flight Planning and Monitoring - Complete Summary
, Table of Contents
Note 2
Flight rules 3
IFR – Instrument Flight Rules 3
Fuel planning 3
Minimum ramp fuel 4
Performance class B fuel 4
Use of graphs 4
Take-off and climb graphs 4
Ground distance in climb calculations 5
Cruise 5
Range 5
Endurance 6
VFR Navigation 6
PSR and PET 8
Point of Safe Return (PSR) 8
Point of Equal Time (PET) 9
Note
The following summary uses specific graphs, provided by the airline during training. I am not
able to include these graphs in this document, and therefore, certain information might be
inaccurate or incomplete. Please check out your own documents for a better understanding.
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