Project 1 LAX-DAL Questions (1)

AS-350 Project #1 DOMESTIC FLIGHT PLAN Los Angeles to Dallas Using the attached computer dispatch release and charts, as well as your class notes and class presentations, to answer the questions that follow. PLEASE NOTE: All answers will be submitted using Canvas. Part I: Release Information and Computer Flight Plan * Note: Any numbers that are abbreviated on the release (e.g. fuel numbers) should be entered as their whole, actual value.* 1. What is the flight number? ________ 1046_ _ 2. What is our scheduled departure time (Z)? ________ 2245 ___________ 3. What is our scheduled departure time (L)? ___ 1545 ________________ 4. What is our scheduled arrival time in DAL (L)? __ 2050 ___________________ 5. What is our scheduled enroute time? ________ 245 ______ 6. If we left LAX at our scheduled departure time, would the scheduled time enroute get us to DAL at the scheduled arrival time? If not, what else should be considered? ________ STE plus TAXI OUT/IN 7. Why do we have extra fuel added to this flight? ______ Heavy traffic at KDAL upon arrival 8. What is the aircraft tail number? ____ N8646B 9. Which 737 variant is this aircraft? _______ B737-800W 10. What is the total distance for this flight? ________ 1156NM 11. Do you have an alternate listed? If so, what is it? _________ No Alternate 12. Which departure procedure is in our flight plan? ________ DOTSS2 CLEEE _____ 13. Do we navigate on any airways during this flight? ________ J74 14. What will be the average wind for this flight? Is this a headwind or tailwind? ___ 224 at 55 knots Tailwind 15. What is our planned top altitude (cruising altitude)? ______________ FL370 _ 16. How much fuel will we burn inflight (assuming no delays or holding)? ______ 15500 pounds

17. How much fuel (in terms of time) is added for holding? _ 25 minutes 18. How much fuel needs to be on board at takeoff? ___ 23400 lbs 19. How much time and fuel will it take to taxi out? ___ 400 lbs 20. What is the significance of the dashed line separating “Minimum Takeoff” fuel and “Extra” fuel? _ Things above the dashed line is required fuel by FAA regulation, while the items listed below the line are optional 21. How much taxi time is expected after landing at KDAL? ____ 6 minutes 22. Is there any tanker fuel added? ______ NO 23. How long could we fly with the fuel planned to be on board after arrival at DAL? ______ 1 hour and 30 minutes 24. What is the total time gate to gate? _________ 2 hours and 56 min 25. What is the planned takeoff weight? ____ 156100 lbs 26. What is the planned landing weight? ____ 140600 lbs 27. “PYLD” weight represents what? Payload (passengers and cargo) 28. What is the max landing weight? ____ 144000 lbs 29. What is the maximum fuel we could carry? ____ 46100 lbs 30. What is the maximum takeoff weight? ____ 174200 lbs 31. What is the planned temp at DAL? ____ 33 degrees celcius 32. Does this flight plan comply with Method 1 or Method 2 terrain clearance? ___ YES Method 1 33. Does the enroute terrain limit our takeoff weight at all? ______ No 34. How far will we have travelled at top of climb (TOC)? _______ 152 nm 35. What is the identifier and frequency of the first VOR on our route? ____ PKE (117.9) 36. What is our planned ground speed after crossing NABOB? _____ 498 knots 37. What is our planned Mach number? ________ Mach 0.79 38. Between which two waypoints is the longest leg of our flight? _____ SJN to TXO 39. What is the Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) over the SJN VOR? _____ 13500 feet 40. How much fuel should be onboard crossing GANJA? _______ 10100 lbs 41. If the turbulence at our cruising altitude is bad, could we request a higher altitude enroute? ____ No