GM1 CAT.OP.MPA.303 & CAT.OP.MPA.311 In-flight check of the landing distance at time of arrival — aeroplanes & Reporting on runway braking action

SYLLABUS

A training syllabus should include, in addition to the requirements of Subpart FC of Annex III (ORO.FC), at least the following elements:

(a) General

(1) Contamination

(i) Definition

(ii) Contaminants which cause increased drag thus affecting acceleration, and contaminants which cause reduced braking action affecting deceleration

(iii) Slippery when wet condition

(2) Contaminated runway

(i) Runway surface condition descriptors

(ii) Operational observations with friction devices

(iii) Operator´s policy on the usage of:

A. reduced take-off thrust

B. reports by runway thirds

(iv) Stopway

(3) Runway condition codes

(i) RCAM

A. Differences between those published for aerodromes and flight crew

B. Format in use

C. The use of runway friction measurements

D. The use of temperature

E. RWYCC

F. Downgrade/upgrade criteria

G. Difference between a calculation and an assessment

(ii) Braking action

(iii) Use of aircraft wind limit diagram with contamination

(4) Runway condition report

(i) Availability

(ii) Validity

(iii) Performance and situational awareness

(iv) Decoding

(v) Promulgation and reception

(5) Aeroplane control in take-off and landing

(i) Lateral control

A. Windsock effect

B. Effect of reversers

C. Cornering forces

D. Crosswind limitations (including operations when the cleared runway width is less than published

(ii) Longitudinal control

A. V1 correction in correlation with minimum control speed on ground

B. Aquaplaning

C. Anti-skid

D. Autobrake

(6) Take-off distance

(i) Acceleration and deceleration

(ii) Take-off performance limitations

(iii) Take-off distance models

(iv) Factors affecting TO distance

(v) Why to use the type and depth of contaminant instead of the RWYCC

(vi) Safety margins

(7) Landing distance

(i) Distance at time of arrival model

(ii) Factors affecting landing distance

(iii) Safety margins

(8) Exceptions

(i) States that do not comply with ICAO standards for RCR and assessment of the LDTA

(b) Flight planning

(1) Dispatch/in-flight conditions

(2) MEL/CDL items affecting take-off and landing performance

(3) Operator´s policy on variable wind and gusts

(4) Landing performance at destination and alternates

(i) Selection of alternates if an aerodrome is not available

A. En-route alternates

B. Destination alternates

(ii) Number of alternates

(iii) Runway condition

(c) Take-off

(1) Runway selection

(2) Take-off from a wet or contaminated runway

(d) In-flight

(1) Landing distance

(i) Distance at time of arrival calculations

A. Considerations for flight crew

B. Operator´s policy

(ii) Factors affecting landing distance

(iii) Runway selection for landing

(iv) Safety margins

(2) Use of aircraft systems

(i) Brakes/autobrakes

(ii) Difference between friction limited braking and different modes of autobrakes

(iii) Reversers

(e) Landing techniques

(1) Flight crew procedures and flying techniques when landing on length limited runway

(f) Safety considerations

(1) Types of errors possible

(2) Mindfulness principles to avoid biases that may lead to errors

(g) Documentation and records

(h) AIREPs

(1) Assessment of braking action

(2) Terminology

(3) Automated/aircraft-generated braking action reports, if applicable

(4) Air safety reports, if flight safety has been endangered due to insufficient braking action