ATPL Flight Planning (AFPA)

The fuel requirements shall be carried in accordance with those specified in the Boeing 727 Performance & Operating Handbook..ie no change.

New ATPL APLA Workbook V 1.1 - 02 Dec 2021 replaces the ATPL Aeroplane weight and balance syllabus. Weights for workbook and B727 Handbook now align. Load and trim sheet now only has minor changes to weight 63502 v 63500. For all intentions the trim sheets remain the same. It will also include TO and LDG charts from B727 Handbook pages 2-5, 2-6, 4-5 and 4-9.

CAO 20.7.1B replaced by CASR 121 and Part 121 MOS

New obstacle clearance and drift down requirements, V speeds climb gradients.

Standard weight for passengers other than Blue Sky Airlines operations.

Introduced new fictitious Blue Sky Airlines who has approval to use existing passenger weights

Flight planning is too tough a subject to not build progression into the practice exams. The first exams are relatively easy and for building and testing fundamental knowledge. As the exams progress , they will get harder. The last exam includes the 5 mark questions that can take 15 to 20 minutes to answer.

Usually a CASA question will tell you if it is a step climb or not. If it is a normal ops PNR question when asked to fly at the highest level possible, you will likely have to do a step climb on the return leg.