Exercise 1 (40 min, 50 pts):
You've been flying the Atlantic all night and given an early descent to Newark due conflicting traffic. The cabin attendant has brought in your fried breakfast and at the same time you are woken by your First Officer saying 'Wake up scrotum, they're on 29.' You've still an erection, but you are able to conceal it from the cabin attendant with your electronic FCOMs.
The weather reads: 300/25-30 NASTY RASH 10K S/25 29.92 NOSIG
And NOTAM: KEWR 0500-2300 Bakery vans operate btw waypoints BURGA & FRIES
Using appropriate CRM, what would we expect to hear?
(a) 'Shit'
(b) 'You have control of my breakfast'
(c) 'No no, let me do that thank you...'
(d) All of the above
Now examine the first of your handouts:
You've forgotten your reading glasses, so you've taken over the radio for a moment and asked the First Officer to talk you through it.
What angle of approach do you expect?
(a) 0º
(b) 3º
(c) 45º
(d) 90º
You're on short finals. Look closely at the second handout:
What do you think it is the height of?
(a) Your own First Officer
(b) A Boeing 777 airliner
(c) An average semi-trailer
(d) The Loch Ness monster
Turn your attention to the full-colour extract of the layout at Newark. Using the pen provided, mark wherever you think the threshold is with an 'X'. You are allowed five attempts at this, and whoever is closest wins a ticket to the FA Cup final:
In the final stages of the approach your First Officer alerts you to a truck that has appeared on TCAS, and wonders why it's flying so high. The correct response is?
(a) Keep calm and carry on
(b) Quickly pass the co-pilot the controls
(c) Request a baguette and two croissants
(d) Blame ATC for not offering its driver vectors
Approaching the threshold you hope to break the airline record for the nearest RET. What is ideally 50' above the threshold in order that you should continue?
(a) Nose of the aircraft
(b) Truck driver's nose
(c) Your own nose
(d) Landing gear
Using your calculator, CRP-5 or the notes in your socks, now answer the following... Given the approach slope is 3º and the landing gear ~ or someone's nose ~ is 50' above the threshold, what is the correct height above a baker's delivery truck?
(a) The width of a Danish pastry
(b) 500' and clear of obstacles
(c) half the height of a trailer
(d) 50' plus the bonus ball
Thank you. Put your pens down now if you would, and don't forget to collect your ATPL and a gift-bag before leaving the building.
Answers D, B, C, D, D, C* (*United pilots only, all others D)
