When should the APU be started prior to takeoff?

• No earlier than 30 minutes prior to pushback unless needed for power or air.
• No later than 5 minutes prior to pushback.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.4-5

Flight Documents

Carried on the Aircraft

• signed Master
• WX, NOTAMs, Company NOTAMs
• signed Load Manifest (Wt. & Bal)
• Aircraft log with signed Airworthiness Release
• Pilot Route Certification (PIC signature on Master)
• Fuel Receipts (if req)
• signed NOTOC (or military equivalent) (if req)
• GenDec (if req)
• Permit to Proceed (if req)
• DHL Certificate of Tender (if req)

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.6

Flight Documents

Station Copies

• signed Station copy of OFP
• signed Load Manifest (wt & bal)
• signed NOTOC (or mil equivalent) (if req)
• Yellow and Pink fuel sheets (if req)
• Security Sheet (if req)

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.6

Flight Documents

Trip Envelope

• signed master
• Weather and NOTAMs
• Company NOTAMs
• Load Manifest (Wt & Bal)
• ACARS printouts (as required
  • Departure Clearance
  • Oceanic Clearance
  • Dispatch/Flight Release Amendments
• Takeoff and Landing Performance (whichever was used):
  • FDP
  • TLR
  • Live Calc numbers
• Fuel recepts (if req)
• Plotting chart (if req)
• NOTOC/military equivalent (if req)
• Load Planner form (if req)

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.7

Headsets/Earpiece requirement

• below 18,000'
• strongly recommended for internation airspace
• Operating crewmenbers are required to monitor radio communications [?! some key words are missing in the manual!]

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.10

Oxygen Requirments

• Cabin Alt above 10,000' must be used entire time except when necessary to remove in connection with regular duties
• Above FL250: quick donning available
• Above FL410: one pilot must don and use 

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.10 & Bulletin 118R2

Cell Phone use

Turned on on the flight deck:

• beginning of first checklist 
• shutdown checklist has been completed

unless an operation need exists.  (Consider stopping the aircraft.)

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.11

Phraseology for TCAS RA Events

"(Aircraft Callsign), TCAS RA"

"(Aircraft Callsign), clear of conflict, returning to (assigned clearance)"

"(Aircraft Callsign), unable, TCAS RA"

File a FCIR and consider an ASAP.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.13

Stabilized Approach criteria

• On Path
  • correct airport and runway for lateral and vertical guidance
  • only small changes required to maintain correct path
  • no greater than 1000 fpm unless high Vref or density alt and briefed
  • approach
    • ILS: 1 dot vertical or lateral
    • non-ILS: within 75' VNAV
      • LNAV touching a/c symbol (10 mile scale) and 1/2 lateral RNP
      • LOC/VOR: 1 dot
    • visual: visual app path ind (less than 4 lights) and centerline, w/ wings level by 300' AGL
• Configured for landing
  • gear/flaps/speed brake
  • ldg checklist complete
• On speed
  • nomal bracketing
  • thrust stabilized

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.16-17

How should flaps be set for deicing/anti-icing?

• If deiced without movement under own power, flaps stay up.  Use FAA Standard Tables
• If deiced after movement under own power, leave takoff flaps down.  Use FAA Adjusted Tables

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.28

Early Departure Guidelines

• Flights can block out 15 minutes before scheduled time (ETD on the OFP) without specific permission from the dispatcher.
• If an early departure is authorized, annotate the flight plan with the new ETD and time and initials of the dispatcher/ops manager.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.29

When should you declaire Emergency Fuel?

When fuel on board is under 30 minutes at current speed and altitude call "MADAY MAYDAY MAYDAY FUEL" without delay.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.34

When should minimum fuel be declared?

• Minimum Fuel is when the aircraft's fuel supply has reached a state where little or no delay can be accepted.   
• Add "minimum fuel" to the call sign.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.34

RNAV Phrasiology

When simultaneous parallel runways departures utilitys RNAV SIDs are bing used,  clearance will include the initial fix/waypoint on the RNAV route (Southern Air 7640 heavy, RNAV to PORPA, runway 07R cleared for takeoff)

Read back the full clearance

Fly the RNAV path (track) as cleared.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.41

When are standard takeoff minimums used?

Standard minimums are used when there are no published takeoff minimums.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.41

What is prevailing visibility?

Prevailing visibility is reported as "visibility."  

When under 4 miles, certified tower personnel will take additional observations.  the lowest value will be used as the prevailing visibility.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.42

When is an Inflight Reanalysis required?

• 100 NM lateral diversion
• 4,000' altitude change

Provide:

• Position
• FOB
• route
• (if in mountainous terrain verify engine out performance in the FMC)

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.48

What is the minimum allowed RVR for takeoff?

RVR 500.  Check the table for lights required!

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.43

What is required with an in range call?

• ETA (UTC)
• Inflight maintenance messages
• Requests for specific services.

NOTE: In range calls are required at military installations.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.51

Below what length runway is vertical guidance required (VASI/PAPI, GS, or VNAV)

7000'

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.52

Which Approach Category is the 777?

Category D

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.53

What is the visibility which is defined as Wet?

• 3/4 mile
• RVR 4000

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.56

When and how is an autloand done?

Must be done every 30 days.

If expired:

• ILS available
• Weather is CAT I or better

always:

• inform ATC of the planned autoland if not CAT II/III conditions
• make the log entry

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.56

SAFO 21004

When is a circle to land maneuver used?

What are the minimums?

Circle to land is used when the inbound course is offset more than 30° from the runway.

• HAA as published but not below 1000'
• Visibility as published but not below 3 miles.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.57

When only RVR is specified on a plate, can prevailing visibility be substituted?

No

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.60

Ceiling and Visibility considerations on approach.

• Ceiling need not be considered unless indicated in the Jeppesen Manual.
• When prevailing visibility is below RVR 800, RVR must be used.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.60

What is required to continue beyond the FAF on a CAT I approach?

Visibility must be greater than or equal to minimums.

In the UK and UAE, you may not descend below 1000' AGL if the visibility is below minimums.

Once the FAF or 1000' has been passed the approach may continue if it goes below minimums.

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.65-66

What is required to descend below minimums on a CAT I approach?

the plane is in a position to descend to landing with normal maneuvers

visibility is above minimums

• Approach lights to 100' without the red terminating bars
• terminating bars
• runway threshold
• threshold markings
• REILs
• VASI
• Touchdown zone or touchdown zone markings
• touchdown zone lights
• runway or runway markings
• runway lights

FOM Rev 18: 10.1.67

What is the Touchdown Zone?

 The first 3,000 feet of the runway beginning at the threshold.  The portion of a runway, beyond the threshold, where it is intended landing aircraft first contact the runway. 

Pilot Controller Glossary 10/12/17: T-5 

What is the definition of Block Out Time?

The time at which the cabin doors have been closed and the first parking brake release occurs with the purpose of flight departure.

FOM Rev 18: C.1.5-6
 

What is the definition of Block In Time?

The last time at which the parking brakes have been set at the designated arrival point before the cabin doors are opened.

FOM Rev 18: C.1.5