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Flight Planning and Coordination Flashcards

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  1. A dispatcher is coordinating a flight plan amendment to reroute around a convective SIGMET. Who has final authority to accept or reject the amended routing while the aircraft is airborne?

    Answer: The pilot-in-command, in coordination with the dispatcher

    While both share operational control, the PIC has final authority for the safety of the flight and must agree to the routing change.

  2. Under Part 121, a dispatcher who cannot communicate with the flight crew for an extended period must:

    Answer: Attempt to relay messages via ATC or other aircraft and notify the Director of Operations

    When direct contact is lost, the dispatcher must use all available means (ATC relay, ACARS, SELCAL) and notify management per company operations specifications.

  3. A flight is planned at FL370 but ATC only has FL350 available along the route. The dispatcher recalculates fuel burn at FL350 and finds an additional 1,200 lbs is required. The aircraft has this fuel available. The dispatcher should:

    Answer: Amend the flight plan, notify the crew of increased fuel burn, and release at FL350

    The dispatcher must recompute fuel at the available altitude and, if fuel requirements are met, coordinate the amended plan with the crew before release.

  4. What is the primary purpose of an Operational Flight Plan (OFP) prepared by a dispatcher?

    Answer: To provide the crew with fuel, route, weather, and performance data required to safely complete the flight

    The OFP is the dispatcher's comprehensive document giving the crew fuel calculations, optimized routing, weather summaries, and performance data.

  5. An airport is listed as an alternate on a dispatch release. Under 14 CFR 121.625, the forecast for the alternate at ETA must show at least:

    Answer: Ceiling 200 feet above the lowest applicable approach minimum and visibility at least 1 statute mile above that minimum

    FAR 121.625 requires an alternate forecast of at least 200 ft above the lowest usable approach minimum and 1 SM above the minimum visibility.

  6. A dispatcher is filing a flight plan for a flight that will cross multiple Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) boundaries. Who is responsible for ensuring the route is coordinated across all centers?

    Answer: ATC handles inter-center coordination once the flight plan is filed

    Once a proper IFR flight plan is filed, ATC assumes responsibility for inter-facility coordination along the route.

  7. A dispatcher is computing the Maximum Takeoff Weight for a flight. Which of the following constraints does NOT directly limit MTOW?

    Answer: Passenger average meal choice preference

    Meal preferences are a catering consideration and have no direct bearing on MTOW, which is governed by structural, performance, and regulatory limits.