Tag: Q&A
Test Your AVsavvy: ETP and ETOP calculations (May 24)
Suppose you have a flight that requires both ETPs and ETOPs. For this flight you would like both the ETPs and ETOPs to be the same. What are the differences in how an ETP is calculated vs. an ETOP? Based on the above information, which option below is correct? Answer below and come back next [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (May 17) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Proposed schedule issues (May 17)
Suppose you are planning your trip and the following is your schedule: Registry: NXXXX Aircraft type: GLF4 Type of flight: Private non-revenue Crew: 3 Passengers: 3 ETD NARITA/RJAA 1 May / 2000Z = 2 May / 0500 local ETA HONG KONG/VHHH 2 May / 0025Z = 2 May / 0825 local The following is the [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (May 10) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Traveling to Madrid (May 10)
Suppose you are planning your trip and the following is your schedule: Registry: NXXXX Aircraft type: DA900 Type of flight: Private non-revenue Crew: 2 Passengers: 2 ETD STANSTED/EGSS 20 April / 0900Z = 20 April / 1000 local ETA TORREJON/LETO 20 April / 1045Z = 21 April / 1245 local The following is the departure [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (May 3) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Landing in New Delhi? (May 3)
Suppose you are planning your trip and the following is your schedule: Registry: NXXXX Aircraft type: G2 (Stage 2) Type of flight: Private non-revenue Crew: 2 Passengers: 2 ETD DUBAI/OMDB 20 April / 1900Z = 20 April / 2300 local ETA NEW DELHI/VIDP 20 April / 2135Z = 21 April / 0105 local The following [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Apr. 26) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Can you make a tech stop? (Apr. 26)
Which of the following airports won’t allow you to make a tech stop? A. Beijing, China / ZBAA B. Kathmandu, Nepal / VNKT C. La Paz, Bolivia / SLLP D. Natal, Brazil / SBNT La Paz Information AIRPORT OPERATING HOURS: 24 HOURS THIS IS A JOINT MILITARY AND CIVIL AIRPORT, BUT NO PPR IS REQUIRED [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Apr. 19) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Military permit needed? (Apr. 19)
Suppose you are reviewing the following airports for future trips: A. Beijing, China / ZBAA B. Kathmandu, Nepal / VNKT C. Agra, India / VIAG D. Nha Trang, Vietnam / VVNT The following is information about those airports: Beijing Information AIRPORT OPERATING HOURS: NORMAL HOURS 0001-2359 LOCAL PEAK HOURS 0800-2200 LOCAL SLOTS ARE REQUIRED FOR [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Apr. 12) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Leaving Singapore (Apr. 12)
Suppose that your proposed flight is as follows: Private Non-Revenue (Part 91) Registration: NXXXX Aircraft Type: Gulfstream 4 (GLF 4) Crew: 3 Passengers: 4 Itinerary: ETD SINGAPORE / WSSS 25 APR / 0440 UTC = 25 APR / 1240 LOCAL – Slot confirmed ETA DUBAI / OMDB 25 APR / 1145 UTC = 25 APR [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Apr. 5) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Traveling to Zurich (Apr. 5)
Suppose you have a flight scheduled for Zurich. The following is the proposed schedule and the appropriate information for your trip: Private Non-Revenue (Part 91) Registration: NXXXX Aircraft Type: Gulfstream 4 (GLF 4) Crew: 3 Passengers: 4 Itinerary: ETD DUBAI / OMDB 25 APR / 1245 UTC = 25 APR / 1645 LOCAL – Slot [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Mar. 29) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Russia permit revisions? (Mar. 29)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose you are traveling to UUDD with an ETA of 1000 UTC for which you have obtained a landing permit. 3 days prior to departure the ETA has been changed from 1000 UTC to 0900 UTC. Below is the information for UUDD: UUDD AIRPORT AND COUNTRY INFORMATION: AIRPORT [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Mar. 22) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Galapagos travel? (Mar. 22)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose you have a flight scheduled for the Galapagos islands. The following is the proposed schedule and the appropriate information for your trip: Private Non-Revenue (Part 91) Registration: NXXXX Aircraft Type: Global Express (GLEX) MTOW: 99500 lbs Itinerary: ETD Los Angeles / KLAX 20 Feb 1255 UTC ETA [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Mar. 15) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Traveling for tourism to ZBAA? (Mar. 15)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose you have a request by your passenger to travel to China. He decides to travel to ZBAA but he doesn’t have any business planned there, just conduct a tourism flight. Below is the schedule and the information for Beijing: Private Non-Revenue (Part 91) Registration: NXXXX Aircraft Type: [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Mar. 8) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: What is optimum flight level? (Mar. 8)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose you are traveling from KIAH to KROC and you have requested an optimum flight level. What is meant when saying that you would like an optimum flight level? Based on the above information, which option below is correct? Answer below and come back next Friday to see [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Mar. 1) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: ZULS travel? (Mar. 1)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose your passenger would like to travel to ZULS. Based on the information below, is travel there possible? LHASA (ZULS): A. LHASA/ZULS AIRPORT IS NOT OPEN TO FOREIGN-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR OPERATORS WHO CAN OBTAIN SPONSORSHIP OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. HOWEVER, APPROVAL TO OPERATE INTO LHASA CANNOT BE [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Feb. 22) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Which flight plan is correct? (Feb. 22)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose you have requested an optimum flight level for your flight going eastbound. The following are two flight plan options: A. FPL-NXXXX-IG -CL60/M-SDGHIRWXYZ/S -KIAH2100 -N0456F390 ELD3 ELD J29 CARIN/N0454F380 J29 MEM J42 GVE JAIKE3 -KROC0238 KMSP -PBN/A1B5C4 NAV/RNVE99 DOF/121207 REG/NXXXX OPR/XYZ CORP/C E/0443 P/5 D/3 12 YELLOW A/WHITE [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Feb. 15) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
Test Your AVsavvy: Overnighting in Sapporo? (Feb. 15)
Here’s another chance to test your “AVsavvy”. Suppose you are traveling to RJCC and the following is your schedule and flight information. Tail number: NXXXX Aircraft type: Gulfstream 2 (Stage 2) ETA SAPPORO / RJCC 28 JUN/0900 LCL ETD SAPPORO / RJCC 9 JUN/1230 LCL RJCC Information: ALTHOUGH AIRPORT IS OPEN BETWEEN 0700-2200 LT LOCAL [...]
Answer to Last Week’s (Feb. 8) AVsavvy Question
In last Friday’s AVsavvy question, we showed you a flight schedule and some airport information and asked you to find the error. IMPORTANT: If you haven’t yet participated, YOU CAN STILL TURN BACK NOW AND TEST YOUR SKILLS. Below is the answer and explanation. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are happy to report [...]
