Thanks John_T and others, but what are some of these abbreviations? The ones I understand are below and for the benefit of those who don’t.
SID: standard instrument departure
NFP: net flight path
AFM: aircraft flight manual
RTOW: regulated take off weight
TOGA: take off go-around power
MSA: minimum safe altitude
GPWS: ground proximity warning system
These I don’t understand. Please could someone decipher: -
AEO: ?
OEI: ?
PANS-OPS (TERPS): ?
- Specifically what is the TERPS section or relevance?
(RDS): ?
(ICAO PAMC): ?
Lastly, when an aircraft is new, flown under ideal conditions by a pilot who flies the aircraft exactly according to the procedure in the aircraft flight manual (AFM), the aircraft will perform to net (or is it gross?) performance.
Taking into account degradation in aircraft performance, less than optimum flight conditions and variation in pilot technique, manufacturers – or is it regulating authorities - then produce gross performance figures (or is it net?) and this is intended to reflect the performance of the average aircraft in service.
- Which is correct?
Thanks
faq