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IMPORTANT INFORMATION UPDATES
QVA Fleet Operating Speeds PDF file.
Angle of Attack (AoA) reference guide (pdf file)
DEFINITIONS:
| Term: | Definition: |
| V | Velocity/speed |
| V1 | The go/ no-go decision speed for completion of takeoff |
| Vr | The Rotation speed or Lift-off speed |
| V2 | Safe Climb-out speed (the speed after Vr) |
| Vs | Stall speed - clean (no flaps or undercarriage) |
| Vso | Stall speed @ full flap/gear down (flying dirty) |
| Vfe | Flap extension speed – the maximum speed for using a certain flap setting without causing aircraft damage |
| Vref | Landing speed at runway threshold (Full Flaps/Gear Down) ie. 1.3 times stall speed (Vso) |
| MLW | Maximum Landing Weight |
| MTOW | Maximum Take Off Weight |
| Vapp | Approach Speed , just add 5-10kts to Vat with flap/gear down @ MLW or less |
| Vno | Normal Operating Speed |
| Vmo | Maximum Operating Speed |
| Vne | Never Exceed this Speed |
| FL | Flight Level eg FL350 = 35,000 feet |
| N1 | Maximum thrust |
Boeing 717 Flight Operations
AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS Weights:
Max Taxi 115,000Lbs MGTOW 114,000Lbs (Max Gross Take Off Weight) Max Landing 102,000Lbs Zero Fuel 96,000Lbs Fuel Capacity In Pounds (6.7Lbs/U.S. Gallon) Right Main Left Main AUX Tank Total 9,286 9,286 6,030 24,602 Engine Type: BMW/Rolls Royce BR715, 18,500lbs thrust each. Aircraft Speeds (All speeds are indicated airspeeds, in knots.
Speed Limitations: Vmo/Mmo 325KIAS/M.84 (Max Overspeed) M=MACH Flaps/Slats 5Deg 280KIAS (visual model now has slats) Down 15Deg 240KIAS 20Deg 240KIAS 25Deg 220KIAS 40Deg 190KIAS 50Deg 190KIAS Gear Down VLe 300KIAS Maximum Gear Up/down VLo 250KIAS "" Maneuvering 235KIAS Below 100,000Lbs Va 239KIAS Above 100,000Lbs TakeOff (Here I only list at MGTOW) V1 138KIAS (Engine out, commit to T/O) Vr 140KIAS (Rotate) V2 146KIAS (Initial Climb) Climb Schedule (2 Engines) 290KIAS to MACH .72 Climb Schedule (1 Engine) 210KIAS Descent & Landing (Based on Max Gross Landing Weight. MGLW) Recommended Maneuvering Speeds: 0 Flaps 230KIAS 5Deg 205KIAS 15Deg 160KIAS 25Deg Vref + 20Kts 50Deg (Vref) 138KIAS (at 110,000Lbs) 135KIAS (at 108,000) 132KIAS (at 105,000) 129KIAS (at 100,000) 126KIAS (at 95,000) 123KIAS (at 90,000) 119KIAS (at 85,000) 116KIAS (at 80,000) 113KIAS (at 75,000) 109KIAS (at 70,000) Turbulent Air Penetration: M.79 or 285KIAS, whichever is lower. DO NOT CHASE THE AIRSPEED. Note: Below 10,000Ft at Max landing Weight or less, 250KIAS is applicable. Maximum Operating Altitude, 35,000Ft NORMAL OPERATIONS, DESCRIPTION Autolands are supported (using GPWS V7.2 with AC set to B.) NOTE: IF you have full tanks, you must burn off at least 1,000Lbs of fuel prior to takeoff. The aircraft is not certified for flight above gross weights of 114,000Lbs. 1. Take Off thrust must not exceed 5 minutes total time. 2. Normal Take Off, set flaps (usually 3 notches) depending on fuel/ passenger load, length of runway. 3. Apply thrust to accelerate, maintain below 70% N2. When airspeed exceeds 40 - 60 Kts, apply takeoff thrust. 4. At Vr, rotate smoothly to takeoff attitude (5 - 10 deg nose up). Confirm positive rate of climb at takeoff. 5. At 35Ft AFL (Above Field Level), raise gear, speed should be at V2 to V2 + 10Kts, climb to 1000 AFL at V2 + 10Kts, 20Deg pitch. 6. At 1000 AFL, reduce pitch attitude by not more than 1/2 (one half) the angle required for V2 + 10Kts to reach 1000 AFL. Set climb thrust (normally 85% N2 (FAN Indicator). Maintain climb gradient while accelerating. Retract Flaps/Slats on schedule. 7. Continue acceleration to Vzf (Zero Flaps)speed. If Vzf is reached before 3000Ft, climb at Vzf to 3000Ft. 8. 3000Ft AFL, accelerate to 250Kts, maintain 1000-1500 ft/mn rate of climb during acceleration. Climb at 250Kts to 10,000Ft. 9. Accelerate to climb schedule (290KIAS to .79M) past 10,000Ft to cruising altitude. Maintain speed until cruise altitude is reached. Vzf Schedule: Flaps Retract V2+25 (5Deg T.O. Flaps) V2+35 (15Deg T.O Flaps) Cruise power is approximately 70% to 75% N1 (FAN Indicator) .80M. Long Range cruise is .76M. Descent in Range (to landing): 1. Start Descent at XXX DME. Target descent rate is 500 Ft/mn to reach assigned level. To determine XXX, use the following formula (Altitude (in 1,000's) X 3 = DME distance to start descent) Example 1 Cruise altitude 31,000 DME transmitter on field 31 (000) X 3 Start Decent at 93 Miles DME Cruise Altitude 31,000 Airport 10 Miles beyond DME transmitter From Example 1 93 Miles DME Airport Beyond Transmitter -10 Miles Start Descent at 83 Miles DME 2. 50 miles from the outer marker, level off at 10,000ft and decelerate to 250 KIAS. 3. Descend at 250KIAS 40 miles from outer marker, turn on landing lights. Slats can be used to maintain a descent rate of 1,000ft/mn to our initial approach altitude. 4. Set 5 Deg Flaps on entering IAP (initial approach point). Speed set at 160 KIAS. Descend to MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude). 5. At localizer capture, drop gear, set spoiler to auto deploy, final check list. 6. At Glideslope + 1 dot, set 25Deg Flap, Speed Vref(50) + 20Kts. 7. At Glideslope capture, Full Flaps, follow glideslope. Maintain Vref on final. 8. Land. 9. After landing, retract flaps, slats, taxi to terminal.
Boeing 737 Flight Operations

| Air Speeds | Vs/Vso | V1
KIAS |
VR
KIAS |
V2
KIAS |
Vno/
Mno
KIAS/ Mach |
Vmo/
Mmo
KIAS/ Mach |
Vne/
Mne
KIAS/ Mach |
Vapr
KIAS |
Vref
KIAS |
| Boeing
737-376/476
(Cat III) |
135-140
@flap 2/3 |
145 | 155-165 | 0.78-0.80
FL300 to FL350 |
0.82-0.84
FL300 to FL350 |
480-490 FL300 to FL350 | 180 flap 2 to full flap/gear down at Vat | 135-140 |
| Weight Specification (lbs) | 737-300 | 737-400 |
| Empty | 72,490 | 76,200 |
| Fuel | 35,745 | 42,370 |
| Payload | 35,346 | 29,194 |
| MTOW | 124,500 | 138,500 |
| MLW | 114,000 | 121,000 |
| Far Field Lengths (feet) | 737-300 | 737-400 |
| Take-off | 7,500 | 8,740 |
| Landing | 4,700 | 5,050 |
Enough fuel should be carried for the flight + 40mins for
diversions & emergencies i.e. if your trip is 2hrs long, load fuel for the
required 2hrs flight plus fuel for an extra 40 min. One needs to know the
aircraft's average fuel consumption for the type of engines fitted in order to
determine the fuel weight required for the flight. Remember that weight is drag,
drag is more fuel burn which costs money, so do not carry more fuel than needed.
Do not arrive at the destination with total weight above MLW.
B737 Take-off Check List:
B737 Rate Of Climb:
Below 10,000ft
B737 Cruise Speeds:
B737 Rate Of Descent and Descent Checks:
B737 Final Landing Check List:
Boeing 767 Flight
Operations
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
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767-338 ER/238ER (Cat IV) |
@flap2/3 |
150-155 |
0.78-0.82 FL300-FL390 |
FL350-FL390 |
| Weight Specification (lbs) | B767-200ER | B767-300ER |
| Empty | 192,100 | 199,600 |
| Fuel | 112,725 | 162,500 |
| Payload | 52,200 | 45,775 |
| MTOW | 351,000 | 412,000 |
| MLW | 300,000 | 320,000 |
| Far Field Lengths (feet) | B767-200ER | B767-300ER |
| Take-off | 8,600-9,300 | 9,800-10,200 |
| Landing | 5,000 | 5,200 |
B767 Rate Of Climb:
Below 10,000ft
B767 Cruise Speeds:
B767 Rate Of Descent and Descent Checks:
B767 Final Landing Check List:
ETOPS - Extended Twin engine Operations :
If an engine failure occur during cruise forcing an engine shutdown, fly a descent profile on the remaining engine to FL160 (16,000ft) & hold speed between 300 - 420kts. Do not forget to trim to compensate for your lost engine. The B767 can fly the remaining trip on one engine & land @ MLW or lower. The Boeing 767 is fitted with engines certified ETOPS for 120 (200ER) & 180 minutes (300ER/400ER). This is very essential if you fly long routes over water i.e. LAX-Honolulu.
(Note: This information was adapted from Mohammed Gazzawi’s
Pilot Operations Handbook at http://www.centuryinter.net/rtpete/html/POH.html
)
Boeing 747 Flight Operations
| Air Speeds |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
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(Cat V) |
@flap 3 |
155-160 @flap 3 |
0.80-0.85 @ FL280-FL350 |
0.85 |
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(Cat V) |
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(Cat V) |
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(Cat V) |
| Weight Specification (lbs) | 747-200 | 747-300 | 747-400 |
| Empty | 403,559 | ||
| Fuel | 385,806 | ||
| Payload | 134,000 | 151,100 | 144,000 |
| MTOW | 875,000 | 775,000 | 870,000 |
| MLW | 585,000 |
| Far Field Lengths (feet) | 747-200 | 747-300 | 747-400 |
| Take-off | 10,561 | ||
| Landing | 7,870 |
B747 Rate Of Climb
Below 10,000 ft
B747 Cruise Speeds:
B747 Rate Of Descent and Descent Checks:
B747 Final Landing Check List:
British Aerospace 146 Flight Operations
| Airspeeds |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
||||
(Cat II) |
140 |
115 |
up to FL330 |
425 |
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(Cat II) |
125 |
up to FL330 |
423 |
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(Cat II) |
305/0.70 |
429 |
| Weight Specification (lbs) | Bae-146 100 | Bae-146 200 | Bae-146 300 |
| Empty | |||
| Fuel | |||
| Payload | |||
| MTOW | |||
| MLW | 77,500 | 81,000 | 84,515 |
| Far Field Lengths (feet) | Bae-146 100 | Bae-146 200 | Bae-146 300 |
| Take-off | |||
| Landing |
Below 10,000ft
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Flight Operations

all operation date use this file.
Just unzip and place on your desktop.
the below is out of date but kept for conformity purposes only
| Airspeeds |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
||||
(Cat II) |
-/72 |
95 |
up to FL250 |
270 |
148 flap 5-15 130 flap 35 |
95 (24-26,000 lb) 93 (20-23,000 lb) |
|||
(Cat II) |
98 |
100 |
111 |
180 up to FL250 |
243/0.55 |
295 |
148 flap 5-15 130 flap 35 |
95 (24-26,000 lb) 93 (20-23,000 lb) |
| Weight Specification (lbs) | Dash 8 100 | Dash 8 200 |
| Empty | 22,100 | 23,117 |
| Fuel | 5,010 | 5,010 |
| Payload | 9,118 | 9,396 |
| MTOW | 36,300 | 36,300 |
| MLW | 33,900 | 34,500 |
| Far Field Lengths (feet) | Dash 8 100 | Dash 8 200 |
| Take-off | 3,255 | 3,255 |
| Landing | 2,580 | 2,605 |
Take-off Check List:
Rate Of Climb:
Below 10,000ft
Cruise Speeds:
Rate Of Descent and Descent Checks:
Final Landing Check List:
Note: This information is adapted from Roger
Weilgus’ Pilot Operations Handbook attached to an X-Plane Dash 8 aircraft zip
file located at www.colden.org/servlet/Reg
and from reference notes attached to qnzd82k.zip by Barry
Blaisdell
Shorts 360 Flight Operations
| Airspeeds |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
KIAS |
||||
(Cat I) |
|
102 |
102 |
140 |
up to FL100 |
196 |
150 flap max 5 145 flap max 15 135 flap max 30 |
| Weight Specification (lb) | Shorts 360 |
| Empty | |
| Fuel | |
| Payload | |
| MTOW | 26,453 |
| MLW | 26,080 |
| Far Field Lengths (feet) | Shorts 360 |
| Take-off | |
| Landing |
Rate Of Climb:
Cruise Speeds:
Rate Of Descent and Descent Checks:
Final Landing Check List:
Last updated
13 February 2007
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