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FLIGHT DISPATCHER SKILLS TEST- ORALS 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% COMPLETE AND VERIFIED ANSWERS) | AGRADE
- FLIGHT DISPATCHER SKILLS TEST- ORALS 2026-2027 ACTUAL
- EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
- RATIONALES (100% COMPLETE AND VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
- AGRADE
- Name at least six information that must
- be contained in the Dispatch release or Operational Flight Plan - ANSWERCompany name; Make, model and registration number of a/c being used; Flight or
- trip number and date of flight; Name of flight crew member, cabin crew member;
- Departure aerodrome, destination aerodrome alternate aerodrome and route;
- minimum fuel supply (in kg, lbs, litres, gallons); type of operation (VFR/IFR);
- available weather reports and forecasts for the destination and alternate aerodrome;
- any additional weather available information that the PIC considers necessary;
- What is Extended Diversion Time Operations (EDTO). - ANSWER- Any
- operation by an aeroplane with two or more turbine engines where the diversion
- time to an en-route alternate aerodrome is greater than the threshold time
- established by the State of the Operator.
- What is Ceiling? - ANSWER- The lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena
- aloft that hides more than half of the sky, reported as Broken or Overcast.
- What is considered an extended overwater operation? - ANSWER- A flight
- operated over water at a distance of more than 93km (50 NM), or 30 minutes at
- normal cruising speed, whichever is the lesser, away from land suitable for making
- an emergency landing.
- Can a dispatcher delegate their authority? - ANSWER- Yes. May delegate the
- authority to sign release, but not to dispatch
- What is the main characteristic that distinguishes the troposphere from the
- stratosphere? - ANSWER- The temperature lapse rate. In the troposphere, the
- temperature decreases with increasing altitude at an average rate of two degree
- Celsius per one thousand feet of altitude. In the stratosphere, there is little or no
- change in temperature with altitude.
- What is the major source of all changes in the Earth's weather? - ANSWERUneven heating of the Earth's surface
- What is a standard day relative to pressure and temperature? - ANSWER- 29.92
- millibars of pressure and a temperature of 15 degrees celcius at sea level.
- What are some examples of the causes of temperature variations across the planet -
- ANSWER- Diurnal variation
- Seasonal variation
- Latitude (angle of sun exposure)
- Topographical issues
- Altitude effects
- The tropopause is characterized by? - ANSWER- an abrupt change of temperature
- lapse rate
- What effect does temperature have on aircraft performance? - ANSWER- As
- temperature increases, aircraft performance is reduced due to a decrease in air
- density.
- What potential issues might arise when an inversion exists at an airport? -
- ANSWER- Inversions are often associated with reduced visibility and possible
- wind shear as an aircraft passes through the inversion layer.
- What effect does temperature have on aircraft performance? - ANSWER- As
- temperature increases, aircraft performance is reduced due to a decrease in air
- density
- Describe a low-pressure system? - ANSWER- Lows are areas of reduced pressure
- and have counterclockwise wind that flows inwards and upwards in the northern
- hemisphere (opposite in the southern hemisphere). These are commonly associated
- with poor weather.
- What is a "trough"? - ANSWER- A trough is an elongated area of low pressure.
- Weather systems often develops in association with troughs.
- What is a "ridge" - ANSWER- A ridge is an elongated area of high pressure.
- What is "col"? - ANSWER- A col is a neutral area between high and low-pressure
- systems, or it is where a ridge and trough meet.
- Describe a high-pressure system - ANSWER- Highs are areas of increased
- pressure and have clockwise wind that flows outward and downward in the
- northern hemisphere (opposite in the southern hemisphere). These are commonly
- associated with good weather.
- How does pressure vary with altitude? - ANSWER- Pressure decreases as altitude
- increases. In the standard atmosphere the rate of decrease is 1 inch Hg per 1,000
- feet.
- What is "true altitude"? - ANSWER- True altitude is an aircraft's height above sea
- level. Its also known as mean sea level (MSL).
- What is "pressure altitude? - ANSWER- This is altitude in reference to the
- standard datum plane of 29.92'' Hg
- Why does a high density altitude reduce aircraft performance? - ANSWER- a)
- Reduce engine thrust/power
- b) Reduce the amount of lift that is produced by
- the wing
- What is "Coriolis force"? - ANSWER- The Coriolis force is a phenomenon that
- occurs due to the rotation of the Earth that causes wind in the Northern
- Hemisphere to be deflected to the right.
- Why is wind speed usually slower near the surface as compared to aloft? -
- ANSWER- This occurs due to friction between the terrain at the surface and the
- wind. Winds aloft move relatively unrestricted.
- How does wind flow in relation to isobars aloft? - ANSWER- Winds aloft tend to
- flow parallel to isobars due to Coriolis force turning the wind to the right (in the
- Northern Hemisphere)
- What is Fog? - ANSWER- Fog is a surface - based cloud that always forms in
- stable air conditions
- What are the three main types of Fog and how are they formed? - ANSWER- 1.
- Radiation Fog: occurs when there is a surface - based temperature inversion.
- (mostly during
- relatively calm nights and just after sunrise)
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