ATPL performance 032: practice questions and syllabus
Aeroplane performance is ATPL paper 032: general theory, class B performance, then class A with the decision and rotation speeds (V1, VR, V2) and the distances from take-off to landing. You need to know what limits each speed: V1 cannot be less than VMCG, V2 not less than 1.1 VMCA. Our bank has 834 questions on this subject, from the balance of forces in a descent to the landing distance factor on a wet runway.
- explained questions in the bank
- 834
- in the EASA paper
- 45 q. · 120 min
- pass mark per paper (EASA)
- 75 %
What the syllabus covers
The topics of the EASA syllabus for this subject, with what each one lists.
032 01General
performance regulations, general theory, level flight, range and endurance, climb, descent.
032 02Class B performance (CS-23): theory
airworthiness requirements, take-off and landing, climb, cruise and descent.
032 03Class B performance: use of the aeroplane
using performance data.
032 04Class A performance (CS-25): theory
take-off, climb, cruise, en-route engine failure, descent, approach and landing.
032 05Class A performance: use of the aeroplane
take-off, one-engine-inoperative drift-down and stabilising altitude, landing.
Source: EASA, Easy Access Rules for Aircrew (AMC to Part-FCL)
The illustrated course
To understand before you answer: 14 chapters and 109 key points, 109 of them with a diagram or an illustration. The first chapter, « Regulatory framework and basic concepts », is free to read.
- Regulatory framework and basic concepts
- Flight mechanics relevant to performance
- Take-off Speeds
- Declared distances and required distances
- Maximum take-off mass (Class A)
- Take-off flight path and obstacles
- Reduced-Thrust Take-off
- Wet and Contaminated Runways
- Climb Performance
- Cruise: range, endurance, optimum altitude
- Descent and Gliding
- Engine Failure in Cruise: Drift-down
- Landing (Class A)
- Class B aeroplanes: take-off, climb, landing
3 questions to practise
Taken from the site's English bank and checked one by one. Read the question, choose your answer, then open the explanation. Like every explanation on the site, they may contain errors.
Question 1 · 032 05 use of class A performance
A turbojet's actual landing distance is calculated as 1950 m. Applying the regulatory 60% factor, the minimum Landing Distance Available (LDA) required at destination is:
- A4225 m
- B2275 m
- C1950 m
- D3250 m
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Answer: D. 3250 m
For a turbojet on a dry runway, the landing distance must not exceed 60 % of the LDA (CAT.POL.A.230). Required LDA = 1950 / 0.6 = 3250 m.
Question 2 · 032 01 General
For a required climb gradient of 4% at a groundspeed of 100 kt, the corresponding rate of climb is approximately:
- A526 ft/min
- B284 ft/min
- C505 ft/min
- D405 ft/min
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Answer: D. 405 ft/min
Rate of climb = climb gradient × ground speed in ft/min. 100 kt ≈ 10,130 ft/min, so 4 % × 10,130 ≈ 405 ft/min.
Question 3 · 032 04 class A performance
V2 has to be equal to or higher than
- A1.15 VR.
- B1.1 VSO.
- C1.1 VMCA.
- D1.15 VMCG.
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Answer: C. 1.1 VMCA.
V2 must be equal to or greater than 1.1×VMCA.
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How to approach this subject
Keep class A and class B theory apart: take-off speeds and their limits are not read the same way. Learn the relative orders: Vy is greater than or equal to Vx, V1 is greater than or equal to VMCG, only the accelerate-stop distance benefits from a stopway, and without manufacturer data the landing distance on a wet runway is increased by 15 %.
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