CAP 697 CAA JAR-FCL Examinations - Flight Planning Manual

2.2 Short Distance Cruise Altitude Calculation Procedure (Figure 4.2)

a) Enter the graph with the trip distance (177 NM in the example)
b) Travel vertically to intersect the appropriate temperature deviation (ISA +20°C in
the example).
c) Move horizontally right to the Brake Release Weight reference-line.
d) Parallel the grid-lines to intersect the vertical input at the Brake Release weight
(52,000 kg in the example).
e) From this intersection continue horizontally right to read the cruise Pressure
Altitude (28,000 ft in the example).

Figure 4.1 Optimum Altitude

40
PRESSURE ALTITUDE 1000 ft
W

30
LO
BE

C
&

0°
0°C

+2
+1

ISA

20
ISA

10
REF LINE

100 200 300 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70

TRIP DISTANCE NM BRAKE RELEASE WEIGHT 1000 kg

Figure 4.2 Short Distance Cruise Altitude

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