Isolated Aerodrome Procedure
An ‘Isolated’ aerodrome is defined as an aerodrome for which there is no Destination Alternate.
Isolated Aerodrome Procedures for computer flight plans typically involve inputting specific details relevant to operations in remote areas.
An island in an ocean is a good example, for instance, Easter Island in the South Pacific. In this case the aircraft might have to hold for longer than usual (e.g. in the case of a blocked runway or a tropical storm passing through) with no option of diverting.
It is necessary to pay attention to some main fundamentals:
-Aerodrome Details
-Weather and Terrain
-Navigation and Communication
-Emergency Procedures
-Fuel Planning
-Flight Plan Filing
Reserves normally consist of contingency fuel, alternate fuel and final reserve fuel. In the case of an Isolated aerodrome there is no alternate, so there is no alternate fuel. Instead, for a jet or turboprop aircraft, the
combination of final reserve fuel and additional fuel must comprise enough fuel to fly for two hours at normal cruise consumption after arriving at the destination aerodrome.
CS-OPS 1
specifies that the fuel must include:
• Taxi fuel
• Trip fuel
• Contingency fuel
• Additional fuel if required but not less than:
• For aeroplanes with reciprocating engines, fuel to fly for 45 minutes plus 15% of the flight time planned to be spent at cruising level, or two hours, whichever is less.
• For aeroplanes with turbine engines, fuel to fly for two hours at normal cruise consumption after arriving overhead the destination aerodrome, including the final reserve fuel. NAVBLUE, an Airbus Company Lido Sabre Corporation
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