Operation Manual Part 1

Aerosoft – Digital Aviation

CRJ-700 CRJ-900

AOM PART 1

AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX

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1 August 2017

manually so that the speed stays at Mach 0.74. From experience, we know that the expected N

is about 81 to

82 % and we adjust to keep a speed of Mach 0.74 consistently.

Cruising is the quietest flight chapter and except for scanning other traffic and ATC handover we just monitor

engine parameters and climate control.

ARRIVAL TO BASEL AIRPORT

DESCENT AND ENTRY INTO AIRPORT SPACE

The descent to our destination airport has two distinctive parts. First part is the descent into lower airspace

with the reduction of speed down to 250 knots below FL100. Thereafter follows the arrival according to the

published Standard Arrival Route (STAR) or according vectors given by the approach controller. We follow the

process flying the STAR route which needs to be selected first.

Slight winds from southeast suggest that runway 15 is in use. The approach will be done following the

Instrument Landing System (ILS) starting at the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) called ALTIK at 5’000 ft. This is linked

to our last waypoint by the STAR called ARPUS8K. Now the route to our landing runway is defined.

Background information: The arrival to the destination airport will be explained by the pilot flying (PF) in great

detail during the approach briefing. The Pilot Monitoring (PM) is checking the process. Every step will be

indicated and any specialties will be clarified. This may cover speed restriction and minimum altitudes,

obstacles and noise abatement requirements. Further the setup of the navigation instruments like VORs (VHF

Omnidirectional Range) in both NAV devices and in the ADF (Automatic Direction Finder), if an NDB (Non-

Directional Bearing) is available. Final item is the process to execute a missed approach, stating the route

which typically ends at a holding at a waypoint, from which a new approach can be executed.

Route preparation:

• ILS Y RWY 15 with IAF ALTIK at minimum 5000 ft.

• 12 DME Arc BLM with frequency 117.45 set in VOR2

• ILS with frequency 111.55, identifier MH set in VOR1 and course 153°

• Threshold elevation 864 ft. entered as LDG ELEV as 860

• MDA/DA of 1070 ft for an ILS cat 1 approach

• Missed Approach straight ahead crossing ADF BS 376 set, followed by a right turn with maximum 220

knots intercepting BLM outbound radial 230°. Thereafter 15 DME Arc BLM to ALTIK hold

• Landing configuration flaps 45° und VRef=136 kts

DESCENT CHECK

Entry into airport space:

• > 10’000 ft. > Setting target speed to 250 kts (maximum speed <FL100) and reducing accordingly

• 10’000 ft > Landing lights on

• 15 min before landing > Passenger signs on

• 7 min before landing > Cabin crew information „Cabin crew prepare for landing “

• 6’000 ft. > Actual barometric pressure set in all altimeters

• Approach Check > Running „Approach Checklist “

Basel airport is in the 3-country triangle of France, Germany and Switzerland with the cities of Mulhouse and

Basel and the Jura mountains in the south. Due to this location, the arrival route is quite complex. Adhering to