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N52020HELPFULNOTESAdHocSimulatorTraining(B777)

Aloha!Well,I’mbackearlierthanexpected.IwasunpleasantlysurprisedtobetheveryfirstcandidatetoberosteredforthebrandnewN5simsessionfor2020.ThisisanewtrainingeventdevisedduringthisCOVIDeraasmanyofusarenotverycurrent.Thesessionissupposedlynojeopardyand“nothreat”andisnotscoredinTPMS–andreally,itwas.Butstill,takethatforwhatit’sworth.Ifiguredit’dbeworthwhilewritingupsomethingsoyouknowwhattoexpectasIhadn’taclue.I’lljustcopytheemailmysimpartnerandIweresentbyJ.T.(thecurrentFTM)describingtheupcomingsession:

Dear colleague,

Some of you will be aware that we are implementing a new N5 simulator.

The session is designed as no threat training that will not be scored in TPMS

(though it will be recorded as to contents completed). The objective is to enhance

the currency of our pilots in normal line operations and to give some exposure to

areas of our operation highlighted as being subject to high event rates, or

perceived to be high on our list of threats.

In brief, the contents will be:

• LOFT performed from HKG – KHH (approx. 1.5 hours block time) followed by –

• Scenario-based training – an option of the Following:

Unreliable Airspeed event on Take Off

Engine Fail after V1

OEI ILS approach and Missed Approach

Manual handling – (Circuit)

Discontinued approach (Within 1000 feet of MA Alt or above MA ALT)

False Glideslope capture

Smoke and Fumes (High speed return)

Low fuel contents (High speed return)

Windshear

• Students choice of training items above or own request

You have been assigned the first sessions; to be run over this week. We are still

finalising the design work, and part of the objective of your session will be to do a

real life test run (we have already done testing of course with the design team in

the sim). However, that said, this is also your N5 sim and therefore please

approach it with a view to gaining from it.

The relevant briefing is on the training pages on the Hub.

The instructor will airdrop your flight folder to you at the beginning of the session.

Following a 30 minute discussion on FON’s/ bulletins and perhaps stabilised

approach criteria, you will get 30 minutes ‘flight planning’ time before entering

the sim.

Inessenceweweretheguineapigssomywrite-upbelowmaybedifferentfromyoursessionasitmayevolveovertime,butIfiguredthosewhohavethisnewN5comingupsoon(inAugust2020)shouldfindtheirsessionsomewhatsimilar.Onceagain,thisisnotatraining

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document.ThisjustgivesyouanideaofwhattoexpectontheN5asmypartnerandIwentincold-turkeyknowingnothingabouttheprofile.Firstofall,thehardestpartofthesessionisfindingthetrainingbriefingPDFonTheHubhiddenamongstalltheotherdocuments(asusual).Navigatetothe777FlightCrewTrainingpageandclickthebig“+”signtoexpandtheCurrency/Recencymenuandit’sthefirstitemlistedinthedrop-downmenu,titled“AdHocSimulatorTraining–N5Briefing(777only).”SaveittoyourcompanyiPad.I’veincludedascreenshotbelowofwheretheyhidit:

Thebriefingbeginswithashortdiscussiononthesessionanditsobjectives.YourinstructorwillprobablychecktheeditionsofeachappinyourcompanyiPadtomakesureyoursisthemostcurrent–sobesuretohaveyourEFF,Charts+,Comply365,BoeingOPTtool,andiPadiOSsoftwareitselfupdatedtothemostcurrentversionsbeforeyoursession.There’sevenasmallquestionasking,“whatistheminimumrequiredbatterychargelevel?”TheanswercanbefoundinOMPA8.12.8.1.1“…approximately70%isrequiredpriortodispatchfromallPorts…”and8.12.6.3“…managedtoreserveabatterychargeofapproximately20%priortotopofdescent…”PerhapsabriefdiscussiononStabilizedapproachcriteriawillfollowsofamiliarizeyourselfwiththat.Then–mostofthebriefwilltalkabouttheupcomingLOFT/LOSsegment.TheinstructorSHOULDAirdroptheflightplantoyourEFF.Ifyourexperienceisanythinglikeours,ITDIDN’TWORK.Ittookourinstructorover30minutestosortbuttonoavail.Intheend,hehadtoemailthedocumentstoourCompanyemailaccountsandfromtherewewereabletodownloadandopenthemupwiththeEFFapp.Thisisn’thowit’ssupposedtoworkbuttoallofYOURbenefit,thatmeansIhavethefileswithmeandIcanemailthemdirectlytoyou!SonowyouallhavetheEFFflightplansthatyou’llseeintheN5sim!TherearetwofilesI’veattached–oneforthe-300andonefor-ER.FormysessionIwasinthe-300sobesuretoloadtheappropriatefile.Luckyforyouall–weonlygottoseetheEFFCFPafewminutesbeforeenteringthesim–justlikeinreallife!(Again,two.efffilesareattachedwiththisemail.DownloadthemandOPENthemwithyourCompanyiPadEFFapp–soIsuggestyouemailthefilestoyourselfonyourCRWXXXaccountandopenthemonyourCompanyiPad).OurinstructoralsogaveustheMETARandTAFwhichI’veincludedhere:

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YourinstructorwillthenheadtothesimforsetupwhileyouandyourpartnerreviewtheCFP.Somethingstonote.TheLOSisconductedasanormallineflightfromHongKongtoKaohsiung.ThebriefingpackagesaysyourflightnumberisCX432butthesimulatorisprogrammedforitasCX5440whileyourEFFlistsitassomethingcompletelydifferentdependingonthefileyouloadforthe-300or-ER.Forsimplicity,wejustusedCX5440.(Again,justbesureyou’reusingthecorrectEFFfileforyouraircrafttype).YouwillneedthefollowingNavtechchartsfortheN5sessionandshouldpopulatethetabsonyouriPadassuggestedbelow:ROUTE:FROM:VHHH/HKGTO:RCKH/KHHALTN:RCTP/TPEHONGKONG–VHHH/HKG

- ARPT:10-2AERODROMEOverview- SID:30-16SIDRWY25L/RRNAVGNSSOCEAN2B/2D- USER-SID:30-19DEPARTURETRANSITIONSV1-V5,V13- USER-ARPT:10-4GROUNDMainApronParking

KAOHSIUNG,TAIWAN–RCKH/KHH

- 10-1AERODROME- STAR:40-4RWY09PORCH1A- APPR:50-1ILSRWY09- USER-APPR:50-6RNPRWY27- USER-ARPT:10-2AERODROMEParking

NominatewhoistobePFandPM.WeflippedacoinandtheF/OwasPFformysession.OnceyougettothesimtreateverythinglikeaREALlineflight.Soeverythingwasdoneinrealtimefromtalkingtogroundstaff,checkingATIS,talkingtotheengineer,ISM,traffic,fueleretc.YouareparkedonBayE3.UponreviewingtheforecastforKHHwedecideditwouldn’thurttotakeanextra30mins/3Toffuelduelowvisibility(andwho-knows-what-was-gonna-happen).Note:ITWASAGOODDECISIONtotakemorefuel.Uptoyouofcourse,butwe’regladwedid.‘Nuffsaid.PDCinthesimworksandonceyourequestit,you’llbeclearedasfollows:

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NotethedepartureonRwy25RinHongKongandtheOCEAN2DSID.ThisisNOTatypo.Moreonthatlater.OnceyourfinalZFWcomesin(thereshouldbenochangetotheEFFEZFW),somakeyourfinalfueldecisionandweevenhadtocompleteafuelchit.Seebelow:

Thiswasourfuelorderwiththeextra3TontopofCFPfuelforthe-300.Sendoffthefinalfuelfiguresandyou’llgetaprelimfollowedbyfinalloadsheet:

ForRTOW,youcanpre-loadmostofthedataintoyourBoeingOPTappexceptfortheCG%whichyou’llneedtowaitontheloadsheetfor.Note:inthe-300simulatortheaircraftisB-HNQsothisisthetail-numberweusedforallourBoeingOPTcalculations…speakingofwhich,shouldlooklikethis:

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RTOWforRunway25R

Continuewithcompletelynormaloperationsforbriefing,accomplishingtheperformancedatasteps,topushbackandenginestart.Thereareno“abnormals.”Afterpushbackandenginestartandcallingfortaxi,ATCwillinstructyouthatRunway25Lisnowinusefordeparture.Ahhh,nowyouseewherethisisgoing.AsyoupushedbackfromE3andexpectedalongtaxifor25R–proceedasyouwouldfortherunwaychange.YoumaywanttonotifytheISMthatit’snowa“shorttaxi.”WewereinstructedtoholdinpositiononJ11.Sincewedidn’twanttoblocktheapron,wedecidedtotaxifirstthenaccomplishtherunway-datachangeprocedureatthehold-shortpoint.Doasyouwish.Youcannowexpectarevisedclearance:“ClearedOCEAN2BRunway25L/V3transition/Climb5000feet/ExpectFL370/Squawk3607.”ChangethedepartureSIDandrunwayintheFMC,rebrieftheapproach,getanewBoeingOPTwhichiseasywiththeapp–justchangetherunwayanditshouldlooklikethis(theonlydifferencereallyis2ktsonV1):

RTOWforRunway25L–runwaychange

ReloadtheFMCanddon’tforgettoaccomplishthe“RWY/TAKEOFFDATACHANGE”checklistwhichweshouldALLbefamiliarwithbynow.ResettheBEFORETAKEOFFCHECKLISTifyoustartedit.Don’tforgettoseatthecabincrewASAPsinceit’samuchshortertaxi.Onceyou’rehappyandallissorted,clearedfortakeoff.

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There’sastiffsoutherlycrosswindthroughouttheentiresession.ThetakeofffromRunway25Lshouldbenormal.Autopilotisavailableaftertakeoffandproceedonanormaldeparture.Speedcontrolwillbeliftedearlybutremembertorespect250KTSto5000’.You’llbegivenafewstepclimbsasyoudepartontheOCEAN2BSID.Lightturbulenceontheclimboutistobeexpected.CheckingaheadonyourWxradarscaleyou’llnoticealargeweathercellthatlookslikeawell-developedminityphoonbetweenwaypointsTROUTandOCEAN.ATCwilltrytoclearyouthroughit.Beassertiveandaskforappropriatevectorsaround.Deviateasnecessary.Onceclearofweatheryou’llproceedoncourseandbreakoutVFRontopandhaveagoodlookatthestormcelloutyourleftwindow.Proceedasyounormallywould–releasingthecabin/seatbeltssigns,etc.Everythingnormal.Wewereaskedtomaintain“BESTRATE”throughFL200.RememberbestrateisVref30+40sothatendedupbeingapproximately274KIASforusinthe-300.Aclimbingconditionalclearancewasalsogiven.WewereclearedtoCONGAandwereaskedifwecouldreachFL370,30milespriortoCONGA.Wehadnoprobleminthe-300aslongasweselectedCLBthrustandachievedtherestrictionnoproblems.It’sashortflighttoKHH.PM,don’tforgettoinputtheflighttimesandfuelinyourEFFloganddoatleastonefuelcheck(mostlikelyatCONGA).Itshould“synch”tothePF’sEFF.MyF/Ohadpre-loadedtheILSRwy09arrivalviaPORCHontheground(whichishighlyrecommended)anduponcheckingKHHATISwereceivedinformation“E”Rwy09ILSinuse.Winds160/15vis2500m8BKN10OVC33/30Q1010.”Thenimmediately“ClearedtoENVARdirectDADONthenG581toPORCH/FL370.”Thisisprettymuchyourflightplanroute.Aside:whenyouloadtheILSRwy09intotheFMC,uponcheckingthelegspageaproceduralholdwillbeloadedattheIAFKIZIN.WedeletedthisHOLDaswedidn’texpecttoflyitin“reallife.”-AsyoucontinuetowardsKHH,afterpassingTOD,you’llreceivesomesortofsystemmalfunction.Wegot[]PACKLondescentfollowedbyBLEEDOFFENGL.WerantheECLandjustfollowedtheprocedure.StatuspagewillshowBLEEDPRSOVL.The2-minutetimerwillstartbutyou’llhavenoproblemsrunningbothpacksofftherightengine.IfyouhavetimeyoucouldmakeaquickcalltoEngineeringtogivethemaheadsup.There’snocompanyopsfreq.inKHHsoyoucouldtellIOCinHKG.Wejustmentionedwe’d“doit.”ThePFcanexpectENGIDLEDISAGREEtoappearandyourenginethrustindicationswillbeskewed,somonitoryourdescentprofileappropriatelyandmanageitwithspeedbrakeifneeded.ATIS“F”nowbecomescurrentandtheonlymajorchangeisthatRunway09isnowwet.WeoriginallyhadpreparedaBoeingOPTlandingcardforWETrunwaysoluckily,wedidn’thavetore-doit.OurcardlookedlikethisandweusedAutobrake3:

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LandingPerformanceAssessmentRwy09KHHDuringyourdescentATCnowinstructsyouto“Descendto5000’,proceeddirectKIZINand“holdaspublished”asthey’reintheprocessofchangingrunwaysinKHH.ThisisstartingtofeellikeaCommandLoft.PFcaninstructPMtoprogramtheholdatKIZINwhichisfoundonboththePORCH1ASTARchartandalsotheILS09chart.AquickcheckoftheHoldingSpeedschartshowsthatTaiwanisPANSOPS3/4/5somaxholdingspeedbelow6000is230KTS.QueryATCforweather.Information“G”nowcurrent.Rwy27inuse.Winds160/15.2kmvis.10OVC33/30Q1010.RunwayWet.ILSnotinservice.ExpectRNAVRwy27Approach.(Ofcourse!)You’llmostlikelyhaveenteredtheholdbynowsoyou’llhaveplentyoftime.Goodthingyoutookmorefuelandyoucanholdforatleast20minutesbeforethinkingaboutgoingtoTaipei.PMcansetuptheapproachforthePF.SetuptheRNP27approachviawaypointFORKYwhichistheIAF.Quicklyplacea2nmringaroundTAFAHinafixpageasareminderoftheFAF(180ktsmaximum!)PMcan(andshould)alsoquicklypunchoutanewBoeingOPTlandingperformanceassessmentforRunway27.Justchangetherunwayandtheresultsareprettymuchthesame.BecauseofthedisplacedthresholdwenominatedaleftturnoffatTaxiwayAwithAutobrake3–whichyoucanrealisticallyexpect.Eventuallyyou’llbecleareddirecttoFORKYat5000’thenclearedfortheapproach.BrieftheapproachandpullouttheQRHOperationalInformationSection5tohelpyoureviewtherequirements.(RememberthisisanRNPAPCH).Withthenewblockpointsoftware,VERTRNP/ANPwillautomaticallychangeto125sononeedtoenterthis.FromhereonflytheapproachinLNAV/VNAVPTHasyounormallywould.You’llbreakoutvisualandwithastiffsoutherlywindyou’llseetherunwayouttotherighthandside.F/Dcanstayonallthewaytotouchdown.UponlandingwewereaskedtoexitontaxiwayAthenproceed“A,A3toGate30.”It’sashorttaxiandaccomplishanormaltaxi-intothegateandshutdown(don’tforgettoletthegroundengineerknowyourBLEEDdefect).P.S.Noparkingguidanceexistssojuststopwhenyoufeel‘uncomfortable.’Ha.LOFT/LOScomplete.Takeabreak.

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AsnotedfromthebriefingpackageandtheemailsentfromtheFTM,thenextportionoftheN5consistsofYOUgettingtochooseWHATyouwanttobrush-upon.Youcanselectamongsttheprovidedoptions–orevensomenotlisted.It’salljusttrainingandexposure.Wewantedtoseeanexampleoffalseglideslopecapture–butthesimwasnotprogrammedforthis(gofigure)sowewereunabletovisitit.Intheendwedidanairspeedunreliableexerciseaftertakeoff(ondeparture)andcarrieditouttoasuccessfullanding.Wealsodidadual-enginefailureAutoland(whichisNOTonthelist).Andfinallywedidahighspeedreturnduetosmoke/fumesinthecabin.It’stasterchoiceandyoucanselectwhateveryouwishsoIwon’tgointoanydetailshere.It’sallgoodfunandjusttogetyoubackintoflyingshape.That’sit.AsyoucanseetheN5mostlyconsistsofaLOSthatfeelslikeanRT/PC.Havefun.ThelastN5wasin2015solet’shopewedon’tseethisagainforanother5years.Stayhealthy&safe.Allpau.Aloha!

2x.efffilesattached–tobeonlyopenedwithyourEFFapp.Ifyoureceivedthesenotesforwardedtoyouwithoutthefilesattachedemailmeat:jeremy@scubajer.comandI’ll

behappytoforwardthemtoyou.