Subject index

A

abatement procedure 106

abbreviated arrival routeing 207

abeam 76

abort 98

acceleration 114

accelerometer 37

acknowledge 121

Advisory 32

aerodynamic characteristics 42

aerodynamic theory 98

aft cargo compartment 6

aft cargo heat 67

After Start check 67

After Take-off check 121

aileron 83, 106

aileron trim 84

anti-ice 67

air current 218

air distribution system 145

air 37

air traffic control delay 13, 17, 25, 51

air traffic Control facility 207

airborne 51, 106, 138, 146, 161

airborne community aerodrome radio station 84

air-conditioning 91, 121, 145

air-conditioning pack 42, 61, 67, 84, 145

air-conditioning system 106

aircraft communication addressing and reporting system 42

aircraft 57, 142, 198

aircraft performance 17, 42

aircraft weight 169

airflow 106

airframe 67

airport of origin 13

airport 42, 50, 198, 203, 207, 211, 215, 219

airspace 198, 202, 211

airspeed indicator 32

airspeed 210

airway 42, 156

airworthiness defect 230

Aktyubinsk 161

alarm 121

allocation 9

Almaty 146

alternate light 76

alternative airport 17

alternative route 21

altimeter 32, 50, 121

altimeter setting 210

altitude 169, 174, 214

Amazon 187

Amsterdam 129

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport 17

anti-collision light 156

anti-ice 42

anti-ice system 230

anti-icing 37

approach briefing 203

approach 25, 211, 222

Approach speed 198

APU 37

APU switch 226

APU generator 230

arrival airport 17

arrival 138, 198

Asia 25

Asiana 207

asphalt 97

ATC agency 138

ATC shortcut 150

ATC clearance 211

ATIS (automatic terminal information service) 207

attitude 37

aural alert 32

auto start 61

auto start switch . 57

auto throttle 98

autobrake 50, 198, 203, 223, 226

autobrake switch 50

automated voice 121, 222

autopilot control 37

autopilot 42, 51, 121, 129

autopilot panel 106

auxiliary power unit 61

B

Baby Boeings 21

Baikonur 165

Balkhash 174

Baltic Sea 17, 138

barometer setting 50

barometric pressure 121

base leg 198, 214

bay window 76

BBC studio 28

beacon strobe 230

beeper 32

Before Take-off Check 83

Before Take-off checklist 91

bell 32

below-deck hold 6

belly 6, 145

bin 52

binder 42

bleed air 37

block 75

board 28

body gear steering 76

Boeing 32

book performance 21

border 161

bound 9

boundary 76, 106

brake 67, 76, 97, 230

brake system 57

brake wear 37

briefing notes 13

briefing 28

briefing room 37

British Airways 6, 9, 42, 51, 76, 106, 121, 142, 169, 207

British Airways’ operations complex 9

Brookman 50

Brookmans Park 42, 106

Brookmans Park VOR 17

bypass air 42

C

cabin 211

cabin crew 51, 231

cabin crew signal 84

cabin defect report 230

cabin door 6, 230

cabin emergency equipment 37

cabin pressure 145

cabin pressurization 91

cabin staff 25, 28

camber 68

capacity 42

Captain Cook 37

captain 21, 50

CARD 42

cargo 195

cargo compartment door 57

cargo container 76

cargo heat 230

cargo load . 84

Caspian Sea 161

catering vehicle 6

Cathay Pacific 6

cathode ray tube 32

Caution 32

centerline 98

central time 13

centre console 37

centre console 42

centre of gravity 42

centre tank 42, 179

centre wing tank pump switch 51

centreline light 76

channel 142

chart 13, 230

Chek Lap Kok 195, 198

Chengdu 17, 187, 191

chime 91

China Airlines 207, 219

China Eastern 207, 214

China 13, 17, 25, 129, 146, 165, 169, 174, 179, 187, 191, 195

circulation 145

civilian controller 13

Clacton VOR 17

clean speed 202

clearance 42, 57, 67, 138, 214

climb 42, 50, 84, 114, 121, 128, 129, 138, 154, 210

climb rate 121, 198

climb speed 106

climb-out 67

clipboard 150

coach bay 28

cockpit 37

Codan VOR 17, 138

Colchester, 17

collision alert 121

collision course 84

combustion chamber 62

commander 37

communication 42

Compass Centre 9, 42

compressed air 61, 91

compressor blade 62

compressor 67

compressor speed 32

computerized fuel and flight planning system 17

configuration 32

consume 146

contingency fuel 21

contingency plan 9

Control Centre 138

control column 83, 98, 207, 215

control 37, 42

control panel 154

control surface 57, 83

controller 128

co-ordinated universal time (UTC) 13

co-ordinates 42

Copenhagen 138

co-pilot 37

cosmodrome 165

cowling 222

crew alerting system 57

crew 42, 68, 106, 114,154, 174, 202, 230

cross-check 42

crossfeed valve 179

crosswind 76, 187

cruise 42, 115, 138

cruise speed 157

cruising altitude 129, 169

crunch data 17

curfew 25

D

damage 37

Danish island 138

datalink printer 42

datalink system 42

decision height 198, 203, 222

decision point 169

deck ventilation 145

decompression 169

deficiency 25

deflection 83

de-ice 67

delay 9, 52

delivery 52

departure 50, 138, 198

departure clearance 51

departure profile 106

departure routeing 42

depressurized 51

descend 84, 42, 169, 202, 210

descent checklist 203

destination 9, 42, 156, 169

deviation 13, 211

directional radio beacon 157

discharge 51

disconnect autothrottle 51

dispatch 42

display units 42

disruption 9

diversion 9, 13, 146

DME station 37

door system 32

double-check 42, 84

Dragonair 207

drift 129

Dutch coast 129

Dynasty 219

E

eak 37

edge lights 76

EICAS 67

electrical system 32, 37

electronic engine control box 42

elevation 91

elevator 83

emergency 28, 51, 91, 98, 146, 169

emergency drill 32

emergency route 169

en route alternative 21

engine 32, 37, 42, 51, 61, 98, 121, 150, 157, 169, 179, 222, 230

engine core 62

engine fire handle 37

engine ignition 37

Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System 32

engine indication system 57

engine instrument 98

engine limits 42

engine parameters 32

engine pressure ratio 32

engine start 37, 51

engine’s front fan 32

engineer 37

En-route cruising level 114

entry point 203

environmental system 32

esscissor lift 6

Essex 17

estimated take-off weight 42

evacuation checklist 51

evacuation 28

exhaust 62, 98

exhaust blow 76

exhaust gas temperature 32

exhaust pressure 42

exterior inspection 50

external lighting 37

F

fan blade 61

fiberglass 68

final approach 42, 215

fire checklist 51

fire handle 51

First Officer 42, 51

flap 106, 114, 121, 210, 215, 219

flap selector handle 37

flap selector 106, 226

flap setting 42

fleet 37

flight 150

flight attendant 28, 52, 84, 91, 142, 183, 191, 211

flight computer 32

flight control 83

flight deck 42, 76, 121, 207

flight director bar 98, 106

flight director 42, 51

flight engineer’s panel 32

flight information system 154

flight instrument 50

flight level 138

flight management computer 115

flight management computer system 37

flight planner 13, 21

flight progress map 169

flight time 25

flightdeck 52, 174, 179, 183, 219

flightdeck instrumentation 37

flightlog 37

flightplan 42, 138, 150, 230

FMC 42

fog 9

forecast 25

forward cargo hold 6

forward instrument panel 215

forward thrust 51

France 161

Frankfurt 156

freight containe 6

freight 42, 57

frequency 42, 57, 106, 128, 154, 157, 161, 206, 203, 214

front panel 32

fuel 21, 42, 129, 146, 150, 157, 161, 165, 174, 230

fuel burn 138

fuel calculation 21

fuel consumption 21

fuel control switch 51, 62

fuel crossfeed switch 51

fuel estimates 21

fuel flow 42

fuel load 21, 129

fuel pump 32, 230

fuel requirement 13

fuel synoptic 42

fuel system 32, 37

fuel truck 6

fueller 42

full arrival procedure 25

full power 42

fuselage 37, 42, 57, 68, 76, 106, 183

Fuzhou 207

G

Gaoyoa VOR 202

gate 28, 42, 57, 226, 230

gauge 32

gear door 106

gear handle 106

gear 51, 68

gear steering 76

gear system 32

German coast 138

Germany 138

ghost waypoint 187

glare 121

glareshield 32, 37, 51

glideslope 198, 211

global positioning system 37

go-around 98, 222

go-around procedure 211

Gobi Desert 179

Great Britain 161

gross error check 21

ground base 42

ground control 57

ground controller 226

ground equipment 67

ground handling 76

ground staff 57

ground-based aid 37

groundspeed 150, 157, 174

Guangzhou Control 203

Guangzhou 146

Guiyang Control 191

gusty wind 219

H

handling pilot 37

hatch 67

hatch-marked box 13

haze 114

haze 25

heading 32, 129, 138, 198, 202, 207, 214

headwind 150

Heathrow 42, 50, 52, 57, 75, 76, 121, 157, 223, 231

heavy departure 42

height check 210

Helgoland VOR 17, 138

high-pressure rotor 62

holding area 76

holding point 42

‘honey’ truck 6

Hong Kong 17, 21, 25, 42, 52, 91, 129, 142, 146, 157, 169, 179, 183, 191, 195, 202, 203, 206, 231

Hong Kong ATC 198

Hong Kong Tower 226

hose 6

hot bleed air 67

hot departure 42

hot start 62

hung start 62

hydraulic demand pump 67

hydraulic motor 219

hydraulic pump 57

hydraulic system 32, 37, 57, 230

I

ice detector 67

identifier 42

idle 50, 76, 222

idle power 62

idle speed 62

Igniter 62

ILS 222

ILS localizer 215

inboard 32, 68, 106, 210

inbound 42, 50, 121, 198

increment 129

indicating the wheel bogies 215

inertial reference system 37, 106, 230

in-flight entertainment system 42

inlet 42

input 42, 106, 142

instrument panel 32, 106

instrument strip 76

instrumentation 98

intake 62

intercom 57, 67

interior inspection 37, 50

interlock 51

Islamabad 91

isolation valve 106

J

jet fuel 98

jet 28, 42, 37, 50, 52, 57, 67, 68, 75, 76, 84, 106, 121, 129, 145, 150, 156, 161, 165, 169, 174, 183, 198, 202, 203, 207, 215, 218, 222, 230

jet stream 25

jetway 230

Jiayuguan 179

jumbo 32, 37, 42, 57, 68, 91, 98, 106, 121, 129, 165, 169, 198, 218

jumpseat 51

K

Kaohsiung 21, 207

Karaganda 165

Kazakhstan 17, 146, 161, 165, 174

Krueger flap 68

Kuala Lumpur 207

L

ladder 183

Lambourne 115

landing 203, 211

landing alternative 21

Landing checklist 215

landing clearance 222

landing gear door 57

landing gear 121, 215

landing light 91

landing weight 198

Lantau Island 198

Lantau 215

lateral navigation 42, 106

latitude 42

Latvia 17, 145

lavatory tank 6

leading edge 6, 67

leading edge device 115, 223

leading edge flap 68

level 84

Lianshengwei 203

Liepaja 17

lift 68

lift characteristics 68

light 84

line up 91

LNAV 51

load 21

load sheet 84

loader 6

locked 215

logo light 210

London 21, 28, 25, 106, 115, 121, 129, 156, 157

London Control 106, 114

London Operations 42

London time 13

longitude 42

Los Angeles 42

luggage 21

Luxembourg 138

M

Maastricht Upper Area 138

Mach 150, 157, 174, 179, 202

magnetic heading 37

main deck 183

main pump switch 51

main tank 179

maintenance 106, 230

maintenance area 76

maintenance log 42

malfunction 42

mandatory reserve 21

mapbook 42

master caution light 32

master warning light 32

maximum gross weight 21, 91

maximum take-off weight 21, 42, 91

mean aerodynamic chord 42

Memo Message 32

Mexico City 91

microburst 218

mid-air crash 121

mid-section 42

midspan leading edge device 210

military control 13

minimum safe altitude 195

missed approach 198

missed approach procedure 195

mixture 62

mode control panel 51

Mongolia 17, 179

Moscow 17, 153, 156, 157, 161

N

nacelle 67

Navigation Display 32

navigation display 84

navigational database 37, 42

Netherlands 17, 129, 138

New Zealand 142

night-time restriction 25

Nile 187

no smoking sign 32

noise 106

noise abatement procedure 114

Noise Monitoring Point 114

noise sensitive airport 223

non-handling pilot 222

North Atlantic 42

North Sea 17, 129, 138

Norway 161

nose 67, 121, 219, 222

nose wheel asse 68

nose wheel 84, 98, 223

nose wheel steering 84

NOTAM 25, 198

Notices to airmen 25

Novosibirsk 146, 169

O

obstruction 57

ogistic 9

oil level 37

oil pressure 62

oil temperature 32

Onboard 142

operations staff 9

optimum altitude 17

optimum profile 42

optimum routeing 42

Option 13, 142

outboard landing light 210

outboard leading edge device 210

outboard 68, 106

outbound flight 37

outflow valve 51, 145

outlet 6

outstanding deficiency 50

outstanding snag 37, 42

overhead panel 37, 57, 62

override pump 179

override pump switch 51

oxygen mask 169

oxygen system 50

P

PA announcement 211

Pakistan International Airlines 91

paperwork 13

Paris 156

parking brake 32, 50, 57, 91

pavement 98

payload 21

Pearl River 202

performance database 42

performance 68, 91, 169

performance restriction 50

performance-restricted airfield 91

pilot 13

pilot flight display 98

pilot flying 37

pin 68

Pingzhou VOR 203

pitch attitude 98, 106, 222

pitch 32, 121

plot position 37

position fix 37

Position Indicator Board 76

position 37

potable water tank 6

power 106, 121

power setting 42, 84

preflight 106

preflight briefing 50

preflight routine 37, 42

pressure 32

pressurisation emergency 169

pressurization 37, 145, 169

pressurize 57

Primary Flight Display 32

print-out 13, 17, 42

procedure 198

profile 129

prohibited 13

provisional loadsheet 42

proximity 84, 121

pump 195

pushback 57

Q

Qianxi 191

R

radar transponder 37

radar vector 25, 42

radial 50, 198

radio beacon 25, 32, 42, 138

radio call 37

Ramp check 37

ramp 6, 52, 57, 62, 76

rapid-exit taxiway 226

ratio 97

reduced thrust take-off 42

refueling 42

reject take-off 51

rejected take-off 50

repair 42

reserve tank 179

residual thrust 76

rest break 138

retrace 13

revenue payload 21

reverse idle 223

reverse thrust handle 222

Riga 17, 145

right isolation valve 91

ring-laser gyro 37

rocket 165

roll control 106

roll 32

Rolls-Royce 61

rotate 51, 98

rough rule of thumb 21

route 13, 76

routing 13

rudder 84

rudder pedal 76, 84, 98, 223, 226

rudder trim 84

rule of thumb 21

runway 42, 67, 76, 91, 203, 222, 226

runway centreline 76

runway contamination 195

runway heading 50

runway light 98

Russia 17, 129

Russian ATC 165

S

safety 28, 32

satellite communications system 42

satellite signal 37

scan check 37, 42

scattered clouds 25

scheduled 13, 52, 138, 150, 187, 230

Schiphol airport 129

screen 32

seatbelt 84

seatbelts sign 210, 230

security 28

selective switching 76

seniority 28

separation 121

sequence 214

set flap 68

sextant 37

shift 17

shortcut arrival 25

shuttle bus 28

Siberia 146

SID chart 114

SID routeing 50

significant weather map 25

significant weather 17, 50

simulator 32

siren 32

Siu Mo To VOR 198

slip road 42

snowstorm 9

South China Sea 187, 198

Spain 161

speed 84, 226

speed restriction 106, 115

Speedbird 6, 13, 50, 51, 91, 97, 98, 106, 121, 129, 138, 142, 145, 154, 165, 183, 187, 191, 198, 206, 214, 218, 226, 230, 231

speedbrake 37, 51, 211

speedbrake lever 226

Spijkerboor VOR 17

spoiler 37, 50, 106

spoiler panel 222, 226

Sputnik 165

squawk 106

stabilizer 42

stabilizer trim 84, 226

Stalingrad 161

standard instrument departure 42

standard terminal arrival route 42

star shot 37

Start check 50

start sequence 57

start valve 62

Status 32

steer 68

steering lockout pin 68

steering tiller 76, 91

“step-climb” technique 129

Stop bar 76

strobe 91

strobe light 57

superheated gase 62

Sweden 17, 161

switch 37

SWORD flight plan 13, 17, 52

SWORD system 42

synoptic diagram 32

synoptic 83

System for Worldwide Operational Route Data 13

T

tactical planning chart 169

tail 83

tailwind 150, 157

Taipei 142

Taiwan 21, 142, 207, 231

take off runway 42

take-off 67, 68, 91, 97, 98, 129

take-off power setting 42

take-off trim setting 42

take-off weight 42, 84

tank 6, 21, 42, 146, 150

tanker 21

target setting 98

tarmac 67

taxi 42, 67

taxi chart 75

taxi clearance 68

taxi procedure 25

taxiing 21

taxiway lighting system 76

taxiway 75, 91

TCAS 91, 121

technical log 37

terminal 28, 67, 76, 198, 231

terrain 50

terrorist bomb attack 28

threat 51, 121

threshold 222

throttle 50, 51, 62, 76, 97, 106, 121, 222

thrust lever 37, 42, 51, 98

thrust limits 42

thrust 62, 76, 91, 222

Tian Shan 175

tiller 84, 226

time zone 13

total load 42

touchdown 211, 215, 222

tow 76

tower 215, 218

track line 129

traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) 84

traffic 121

traffic control agency 17

traffic pattern altitude 202

trailing edge flap 210

trailing edge 68

transponder 52

triple IRS location 37

triple-slotted flap 68

true heading 37

tug 57, 67

tuner panel 37

turbine 62

turbulence 25, 165, 218

turn 75

turn-off 76

typhoon 9

tyre 76

tyre pressure 37

tyre wear 37

U

universal time coordinated 57

upper weather chart 187

Urumqi 169, 174

V

variable camber flap 68

vector 13, 207

Velikiye Luki 153

vertical navigation 42, 106

vertical speed indicator 32

vertical speed 37

VHF omni-directional radio range 17

Virgin Atlantic Airways 6

visibility 76

VNAV 51

voice 32

Volga 161

Volgograd 161

VOR 42, 50, 114, 203

W

walk-around 37

warm-up 37

warning 32

warning message 98

waste 6

waypoint 17, 42, 129, 161, 165, 191, 198

weather radar 32, 37, 129

weather report 25

weather roadblock 9

weather update 42

wheel 37

wheel bogy 106, 219

wheels lever 215

wind direction 165

winddirection 37

windscreen wiper 37

windshear 218

windspeed 37

wing 6, 37, 61, 67, 68, 83, 210, 222

wing tank 42

Woodward 28

Y

Yabrai 187

Yangtze 187

Yuri Gagarin 165

Z

Zakharovka NDB 157

zero fuel weight 42