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ATPL Operational Procedures practice questions

Operational Procedures (070) covers commercial air transport operations: operator requirements, special operational procedures and hazards such as de-icing, wake turbulence, wind shear, bird strike and fire, emergency and precautionary landings, fuel jettison, and transport of dangerous goods.

42original questions here
42questions in the practice paper
1 hour 15 minutestime allowed

Free, no sign-up. The practice paper uses the question count and time limit from CAA guidance for this subject. Check the CAA for the current figures before your exam.

About the exam

What to expect in 070 Operational Procedures

Much of it is rule recall, similar to Air Law. Questions often ask for a specific figure, a responsibility or the correct order of actions.

In the practice desk you can sit a full 42-question paper under exam conditions, or drill one syllabus topic at a time. Questions you miss come back after 1, 3, 7, 16 and 35 days, so weak areas get repeated until they stick.

Syllabus

070 syllabus topics

Every topic below has practice questions, and you can drill any of them on its own.

  • 071 01General Requirements · 17 questions
  • 071 02Special Operational Procedures and Hazards (General Aspects) · 24 questions
  • 071 04Specialised Operations · 1 questions
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Sample ATPL Operational Procedures questions

Five questions from the bank. Each one in the practice desk has a worked explanation like these.

Sample 1 · 071 01 · General Requirements

For a turbine-engined aeroplane, how is final reserve fuel calculated?

  1. A45 minutes at cruise power at 1 500 ft above the aerodrome
  2. B30 minutes holding at 1 500 ft above aerodrome elevation in ISA
  3. C30 minutes at long-range cruise at the planned cruising level
  4. D10% of the trip fuel
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Answer: B. 30 minutes holding at 1 500 ft above aerodrome elevation in ISA

The mass is based on the estimated mass on arrival.

Sample 2 · 071 02 · Special Operational Procedures and Hazards (General Aspects)

How do Type II and Type IV anti-icing fluids differ from Type I?

  1. AThey are thickened, giving longer holdover times
  2. BThey contain no glycol and are used only for de-icing
  3. CThey are applied hot, so they give shorter holdover times
  4. DThey are unthickened, so they flow off at a lower speed
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Answer: A. They are thickened, giving longer holdover times

They are mainly for aeroplanes with rotation speeds above about 100 kt.

Sample 3 · 071 01 · General Requirements

For a twin-engined aeroplane, how far from the departure aerodrome may a take-off alternate be?

  1. AWithin 2 hours at one-engine-inoperative cruise speed
  2. BWithin 1 hour at one-engine-out cruise speed
  3. CWithin 1 hour at all-engines cruise speed
  4. DWithin 100 NM, regardless of speed
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Answer: B. Within 1 hour at one-engine-out cruise speed

Measured in still air.

Sample 4 · 071 01 · General Requirements

How does an operator's MEL relate to the manufacturer's MMEL?

  1. AIt must be identical to the MMEL
  2. BIt may be less restrictive if the operator's procedures justify it
  3. CIt must be no less restrictive than the MMEL
  4. DIt replaces the MMEL once approved, without reference to it
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Answer: C. It must be no less restrictive than the MMEL

It may be more restrictive.

Sample 5 · 071 02 · Special Operational Procedures and Hazards (General Aspects)

When does the holdover time start?

  1. AAt the beginning of the first (de-icing) step
  2. BAt the start of the final fluid application
  3. CWhen the aircraft starts to taxi
  4. DAt the end of the final application of fluid
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Answer: B. At the start of the final fluid application

That is the start of the final anti-icing step.

Revision tips

How to revise Operational Procedures

  • Learn the de-icing and anti-icing fluid types and holdover time logic.
  • Make a short summary of wake turbulence categories and separations.
  • Review dangerous goods classes and the commander's responsibilities regularly.