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IREX CIR SET 4 Q1
Roy
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Roy created the topic: IREX CIR SET 4 Q1
I thought the answer should be A. We don’t need an alternate since we fall in first 3 hrs of TAF3?
Question No 1 [AIP ENR 1.1 para 10.7.2.3 & 10.7.2.7 (a)] (ATC AU-302 3.2.5 & 3.2.3)
A private IFR flight is planned to arrive at Adelaide at 250615 UTC. The destination TAF3 includes.
FM 250500 23020KT 3000 +SHRA BKN020
The nearest suitable alternate is 120 minutes away. The minimum extra fuel required to satisfy any alternate or
holding requirements is-
[a] no holding or alternate is required because arrival is within the first 3 hours 60 minutes holding is required
[c] 120 minutes alternate fuel is required
[d] 30 minutes holding fuel is required
ACVWPLS
3000 VIS is below alt for any AD in Australia.. usually its 4.4 vis for an alternate
TAF3 purely means you don't need a 30 min buffer before and after the first three hours
Thanks for your feed-back. I've changed the arrival time in that question to 250440. That makes it within 30min of the commencement of the FM but, because it's a TAF3, the 30min buffers do not apply within the first 3 hours. You don't need an alternate.
