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Flight Ops
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EXP
ETP
The ETOPS entry point is the point located on the aircrafts outbound route at one-hour flying time at
the selected one engine out diversion speed schedule (in still air and ISA conditions) from the last
ADEQUATE airport prior to entering the ETOPS segment. It marks the beginning of the ETOPS
segment.
The ETOPS segment (ETOPS area of operations) starts at the EEP and finishes at the exit point
(EXP) when the flight path is back and remains within the 60 minutes area from an ADEQUATE
airport. An ETOPS route can contain several successive ETOPS segments well separated from
each other.
An equal time point is a point on the aircraft route, which is located at the same flying time from two
suitable diversion airports. The ETP position can be determined using a computerized flight plan, or
graphically on a navigation or plotting chart.
The ETOPS critical point is the point on the aircraft route, which is most critical with regard to
ETOPS Fuel requirements, if a diversion has to be initiated from that point. CP has to be carefully
determined by computation and the CRITICAL FUEL SCENARIO must be applied to determine
ETOPS critical diversion fuel.
8.5.2.15 ETOPS Exit Point
The ETOPS Exit Point (EXP) is the point located on the aircrafts route, where the aircraft has been
flying in an ETOPS segment, it enters an area of one hour flying time, at the selected one engine out
diversion speed schedule (in still air and ISA condition), to an Adequate airport. It marks the end of
that particular ETOPS segment.
STRATEGY MORA