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Briefing is a fundamental part of aviation, employed as a countermeasure in the cockpit from light

aeroplanes all the way to large airliners. Briefing on the ground is especially important to minimise
any uncertainties which can be amplified during heavy workloads. (You definitely will not be able to
open your ERSA during flight to check which way you need to turn on a standard southern
departure!)

By doing a proper and concise brief to yourself and your instructor, any uncertainties and threats
should be made clear. Consider what you want to emphasise to yourself and your instructor prior to
the departure. What is our clearance? What are the procedures specific to our departure? What are
we to expect from ATC and what is expected from the pilot?

To standardise the briefing we employ the CTWO+ format to brief the departure and arrival to cover
all considerations prior to the procedure. The format is outlined below.

Item Description

Chart • VTC
• ERSA
• Approach plate *

Terrain Location of any significant terrain


More applicable to IFR
Relevant MSA *

Weather • ATIS
• AWIS
• TAF/ARFOR

Significant operational requirements


Operational
• non-normal procedures
• NOTAMs
• Take off and landing performance

+ Threats Other threats not covered above

*(IFR only – not applicable to VFR)


CTWO+ Brief for circuits

Consider a departure brief for circuits using runway 28R.

Item Considerations Example

“Today using runway 28R. Will


taxi to hold point B1. Right
Have the ERSA extract ready hand circuits. Circuit altitude
Chart
for this part 1000ft. Today will be doing
normal circuits, flapless and
glides”

Terrain “not a consideration”

“Wind coming from 240 at


Reference the copied down 10kts. Crosswind from the left
Weather
ATIS at 7kts but increasing to 10kts.
Cloud is broken at 2500ft.”

“No NOTAMS applicable for


today. The TODA on 28R (Take
NOTAMs, TOLD card, take off off distance available) is
Operational
and landing performance 1479m. We require 550m to
take off. The LDA is 1419m. We
require 500m to land.”

“Multiple aircraft using the


Other threats not covered circuit today, and must
+ Threats
above maintain a good lookout
throughout the flight.”
Consider a departure brief for a southern departure using runway 28R. An example is given below.

Item Considerations Example

“Today using runway 28R. Will


taxi to hold point B1. After
take off I am expecting a left
hand turn as directed by ATC
onto an outbound track of 135.
I will maintain 1000ft until the
Have the ERSA extract ready,
Chart intersection of the Gateway
as well as the VTC.
motorway and Logan
motorway. I can then climb to
a maximum of 3500ft provided
no traffic conflict exists. Once
over the industrial estate I will
track south”

“High terrain to the south - not


Terrain
a consideration today”

“Wind coming from 240 at


Reference the copied down 10kts. Crosswind from the left
Weather ATIS at 7kts but increasing to 10kts.
ARFOR Moderate turbulence expected
in the training area”

“No NOTAMS applicable for


today. The TODA on 28R (Take
NOTAMs, TOLD card, take off off distance available) is
Operational
and landing performance 1479m. We require 550m to
take off. The LDA is 1419m. We
require 500m to land.”

“Traffic will be a threat


Other threats not covered
+ Threats operating around park ridge
above
and in the training area.”

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