(1) ATM - Arrivals & Departures

Question 1

Arriving & Departing aircraft. Who has priority? (1)

Answer 1

An aircraft landing or in the final stages of an approach to land shall normally have priority over an aircraft intending to depart from the same or an intersecting runway

Question 2

Departures shall normally be cleared in the order in which they are ready for take-off. When may deviations from this occur? (1)

Answer 2

Deviations may be made from this order of priority to facilitate the maximum number of departures with the least average delay

Question 3

What factors should be considered in relation to the departure sequence? (6)

Answer 3

• Types of aircraft and their relative performance
• Routes to be followed after take-off
• Any specified minimum departure interval between take-offs
• Need to apply wake turbulence separation minima
• Aircraft which should be afforded priority
• Aircraft subject to ATFM requirements

Question 4

Separation of departing aircraft diagram

Answer 4

Question 5

A landing aircraft will not normally be permitted to cross the runway threshold on its final approach until? (3)

Answer 5

• The preceding departing aircraft has crossed the end of the runway-in-use
• Has started a turn
• Until all preceding landing aircraft are clear of the runway-in-use

Question 6

Control of arriving aircraft diagram

Answer 6

Question 7

When necessary or desirable in order to expedite traffic, a landing aircraft may be requested to? (4)

Answer 7

• Hold short of an intersecting runway after landing
• Land beyond the touchdown zone of the runway
• Vacate the runway at a specified exit taxiway
• Expedite vacating the runway

Question 8

What factors should be considered when requesting an aircraft to perform a specific landing and / or roll-out manoeuvre? (5)

Answer 8

• Type of aircraft
• Runway length
• Location of exit taxiways
• Reported braking action on runway and taxiway
• Prevailing meteorological conditions

Question 9

What aircraft shall not be requested to land beyond the touchdown zone of a runway? (1)

Answer 9

A Heavy aircraft

Question 10

When may a landing or a taxiing aircraft may be instructed to report when a runway has been vacated? (1)

Answer 10

When necessary or desirable
e.g. Low visibility conditions

The report shall be made when the entire aircraft is beyond the relevant runway-holding position