5L13 Additional Concepts in Arrival Control

Question 1

ATC considers acceptance of a visual approach clearance as acknowledgement that the pilot should be responsible for: (5)

Answer 1

(a) maintaining visual separation from the preceding aircraft that the pilot has been instructed to follow;
(b) maintaining adequate wake turbulence separation from the preceding aircraft that the pilot has been instructed to follow;
(c) navigating to the final approach course;
(d) adhering to published noise abatement procedures and avoiding Class F airspace; and
(e) at uncontrolled airports, maintaining appropriate separation from VFR traffic that, in many cases, will not be known to ATC.

Question 2

Visual Approach

Answer 2

An approach wherein an aircraft on an IFR flight plan, operating in visual meteorological conditions under the control of ATC and having ATC authorization, may proceed to the airport of destination

Question 3

You may clear an aircraft for a visual approach, provided that, at the destination airport:

Answer 3

• The reported ceiling is 500 feet or more above the minimum IFR altitude.
• The ground visibility is 3 statute miles or more.

Question 4

At both controlled and uncontrolled airports, you may clear a single approaching aircraft for a visual approach, provided:

Answer 4

• The aircraft is identified and receiving ATS surveillance service when the approach clearance is issued.
• The pilot reports sighting the airport

Question 5

After you clear an aircraft for a visual approach, unless otherwise specified in an arrangement, inform the airport controller of the position of that aircraft relative to one of the following:

Answer 5

• The airport
• Any traffic the aircraft will follow
• Any traffic from which the aircraft will maintain visual separation

Question 6

Unless otherwise cancelled by Tower, aircraft on visual approaches must intercept final _________

Answer 6

At or outside the FAF of the landing runway

Question 7

E.7.8 TCU must ensure that all visual approaches intercept final at or outside 6NM from the landing runway threshold. This restriction may be cancelled by TWR :

Answer 7

• Via electronic coordination prior to communications transfer, per E.7.9; (X)
• After communications and control have been transferred to TWR; or
• Without control transfer, provided there is no preceding IFR traffic.

Question 8

In a multiple-approaching-aircraft situation, you may clear an aircraft for a visual approach, provided:

Answer 8

• The aircraft is identified and receiving ATS surveillance service.
• The destination airport has ATS surveillance to the ground.
• The destination airport is controlled.
• One of the following conditions applies:
  ◦ The pilot reports sighting the leading IFR traffic and confirms the type and position of the aircraft to be followed
  ◦ In a sector providing terminal control service, the pilot reports sighting the airport but not the leading IFR traffic, and you maintain separation from the leading traffic.

Question 9

In sectors providing terminal control service at controlled airports with ATS surveillance to the ground, when the pilot conducting a visual approach reports sighting the airport but not the leading IFR traffic, maintain IFR separation until:

Answer 9

• Both aircraft are established on the extended runway centreline.
• Control of the leading aircraft is transferred to the tower