Aeronautical Information Manual - FW - Chapter 4.3 - Airport Operations Flashcards
What is the “Departure” component of a traffic pattern that includes the flight path beginning after takeoff and continues straight ahead along the runway extended centerline?
At least 1/2 mile beyond the departure end of the runway and within 300 ft. of pattern altitude.
Large and turbine-powered aircraft should NOT enter the traffic pattern:
Less than 1,500 ft. AGL or 500 ft. above the established pattern altitude.
True or False? Any aircraft may vary the size of the traffic pattern.
True. Depending on the aircraft’s performance characteristic.
When is flying a VFR straight-in approach instead of the standard traffic pattern permitted?
If it does not disrupt the flow of arriving and departing traffic.
When departing the traffic pattern at an uncontrolled airport, besides straight-out, in what way can an exit be accomplished?
A 45 degree turn (to the left when in a left-hand traffic pattern), after reaching pattern altitude.
How is the declared distance of a paved runway determined?
By adding the physical length to any clearway or stopway, then subtracting any lengths necessary to obtain standard runway safe areas, runway object free areas, and runway protection zones.
In lieu of a runway’s physical length, what may be used when considering the amount of runway available for takeoff or landing?
Declared distance published for the runway.
A Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS) provides wind shear alerts and which of the following?
Gust front information.
When will a tower include the statement “Braking Action Advisories are in effect” on the ATIS?
Whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions.
When departing from a runway intersection, what is the interval between any aircraft and a heavy aircraft?
3 minutes and is mandatory.
Pilots will only receive a Land and Hold Short (LAHS) clearance when the ceiling is a minimum of:
Pilots will only receive a Land and Hold Short (LAHS) clearance when the ceiling is a minimum of:
When will the tower controller consider turbine-powered aircraft ready for takeoff?
The aircraft reaches the runway or warm-up block.
What are pilots required to do when ATC issues runway hold short instructions?
Readback all runway hold short instructions.
What will pilots illuminate when entering the departure runway for takeoff or to “line up and wait”?
All lights, except landing lights.
Which of the following is the hand signal for “slow down”?
