AIP Gen and BOM Met Flashcards
Rated coverage for ILS Loc?
Aircraft Altitude (FT) Range (NM)
At 2,000 AGL within ±10°of course line
25nm
Below 5,000
30nm
5,000 and above
50nm
The localiser ranges are for those installations that have been nominated for position fixing at ranges beyond 25NM.
Whatever that means.
Do you have to follow an TCAS RA?
Yes unless:
doing so would jeopardise the safety of the aircraft;
gen 7.2.2
Define minimum fuel
Minimum Fuel: The term used to describe a situation when an aircraft’s fuel supply has reached a state where having committed to land at a specific aerodrome, the pilot calculates that any change to the existing clearance to that aerodrome may result in landing with less than final reserve fuel for the flight.
Note: The minimum fuel state is not an emergency situation but an indication that an emergency situation is possible should any additional delay occur
Define overshoot shear
AIP GEN
Overshoot Shear: A wind shear occurrence which produces an INITIAL effect of overshooting the desired approach path and/or increasing airspeed.
What is ‘procedural service’
Procedural Service: Term used to indicate that information derived from an ATS surveillance system is not required for the provision of ATS.
non radar
What is the scope of FIS (flight information) that you can expect from ATC during flight?
1 hour, 2 for sigmet.
ATC Initiated FIS
3.3.4.1 ATC provides pilots with pertinent information that will affect flight within one hour’s flight time (two hours for SIGMET). At the time the information is identified, information will be directed to pilots maintaining continuous communications and broadcast on appropriate ATS frequencies
What is AFIS?
3.3.6 Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS)
3.3.6.1 An AFIS provides pilots with an alerting service, local traffic and operational information on the CTAF assigned to the particular aerodrome.
3.3.6.2 Essential aerodrome information is provided by an Automatic Aerodrome Information Service (AAIS) broadcast on a dedicated frequency (similar to ATIS) during AFIS HRS
CPDLC
Unless otherwise instructed, aircraft remaining wholly within East Coast SSR Coverage are
Unless otherwise instructed, aircraft remaining wholly within East Coast SSR Coverage are not required to logon for data link services
What should you say to ATC with a medical emergency requiring immediate diversion?
Will they organise the ambo’s for you?
5.4 Medical Emergency
5.4.1 A pilot that is not engaged in the transport of patients under HOSP or MEDEVAC operations, should notify ATC of an on board medical emergency by declaring a PAN and appending the words ‘MEDICAL PRIORITY REQUIRED’. The pilot should specify any service attendance requirements such as RFFS. ATC will provide the flight with MEDEVAC priority but will not arrange an ambulance or activate aerodrome emergency procedures unless requested. Declaring a medical emergency does not satisfy the biosecurity pre-reporting requirements specified in GEN 1.3.
What is surface wind on a metar?
True, 10min mean, 2 min gust
Gust exceeds mean by 10kts…
Surface wind
The wind direction, given in degrees true rounded to the nearest 10 degrees, is the mean value over the sampling period which is normally 10 minutes. A variable wind direction is given as VRB.
The wind speed, given in knots (KT), is the mean value over the sampling period. The maximum gust during the sampling period is reported when it exceeds the mean speed by 10 KT or more. It is indicated by the letter G which is followed by the gust value. In Australia, mean wind is sampled over 10 minutes and a 2 minute period is used for maximum gust.
At selected aerodromes, an additional wind group will be given when the direction varies by 60 degrees or more during the sampling period. The group gives the extremerange of directions in clockwise order, e.g. 360V090.
What does -TSRA mean?
When precip is reported in TS the intensity indicator referes to precip.
This means Thunderstorms with light rain.
What are the following codes:
BC
BL
DL
DR
MI
PR
DS
FC
GS vs GR
PO
SA
SQ
UP
BC patches
BL Blowing
DL dist lightning
DR drifting
MI shallow
PR partial
DS dust storm
FC funnel cloud
GS snow pellets (gr hail)
PO dust devil
SA sand
SQ squall
UP unknown precip
What radius does a metar cover?
What does distant or vicinity mean?
8km (4.3nm)
VC up to 16km (8.6nm)
Distant up to 56km (30nm)
Weather In Australia, present weather information in METAR/SPECI is for the area within a radius of 8 km of the aerodrome reference point, and for certain specified weathers in its vicinity (i.e. the area between 8–16 km of the aerodrome).
A report from an AWS may include information on vicinity thunderstorms (VCTS) or distant lightning (DL), where vicinity refers to 8‒16 km from the aerodrome reference point and distant refers to greater than 16 km but no more than 56 km. The direction in which vicinity thunderstorms or distant lightning are detected may also be reported in the remarks section, e.g. DL-NE means distant lightning to the north-east and VCTS-E means thunderstorm in the vicinity to the east.
