Airport operations

Question 1

Active Runway

Answer 1

current runway in use on an airport

Question 1

LAHSO

Answer 1

Land and Hold Short Instructions

✓ Air traffic control procedure
✓ Requires pilot participation
✓ Increase airport capacity and system efficiency, consistent with safety

REMEMBER:
Student Pilots are prohibited
to participate in LAHSO.

Question 2

How to make a Traffic Separation

Answer 2

• Shortening or extending the downwind leg
• Performing a 360-degree turn
• Increasing or decreasing airspeed

Question 3

Departing a traffic pattern

Answer 3

UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
* depart straight out or with a 45-deg. turn in the direction of the traffic pattern after reaching pattern altitude

Question 4

Entering a traffic pattern

Answer 4

UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT

1. Fly over the runway at least 500ft. above pattern altitude
2. observe other aircrafts in the pattern and/or windsock for the direction to be used
3. after the proper traffic pattern direction has been determined, proceed to a point well clear of the pattern before descending to join the pattern altitude
4. entry should always be 45 deg with respect to leg to be joined