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ATT1810 Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the PRIMARY responsibility of the tower controller?

A

Ensure runway separation on departures and arrivals

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2
Q

What are the 4 main Tower positons?

A

1) Local
2) Ground
3) Flight Data
4) Clearance Delivery

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3
Q

What are the main duties of Flight Data?

A

Assist other controllers, relay data, prepare ATIS

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4
Q

What is the main duty of Clearance Delivery?

A

Give clearances to aircraft, amended as necessary

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5
Q

What are the main duties of Ground?

A

Ensure safety of taxiways and inactive runways, give taxi instructions

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6
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What are the main duties of Local?

A

Runway separation, sequencing arrivals and departures

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7
Q

What are the 3 types of approach control strips?

A

Departure
Arrival
Overflight

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8
Q

What word does Ground never use?

A

Cleared

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9
Q

What 2 types of clearance limits may be given?

A

Destination airport

Intermediate fix or NAVAID

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10
Q

What does ATIS stand for?

A

Automatic Terminal Information Service

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11
Q

What is a runway incursion?

A

An inadvertant entry into an aircraft movement area without authorization from the tower

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12
Q

What is a category I aircraft?

A

Single engine prop less than 12,500 pounds

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13
Q

What is a category II aircraft?

A

Twin engine prop less than 12,500 pounds

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14
Q

What is a category III aircraft?

A

Any aircraft that is not a Category I or II

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15
Q

What category are ALL helicopters in?

A

Category I

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16
Q

What is the minimum runway separation for departing aircraft by category?

A

I behind I or II 3000 feet
II behind I or II 4500 feet
III front or back 6000 feet

17
Q

What is the minimum runway separation for landing aircraft by category?

A

I behind I or II 3000 feet
II behind I or II 4500 feet
III front or back entire runway

18
Q

What are the restrictions that apply to using reduced runway separation by category

A

Must be visible landmarks

Only daylight hours

19
Q

How do you separate departing and/or arriving aircraft using crossing runways?

I have listed 4 ways.

A

1) Have one clear the intersection before the second is cleared for takeoff or crosses the threshold to land.
2) Have one turn away from the intersection before the second is (see above)
3) Have one cleared to exit taxiway before intersection
4) Have one cleared to hold short of the intersection

20
Q

What are the five legs of the traffic pattern?

A 
Upwind
Crosswind
Downwind
Base
Final (Straight in)
21
Q

What are some ways to space aircraft going into the traffic pattern?

I have listed 9.

A

1) Extend downwind
2) Extend upwind
3) Enter pattern at a specific point
4) Make L/R 360
5) Make L/R 270
6) Speeds
7) Land long
8) Land short
9) Follow another aircraft

22
Q

What is the phrase to have an aircraft not land, but stay in the pattern?

A

Go around

23
Q

What is the default direction of turn on a go around?

A

Left

24
Q

What are the phrases used to have an aircraft:

1) stop
2) get on the runway and not take off
3) takeoff

A

1) hold position
2) line up and wait
3) cleared for takeoff

25
Q

Besides cleared to land, what are the 4 other types of clearances can the tower give arriving aircraft?

A

Touch & go
Low approach
Stop & go
Option

26
Q

At what wind speed do we use the calm wind runway?

A

Less than 5 knots, or

4 knots or less

27
Q

What are the 3 types of taxis for helicopters, and what altitudes do they entail?

A

Ground taxi - on the ground
Hover taxi - up to 50 feet
Air taxi - up to 100 feet

28
Q

When is wake turbulence the worst?

A

When an aircraft is low and slow

29
Q

What causes wake turbulence?

A

Lift on the wings

30
Q

At what speed do the wake turbulence vortices spread?

A

2-3 knots

31
Q

How far down do the wake turbulence vortices sink?

A

500-900 feet

32
Q

What are the 3 weight categories for aircraft and what weights are they classified by?

A

Small up to 41,000 pounds
Large 41,000 up to 255,000 pounds
Heavy over 255,000 pounds

33
Q

What letter is before the type aircraft identifier of a heavy aircraft?

A

H

34
Q

What is the time delay for any departure behind a B757 or heavy aircraft?

A

2 minutes

35
Q

What is the time delay for a departure of any aircraft behind a heavy, or a small behind a large for an intersection or opposite direction departure?

A

3 minutes

36
Q

What are the mileages required for wake turbulence separation by weight category for arriving aircraft?

A 
Small 	      behind	large	4 miles
Large/heavy behind	B757	4 miles
Small	      behind	B757	5 miles
Heavy	      behind	heavy	4 miles
Large	      behind	heavy	5 miles
Small 	      behind	heavy	6 miles

ATC ATT1810 (10 decks)

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