Basic Structure Flashcards
requirement to enter to controlled air space
File IFR and get clearance
what is TRACON?
1) Terminal Radar Approach Control 2) Airspace around the terminal areas controlled by approach control. 3) extends 10000 - 12000
What us ARTCC?
1) Air Route Traffic Control Center 2) Control IFR departures and arrivals outside of approach airspace
If there is no TRACON, who needs to close the IFR plan?
pilot
How many ARTCC? How do they separated?
28 En-route Charts
What is a sector?
1) Each center is broken into idividial sectors
2) Each sector has its qwn frequencies
3) From sector to sector, communication frequency is chnaged
What are the ATS routes?
1) Victor (VOR Airways)
2) Jet (VOR) Routes
3) Q/T (RNAV) Routes
4) Coloered (NBD)Airways
5) Arrival/Departues Routes
Victor Airways Vertical distance
1200 AGL to 17,999MSL
4miles to left and right
High-Altitude Jet ROutes
from 18.000 MSL - FL 450
What is RNAV?
a navigation computer.
Waypoints are input into the computer
RNAV, aircraft must be equipped with an RNAV system.
Represetned with Q ROute on high IFR charts
What is a T Route?
Low altitue RNAV routes
What is a colored route?
loe medium frequency
NDB based roture
There are color codes
What is a VOR Airways/
Low and HIgh
Use is depends ont he plane’s hight
What is the VOR Standard Service Volumne Range (AIM)
published hight determined for VOR when airway is not going to be used.
Low VOR and HIgh VOR difference
Low: 1000 AGL to 18000 MSL for 40 NM. USed for victor Airways
High: 18000 to 45000 for 130 NM Used for Jet and Victor airways
