BMA 10 Flashcards
Rules for flight in good visibility and limited cloud cover?
VFR (Visual Flight Rules)
Rules for flight without the use of outside references?
IFR (Instrument Flight Rules)
Air Traffic Control Tower; RAPCON/TRACON
Departure & Arrival Control
ARTCC
Enroute Flight Control
In the event an aircraft has an emergency, which agency is notified first
Command Post
Movement on ground, taxi/takeoff/landing
Air Traffic Control Tower
Approach to/departure from airport
Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
Radar Approach Control (RAPCON)
Control/de-confliction/EMS en-route
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
Live fire control and safety; military radar units that control air-to-air and air-to-ground live-fire mission
Range Control Facilities
Commander’s representative on the airfield or in the Control Tower supervising flight operations.
Supervisor of Flying (SOF)
What are the 3 FAA controlled Airspaces?
Area Navigation Route System (RNAV)
Low Altitude Federal Airways System (Victor Airways)
High Altitude Jet Route System (Jet Routes)
The air routes (highways in the sky) that aircraft traverse between 1,200 feet AGL and 17,999 feet MSL.
Low Altitude Federal Airways System (Victor Airways)
Is a set of air routes between 18,000 feet MSL and FL450 for aircraft operating on an IFR clearance
High Altitude Jet Route System (Jet Routes)
A fixed or mobile ground-based unit, such as the Control and Reporting Centers (CRC), under the operational jurisdiction of the military services excluding commissioned ATC facilities. This includes the AWACS aircraft when it meets certain requirements.
Military Radar Unit (MRU)
