Ch. 5 - Aerodrome Procedures Flashcards
Air Traffic Control
Busy aerodromes ATC provide an Aerodrome Control Service, for the provision of clearances, instructions and information in order to prevent collisions and to achieve runway and wake turbulence separation
How can you determine if an aerodrome is controlled
If TOWER is included in the frequency information block
Tower frequencies
As a rule, the first frequency is the primary and the second is the secondary frequency (for use if the primary, fails). The secondary frequency can also be used by aircraft not equipped with the primary frequency.
ATIS
Most controlled aerodromes have an Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) that broadcasts recorded aeronautical information on an appropriate radio frequency and is amended when aspects of recorded conditions change.
Items in an ATIS broadcast
- (name of aerodrome) Terminal Information
- Code letter of the transmission
- What to expect (type of approach)
- Runway (in use)
- Surface conditions
- Any other operational information
- Surface wind
- Visibility
- Present weather
- Cloud
- Temperature and dew point
- QNH
- 2,000 ft wind
- “ON FIRST CONTACT WITH …… TOWER/APPROACH CONTROL NOTIFY RECEIPT OF INFORMATION …… “
When should you listen to ATIS
Before taxiing or prior to arriving at an aerodrome
Readback order
Instruction then callsign
Controlled aerodromes - ready for takeoff
Pilot advises tower they are ready “TAW READY”. Tower can respond in one of three ways
- Tower instructs you to hold “TAW HOLD POSITION”. you respond with “HOLDING TAW”
- Tower allows you to take off “TAW CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 34” you respond with “CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 34 TAW”
- Tower allows you to move onto the runway but not take off yet “TAW LINE UP RUNWAY 34” you respond with “LINING UP RUNWAY 34 TAW”
If after takeoff at a controlled aerodrome you wish to make a turn against circuit direction when should you advise ATC
When reporting ready for takeoff
Joining the circuit at controlled aerodromes
- Is reliant of visual methods so position reports must be accurate
- Listen to ATIS and advise tower that you have received it (if there is no ATIS tower will pass you the necessary info)
- Advise POB if not returning from a local flight
- Join circuit as instructed by the tower (usually left hand for a right-hand circuit)
Reporting in the circuit controlled aerodromes
Downwind call when abeam the upwind end of the runway
When do you request touch and go
Downwind call
Not number 1 in a circuit
Sight traffic, allow suitable runway separation if you cant sight inform the tower
Final
4nm from threshold
Long final
More than 4nm from the threshold
Go-around
Advert from unsafe situation, climb back to circuit height and continue good lookout
Sequencing circuit traffic
You may be advised to orbit, make a short approach or extend downwind
Surface movement control
GROUND used to split workload if it is operating it will be stated in ATIS, change to tower when approaching the holding point and change back to ground for taxi instructions
ATC off watch
Aerodrome becomes unattended, follow unattended procedures, ATIS will inform when ATC is off watch, the airspace around the aerodrome also becomes uncontrolled
Cautionary calls
Respond with callsign to calls about wins sheer and wake turbulence
AFIS
Is provided by flight service station established in a tower located at the aerodrome, the purpose is to give advice and info useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights
Flight service aerodromes
Uncontrolled attended aerodromes
What are AFIS aerodromes commonly referred to
Flight service aerodromes
Does AFIS issue clearances
No
Flight service aerodrome - taxiing for takeoff
Call flight service and advise that you are taxiing, state location of aircraft, intentions, POB and that you have received ATIS (if no ATIS flight service will give you needed info)
Flight service aerodrome - ready for take-off
Advise flight service and they will pass you traffic info if sighting traffic it is your decision whether to wait or to takeoff
Flight service aerodrome - Joining/operating in the circuit
Don’t need clearance as no control zones, call flight service 10nm from aerodrome advising your position, alt, intentions and POB, listen to ATIS and advise you have received it, make downwind and other circuit calls as the situation requires
Flight service aerodrome - after landing
Advise intentions for taxiing to parking area
Flight service off watch
Becomes unattended, unattended aerodrome procedures apply
Unattended aerodromes
Don’t have ATC or flight service in attendance, calls prefixed with …TRAFFIC, similar calls to flight service however no response
