chapter 3 GC/CD Flashcards
what are your actions if you observe or are informed of any conditions that affect the safe use of a landing area?
If you observe or are informed of any condition which affects the safe use of a landing area:
a. Relay the information to the airport manager/military operations office concerned.
b. Copy verbatim any information received and record the name of the person submitting it.
d. If you are unable to contact the airport management or operator, issue a NOTAM publicizing an unsafe condition and inform the management or operator as soon as practicable.
when do you issue airport condition information necessary for a/c’s safe operation?
Issue airport condition information necessary for an aircraft’s safe operation in time for it to be useful to the pilot.
How is braking action reported?
Furnish quality of braking action, as received from pilots, to all aircraft as follows:
a. Describe the quality of braking action using the terms “good,” “good to medium,” “medium,” “medium
to poor,” “poor,” or “nil.” If the pilot reports braking action in other than the approved terms, ask him/her to categorize braking action in these terms.
when do you operate the approach lights?
Operate approach lights:
a. Between sunset and sunrise when one of the following conditions exists:
1. They serve the landing runway.
2. They serve a runway to which an approach is being made but aircraft will land on another runway.
b. Between sunrise and sunset when the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet or the prevailing visibility is 5 miles or less and approaches are being made to:
1. A landing runway served by the lights.
2. A runway served by the lights but aircraft are landing on another runway.
3. The airport, but landing will be made on a runway served by the lights.
c. As requested by the pilot.
d. As you deem necessary, if not contrary to pilot’s request.
when do you operate the runway edge lights?
Operate the runway edge light system/s serving the runway/s in use as follows:
a. Between sunset and sunrise, turn the lights on:
1. For departures. Before an aircraft taxies onto the runway and until it leaves the Class B, Class C, or Class D surface area.
2. For arrivals:
(a) IFR aircraft−Before the aircraft begins final approach, or
(b) VFR aircraft−Before the aircraft enters the Class B, Class C, or Class D surface area, and
(c) Until the aircraft has taxied off the landing runway.
b. Between sunrise and sunset, turn the lights on when the surface visibility is less than 2 miles.
c. As required by facility directives to meet local conditions.
d. Different from subparagraphs a, b, or c above, when:
1. You consider it necessary, or
2. Requested by a pilot and no other known aircraft will be adversely affected.
when do you operate the obstruction lights?
If controls are provided, turn the lights on between sunset and sunrise
when do you operate the rotating beacon?
If controls are provided, turn the rotating beacon on:
a. Between sunset and sunrise.
b. Between sunrise and sunset when the reported ceiling or visibility is below basic VFR minima.
How is the runway in use selected?
Assign the runway/s most nearly aligned with the wind when 5 knots or more, or the “calm wind” runway when less than 5 knots
when authorizing use of runways and a tailwind component exists, always state both _______ ________ and ______.
wind direction and velocity
