CONDUCT BASIC RADAR SERVICE TO VFR AIRCRAFT Flashcards
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Visual (Approach Control Service for VFR Arriving Aircraft
Where procedures have been established for arriving VFR aircraft to contact approach control for landing information, what do you issue?
> wind, runway, altimeter setting. (May be omitted if the pilot gives appropriate ATIS code or uses “have numbers”
> traffic info on a workload permitting basis
> time or place at which the aircraft is to contact the tower on local control frequency for further landing info
> an aircraft may be instructed to contact approach control for landing and traffic info upon initial contact with tower.
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Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Application)
What are the basic radar services for VFR aircraft?
> safety alerts
traffic advisories
limited radar vectoring when requested by the pilot
sequencing (where procedures have been est or when covered by an LOA)
(GFK LOA: 6 (note)
UND VFR arrivals (not practice approaches) should be transferred between how many miles outside the feeder fix?
3 miles.
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Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Availability)
What do you have to do when there is a radar outage?
Inform aircraft on initial contact that service cannot be provided
(7-6-(all)
Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Availability)
If an aircraft desires service but cannot communicate on the appropriate frequencies:
Provide service to the extent possible using an available frequency
(7-6-(all)
Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Availability)
In a landing sequence and aircraft that do not desire radar services:
They may be fitted into the landing sequence by the tower
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Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Availability)
Coordination of aircraft not desiring radar service must be coordinated with approach unless a facility directive/LOA says otherwise. Non participating aircraft must, to the extent possible, be given:
The same landing sequence they would have received had they been sequenced by radar vectors
(7-6-(all)
Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Availability)
Radar Sequencing to the primary airport, when local procedures have been developed, must be provided unless:
The pilot states that the service is not requested.
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Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Availability)
Arriving aircraft are assumed to want radar service unless the pilot states:
“Negative radar service” or makes a similar comment
(7-6-(all)
Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Initial Contact)
An aircraft sighted by the local controller at the time of first radio contact may be positioned in the landing sequence after:
Coordination with approach control
(7-6-(all)
Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Identification)
Identifying the aircraft before taking action to:
Position it in the approach sequence
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Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Holding)
When holding is required to establish an approach sequence, hold VFR where?
Over the initial reporting fix or a fix near the airport
(7-6-(all)
Basic Radar Service to VFR aircraft—terminal (Service Provided When Tower is Inoperative)
What do you have to tell VFR aircraft when tower is inoperative?
> wind direction and velocity
traffic info
inform aircraft when radar service is terminated
