Definições Flashcards
O QUE E RNP?
REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE
A STATEMENT OF THE NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE NECESSARY FOR OPERATION WITHIN A DEFINED AIRSPACE
O QUE SIGNIFICA RNP TYPE?
REQUIRED NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE TYPE
A CONTAINMENT VALUE EXPRESSED AS A DISTANCE IN NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE INTENDED POSITION WITHIN FLIGHTS WOULD BE FOR AT LEAST 95% OF THE TOTAL FLIGHT TIME
DEFINA LEVEL
A GENERIC TERM RELATING TO THE VERTICAL POSITION OF AN A/C IN FLIGHT AND MEANING VARIOUSLY HEIGHT, ALTITUDE OR FLIGHT LEVEL
DEFINA HEADING
THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF AN AIRCRAFT IS POINTED, USUALLY EXPRESSED IN DEGREES FROM NORTH (TRUE, MAGNETIC, COMPASS OR GRID)
DEFINA TRACK
THE PROJECTION ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE OF THE PATH OF AN A/C, THE DIRECTION OF WHICH PATH AT ANY POINT IS USUALLY EXPRESSED IN DEGREES FROM NORTH ( TRUE, MAGNETIC, COMPAS OR GRID)
DEFINA AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ACAS?
AN AIRBORNE SYSTEM BASED ON SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR SSR TRANSPONDER SIGNALS WHICH OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY OF GROUND-BASED EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO THE PILOT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTING A/C THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH SSR TRANSPONDERS
QUAL A DEFINIÇÃO DE WAKE TURBULENCE ?
TO DESCRIBE THE EFFECT OF THE ROTATING AIR MASSES GENERATED BEHIND THE WING TIPS OF LARGE JET AIRCRAFT
DEFINE ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIME
THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO PROCEED FROM ONE SIGNIFICANT POINT TO ANOTHER
DEFINA “ON TRACK”
MEANS THAT THE AIRCRAFT IS FLYING EITHER DIRECTLY INBOUND TO OR DIRECTLY OUTBOUND FROM THE STATION OR WAYPOINT
What is ACAS?
AIRBORNE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
A/C SYSTEM BASED ON SSR TRANSPONDER SIGNALS TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO THE PILOT ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTING A/C WITH SSR TRANSPONDER
WHAT IS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCE?
AUTHORIZATION FOR AN A/C TO PROCEED UNDER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL UNIT
WHAT ARE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS?
DIRECTIVE ISSUED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUIRING A PILOT TO TAKE A SPECIFIC ACTION
WHAT IS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE?
A SERVICE PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
- PREVENTING COLISIONS:
* BETWEEN A/C
* ON THE MANOEUVRING AREA BETWEEN A/C AND OBSTACLES
- EXPEDITING AND MAINTAINING AN ORDELY FLOW OF AIR TRAFFIC
WHAT IS AN AIRWAY?
A CONTROL AREA OR PORTION THEREOF ESTABLISHED IN THE FORM OF A CORRIDOR
WHAT IS ALERFA?
THE CODE WORD USED TO DESIGNATE AN ALERT PHASE
WHAT IS THE ALERT PHASE?
A SITUATION WHEREIN APPREHENSION EXISTS AS TO THE SAFELY OF AN A/C AND ITS OCCUPANTS
WHAT IS AN APPROACH CONTROL SERVICE?
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE FOR ARRIVING OR DEPARTING CONTROLLED FLIGHTS
WHAT IS AN APPROACH SEQUENCE?
THE ORDER IN WHICH TWO OR MORE A/C ARE CLEARED TO APPROACH TO LAND AT THE AERODROME
WHAT IS ACC?
AREA CONTROL CENTER
A UNIT ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE TO CONTROLLED FLIGHTS IN CONTROL AREAS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION
WHAT IS AREA NAVIGATION RNAV?
A METHOD OF NAVIGATION WHICH PERMITS A/C OPERATION ON ANY DESIRED FLIGHT PATH WITHIN THE COVERAGE OF GROUND- OR SPACE-BASED NAVIGATION AIDS OR WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CAPACITY OF SELF-CONTAINED AIDS, OR A COMBINATION OF THESE
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE SERVICE?
A TERM USED TO INDICATE A SERVICE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY MEANS OF AN ATS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
WHAT IS A ATS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM?
A GENERIC TERM MEANING VARIOUSLY, ADS-B , PSR, SSR OR ANY COMPARABLE GROUND-BASED SYSTEM THAT ENABLES THE IDENTIFICATION OF A/C
WHAT IS ADS-B?
AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE - BROADCAST
A MEANS BY WHICH A/C, AERODROME CEHICLES AND OTHER OBJECTS CAN AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT AND/OR RECEIVE DATA SUCH AS IDENTIFICATION, POSITION AND ADDITIONAL DATA, AS APPROPRIATE, IN A BROADCAST MADE VIA A DATA LINK
WHAT IS ADS-C?
AUTOMATIC DEPEMDEST SURVEILLANCE - CONTRACT
A MEANS BY WHICH THE TERMS OF AN ADS-C AGREEMENT WILL BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE GROUND SYSTEM AND THE A/C, VIA A DATA LINK, SPECIFYING UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS ADC-C REPORTS WOULD BE INITIATED, AND WHAT DATA WOULD BE CONTAINED IN THE REPORTS
WHAT IS THE CEILING?
THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND OR WATER OF THE BASE OF THE LOWEST LAYER OF CLOUD BELOW 20 000 FT COVERING MORE THAN HALF THE SKY
WHAT IS CLEARANCE LIMIT?
THE POINT TO WHICH AN A/C IS GRANTED AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCE
WHAT IS A CONTROL AREA?
A CONTROLLED AIRSPACE EXTENDING UPWARDS FROM A SPECIFIED LIMIT ABOVE THE EARTH
WHAT IS A CONTROLLER-PILOT DATA LINK CPDLC?
A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTROLLER AND PILOT, USING DATA LINK FOR ATC COMMUNICATIONS
WHAT IS DETRESFA?
THE CODE USED TO DESIGNATE A DISTRESS PHASE
WHAT IS DISTRESS PHASE ?
A SITUATION WHEREIN THERE IS REASONABLE CERTAINTY THAT AN A/C AND ITS OCCUPANTS ARE THEATENED BY GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER OR REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
WHAT IS EMERGENCY PHASE?
A GENERIC TERM MEANING AS THE CASE MAY BE, UNCERTAINTY PHASE, ALERT PHASE OR DISTRESS PHASE
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIME?
ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO PROCEED FROM ONE SIGNIFICANT POINT TO ANOTHER
WHAT IS ESTIMATED OFF-BLOCK TIME?
ESTIMATED TIME AT WICH THE A/C WILL COMMENCE MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH DEPARTURE
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL?
FOR IFR FLIGHTS, THE TIME AT WHICH IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE A/C WILL ARRIVE OVER THAT DESIGNATED POINT, DEFINED BY REFERENCE TO NAVIGATION AIDS, FROM WHICH IT IS INTENDED THAT AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE WILL BE COMMENCED, OR, IF NO NAVIGATION AIDS, FROM WHICH IT IS INTENDED THAT AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE WILL BE COMMENCED, OR , IF NO NAVIGATION AID IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AERODROME, THE TIME AT WHICH THE A/C WILL ARRIVE OVER THE AERODROME.
FOR VFR FLIGHTS THE TIME AT WHICH IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE A/C WILL ARRIVE OVER THE AERODROME
WHAT IS EXPECTED APPROACH TIME?
THE TIME AT WHICH ATC EXPECTS THAT AN ARRIVING A/C, FOLLOWING A DELAY, WILL LEAVE THE HOLDING FIX TO COMPLETE ITS APPROACH FOR A LANDING
WHAT IS FINAL APPROACH?
THAT PART OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE WHICH COMMENCES AT THE SPECIFIED FINAL APPROACH FIX OR POINT, OR WHERE SUCH A FIX OR POINT IS NOT SPECIFIED,
- AT THE END OF THE LAST PROCEDURE TURN, BASE TURN, OR INBOUND TURN OF A RACETRACK PROCEDURE, IF SPECIFIED OR
-AT THE POINT OF INTERCEPTION OF THE LAST TRACK SPECIFIED IN THE APPROACH PROCEDURE AND ENDS AT A POINT IN THE VICINITY OF AN AERODROME FROM WHICH A LANDING CAN BE MADE OR A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE IS INICIATED
WHAT IS A FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTRE?
A UNIT ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE AND ALERTING SERVICE
WHAT IS FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE?
A SERVICE PROVIDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GICING ADVICE AND INFORMATION USEFUL FOR THE SAR AND EFFICIENT CONDUCT OF FLIGHTS
WHAT IS FLIGHT LEVEL?
A SURFACE OF CONSTANTE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WHICH IS RELATED TO A SPECIFIC PRESSURE DATUM, 1013,2 HPA AND IS SEPARATED FROM OTHER SUCH SURFACES BY SPECIFIC PRESSURE INTERVALS.
- QNH WILL INDICATE ALTITUDE
- QFE WILL INDICATE HEIGHT ABOVE QFE REFERENCE DATUM
- 1013,2 HPA INDICATES FLIGHTS LEVELS
WHAT IS FLIGHT PATH MONITORING?
THE USE OF ATS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A/C WITH INFORMATION AND ADVICE RELATIVE TO SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS FROM NOMINAL FLIGHT PATH, INCLUDING DEVIATION FROM THE TERMS OF THEIR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARANCES
WHAT IS GLIDE PATH?
A DESCENT PROFILE DETERMINED FOR VERTICAL GUIDANCE DURING A FINAL APPROACH
WHAT IS HEADING?
THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF AN A/C IS POINTED, USUALLY EXPRESSED IN DEGREES FROM NORTH
WHAT IS HEIGHT?
THE VERTICAL DISTANCE OF A LEVEL, A POINT OR AN OBJECT CONSIDERED AS A POINT, MEASURED FROM A SPECIFIED DATUM
WHAT IS A HOLDING FIX?
A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION THAT SERVES AS A REFERENCE FOR A HOLDING PROCEDURE
WHAT IS A HOLDING PROCEDURE?
A PREDETERMINED MANOEUVRE WHICH EXISTS WHEN THE POSITION INDICATION OF A PARTICULAR A/C IS SEEN ON A SITUATION DISPLAY AND A POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
WHAT IS INCERFA?
THE CODE USED TO DESIGNATE AN UNCERTAINTY PHASE
WHAT IS INITIAL APPROACH SEGMENT?
THAT SEGMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE BETWEEN THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX AND THE INTERMEDIATE APPROACH FIX OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE FINAL APPROACH FIX OR POINT
WHAT IS INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATIONS?
AN APPROACH AND LANDING USING INSTRUMENTS FOR NAVIGATION GUIDANCE BASED ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE.
THERE ARE TWO METHODS FOR EXECUTING INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATORS:
- A 2D INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATION, USING LATERAL NAVIGATION GUIDANCE ONLY;
- A 3D INSTRUMENT APPROACH OPERATION, USING BOTH LATERAL AND VERTICAL NAVIGATION GUIDANCE
WHAT IS A INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE (IAP)?
A SERIES OF PRE DETERMINED MANOEUVRES BY REFERENCE TO FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WITH SPECIFIC PROTECTION FROM OBSTACLES FROM THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX, OR WHERE APPLICABLE, FROM THE BEGINNING OF A DEFINED ARRIVAL ROUTE TO A POINT FROM WHICH A LANDING CAN BE COMPLETED AND THEREAFTER, IF A LANDING IS NOT COMPLETED, TO A POSITION AT WHICH HOLDING OR EN ROUTE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE CRITERIA APPLY
WHAT MEANS MINIMUM FUEL?
THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A SITUATION IN WHICH AN A/C’S FUEL SUPPLY HAS REACHED A STATE WHERE THE FLIGHT IS COMMITED TO LAND AT A SPECIFIC AERODROME AND NO ADDITIONAL DELAY CAN BE ACCEPTED
WHAT IS MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE?
PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IF THE APPROACH CANNOT BE CONTINUED
WHAT IS POSITION INDICATION?
THE VISUAL INDICATION, IN A NON-SYMBOLIC AND/OR SYMBOLIC FORM, ON A SITUATION DISPLAY, OF THE POSITION OF AN A/C, AERODROME VEHICLE OR OTHER OBJECT
WHAT IS POSITION SYMBOL?
THE VISUAL INDICATION IN SYMBOLIC FORM, ON A SITUATION DISPLAY, OF THE POSITION OF AN A/C, AERODROME VEHICLE OR OTHER OBJECT, OBTAINED AFTER AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF POSITIONAL DATA DERIVED FROM ANY SOURCE
WHAT IS RADAR?
A RADIO DETECTION DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ON RANGE, AZIMUTH AND/OR ELEVATION OF OBJECTS
WHAT IS RADAR APPROACH?
AN APPROACH IN WHICH THE FINAL APPROACH PHASE IS EXECUTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A CONTROLLER USING RADAR
WHAT IS RADAR CLUTTER?
THE USUAL INDICATION ON A SITUATION DISPLAY OF UNWANTED SIGNALS
WHAT IS RADAR CONTACT?
THE SITUATION WHICH EXISTS WHEN THE RADAR POSITION OF A PARTICULAR A/C IS SEEN AND IDENTIFIED ON A SITUATION DISPLAY
WHAT IS RADAR SEPARATION?
THE SEPARATION USED WHEN A/C POSITION INFORMATION IS DERIVED FROM RADAR SOURCES
WHAT IS SECONDARY RADAR?
A RADAR SYSTEM WHEREIN A RADIO SIGNAL TRANSMITTED FROM THE RADAR STATION INITIATES A TRANSMISSION OF A RADIO SIGNAL FROM ANOTHER STATION
WHAT IS SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR SSR?
A SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM WHICH USES TRANSMITTERS/RECEIVERS (INTERROGATORS) AND TRANSPONDERS
WHAT IS SITUATION DISPLAY?
AN ELETRONIC DISPLAY DEPICTING THE POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF A/C AND OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED
WHAT IS SURVEILLANCE RADAR?
RADAR EQUIPMENT USED TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF AN A/C IN RANGE AND AZIMUTH
WHAT IS TMA?
TERMINAL CONTROL AREA
A CONTROL AREA NORMALLY ESTABLISHED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ATS ROUTES IN THE VICINITY OF ON OR MORE MAJOR AERODROMES
WHAT IS TRACK?
THE PROJECTION OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE OF THE PATH OF AN A/C, THE DIRECTION OF WHICH PATH AT ANY POINT IS USUALLY EXPRESSED IN DEGREES FROM NORTH
WHAT IS TRANSFER OF CONTROL POINT?
A DEFINED POINT LOCATED ALONG THE FLIGHT OF AN A/C, AT WHICH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICE TO THE A/C IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE CONTROL UNIT OR CONTROL POSITION TO THE NEXT
WHAT IS UNCERTAINTY PHASE?
A SITUATION WHEREIN UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO THE SAFETY OF THE A/C AND ITS OCCUPANTS
WHAT IS VECTORING?
PROVISION OF NAVIGATIONAL GUIDANCE TO A/C IN THE FORM OF SPECIFIC HEADINGS, BASED ON THE USE OF AN ATS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
WHAT IS VISUAL APPROACH?
AN APPROACH BY AN IFR FLIGHT WHEN EITHER PART OR ALL OF AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE IS NOT COMPLETED AND THE APPROACH IS EXECUTED IN VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE TERRAIN
Define “Long Final”.
when aircraft turn on to final approach at a distance greater than 7 km (4 NM) from touchdown or when an aircraft on a straight-in approach is 15 km
(8 NM) from touchdown
Define “Low Approach”
a combination of an approach and a go-around. The aircraft does not touch the runway (unlike touch-and-go/stop-and-go).
definelow pass
a flight at low altitude in landing configuration above the aerodrome usually so that the Tower controllers can check whether the landing gear seems correctly extended and locked down
Um código SSR é:
Um número transmitido por um transponder em Modo A ou C.
- O serviço de Controlo de Tráfego Aéreo deverá ser providenciado a:
- Todo o tráfego de aeródromo nos aeródromos controlados.
O Serviço de Informação de Voo deve ser providenciado a todas as aeronaves que possam ser afetadas por esta informação, aos quais :
Todas as aeronaves que possam ser afectados pela informação e que:
- que seja prestado o serviço de controlo de tráfego aéreo
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- sejam de outro modo conhecidos para os órgãos de serviços de tráfego aéreo
Um voo controlado deve permanecer sobre a responsabilidade de apenas uma Unidade de Controlo de Tráfego Aéreo em cada momento.
verdadeiro
A responsabilidade pelo controlo de todas as aeronaves a operarem dentro de determinado bloco de espaço aéreo só pode ser atribuída a uma única Unidade de Controlo de Tráfego Aéreo
verdadeiro
A utilização do Serviço de Vigilância ATS na prestação do serviço de Informação de voo liberta o piloto comandante das suas responsabilidades, não lhe cabendo as decisões em relação a qualquer sugestão que altere o plano de voo.
falso
Nas Unidades onde seja prestado simultaneamente ATC e FIS, o Serviço de Controlo de Tráfego Aéreo terá prioridade sobre o Serviço de Informação de Voo.
verdadeiro
Uma transferência de comunicações antecipada implica uma transferência de controlo.
falso
- A responsabilidade pelo controlo de uma aeronave deverá ser transferência de uma Unidade de Controlo de Tráfego Aéreo para outra da seguinte forma:
-Entre dois Setores/Unidades dentro do mesmo Órgão de Controlo: num ponto, nível ou hora especificados nos Manuais ATS do Órgão;
- Num ponto ou hora acordados;
