Flight Plans and Routes Flashcards
What is AFTN?
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
A world wide system of aeuronatucal fixed circuits for the exchange of messages and/or digital data between aeronautical fixed stations
What is ATFCM?
Air traffic flow and capacity management.
The optimisation of traffic patterns and capacity management.
To enable flight punctuality and efficiency through collaborative decision making.
What are the acceptance conditions for AFTN messages?
On of 1 of 8 eligible categories
Addressed to a station forming a part of the international AFTN
Text must not exceed 1800 characters.
What are the 8 categories of AFTN messages?
Distress SS Urgency DD Flight Safety FF Meteorological GG Flight Regularity GG Aeronautical Information GG Aeronautical Administration KK Service message (as appropriate)
List the Flight safety message codes:
FPL - Flight Plan DLA - Delay CHG - Modification CNL - Cancellation DEP - Departure ARR - Arrival ALR - Alerting message RCF - Radio communication failure RQS - Request Supplementary Info SPL - Supplementary Information
What is the composition of an AFTN message?
Priority indicator Addressee Date/Time Grouo Originator Text
What info is contained within each AFTN message category? Distress Urgency Flight Safety Meteorological Flight Regularity Aeronautical Information Aeronautical Administration Service
Distress - threatened by grave and imminent danger
Urgency - Safety of an aircraft, vehicle or person on board
Flight Safety - Movement and control, SIGMET.
Meteorological - forecasts and observation reports
Flight Regularity - changes in operating schedule and aircraft servicing
Aeronautical Information - NOTAM and SNOWTAM
Aeronautical Administration - facilities, tels services, establishement
Service - message verification
What is a flight plan?
Specified information provided to air traffic services units relative to an intended flight or portion of a flight of an aircraft.
What are the parts os a flight plan?
Addressing
Flight details
Supplementary Info
List the types of flight plan:
Full individual flight plan - for single individual flight
Repetitive flight plans - frequently recurring, regularly operated individual flights with identical basic features. (Not available for trans-atlantic flights)
Abbreviated flight plan - clearences for a portion of flight
When should a flight plan be submitted?
Before departure to an ATS reporting office, or transmitted to appropriate ATS unit when in flight at least 10 mins
Which flights must submit a flight plan?
Any flight that received an ATC service.
Any IFR flight within advisory airspace
On routes designated by the authority.
Where coordination with military is necessary.
When planning to across international borders
Define STAR:
Designated IFR arrival route linking a significant point with a point from which a published instrument approach procedure can be commenced.
Define SID:
Designated IFR departure route linking the aerodrome or a specified runway of the aerodrome with a specified significant point along the en-route phase of a flight commences.
What is the purpose of SIDs and STARs?
Segregate traffic operating along different routes and traffic in holding patterns
Provide adequate terrain clearance
Assist with Radio Communication Failure and RTF load
Follow noise preferential routes
Allow for uninterrupted climb and descent
Allow for aircraft performance
What is the composition of STARs and SIDs?
Basic indicator
Validity Indicator
Route indicator
When does strategic planning take place?
18 months to 7 days before the day, especially whej preparing for system changes, special event planning and seasonal demand shifts.
When does pre-tactical planning take place?
7 days to the day prior.
Taking account of met information, resources, and Cat 2 and 3 CDRs
What is an Airspace Management Cell?
A joint and integrated civil and military function that works to ensure the requirements of both are fully considered before arriving at an airspace solution
What is Fab?
Functional Airspace Block.
In the UK this is the AMC that comprises both the UK and Ireland.
What is the role of ATFCM on the day of operation?
Implement and coordinate tactical traffic management strategies in response to demand and identify capacity issues.
What are CHMI and TLPD?
Computer Human Interface
Traffic Load Prediction Device
Tools used to ensure consisten network optimisation.
What factors affect monitoring value?
Staff availability and experience Weather conditions Presentation of traffic Traffic comolexity Impact on/by adjacent sectors of ANSPs Equipment serviceability Airfield constraints Emergencies Contingency/Fallback
What is the regulation slot tolerance?
-5/+10 minutes
What occurs in post-ops analysis?
Actual performance compared with predicted performance.
