Flying Supervision Flashcards
What are the time limits on the normal flying day?
From the beginning of MCT to the end of ECT.
What is meant by MCT and ECT?
Morning and Evening Civil Twilight respectively. They mark the points at which the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon.
When is the earliest day T/O permitted?
Why?
No earlier than sunrise.
To minimise risk of birdstrike.
When is IRMs likely to be promulgated?
When the actual wx is unsuitable for ccts - e.g. less than 1000ft cloudbase or vis less than 5km.
When is CFFR likely to be promulgated?
When the wx is forecast to be unsuitable for ccts in the next hour.
What should you do to recover if wx unfit for visual recoveries and Valley have lost both PSR and SSR?
Conduct a radar to visual with another ATC unit (e.g. Swanwick or IoM) to get below the cloud then recover visually.
What sources of info on cloud base and visibility should be used when deciding the phase?
For phases 3-5, the worst of the TAF and METAR should be used.
For phases 0-2, the METAR may be used in isolation.
What should you do if you get a call from ATC telling you that the FOG has increased unexpectedly, and you would now land below FOG?
Divert to land at the nearest suitable airfield.
Note: in some cases, an emergency may be declared and the aircraft recovered to Valley.
State the conditions required for a Phase 0 departure.
Diversion location.
T/O limits for green and white rated pilots.
There must be a suitable diversion within 100 miles (iaw captain’s IR).
Green rated pilots: Vis sufficient to T/O by visual references.
White rated pilots: Min vis of 600m and min cloud base of 200ft. Sqn Cdrs discretion.
What is the minimum crash category for hawk?
Singleton
Formation T/O or landing.
Singleton: CC3
Formation: CC5
When Mona is used as a Div during Phase 5, and Mona is close to capacity, what option may the DP consider?
Requiring some aircraft to hold fuel for the secondary diversion
The TAF and METAR for a div are different. Which one should be used when a div is being selected?
The worst of the two.
When may two YLO1 divs be used?
Which recovery fuel should be used?
When they are at least 100nm apart, preferably with one outside of the prevailing weather system over Valley.
The higher of the two.
A civilian airfield has issued a TAF stating visibility less than 5km. How low can the actual visibility go before a new TAF is issued?
1500m
When do civilian airfields report lowest visibility as well as prevailing visibility?
When the lowest visibility is less than 50% of the prevailing vis, or lowest vis is less than 1500m.
If a civilian airfield reports prevailing visibility between 3000m and 9999m, and no lowest vis what should you assume the visibility to be?
50% of the prevailing vis.
Civilian airfields use a 500ft to 900ft cloud base change band. What implications might this have for white or amber rated pilots?
The cloud base may be below their approach minima.
Fuel for what kind of recovery should be carried for all civilian airfields?
Fuel for an instrument recovery.
State the criteria for a Mona Burn Down.
Mona is not the primary div.
Operating at Valley.
VMC.
Day only.
Maintain visual with active Valley runway throughout.
Remain on #2 throughout.
Valley Minimum 5km vis, 1400ft cloudbase.
Mona minimum 5km vis, 1200ft cloudbase.
Mona-Valley transit minimum 5km vis, 1200ft cloudbase.
Are SIAs permitted when performing Mona Burn Down?
Yes, but you must remain on #2 throughout.
How much notice must you give ATC that you want to do a Mona Burn Down?
As much as possible.
State the minimum met requirements to use RLG Mona as a div?
Cloudbase:
1400ft at Valley
1200ft at Mona
Actual Vis: 5km.
Can IoM be used as a Hawk div when the runway is wet?
Why?
No.
LDA is too short.
Can Mona be used as a div and for cct practice when there is no caravan?
As a div: Yes.
For cct practice: No.
Check this in AL7
When may Warton be used as a VFR div?
When forecast vis is greater than 10km and forecast cloud base greater than 1500ft.
Can you get a radar to visual/ initial at Warton?
Yes, if weather permits.
What weather conditions are required to hold Hawarden as a VFR div?
Forecast vis: greater than 10km.
Forecast Cloudbase: Greater than 1500m.
State the phase 1 minima for each Valley Runway.
Lowest Approach Type.
Minimum Cloud Base.
Minimum Visibility.
Rwy 31:
PAR
240ft
800m
Rwy 13:
PAR
250ft
800m
Rwy 19:
PAR
250ft
800m
Rwy 01:
SRA
380ft
1700m
What is the maximum cloud depth that an unrated trainee may penetrate?
What is the caveat on this?
10,000ft
Caveat: No IF required below radar vector chart for departures and recoveries.
Training limits create an extra buffer to prevent limit busts. State how the training limit is adjusted when the aircraft limits are as follows:
0-6G >6G <0G Max Speed IAS/ CAS Max Speed Mach No.
0-6G - Reduce by 0.5G >6G - Reduce by 1G <0G - Increase by 1G Max Speed IAS/ CAS - Reduce by 25kts. Max Speed Mach No. - Reduce by 0.02 Mach.
