Flying Supervision

Question 1

What are the time limits on the normal flying day?

Answer 1

From the beginning of MCT to the end of ECT.

Question 2

What is meant by MCT and ECT?

Answer 2

Morning and Evening Civil Twilight respectively. They mark the points at which the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon.

Question 3

When is the earliest day T/O permitted?

Why?

Answer 3

No earlier than sunrise.

To minimise risk of birdstrike.

Question 4

When is IRMs likely to be promulgated?

Answer 4

When the actual wx is unsuitable for ccts - e.g. less than 1000ft cloudbase or vis less than 5km.

Question 5

When is CFFR likely to be promulgated?

Answer 5

When the wx is forecast to be unsuitable for ccts in the next hour.

Question 6

What should you do to recover if wx unfit for visual recoveries and Valley have lost both PSR and SSR?

Answer 6

Conduct a radar to visual with another ATC unit (e.g. Swanwick or IoM) to get below the cloud then recover visually.

Question 7

What sources of info on cloud base and visibility should be used when deciding the phase?

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

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?

Answer 8

Divert to land at the nearest suitable airfield.

Note: in some cases, an emergency may be declared and the aircraft recovered to Valley.

Question 9

State the conditions required for a Phase 0 departure.

Diversion location.
T/O limits for green and white rated pilots.

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

What is the minimum crash category for hawk?
Singleton
Formation T/O or landing.

Answer 10

Singleton: CC3
Formation: CC5

Question 11

When Mona is used as a Div during Phase 5, and Mona is close to capacity, what option may the DP consider?

Answer 11

Requiring some aircraft to hold fuel for the secondary diversion

Question 12

The TAF and METAR for a div are different. Which one should be used when a div is being selected?

Answer 12

The worst of the two.

Question 13

When may two YLO1 divs be used?

Which recovery fuel should be used?

Answer 13

When they are at least 100nm apart, preferably with one outside of the prevailing weather system over Valley.

The higher of the two.

Question 14

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?

Answer 14

1500m

Question 15

When do civilian airfields report lowest visibility as well as prevailing visibility?

Answer 15

When the lowest visibility is less than 50% of the prevailing vis, or lowest vis is less than 1500m.

Question 16

If a civilian airfield reports prevailing visibility between 3000m and 9999m, and no lowest vis what should you assume the visibility to be?

Answer 16

50% of the prevailing vis.

Question 17

Civilian airfields use a 500ft to 900ft cloud base change band. What implications might this have for white or amber rated pilots?

Answer 17

The cloud base may be below their approach minima.

Question 18

Fuel for what kind of recovery should be carried for all civilian airfields?

Answer 18

Fuel for an instrument recovery.

Question 19

State the criteria for a Mona Burn Down.

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

Are SIAs permitted when performing Mona Burn Down?

Answer 20

Yes, but you must remain on #2 throughout.

Question 21

How much notice must you give ATC that you want to do a Mona Burn Down?

Answer 21

As much as possible.

Question 22

State the minimum met requirements to use RLG Mona as a div?

Answer 22

Cloudbase:
1400ft at Valley
1200ft at Mona
Actual Vis: 5km.

Question 23

Can IoM be used as a Hawk div when the runway is wet?

Why?

Answer 23

No.

LDA is too short.

Question 24

Can Mona be used as a div and for cct practice when there is no caravan?

Answer 24

As a div: Yes.

For cct practice: No.

Check this in AL7

Question 25

When may Warton be used as a VFR div?

Answer 25

When forecast vis is greater than 10km and forecast cloud base greater than 1500ft.

Question 26

Can you get a radar to visual/ initial at Warton?

Answer 26

Yes, if weather permits.

Question 27

What weather conditions are required to hold Hawarden as a VFR div?

Answer 27

Forecast vis: greater than 10km.

Forecast Cloudbase: Greater than 1500m.

Question 28

State the phase 1 minima for each Valley Runway.

Lowest Approach Type.
Minimum Cloud Base.
Minimum Visibility.

Answer 28

Rwy 31:
PAR
240ft
800m

Rwy 13:
PAR
250ft
800m

Rwy 19:
PAR
250ft
800m

Rwy 01:
SRA
380ft
1700m

Question 29

What is the maximum cloud depth that an unrated trainee may penetrate?

What is the caveat on this?

Answer 29

10,000ft

Caveat: No IF required below radar vector chart for departures and recoveries.

Question 30

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.

Answer 30

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.