General Planning

Question 1

When is a local sortie flight plan template available?

Answer 1

Annex K of AD2SUPP

Question 2

Do A/C operating in the ESL and WSL CIRA have to be VFR?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What does a clearance to operate in the circuit give the pilot?

Answer 3

A clearance to track to and operate within:

1) YMES: 5 NM of the ARP, SFC to 3000 ft
2) YWSL: 5NM of the ARP, SFC to 2,500 ft, remaining north of the Latrobe river and within 12 TAC ESL

Question 4

Who should aircrew contact if requiring a different training area?

Answer 4

• PTS OPS

- ATC is not responsible for airspace allocation

Question 5

What lateral distance must A/C maintain between adjacent areas?

Answer 5

1 NM

Question 6

What lateral distance must A/C maintain between a lane when in use by transiting traffic?

Answer 6

2NM

Question 7

What does an ATC call of “C/S AIRSPACE” mean?

Answer 7

That the aircraft is observed outside their cleared area.

Question 8

What are the dimensions of transiting lanes?

Answer 8

• 12 to 50 NM from NBD

- SFC/base of restricted airspace to FL160

Question 9

What are the inbound/outbound lanes bearings based off of?

Answer 9

ESL NBD

Question 10

What QNH should pilots operate on?

Answer 10

• Local QNH unless operating above the transition level (10,000ft), when pilots should set AMSL on a standby altimeter to ensure that they don’t exceed FL150.