GFK Tower/ RDR Approach LOA

Question 1

What is the shout (voice) line used for?

Answer 1

Time sensitive information (position specific)

Question 2

What is the ring line used for?

Answer 2

non-time sensitive information (non position specific)

Question 3

When should RDR transfer communications of all arrivals to ATCT? (An aircraft on final)

Answer 3

Before reaching 7 miles from the airport and MUST transfer comm before the aircraft reaches 5 miles from the airport.

Question 4

When should UND VFR arrivals (not practice approaches) be transferred?

{Ex: into Billboard, Watergate, etc.}

Answer 4

Between 3 miles outside of the feeder fix, and the feeder fix.

Question 5

When flashing (handing off) IFR arrivals or VFR practice approaches into GFKT, what do you have to do?

Answer 5

> wait for ATCT to accept the first handoff before initiating the next

> type the approach and type landing in the scratchpad

> APREQ a heading/altitude for low approaches doing anything other than local climb-out

Question 6

RDR must display type aircraft in the scratchpad for:

When non-UND aircraft are inbound to GFK, what do you have to do?

Answer 6

Type in the type aircraft in the scratchpad

Ex: type in ‘C172’, click the aircraft on the scope

Question 7

When a VFR aircraft is doing a straight in arrival to GFK, what do you have to type in the scratchpad?

Answer 7

5SI

Question 8

When can you flash IFR arrivals doing low approaches, missed approaches and go-arounds back to approach?

Ex: HANDOFF, ‘E’, click the aircraft, take the flash

Answer 8

After they pass the final approach fix

Question 9

What do you have to do when a RWY change is taking place?

Answer 9

Take back the flash or flash aircraft back to approach that will be resequenced into the new runway.

Question 10

What do you have to do when arrival opens/closes?

Answer 10

Type it into the GI (general information) text line so that GFKT can see that arrival is open.

(This is typically done by arrival)

Question 11

Fan Heading for RWY 35 L/R

Answer 11

310-080

RH for jet aircraft

Question 12

Fan Heading for RWY 17 R/5

Answer 12

080-230

RH for jet aircraft

Question 13

27 R/L

Answer 13

030-310

310-230 RESTRICTED

230-170

APREQ a heading for jet aircraft departing RWY 27R

Question 14

9 L/R Fan Headings

Answer 14

050-150

RH for jet aircraft

Question 15

What cancels AUTOs:

Answer 15

(1) IFR weather in the Class D Surface Area
(2) Approval of an APREQ for an opposite direction RWY arrival
(3) RDR FDIO system OTS
(4) All CTRDs OTS
(5) Radar outage
(6) RDR or ATCT may terminate AUTOs at their discretion

Question 16

What needs to happen to resume AUTOs

Answer 16

(1) ATCT must receive RDR approval before resuming AUTOs
(2) ATCT may immediately resume AUTOs without RDR approval when opposite direction aircraft land, execute a missed approach or commence a circling approach.

Question 17

Manual release phraseology:

Answer 17

PHRASEOLOGY:

ACID), (RWY), (heading), RELEASED, (operating initials

Question 18

If you’ve flashed all your IFR arrivals or VFR practice approaches to ATCT already, and there’s a sequence change. What do you have to do?

Answer 18

Coordinate the sequence change with tower verbally.

Ex:
>Local, Approach.
-Local
>SKW4040 is coming before SU22