Jeppesen - Air Traffic Control

Question 1

What does FIS stand for?

Answer 1

Flight Information Service

Question 2

If using a “Wind Shear Escape Manoeuvre” what is the terminology for tower?

Answer 2

“Wind Shear Escape”

Question 3

Define a Control Area (CTA)

Answer 3

Controlled airspace existing from a specified level to a higher specified level

Question 4

Define a Control Zone (CTR)

Answer 4

Controlled airspace existing from the earths surface to a specified level.

Question 5

What is RA1?

Answer 5

Restricted airspace - May flight plan through. Most likely will get clearance

Question 6

What is RA2?

Answer 6

Restricted Airspace - Pilots must not flight plan through unless using a specified preferred route. Clearance is not guaranteed

Question 7

What is RA3?

Answer 7

Restricted Airspace - Do not flight plan through. You will not be cleared.

Question 8

Lighting required at an airport to takeoff/land

Answer 8

Runway edge
Threshold 
Wind direction indicator
obstacle lighting when specified in local procedures
Plus for RPT
Taxiway
Apron floodlights
All lighting to be electric

Question 9

What if an airport does not have an illuminated windsock?

Answer 9

Can use observer or Automatic weather station

Question 10

Lighting time requirements for manual lights - departure and arrival

Answer 10

10 mins before departure to 30 mins after

30 mins before ETA plus till when taxiing has been completed

Question 11

Alternate requirements - Cloud

Answer 11

More than SCT below the alternate minimum
FEW + FEW = SCT
FEW + SCT = BKN
SCT + SCT = BKN/OVC

Question 12

Alternate requirements - Visibility

Answer 12

Less than the alternate minimum (including a PROB%)

Question 13

Alternate requirements - Wind

Answer 13

A crosswind or tailwind greater than the max for that aircraft - Wind gusts must be considered

Question 14

Alternate requirements - Thunderstorms

Answer 14

Plan for an alternate - Unless its an INTER or TEMPO, then you can plan to hold

Question 15

Are INTER and TEMPO’s cumulative?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Buffer periods required for FM/BECMG periods

Answer 16

30 minutes before or after respectively

Question 17

Does a 30 minutes buffer apply to a TTF?

Answer 17

No. Flights which will be completed within the time of the validity of the TTF may be planned wholly with reference to the destination TTF

Question 18

If a TTF has two visibilities, when does an operational requirement apply?

Answer 18

When the higher visibility is less than the alternate minimum

Question 19

Alternate minima for IFR aircraft (3)

Answer 19

• Airport with an approach - Alternate minima on the chart
• Airport with an approach but no airport forecast is available or is provisional - plan for an alternate
• Airport with no approach - Last route segment LSALT + 500 and 8km vis

Question 20

Alternate requirements - NAVAIDS for RPT and Charter

Answer 20

You need an alternate, unless;
Destination is served by a navaid and the aircraft has two independent and seperate nav systems that can use the aid; OR
Destination has two navaids (different ones) and your aircraft has the instruments to use the aids

If you can’t comply with the above, you don’t require an alternate if the cloud is no more than SCT below the final route segments LSALT plus 500’ and vis is +8km and the aircraft can be navigated to the destination under IFR nav standards

Question 21

Lighting alternate requirements

Answer 21

Portable - Need an alternate unless you have a responsible person
Electric lighting - Need an alternate unless you have standby power or portable lights with a responsible person
PAL - Need an alternate unless you have standby power and a responsible person

Question 22

Nominating an alternate airport with PAL

Answer 22

RPT (pax carrying or above 3500kg): Cant be PAL unless there is a responsible person
Other: Can be PAL provided your aircraft has dual VHF, or single VHF and a HF and 30 minutes holding fuel

Question 23

How can you avoid planning for an alternate due lighting?

Answer 23

Hold till first light plus 10 minutes