LAW Flashcards
ANS Subcategories
ATS, MET, AIS, CNS
ATM Subcategories
ATFCM, ASM, ATS
ATS Subcategories
ATC, FIS, ALRS, ADVS
FIS Subcategories
En-route FIS, AFIS
ATC Subcategories
ACC, APP, TWR
ATM
Air Traffic Management
ATFCM
Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management
ASM
Air Space Management
ATS
Air Traffic Services
MET
Meteorological Service
AIS
Aeronautical Information Service
Provides pilots with preflight planning support
CNS
Communication Navigation Surveillance
ANS
Air Navigation Services
ATC
Air Traffic Control Service
FIS
Flight Information Service
ALRS
Alerting Service
ADVS
Advisory Service
Only airspace F to ensure separation, as far as practical, between IFR aircrafts
AFIS
Aerodrome FIS
ACC
Area Control
APP
Approach Control
TWR
Aerodrome Control
Annex 1
Personnel licensing
Annex 2
Rules of the air
Annex 3
MET services
Annex 11
Air Traffic Services
Annex 10
Aeronautaical Telecommunication
Aircraft Identification
•Aircraft registration - DAGXC
• Operating agency and flight number - SAS123
• Tactical Call sign - BRUNO12
Flight Rules
I for IFR
V for VFR
Y for IFR first then VFR
Z for VFR first then IFR
Type of flight
S for scheduled
N for non-scheduled air service
G for general aviation
M for military
X for other
AFTN prio codes and prioritisation
- SS - Distress messages, sent by mobile stations
- DD - Urgency messages, concerning safety of aircraft and person on board
FF - Flight Safety messages - GG - NOTAM, SNOWTAM, TAF, METAR, SPECI and so on… Flight regularity messages and AIS messages
KK- Aeronautical administrative messages
AIP,s three parts
GEN - General
ENR - Enroute
AD - Aerodrome
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
EAT
Estimated Approach Time
- time which aircraft will leave holding fix to complete its approach for landing
TMZ
Transponder Mandatory Zone
NOTAM
Notice to Airmen
Short notice changes of operational importance,
can be temporary or permanent
AIRAC
Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control
- Ensure safe implantation of changes to the AIP and regulate at which date the changes are effective
Holding pattern
Right hand turns
Takes approximately 4 minutes
Inbound leg timing for a standard hold is one minute when at or below 14 000ft and one and a half minutes above 14 000ft
3 degrees per second turns