Letters of Agreement

Question 1

What service must ZAE provide for GWO TWR?

Answer 1

Approach and departure control services

Question 2

GWO TWR must advise ZAE of what?

Answer 2

Runway in use, change of runway in use prior to change, facility status, and all significant weather changes

Question 3

Is GWO TWR authorized to provide visual separation between IFR arrivals and departures?

Answer 3

Yes provided other separation is used before and after the application of visual separation

Question 4

When must data be forwarded to GWO TWR when FDIO is operational?

Answer 4

When the sequence of aircraft changes and/or the aircraft is issued an approach to a runway other than the tower specified runway in use

Question 5

When must arrival information be forwarded to GWO TWR and what must be included?

Answer 5

When FDIO is non operational prior to clearance permitting flight into class D surface area, to include type of approach

Question 6

What happens when a controller receives an UTM (unsuccessful transmission message) notification to an FDIO only facility?

Answer 6

Controller must effect manual coordination for the flight plan data and must verify it with the receiving facility within three minutes of the TCP estimate

Question 7

When can GWO TWR clear an aircraft for a visual approach?

Answer 7

Weather permitting and with prior coordination with ZAE before the clearance is issued

Question 8

ZAE must transfer communications to GWO TWR when?

Answer 8

Prior to the aircraft reaching the final approach fix inbound or if on a visual approach 5 miles from the airport or prior to entering the surface area, unless otherwise coordinated

Question 9

When must GWO TWR advise ZAE of an unplanned missed approach?

Answer 9

Immediately

Question 10

What is the procedure for GWO TWR to request a departure clearance from ZAE?

Answer 10

Specify the destination and request them in the order the aircraft will depart

Question 11

Issue clearances utilizing what data?

Answer 11

FDIO data

Question 12

When can you not issue as filed?

Answer 12

When issuing alternate routing instructions or when FRC is noted

Question 13

Advise aircraft to expect requested altitude when?

Answer 13

10 minutes after departure when released to an interim altitude

Question 14

GWO TWR must advise ZAE if the aircraft does not depart within ___?

Answer 14

3 minutes of the time the release is issued (not a void time and should not be used for separation)

Question 15

When FDIO is not available, ZAE assumes responsibility for issuing____, to include?

Answer 15

• Full departure clearances

* Altitude to maintain and any alternate routing or instructions as necessary

Question 16

Is GWO TWR authorized to conduct Special VFR?

Answer 16

Yes to aircraft with a functioning 2 way radio in the class D at or below 2,700 upon approval by ZAE

Question 17

During non-radar (after coordination) ZAE assumes what airspace over JAN?

Answer 17

At and above 6,000 ft in the terminal area

Question 18

How must ZAE clear JAN arrivals?

Answer 18

To JAN VORTAC at lowest center altitude available (D66), to RAKIN on V11 or to BEATT on V18 lowest available altitude, established on an airway

Question 19

ZAE must protect holding pattern airspace until when?

Answer 19

Approach advises the arrival is tower jurisdiction

Question 20

Transfer of communication point at JAN is?

Answer 20

Must be the common boundary

Question 21

What control does JAN APCH have at the TCP before an aircraft reaches their airspace?

Answer 21

Descent

Question 22

JAN APCH must not transition arriving aircraft beyond the clearance limit until…..

Answer 22

At or below 5,000

Question 23

When must ZAE forward the destination airport to JAN APCH?

Answer 23

When other than JAN

Question 24

What route must JAN APCH clear departing aircraft on?

Answer 24

Direct JAN VORTAC then the route/altitude obtained from ZAE with the restriction to cross JAN VORTAC at or below 5,000

Question 25

ZAE is responsible for separating?

Answer 25

• Departing aircraft from arriving aircraft still in their airspace
• Departing aircraft on the same airway (must specify to APCH the rule to be used to separate departures entering ZAE airspace)

Question 26

Can over flights enter JAN APCH airspace during non radar operations?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

During non radar, what airspace does ZAE own over MLU APCH?

Answer 27

At or above 7,000

Question 28

What is the procedure for a MLU arrival?

Answer 28

TCP is DINKY (31 from MLU), EFC time is 5 minutes after the TCP time (after DINKY), Communication change is 49 NE MLU or 5 minutes before DINKY, ZAE
must clear arrivals to Hold on V18 at DINKY (TCP) at lowest available altitude, DINKY is the clearance limit as well as the holding fix, APCH must transition arrivals into their airspace prior to 17 NM arc east of MLU

Question 29

What is the procedure for MLU departures?

Answer 29

ZAE issues and APCH relays clearances, ZAE must issue an EFC time if unable to issue the clearance right away, ZAE must separate departures from arrivals still in ZAE airspace, ZAE must specify the separation to be used if cleared on the same airway, APCH cannot clear an aircraft above 6,000 until established on ZAE assigned route and clear of ZFW, APCH must separate aircraft of different airways

Question 30

During non radar all centers must clear aircraft via ___?

Answer 30

Radials of NAVAIDs or established on airways

Question 31

What is the TCP and communications point for all centers?

Answer 31

Common boundary

Question 32

During non-automated data transfer between facilities, when must coordination by effect with the receiving center?

Answer 32

• Before departure when the departure point is less than 15 minutes flying time from the boundary
• Before changing an aircraft route or altitude when the aircraft is less than 15 minutes flying time from the boundary