LOP Flashcards
When is taking off or landing behind streamed brakechute allowed
Once the aircraft and brakechute are both clear of the runway.
Min altitude over Khunfah Conservation area
6500’ AMSL
Min altitude over Emir’s palace
6000’ AMSL
Tabuk TMA dimensions
40 DME, upper level FL195
Lower level: 700’AGL out to 25nm, 2500’AGL 25-40nm
Tabuk CTR dimensions
7 DME, SFC-8000’AMSL
TIS provided out to 15DME
Tabuk 25/100nm MSA
25nm: 6000’
100nm: 10,000’
Max taxi speeds
Congested areas: 10 GS
Main taxiways: 25 GS
Limit for early/late takeoff time before contacting SOF
15mins
IFR lateral/vertical separation
5nm OR 1000’
IFR to VFR or IFR. VFR must avoid IFR by the same amount
TMA/CTR VMC conditions
Below 10,000’ AMSL: 5km vis, 1500m horiz, 1000’ vert
Above 10,000’ AMSL: 8km vis, 1500m horiz, 1000’ vert
Wake turb time delay behind Med/Heavy traffic
3mins
When can a join to inside downwind occur
Only if the closed pattern is clear
VTP Recovery priority order
- Straight-in traffic
- Entry point
- 90 to initial
- Outside downwind
- 90 to initial from opposite side
- Straight in PFL traffic (until the call of “leaving 7,000”)
At what DME should Radar be contacted if extending outside downwind
12DME
On straight-in approach, by what DME must Tower be contacted
12DME
Closed pattern: When must intentions for “closed” or “reenter” be made
By the upwind threshold
When can an aircraft on go-around/low approach leave 3500’
Once turning crosswind, or re-established in the reentry pattern
When must a re-enter be executed if unable to close/break on upwind
By 2nm from the upwind threshold of duty RWY
RWY24: 1DME, RWY06: 3DME
Max no of A/C in closed pattern
4
8 speaking units max (inside and outside VTP combined)
Location of initial point
All RWY’s
6DME, on the deadside of extended centerline
When can’t a go-around from base be practiced
When traffic is:
- Inside initial,
- Approaching the break, or
- Or within 6DME (8 for RWY24) on straight in approach
Options: breakout, extend downwind
At what point to VTP traffic have to sequence behind straight-in PFL traffic
When the PFL traffic call “leaving 7,000, x DME, straight in PFL, gear to come”
Go around from base is not available once this is transmitted
Low and Restricted Low approach minimums and go-around altitude
- Low: 50’AGL
- Restricted low: 300’AGL
- Both are to climb to 3,500’ and position deadside upwind.
If re-entering or departing: maintain 3,500’ until 1DME (3DME RWY 06/31)
Base R/T if intending to taxi to dearm area on southern side of RWY
“C/S, base, 3 greens, land, vacate, left/right”
Night closed pattern extra R/T requirement
“C/S, inside downwind”
“Normal rates of climb”
Define
1500-8000 fpm
If a FTR and RPT are both on visual S-I approach, when should the FTR breakoff the approach
If FTR is >5DME when RPT is <13DME.
Go-around and climb to 6,000’
VTP Wx minimums
6000’AMSL
5k Vis
3500’AGL
Visual S-I Wx minimums
4000’AMSL
5k Vis
1500’AGL
When is an alternate required to be held
When the wx at Tabuk, for the ETA +-1hr, is prevailing, intermittently, or forecast to be IMC
Alternate airfield wx requirement
Forecast or actual conditions for ETA +-1hr must be the higher of:
- 1000’AGL ceiling, OR published DH/MDH+500’
- 3k vis, OR published approach minimum+1600m
If no published IAP, must be VMC & able to descend+get visual above MSA
Night flying alternate fuel requirement
If an alternate is required during night flying, Instrument Diversion Fuel must be held regardless of forecast Wx
Max wind speed for local ops
Day: 35kts
Night: 30kts
Forecast/actual steady or gusts
When is the switch to TWR freq on an IMC IAP
When it’s apparent that uninterrupted VMC can be maintained until the threshold
Radar will obtain landing clearance, NLT 4nm to touchdown
Who can cancel a Weather Hold
- Base Commander
- Flying Wing Commander
- Nominated Deputy
At what Visibility would a Wx recall require a hold/diversion
<800m actual Vis
Alternate airfield max forecast winds
- Less or equal than 30kts
- Crosswind <25kts
- Tailwind <10kts (Tabuk also)
Gusting or steady
ATC Radar down, initial actions if airborne
Recalculate a Bingo for a minimum 25min hold
Wind cutoff to change from preferred RWY24/31 ops
Actual wind exceeds 3kts
Max delay of RWY24/06 closure before changing to 13/31
10mins
QRA Scramble, hold parameters for RWY24
Entry point, 300kt RH pattern
U/S barrier + alternate RWY unavailable restrictions
- No formation T/O or landings
- Max Crosswind 25kts
- Solo trainees only with CO’s auth
Amend Emergency brief
Lost procedure LL recovery altitude
9,000’AMSL
Controlled Ejection location
- BADR Range, north side of bomb target and RCO tower
- Heading 110, NB 5,000’AMSL
Eject once past abeam RCO tower
Selective Jettison location
- BADR Range, north side of bomb target and RCO tower
- Heading 260, NB 5,000’AMSL
Jettison once target passes underneath A/C nose
NORDO Actions VMC
- Squawk 7700 for 1 min, then 7600
- Continue to area, or hold for 10mins (or Bingo+10min)
- Normal recovery at SOP altitudes+500’ for last known duty RWY
- Descend to 4,000’ on downwind
- Finals: flash landing light
- Land if given green light/flare, or if considered safe
Avoid MUPVA hold if RW24 in use
NORDO Actions IMC
- Squawk 7700 for 1 min, then 7600
- Continue to area/Tabuk hold of duty RWY at FL190
- Leave IAF after two holding patterns (or with enough fuel to meet diversion requirements)
- Finals: flash landing light
- Land if given green light/flare, or if considered safe
NORDO Actions when taxiing
RWY24: Taxi to last chance and shutdown
RWY06: Taxi to shelters and shutdown (or western side of M9 if unsafe to continue)
TWR light signal:
Steady Green
- Airborne: Cleared to land
- Ground: Cleared to takeoff
TWR light signal:
Flashing Green
- Airborne: Return for landing
- Ground: Cleared to taxi
TWR light signal:
Steady Red
- Airborne: Give way to other aircraft & continue circling
- Ground: Stop
TWR light signal:
Flashing Red
- Airborne: Airfield unsafe; do not land
- Ground: Taxi clear of landing area
TWR light signal:
Flashing White
- Airborne: N/A
- Ground: Return to starting position
TWR light signal:
Alternating Red/Green
Exercise extreme caution
VTP RWY change procedure
- Upwind, turn 60deg right
- Climb to 5,000’
- Join Re-entry pattern
What altitude within the TMA is prohibited for cruising
14,000’ / FL140
Reentry pattern altitude
5,000’
Breakout pattern altitude
5,500’
Don’t turn until above 4,500’
Visual S-I pattern altitude
4,500’
MUPVA bearing/range ref. Tabuk
061deg 15nm
Area 13/14 HUL
FL200
Position when joining and transmitting “Outside Downwind”
6000’, abeam upwind threshold at approx 3.5DME spacing
If extending outside downwind, at what range would you switch to radar?
If extending beyond 12DME