MFIS Flashcards
What is the field elevation of EGLK?
325ft this is 100ft higher than LF
What is the NDB Frequency for EGLK?
328.000
What is the Frequency for the DME at LK and what is its DOC?
116.200 50nm 30,000ft
What are the circuit heights?
Single engine- 800ft
Twin engine- 1,200ft
Night- 1,000ft
Also have the bad weather circuit at 500ft for emergencies
May Hot Air Balloons operate at EGLK?
Yes but they can only land, no departure
What is the maximum number of aircraft permitted in the circuit at any one time?
4
What aircraft are not permitted to land at LK and why?
Cessna Sky master
Learjet 23, 24, 25, 28 & 29
Dornier 28D
Piaggio P166
Due to planning restrictions
What are the operational hours at LK?
0700 to 2200 local
Normal hours are 0800-1800 any aircraft outside of these times but within the operational hours are permitted but require an extension to be agreed at least 24 hours before movement.
No movements at all 2200-0700
Home based aircraft not on training or public transport are permitted to operate out of hours provided they complete an out of hours form or have permission from aerodrome management.
Describe the danger areas near LK
The F5G and bullring are military danger areas to the southeast, they are active up to 500ft height. No practiced forced landings on 07.
Details of when firing will take place are sent via email at beginning of month. Commanding officer rings to let us know when firing is to start and finish on the day.
What are the Runway dimensions and the TORA TODA ASDA and LDA of both runways?
1,335m x 46m
07 TORA, TODA and ASDA 1199m. LDA 1102m
25 TORA, TODA and ASDA 1195m. LDA 1059m
What types of flying does LK’s licence permit?
Training, private and Public transport.
When must runway inspections be conducted?
Prior to beginning of days operations and prior to night time.
What are the noise abatement areas for LK?
Bramshill NW Yateley N Eversley N Hazeley W Hartley Witney W Mattingley W
Where may helicopters land if the runway is unavailable?
Southern taxiway and HTA, must keep a staggered approach with fixed wing, NO PARALLEL APPROACHES.
Are non radio aircraft permitted at LK?
No
Are gliders permitted to operate at LK?
Not normally, however they may be recovered by tugs if they do land at the aerodrome.
Are airships permitted at LK?
Yes but they must PPR and an agreement must be reached beforehand as to mooring position. Must be denied if it cannot avoid excluded areas.
Are parachute drops permitted at LK?
Yes provided they are arranged in advance and are normally on,y allowed for special occasions.
What is the transition altitude at LK?
6,000ft
By what time must flight plans be submitted for VFR and IFR flights?
1 hour before for VFR
2.5 hours for IFR
What must pilots do before beginning detail?
PPR the flight via phone or text
Approaches and departures.
Right hand turn outs are permitted when departing on 25 provided the auction buildings are avoided.
Runway changes must be logged
What are the taxiway dimensions and weight limits?
A 10.5m D 9.5m E 15m F 15m G 15m H 15m
6tonnes for all
At what visibility are take offs and landings not permitted and when may they still take place?
500m unless AOC holders have reduced departure minima.
Departures in 400m vis are at pilots discretion
At what visibility are take offs prohibited?
250m, manager may close airport in these conditions
What vis reference point is used for the initiation of LVPs and what are they?
Blue hangars (1,200m)
Prior to aircraft taxiing RFFS should be alerted and positioned to North of active runway.
Further vehicle should conduct runway inspection.
Aircraft must report airborne
RFFS must be told when they can return to hut
What is the procedure for changing runways?
Inform aircraft in the vicinity, requesting they go dead side or land if necessary
Change runway designator strip
Change PAPIS if required
Advise LF of change
Notify RFFS
Change runway on red atlas
What is the squawk for aircraft receiving a service from EGLF?
0447
What are the LF LARS frequencies?
West 125.250
North 132.8
East 123.225
What must vehicles wishing to go airside have?
Permission from the FISO and if they don’t have the correct training they must be escorted by RFFS
What are the conditions for the free ranging of the fire vehicles?
Must be trained under CAP168
Airport management grants free range
Permission may be revoked by FISO in low vis conditions or safety critical moments
All vehicles must maintain a listening watch
All staff to be made aware
No vehicle or person allowed airside without FISOs permission
Permission is required when moving west of taxiway B and north onto taxiway A
What is the snow plan at LK?
There isn’t one, just wait till snow clears naturally.
What must FISOs put into the log?
Watch opening/closing checklist Works in progress Bird runs runway inspections Handovers Pressure changes Unit training taking place MORs Functionality of equipment Incidents Signalling Site serviceability Anything else of interest
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Who is responsible for bird control at LK
The fire crew who are also in charge of bird strike procedures.
What is the missed approach procedure?
Should be executed on the deadside and shouldn’t climb above 400ft QFE until the upwind end of the circuit.
What categories of fire cover are available at LK and how many firemen are required for each?
Cat 1- 2 firemen
Cat 2- 3 firemen
Cat 3- 3 firemen (permitted due to CAA remission)
At lunchtime (12-14 local) the fire cover is reduced to Cat 1 as firemen go to lunch
If firecover is ever reduced for any reason FISO shall inform relevant aircraft and a NOTAM issued.
Who can initiate the emergency plan?
The FISO and the RFFS OIC who must contact the ATSU if he does.
What are the RFFS obligations wit regard to incidents off of the aerodrome?
They must attend incidents within 1000m off each end of the runway.
They are to escort any offsite emergency vehicles across the runway to any incident occurring north of the airfield.
What are the wake turbulence categories?
Heavy 136,000kg +
Medium 7,000-136,000kg
Light -7,000kg
What is LKs Frequency and what is its DOC?
122.3MHz 10nm 3000ft
What VORs and DMEs are in the local area and what are their cardinal points and distances from the field?
OCK- East 15nm MID- South East 20nm HAZEL- South 20nm PEPIS- South West 17nm CPT- North West 17nm NIGIT- West 12nm
What are the procedures for a Royal Flight?
All departing flights require a release from LF
ASVFR will be passed to LK who will relay to the pilot. IFR is to be handled as normal.
Arriving aircraft not using SVFR are asked to avoid CAS-T and contact LF approach.
For VFR/SVFR clearance will not be above 2000ft
All QSYs to LF will be to RADAR(134.350) rather than LARS
How are aircraft expected to join?
Overhead at 2000ft
What altimeter setting region is LK in?
Chatham
Who is responsible for ensuring VMC criteria are met for VFR flights?
The pilot, as the FISO shall not initiate any action in this respect or query the right of the pilot to take off
What are the radio failure procedures?
Inform other aircraft that there is a radio fail aircraft
Aldis lamp may be used for comms if necessary (Cap 393)
Outside ATZ
Pass information to other a/c in vicinity
Transmit weather & relevant info blind, prefix with transmitting blind
Attempt contact via other aircraft
Where may model aircraft flying take place?
To the north in the designated area between the disused runways not above 200ft agl
Aircraft joining or flying in the circuit should be informed of model flying
What phrase is to be passed to aircraft with retractable undercarriage on approach?
Check gear down and locked
What are the five air ambulances that operate in the LK area?
Hampshire and IOW air ambulance Kent, Surrey and Sussex air ambulance London Air Ambulance Sussex police air ops unit Thames valley
What are the five police air service units and where are they based?
Surrey, Hamps, Sussex, Kent- Redhill
Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge- Boreham
Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire- Benson
Greater London- Lippits Hill
Dorset, Hampshire, Devon- Bournemouth
What is the letter of agreement between LK and BATSIM?
Agreement regarding activities in the Bullring and F5G
Following procedure must be followed to ensure safety of A/C:
-Army informs LK of months dates and times of firing at the end of the previous month.
-Such information is disseminated to the flying schools.
-On the day of firing the Officer in Command is to ring LK for permission to begin firing.
-OIC informs LK of the cessation of firing.
What considerations are there for ops when the bullring and F5G are active?
All information supplied by OIC is to be recorded in the watch log and disseminated to the flying schools.
Bad weather circuits are prohibited
No fan stops permitted from runway 07
What is a fan stop and what procedures are associated with it?
A practice engine failure
Aircraft will request a “fan stop” on the R/T prior to start of procedure and may commence when FISO has acknowledged.
After a “fan stop” the aircraft must report climbing away.
For vehicles that wish to go airside that have no R/T capability what must you provide?
An escort from an R/T equipped vehicle
Also drivers should be trained, qualified and hold a valid airfield driving permit.
Who is allowed to free roam and where?
Fire vehicles
On the grass, tarmac parking areas, txys G H & E east of E/C intersection and the apron.
What are the run and break procedures?
High performance aircraft may carry out a non standard manoeuvres and may use a run and break to recover back to the airfield.
When do FISOs pass instructions to helicopters?
Up to and including the holding point of the runway to be used for departure
Up to and including any other location on the airport from which the helicopter will depart.
To helicopters engaging in air taxiing on completion of a landing that have reached the hover prior to taxiing.
To avoid downwash causing problems to adjacent runways and taxiways FISOs should wherever possible:
-Instruct helicopters to taxi rather than air taxi when operating in areas where aircraft are parked or holding.
-Not air taxi helicopters close to taxiways or runways where light aircraft ops are in progress. If air taxiing is imperative helicopters must be routed to;
.Avoid overflying parked A/C, vehicles or unsecured ground equipment.
.Follow standard taxi routes where helicopters and fixed wing aircraft share common areas on a movement area.
. When a helicopter is air taxiing or in a stationary hover, FISOs should avoid taxiing light aircraft or helicopters within a minimum area comprising 1.5 times the rotor diameter of that helicopter or 30m, whichever is the greater, see British Helicopter Advisory Board ops procedures. This distance would need to be increased for larger helicopters.
What areas are available for low level training for helicopters?
South side grass areas either side of D, the sloping ground south of E. helicopters may approach to these areas.
South side strip is to be placed in the strip board
Can helicopters refuel rotors running?
Only if they are jet turbine helicopters.
What are the noise abatement procedures?
Specified in BAOP 1023
All visiting aircraft shall be reminded of noise abatement procedures when they PPR.
No requirement to remind pilots in the air.
All complaints should be received in writing either by email or letter, preferably by online form
Only written complaints will be recorded in stats.
What activities must be booked prior to them taking place?
All circuit training, display practices and other movements that constitute more than a standard arrival or departure.
Any request via the radio for other activities will be at the discretion of the duty FISO
How long must the flight strips be kept as a written record?
1 Month
What must an aircraft do before starting up?
Request permission to do so from the duty FISO if rotary wing
Fixed wing can start on their own except when going IFR
What is the procedure when birds are spotted on or near the runway?
Let RFFS know who will attempt to scare the birds using pyrotechnics/audio scaring device
Information regarding birds shall be recorded in the watch log
What should pilots do if experiencing a bird strike?
Report it to the FISO who will inform RFFS who shall maintain a record of date, time, numbers, damage or risk of damage.
Describe the telephone comms facilities available at LK.
Direct line to LF for coordination purposes and for request of clearances
Black telephone next to FISO for speed dial to RFFS and other facilities
Black telephone next to assistant for general admin and fielding of internal external calls
What channels are recorded?
How long are the recordings kept for?
Ch 1 airband
Ch 2 ground
Ch 3 telephone line
Ch 4 ex directory tower line
Kept for 30 days
When may a FISO transmit met information not supplied by the met office?
Indicated wind direction and speed where anemometer indicators are fitted in the VCR
Sudden or unexpected deteriorations of which, in the interests of safety, a FISO considers if advisable to warn aircraft immediately and consult with the met office afterwards
Information from an aircraft in flight may be passed to other aircraft when a FISO considers that it may be useful to them (whenever this is done it shall be stated that the information originated from an aircraft in flight and the time at which the observation was made: aircraft reports of met conditions which could affect safety should always be passed to other aircraft likely to be affected.)
Observations made by FISOs who hold a met observers certificate
Observations made by unaccredited FISO with no equipment must be prefixed with unofficial observation.
When are the runway lights to be turned on?
At least 15mins before arrival
At least 15mins after departure
When: -By day vis is less than 5k and or cloud base 700ft
-By night
-By pilot requestWhen are lighting inspections required?
During first airport inspection of the day
Second one only required prior to any period of night flying
More comprehensive ones are carried out on a 6 monthly basis
What percentage of lights are required for ops as per cap 168?
See flash card table, much better than can be put on here
How long after an event do you have to file a report?
What must that report contain?
96 hours Aircraft reg Name of PIC/owner/operator/hirer Date and time of incident Last point of departure and next point of intended landing Location of accident POB Number killed or seriously injured Nature of accident and level of damage
What is the Frequency for D and D?
121.500
What is the procedure in the event of a VCR evacuation?
Make an all stations broadcast to inform aircraft that FISO service is terminating
Takeaway a hand held radio and vacate by most suitable means
Downgrade to AGCS
Radio in RFFS if hand holds not available
What is the procedure if you are notified or suspect that a hijack has taken place?
Pass the following information to a superior at swanwick
Aircraft call sign/type/operator and last assigned mode a code
Point of departure and notified/intended destination
Current position, altitude/flight level and expected route
Indicative factors of the aircraft hijack status (e.g. Declaration on R/T or unusual event)
The ACC watch supervisor will be responsible for onward notification to the military authorities and other government agencies
The FISO should ensure that any parallel reporting action as determined by local airport emergency orders is completed.
