Pattern

Question 1

Traffic Pattern Priority Order

Answer 1

• Emergency aircraft
• Low Closed Patterns
• Minimum Fuel Aircraft
• Formations
• Single-ship radar entries
• Aircraft established in the pattern
• Re-entry from breakout or abandon approach
• VFR entries

Question 2

Do not break from initial under the following conditions:

Answer 2

• Aircraft straight in between 5 and 2 miles
• Aircraft between “Report high key” and low key
• Aircraft orbiting at high key
• When directed to carry straight through
• When unable to maintain spacing with aircraft already established in high, closed, or low-closed downwind

Question 3

Do not request/pull up for a closed traffic pattern:

Answer 3

• With an aircraft betweem “Report High Key” and Low Key
• With an aircraft orbiting at High Key
• With a straight-in between 5 and 2 miles
• With and aircraft on initial that has not began the break
• When the previous traffic on closed downwind is a conflict and/or the requesting traffic is not abeam/past the RSU

Question 4

INITIAL parameters

Answer 4

Location - Aligned with runway centerline,

A/S - 200 kts

Pwr - 50% + 1% per 1,000’ MSL

Pitch - level

Alt - 1000’ AGL

Vis Ref - 1/2 ground 1/2 sky

Radio Call - “(Call Sign), Initial, (fuel), (last pattern), (Request (High Key/ Break to Low Key))”

Question 5

BREAK parameters

Answer 5

Location- First 3000 ft of runway

Bank - 60deg

A/S - Slow from 200 kts to 120-150kts

Pwr - As req (approx 10% or red handle)

Vis Ref - drag TAS antenna across horizon (slight pitch up)

Radio Call: “In the break” or “Break point straight through” if unable

Question 6

OUTSIDE PATTERN segments

Answer 6

Crosswind
Outside downwind
90 to initial
45 to initial
Initial

Question 7

OUTSIDE PATTERN parameters

Answer 7

A/S - 200 kts

Pwr - 50% + 1% per 1,000’ MSL

Pitch - level

Alt - 1000’ AGL

Vis Ref - 1/2 ground 1/2 sky

Bank - “crisp” 60 deg turn (add 5% power