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Radar SOPs Flashcards

1
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What is required of the student when an aircraft has checked on frequency?

A

The student must put a Voice Communication Indicator in the bookkeeping box.

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When blocking airspace for another sector, the student is responsible for?

(for example in the HEZ shelf)

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The student must start a track on the shelf.
The keyboard function for this is AOBXXX where XXX is the upper altitude of the blocked airspace.

EX. AOB040

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If a paired track exists and we have separation responsibility for the aircraft, what must be maintained the entire time?

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The student must maintain a full data block (FDB).

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All aircraft that are pointed out to Sector 66 must maintain what?

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Full Data Blocks (FDB) if possible to do so.

Aircraft that are pointed out by JAN and MLU APCH may remain as LDBs if they are unpaired but must be displayed as FDBs if they are paired

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When a student approves an altitude change that allows an aircraft to climb or descend into the sector, the student must?

A

The student must update the data block with the appropriate interim or assigned altitude and advise the Radar Controller.

(This does not include KGWO departures)

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What rules must the student abide by with respect to block altitudes?

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  • Block altitude must not be compressed
  • Block altitudes may not be moved in part or in full to another altitude stratum (i.e. altitudes to flight levels)
  • Combining flight levels and altitudes is not allowed when assigning a block altitude
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Students are prohibited from doing what to achieve separation?

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  • Move an aircraft up into sector 45’s airspace
  • Reach out to a sector and have an aircraft rerouted completely out of Sector 66’s airspace
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Students should refer to general aviation aircraft using?

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Manufacturer or model instead of November to show awareness of aircraft type.

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Consequences of a missed readback /hearback error?

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The aircraft must fly any uncorrected route or altitude clearance.

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Unrecognized routing (blue XXX or???) must be changed to reflect?

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  • Correct, computer-recognized routing.
  • The student must ensure that the Radar Controller has issued correct routing to the pilot.
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Aircraft inbound to KSTF, KTUP, KGTR, KCBM, and KUBS that are in confliction with either MEI 1 West MOA/ATCAA must be?

A

The student must reroute the aircraft around the northern side of the restricted area.

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Students must identify aircraft proceeding through JAN approach that conflict with MEI 1 West MOA and?

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The student must offer a solution to the Radar Controller

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When an aircraft will cross the boundary in a climb or descent to JAN/MLU APCHs, the student must?

A
  • The student must APREQ the climb/descent after the handoff has been initiated.
  • Emergency situations, however, must be coordinated as soon as possible which may be before the handoff is initiated.
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A departure clearance is effective upon?

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  • Termination of the call
  • A call is terminated when the student gives their initials
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Students must enter a Departure Message (DM) for?

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KVKS and 0M8 departures once the clearance has been issued.

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Steps for KVKS departures after clearance is delivered

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  1. Departure Message “DM (CID)”
  2. InitiateTrack “QT //(fix) (CID)
  3. Assign Interim Altitude “QQ (ALT) (CID)”
  4. Point out as neccesary “QP (secotr #) (CID)”
  5. Advise R-side of departure “Vicksburg departure climbing to four thousand”
  6. If flight plan includes a reroute (This becomes step 1) “QU (fix) (fix) (CID)”
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Steps for 0M8 departures after clearance is delivered

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  1. Departure Message “DM (CID)”
  2. InitiateTrack “QT //(fix) (CID)
  3. Assign Interim Altitude “QQ (ALT) (CID)”
  4. Point out as neccesary “QP (secotr #) (CID)”
  5. Advise R-side of departure “Vicksburg departure climbing to four thousand”
  6. If flight plan includes a reroute (This becomes step 1) “QU (fix) (fix) (CID)”
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Void times must be how long from the current clock time?

A

10-15 minutes

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17
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An aircraft requesting an immediate departure and/or unrestricted climb is subject to the same rules for separation from overflight aircraft as any other departure. What must the student do for these departures?

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  • The student must issue the highest altitude available and route the aircraft around SUA (CBM3, MEI 1/2 West MOA/ATCAA) if necessary.
  • If the aircraft is rerouted the student is responsible for advising the R-side to clear the aircraft back on the filed routing when available.
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Students must negotiate an altitude with the R-side concerning arrival aircraft before releasing/clearing a departure from the same airport if?

A

The arrival is 8 minutes or less from the NAVAID serving the airport and Sector 66 has control of the aircraft.

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For 0M8 and KVKS departures, a change to the next fix by the student requires use of?

A

“Verify this clearance…” phraseology.

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Departure clearances must be issued in the correct order using:

A
  1. Clearance limit
  2. Correct route including ERT routing if applicable
  3. Altitude
  4. A different expected altitude when the requested altitude is not available
  5. Beacon Code
  6. Clearance void time if applicable
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21
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Although a track is over the airport, a point-out can only be made once an aircraft is?

A

Radar-identified

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When a final altitude or routing other than what was requested is issued to an aircraft departing a secondary airport, what must be done prior to track acquisition?

A

The flight plan must be updated.

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What must students include for departure aircraft as part of the clearance if it is printed on the strip?

A

ERT routing

Students must refer to “STAR” routing by name and transition (if there is one) when issuing the routing or advising the R-side to issue routing.

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When a clearance is requested, a delay occurs if the clearance is not issued:

A

A. When available (coordination, if any, is done and traffic allows)
B. By the end of the scenario
C. When SYD is available
D. An EDC expires
i) Students must issue an EDC of no more than 10 minutes from the current clock time.

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A KVKS departure filed through JAN approach that conflicts with MEI 1/2 West MOA is not JAN approach’s problem. What must the student do when this scenario occurs?

A

The student must recognize the confliction and reroute or issue an altitude (or expected altitude) that will miss MEI 1/2 West MOA.

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For departures filed from KVKS to SQS, if the student reroutes the aircraft due to NAVAID limitations, what is the student responsible for advising the R-side of?

A

the student is responsible for advising the Radar Controller to re-clear the aircraft direct to SQS.

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For departures filed from 0M8 to SQS what must the student do?

A
  • The student must always coordinate with sector 67 first and attempt to obtain the blocking of airspace.
  • If sector 67 is unable to approve the block, the student must issue an alternative clearance.
    “APREQ. Block four thousand and below for a Byerley departure direct Sidon”
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KGWO departures must be released to the destination airport (either the center or tower controller must state this) with an assigned altitude. A complete clearance must not be issued when only a release is required. Adding any additional verbiage such as “as filed” is an error.

What is the phraseology for releasing an aircraft at KGWO

A

“N123 released, maintain four thousand.”

OR

“N123 released to Tulsa airport, maintain four thousand.”

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What must be done when a KGWO departure cannot be immediately released?

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The student must issue an EDC.

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It is appropriate to use the word “released” twice when combining visual separation with a departure release.

What is the phraseology for releasing an aircraft using visual separation?

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“N123 released to Tulsa airport maintain six thousand. Visual separation approved between N123 and N456. N123 released.”

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Visual separation between an arrival and a departure is a delay if?

A
  • It is considered a delay if the arrival is not turning base or nearer.
  • For aircraft farther out, the student must use some other form of separation, e.g., vertical separation if available. (Negotiate with your R-Side)
31
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Students may use a VP message to enter a VFR flight plan. When can VP not be used?

A

The student must not use VP to enter an IFR flight plan.

31
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If a VFR aircraft is requesting an IFR clearance, the Radar Controller, without prompting from the student, must ask if the pilot has a flight plan on file. The student must what if a flight plan is on file?

A

It must be located and departed by the student.

32
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When holding at SQS is required in radar scenarios, holding must be on?

A

Holding must be on either the SQS256R or the SQS180R (for pilot program purposes).

33
Q

Missed approach aircraft at KGWO will hold only on the SQS256R, this requires what?

A

Holding on the SQS256R requires a point out to sector 67.

34
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What must the student do when an aircraft leaves holding (SQS256R or STUEE)?

A

The student must coordinate with the respective sector(s).

35
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What is the point-out phraseology for holding aircraft at STUEE and SQS256R?

A

“Southeast STUEE intersection, Golden Eagle One Two Five Tango Alfa, holding northeast of STUEE.”

“Southeast Sidon VORTAC, Gulfstream Four Two Five Lima Alfa, holding southwest of Sidon.”

Examples include callsigns and relative locations

36
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What must the student do for flights that are in hold?

A
  • Flights in hold must be placed in the SPA (Special Postings Area).
  • Holding instructions must be displayed
37
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What must the student do after the receipt of an arrival time or the cancellation of IFR and all coordination has been accomplished for aircraft landing at KVKS, KGWO and 0M8.

A

Students must enter a Remove Strip (RS) message.

38
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When a conflict involves a sector 66 arrival (including KJAN and KMLU) and an overflight, and vertical separation is used to resolve the confliction, how must the student move the aircraft?

A

The arrival must either be moved under the overflight or the overflight must be climbed above the arrival.

39
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Students are responsible to investigate the status of an arrival when?

A

No arrival time is received.

40
Q

IAFDOF color coding must only be deleted once?

A

Coordination has been accomplished or the student determines the LOA altitude overrides the IAFDOF.

41
Q

For aircraft already in sector 66 at FL180 when it becomes unusable, the student must?

A

The student must suggest a viable alternative to the Radar Controller.

42
Q

For aircraft that are at FL180 and still outside sector 66 airspace, the student must?

A

The student must take action to ensure the aircraft enters sector 66 with an assigned usable altitude/flight level.

43
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The student is responsible for changing and issuing the correct assigned altitude for 0M8, KVKS, and KGWO departures requesting FL180 when it is unusable and requested.

What must the student do when another altitude is assigned, and what is the phraseology for the clearance?

A

Students are responsible for forwarding the request for FL180 to the next intra-facility sector. This coordination may be accomplished by using either interphone communications or 4th line data entry.

“….EXPECT ONE SIX THOUSAND ONE ZERO MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, FLIGHT LEVEL ONE EIGHT ZERO IS NOT AVAILABLE.”

44
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For aircraft coming from sector 45 requesting FL180; the student should?

A

The student should issue a usable altitude, enter that altitude in the data block and coordinate with the R-side. The student doesn’t have to tell the R-side that FL180 is not usable.

45
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The following procedure must be followed for handling emergencies. Students must consider priority of duties when dealing with emergencies. For example stripmarking is a lower priority than accomplishing coordination.

A

A. The student must coordinate with the appropriate sectors/facilities and inform the Supervisor (including information that the aircraft is also a destination change if appropriate).
B. The student must record the red E and emergency information on the aircraft’s flight progress strip.
C. If the emergency aircraft lands at KJAN or KMLU, the student must take the strip down upon frequency change.
D. If the emergency aircraft lands at KGWO, the student must remove the strip from the bay (and the computer), once GWO tower calls with a landing time.
E. If the emergency aircraft lands at KVKS or 0M8, the student must obtain a landing time from ZAE FDU and provide that time to the Supervisor, then remove the strip from the bay.

46
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When the student gives a briefing to the grading Instructor at the end of the scenario;

A

A. Only the student is required to display the Outage View and Status View.
B. The student must verbally relay the SIA information.
C. The student must brief on current weather conditions in the sector and at the airports. Airport weather is obtained from the METAR reports for KJAN, KMLU, KVKS, and KGWO. Normally a statement of VFR or IFR weather conditions is sufficient.
D. The student must brief on the approach in use at KGWO.
E. Traffic portion
- Briefing must be conducted according to the ACL and active strip bay.
- Students must inform the relieving controller which aircraft are on frequency.
- Students must brief on pertinent information concerning aircraft in sector
- Example: “N1234 is on frequency holding SW of SQS. Has been pointed out to sector 67 or something similar.”

Basic VFR minimums are considered, visibility 3 miles/1000 ft or greater

47
Q

When can the student interrupt the briefing?

A
  • The student should interrupt the briefing only to perform critical activities.
  • The student should use good judgment about choosing whether or not to answer lines during the briefing.
48
Q

What is the preferred phraseology to request an aircraft in another sector to enter your airspace at a different altitude?

A

“Request AAL121 at one five thousand.”

49
Q

What is the preferred phraseology when another sector requests an aircraft in your airspace at a different altitude?

A

“AAL121 at one five thousand (initials)”

OR

“AAL121, WILCO (initials)”

50
Q

If a student must leave a conversation for a higher priority task, they should use the phrase?

A

“I’ll call you back.”

51
Q

With the exception of emergencies, a handoff (either automated or manual) must be initiated prior to?

A

Any verbal coordination of aircraft.

52
Q

When a handoff is observed with a mismatch (MISM), the Radar Controller must advise the student. Students must?

A

Students must inform Supervisors about each MISM.

53
Q

When a handoff generates DATA in field E of the data block, the student must

A
  • The student must call the transferring controller and verify the position of the target.
  • The student must then enter a Track (QT) CID message on the aircraft and inform the Radar Controller.
  • The Radar Controller must advise a student when DATA is observed so that the student may initiate DATA procedures.
54
Q

What is the only appropriate response, assuming the position is verified, to all position verifications whether generated by a DATA indicator or an inoperative transponder?

A

“(ACID) Radar contact”

55
Q

When manual handoffs are required…

A

It is the student’s responsibility to initiate/receive them.

56
Q

The student must advise the Radar Controller immediately after?

A
  • Accepting a handoff or point out.
  • For targets that are in close proximity to the radar associate position, physically pointing at the targets on the radar is allowed and is sometimes preferred instead of lengthy descriptions of target location.
57
Q

What is acceptable phraseology (when talking to R-Side) after taking a manual handoff?

A

“I took a handoff on code 1234 at MCB,”
or
“I took a handoff on code 1234 at MCB, the code is good,”
or
“I took a handoff on code 1234 at MCB, start track on UAL122,”

58
Q

Who is responsible for starting tracks when a manual handoff is taken?

A

Radar Controllers

59
Q

The student must promptly inform the Supervisor of any event which has a significant impact to the operation of the sector including

A
  • Changes of destination (including the reason) for all aircraft except military
  • The first time of:
    • significant weather such as moderate or greater turbulence
    • unexpected holding when a verbal call is received prior to a GI message being received
    • emergency aircraft
    • NORDO aircraft
    • changes in SUA status and NAVAID outages or malfunctions
  • Two or more of:
    • equipment outages or malfunctions, including failed handoffs and accepting manual handoffs
    • weather deviations
  • *TMU reroutes, new EFCs, extensions to previous holding, CWAs, and SIGMETs are excluded from the requirement of having to inform the Supervisor.
60
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If a military aircraft changes destination, the student is responsible for? including doing what before coordinating with FSS?

A
  • Reports of remaining fuel in time, must be converted to a fuel exhaustion time
  • Record the current clock time
  • Converting the clock time to UTC
  • Record the coordination on either the original or amended flight progress strip
61
Q

Where automated coordination with a facility is not available, what must the student do?

A

The student must use the coordination menu or a flight progress strip to annotate manual coordination status, in accordance with facility directives – e.g. point outs to facilities to which you are unable to force an FDB.

If there is other information for the same aircraft that would normally be recorded in the coordination menu, it must be recorded in free-form text or on a flight progress strip.

62
Q

Supervisors must coordinate with tower Supervisors to obtain landing times for emergency aircraft landing at KGWO, KMLU, or KJAN. What airports are the student responsible for obtaining landing times for?

A

Emergency aircraft landing at KVKS or 0M8 and landing trimes must be provided that time to the Supervisor.

63
Q

Students must APREQ a block altitude with the next sector only after?

A

Sector 66 has initiated a handoff to the next sector.

64
Q

Students are required to cancel the use of coordinated airspace when?

A

It is no longer needed.

65
Q

Enroute aircraft requesting an altitude change: If a pilot’s in-flight request for an altitude change cannot be granted, the student must?

A

Ensure that the requested altitude is entered into the flight plan or 4th line data entry, or coordinated with the next sector by using interphone communications as necessary.

66
Q

Coordination of departures, if required, must be done in a timely manner. For example:

A

A. KGWO directly into sector 12/65 – coordinate prior to issuing clearance.
B. 0M8..SQS – coordinate with sector 67 prior to issuing clearance.
C. 0M8..GLH – coordinate with sector 67 prior to issuing clearance.

67
Q

Secondary airport departures: Requested altitudes must be forwarded to the next intra-facility sector if the requested altitude cannot be issued to aircraft operating in sector 66 airspace.

A

It is the student’s responsibility to forward these requested altitudes before the aircraft exits sector 66 airspace.

Note: This coordination may be accomplished by using either interphone communications or 4th line data entry.

68
Q

KGWO arrivals must be vectored for?

A

ILS18 approaches.

69
Q

Weather permitting, and when requested by the pilot, an aircraft may be cleared for a visual approach. What must the student do if the aircraft is cleared for visual approach?

A
  • Appropriate coordination is required by the student with GWO tower.
  • All KGWO visual approaches require information to be forwarded to GWO tower, i.e. the intent to make a visual approach and the aircraft position relative to the airport.
  • The student must advise GWO tower if the aircraft requests a visual approach to a runway other than the active runway.
70
Q

When can the student can get control of a 0M8 arrival?

A

The student may get control as soon as there is a limited data block on the radar display.

71
Q

Point outs to any facilities when a FDB is not sent –point outs on aircraft that are climbing or descending need?

A

Aircraft that are climbing or descending need a statement of altitude leaving in order for the receiving controller to either validate Mode C or use the altitude leaving for separation.

72
Q

if the data block forced on the receiving controller’s scope does not accurately reflect what the aircraft is doing, what must the student do?

A

Students are required to state the appropriate altitude information when making a point out

73
Q

Point outs completed where there is no ability to send a data block must?

A

Be indicated in the coordination menu by selecting route, beacon, and altitude and clicking coordinate.

74
Q

When pointing out aircraft that are “climbing to high” and the climb is going to be delayed, students must?

A

Students must include that as pertinent information in the point out.

Example: “Point out southeast of GLH, American Eleven, currently stopped at FL200 for traffic, will be climbing to high at the boundary” (or something similar).

75
Q

When issuing a point out between ERAM facilities, the student must (if able)?

A
  • The student must force the data block to the receiving controller’s display.
  • If issuing traffic for a point out between ERAM facilities, force the data block of the traffic to the transferring controller’s display.
76
Q

When may the student send a data block to the receiving controller’s display?

A

When the student recognize that a point out is necessary, but must not call the receiving controller to complete the point out until the aircraft is at a reasonable distance from the receiving controller’s airspace.

  • A reasonable distance when dealing with sector boundaries is 25 miles or fewer from the point where an aircraft will conflict with the next sectors protected airspace.
77
Q

Point outs where a data block cannot be sent, what must the student do?

A

A manual point out must be made by the student, the point out must be completed at a reasonable distance from the receiving controller’s protected airspace

  • A reasonable distance when dealing with approach control boundaries is 15 miles or fewer from the point where an aircraft will conflict with an adjacent facility’s protected airspace.
78
Q

Useful Information…

A

In situations where the student receives a point out and has traffic for the point out, it is sometimes appropriate and preferable, especially in cases where the traffic is more than one aircraft or the situation is complex, for the student to turn the point out into a handoff and say “Aircraft ID, restrictions (if needed), radar contact”. In fact, one of the main teaching points here is for the student to develop some judgment about when they should work aircraft versus saying point out approved.

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