Retake Review Flashcards
Advantages of SSR
Capable of Displaying infor on Data tag
Automatic Transmission of Altitude via Mode C
Improved and expanded Coverage
Easily Tracked through Weather, Less Clutter
Why ATS Surveillance over Procedure
- Can see present position
- Make more efficent use of Airspace
- Based solely on Distance
Not satisfied with Equipment
- Inform Sup/delegated authority
- Base actions on ATS Directives supplemented by Supervisor
- If not avail, act on your assessment of the equipment
Allowed to provide Control with Aircraft on Approach
- AC is Identified
- in Controlled Airspace
- Direct comms
- Unless AC cleated for approach
- or Transferred Communication to
tower
- Satisfied with equipment
Not satisfied with Transponders
- Instruct Pilot to reset, stating old Squawk
-If doesn’t work assign different code - If that doesnt work, deem unserviceable and inform pilot and next ATS Unit.
CJS Labels
TU, FR, MT, HH, EE, WW, MP
Altitude Readouts - When to Validate
-On intial contact
- As soon as feasible
- Say/ Report Altitude, Confirm at Altitude
Establishing Contact
Insert AC Call sign in full, and receiving unit second.
If mis-understood use ‘This is”
Aircraft ID After Intial
You may adjust ID if:
- position has only one function
- combine unit name and function
- position has more than one function
- may omit unit name but state function
3 Altitude reports
Report leaving
report passing
report reaching
Flight Level
An altitude expressed in 100s of feet indicated on an altimeter set to 29.92 inches of mercury or 1013.2 hPa
Altitude Instructions (8)
Approved Altitude (Basic)
VFR (clearing VFR)
Crossing a Fix
Place to Start Climb/Descend
Place to Reach an Altitude
While in Controlled Airspace
Detailed instruction on Depart/Appro
Expect new altitude at
SFI Purpose
Special Function Indicator/ Information
- Supplements the Data Tag
Observed Deviations
300ft or more from assigned or 200ft and VMI in continuing direction
Speed Indicated on Data Tag
Ground Speed in 10s of knots
Ground Speed
Speed of AC over surface of the earth
Indicated Airspeed
IAS
- the uncorrected reading on an airspeed indicator
True Airspeed
The airspeed of an aircraft relative to undisturbed air.
used in Flight planning or Enroute.
How do you know what Speed an AC is flying
Ask the pilot
- Say Speed or Say Mach
Mental Math
6 miles a minute
x / 6 = x miles over 6 minutes
Deviation/Tolerance from Mach
M 0.01
Units of measurement in HLA
Mach Number
Structures of Airspace
Lower Density air higher you go
- Slower climb
- Faster GS
- Faster Descent
- Redeuced window of Potential speeds
Transition Speed
The speed at which pilots change from IAS to Mach while climbing or descending
What speed is the AC travelling?
Ask the pilot
Tolerance of IAS
10 knots
Why do we Speed Assign
Required to achieve or maintain required spacing, or to minimize vectoring. Instruct pilot to adjust AC Speed
Same Track
In the application of Separation, an expression used by ATC to indicated Identical Tracks or tracks that Converge/diverge at an angle of 1degree to 44 degrees inclusive
Flight Priority FCFS (6)
- Type of Approach
- Type of AC and Performance
- Any specific min departure interval between takeoffs
- Routes to be followed after Takeoff
- Wake Turbulence Separation
- AC subject to ATFM
Speed Assign below 10000ASlL and 20miles
10000 and above 250 IAS
<10000 ASL 210 IAS
Non-ATS Surveillance Route
A route which an AC can determine its position, track and consequently its min IFR altitude without the benefit of ATS Surveillance Information
Prominent Obstruction (1+4)
5 NM if Obstruction is on CSiT or Nards
3NM iff:
- Terminal Control Service
- Source includes RSE, MLAT/WAM, DND-NG
- Range Max 120 NM Left to Right
- Enclosed in Circular Buffer Zone
3 Things to Let Pilot know on Vector
- Purpose of Vector
- Point of where Vector to be done
- AC’s SID/STAR is cancelled if applicable
Terminating Vector Phrase
RESUME-OWN-NAVIGATION
PROCEED DIRECT
Must clear AC back on their routes to cancel a vector
Intercept Approach/Airway Max Angle
30 Degrees or Less
Vectoring Methods
The heading to be flown
The direction of the Turn
The Direction of Turn in # of Degrees
Situations you MUST inform pilots of their Position (4)
- ID established using ID Turn
- Vectoring Terminated, unless you know they know
- Pilot Request
-Deemed Nessecary
Vectoring Surveillance Coverage
Must ensure a procedure is complete and AC established back on Cleared route BEFORE it leaves ATS Surveillance Coverage
Tools to Initiate Turn
PTL RBL PIV To show a Turn has been initiated
6 Situations you MUST Pass Traffic
- Cleared AC To Maintain 1000ft Over the top
- Clear IFR to VFR
- Multiple AC in Holding Pattern
- Pilot Request
- You deem Necessary
- Acknowledges an Avoidance Instruction
Track, Wind, Heading
History Trail is ALWAYS Track, Heading is Nose. Wind goes from Heading to Track
Traffic Info - When to let Know Clear
If you are NOT maintaining ATS Surveillance Separation, and they inform you they don’t see the Traffic.
CLEAR PREVIOUS TRAFFIC
Traffic Info - Format
Position/Distance
Direction
Type of Aircraft
Altitude of Aircraft (Relative or Actual)
Report point of Time
Other Information
Surveillance Fundamentals - Priority
Give Priority to control service over traffic information, Provide others to fullest extent
Traffic information is not priority
What is Traffic information Based on?
- Observations on Identified/Unidentified Targets
- Reports from pilots or Other ATS Surveillance
Provide Traffic Unless
- The AC operator provides information service
- Workload(Pilot or ATC), Equipment Limitations,
- Separated by more than the Prescribed Minimum
- Established in Holding Pattern
- Higher Priority
