Section 2-03 Arrivals

Question 1

What is a short term solution to dealing with aircraft wanting to enter our control zone if we are too busy to talk to them currently?

Answer 1

We can ask them to remain outside our contro zone. (remember this a short term solution and can lead to excess traffic at the boundary of our control zone which is not always a good thing)

Question 2

What are two things we can do when trying to limit the number of aircraft that we can safely and efficiently control?

Answer 2

Instruct aircraft to hold on the ground or in the air

Coordinate with an adjacent unit to mange aircraft entreing your area of responsibility

Question 3

What are the 3 reasons an arriving aircraft will call March tower?

Answer 3

They want to land at CYMR

The want to fly though our airspace enroute to their final destination

They want to join the circuit

Question 4

Define waypoint

Answer 4

A specified geographic location, deinfined by longitude and latitude, that is used in the definition of routes and terminal segments and for reporting purposes.

Question 5

What is the difference between the way VFR and IFR pilots report their location?

Answer 5

VFR pilots tend to report based on things they can see

IFR pilots report specific GPS fixes they are flying over

Question 6

What is MArch airport ciruit altitude?

Answer 6

1800’

Question 7

Describe the movement of an aircraft flying a circuit at march airport

Answer 7

Aircraft will depart and turn into the crosswing leg roughly one mile from departure

Aircraft will climb to 500’ AGL before turning into downwind leg

In the downwind leg aircraft will climb to circuit altitude and turn to the base leg roughly one mile past the final approach point

In the base leg the pilot will begin descent towards final approach and turn onto final

In the final approach leg the pilot will continue to descend and land at CYMR

Question 8

What is a shotcut for identify if the pilot is flying a left or a right circuit pattern?

Answer 8

What type of turn they will have to make to approach the active runway for landing

Question 9

For successive arrivals on the same runway, you may authorize the second aircraft to land, provided on of the following applies before the second aircraft crosses the runway threshold:

Answer 9

The first aircraft has landed and taxied off the runway

The first aircraft has landed or is over the landing runway and the following apply:
The first aircraft is at asufficient distance from the threshold to allow the second aircraft to safelty complete its landing roll
The first aircraft will taxi off the runway without stopping or backtracking
The pilot of the second aircraft has been advised of the first aircrafts position and intentions

Question 10

Define overtake

Answer 10

one plane catching up to another. can be in the groun, in the air, or acombination of one plane in the groun and another in the air when their paths directly align and there is not sufficient vertical separation (over a runway is a good example)

Question 11

True or false: controllers dictate where along the runway a plane can touch down for landing?

Answer 11

False, the pilot dictates this but the controller can inform the pilot of where they will be exiting the runway to begin taxiing and the pilot can adjust their landing spot accordingly.

Question 12

What do we need to authorize an arrival before a deprature on the same runway?

Answer 12

When an aircraft arrives before a departure on the smae runway, ensure that the arriving aircraft has landed and taxied off the runway or that it will vacate the runway before the departing aircraft begins its takeoff roll.

Question 13

define departure rotation

Answer 13

the moment an aircraft reaches roation speed and leaves the ground

Question 14

What conditions needd to be met to authorize a departure before an arrival on the same runway?

Answer 14

you may permit an arrival behind a departure on the same tunway provided that before the arrival crosses the runway threshold, the departing aircraft is airborne and meets one of the following conditions:

It is at a distance from the threshol such that the arriving aircraft will not overtike it during the landing roll, or conflict with it in the event of a missed approach

The departure has turned to avoid conflict wit hthe arriving aircraft (also must apply in the event of a missed approach)

Question 15

When do we have to confirm intentions with the pilot of a departing aircraft?

Answer 15

the departing aircraft is using the same runway as the arriving aircraft

a takeoff clearance has been issued to the pilot of the departing aircraft

No verbal communications have been received from the pilot

No movement is observed from the departing aircraft

(all of these must apply in a situation when we are wanting to issue a landing clearacne to the arriving aircraft but we are unsure of the actions of the departing aircraft on the smae runway)

Question 16

If we are unable to issue a landing clearacne to the pilot due to obstacles what do we do?
What if the pilot decides to land anyways?

Answer 16

If we are unable to ensure the runway will be clear of obstacles before the arriving plane crosses the departure threshold we must inform the pilot that a clearance cannot be issued
provide the reason
and request the pilots intentions

If they decide to land anways and traffic permits:
we acknowledge the pilots intentions and provide landing information
notify the airport operator
complete an aviation occurence report

Question 17

What are minimum final approach landing clearance distances for small and large aircraft?

Answer 17

Small aircraft need at least 1 mile
Large/medium aircraft need at least 3 miles

Question 18

Without waiting for a pilot request issue a landing clearance when you are sure that the required runway separation will exist and either of the folowing conditions apply:

Answer 18

You are satisfied that the aircraft is on approach to the correct runway

The aircraft is doing an overhead break and has not yet turned on final

Question 19

What condition need to be met for a runway crossing after a landing clearance?

Answer 19

You may authorize taxiing aircraft or ground traffic to cross the runway after a landign clearance has been issued provided you:

Ensure that the intended runway and RPA are free of all known obstackes includeing taxiing aircraft and ground traffic, before landing aircraft crosses the runway threshold.

we gain an operational advantage.

(both conditions must be met, when crossing consider vehicle/aircraft performance)
If landing aircraft can see the activity, adivse the pilot of location and type of cross.

Question 20

How do we prepare a pilot for possible overshoot?

Answer 20

If it appears that an obstruction on or near the runway may cause a risk and there is time for the situation to resolve prior to the landing aircraft crossing the threshold, instruct the pilot to continue approach, but be prepared for possible pullup.

“continue approach, possible pullup”

Question 21

How/ When do we instruct a pilot to pullup?

Answer 21

IF the runway is obstructed and it appears that it will not be resolved prior to landing aircraft crossing the threshold, even is a landing clearance has already been issued, instruct the pilot to pullup.

“Pullup and go around”

Question 22

When would we cancel a landing clearance?

Answer 22

IF a landing clearance has been issued and you connot insure that the runway and the RPA will be free of all known obstacles including taxiing aircraft and groun traffic, cancel the landing clearance.

(this is less common than asking the pilot to pullup. only if you gave the pilot a landing clearance well before their time of landing and they have time to do something other than pull up.)

Question 23

What is the phraseology for instructing an arriving aircraft to vacate the active runway?

Answer 23

“FCEC exit left bravo, cotact ground 121.9 when off”

Question 24

What is the priority list for interrupting traffic at march airport according to the march UOM?

Answer 24

1) Circuit training flights
2) Simulated approach training and VFR sightseeing
3) IFR training flights
4) VFR itinerant flights
5) IFR itinerant flights

Question 25

What are the distances wehre passing traffic is required in march airspace?

Answer 25

1 mile horizontally and 500 feet vertically.

Unless targets will not conflict (they are divergent)
And sequencing counts as passing traffic as planes whould be aware of the traffic in their area.

Question 26

What are the rules for establishing visual separation for both VFR and IFR flights?

Answer 26

VFR: A controller, having determined that a potential conflict exists, issues clearances, instructions or information, as necessary in order to either aid aircraft in establishing visual contact with each other or to assist aircraft in avoiding other aircraft.

IFR: Following a pilots report that traffic is in sight, the controller issues the clearance and instructs the aircraft to procvide its own separation by manouevring that aircraft to a void or follow the traffic

Question 27

Can a controller use their NARDS display to establish visual separation between aircraft?

Answer 27

NO they cannot purely use their radar display for visual separation, they must look out the window.

Question 28

Aircraft are considered visaully separated when one of the following applies:

Answer 28

You can see the aircraft and no conflict exists

At least one of the pilots reports sighting traffic

Question 29

What is sequencing?

Answer 29

Telling their planes their order in the circuit and passing traffic information to them so they know who they are following.

Question 30

What is separation based on geographic points?

Answer 30

VFR aircraft are considered separated when they have reported over separate, clearly identified, geographical points and their intended routes of flight will not conflict.

Question 31

What are the rules for VFR controlloers assigning altitudes and what is the phraseology for doing so?

Answer 31

Do not assign altitudes that contravene terrrain clearance requirements.

We say “Not above” or “Not below” a certain altitude. (500’ separation for March UOM)

Promptly cancel altitude restrictions issued to a vfr aircraft if they are no logner required or visual separation has been acheived.

Question 32

What information do we give to a pilot who has received a circuit clearnace and has reported to the limit of their initial clearance?

Answer 32

ISsue a further clearacne as follows:

“Aircraft ID”
“Sequence number”
“Traffic information (IF not number one for approach position, type, colour if significant)
“Control instructions”

Question 33

What is one of the primary reasons we would want to build additional space between arriving aircraft?

Answer 33

So there is time between landings for departures or movement on the ground.