Separation

Question 1

Longitudinal Separation - Same Level & Track - Standard

Answer 1

15 mins

Question 2

Longitudinal Separation - Same Level & Track - Nav Aids

Answer 2

10 mins

Question 3

Longitudinal Separation - Same Level & Track - 20kts faster

Answer 3

5 mins

Question 4

Longitudinal Separation - Same Level & Track - 40kts faster

Answer 4

3 mins

Question 5

Longitudinal Separation - Crossing Tracks - Standard

Answer 5

15 mins

Question 6

Longitudinal Separation - Crossing Tracks - Nav Aids

Answer 6

10 mins

Question 7

Longitudinal Separation - Climbing/Descending - Same Track - Standard

Answer 7

15 mins

Question 8

Longitudinal Separation - Climbing/Descending - Same Track - Nav Aids

Answer 8

10 mins

Question 9

Longitudinal Separation - Climbing/Descending - Same Track - Level Change within 10 mins

Answer 9

5 mins

Question 10

Longitudinal Separation - Climbing/Descending - Reciprocal tracks

Answer 10

10 mins before and after a/c pass each other

Question 11

Longitudinal Separation - DME - Same Level - Standard

Answer 11

20nm

Question 12

Longitudinal Separation - DME - Same Level - leading a/c 20kts fast

Answer 12

10nm

Question 13

Longitudinal Separation - DME - Climbing/descending

Answer 13

10nm

Question 14

Longitudinal Separation - DME - Reciprocal tracks

Answer 14

10nm - using same DME

Question 15

Longitudinal Separation - Mach

Answer 15

Add up to 11

0. 1M faster - 10mins
1. 5M faster - 6mins

Etc.

Question 16

Longitudinal Separation - RNAV - Minimum

Answer 16

80nm

Question 17

Longitudinal Separation - RNP 20 & RNP 10

Answer 17

RNP 20 - 80nm - Report every 60 mins

RNP 10 - 50nm - Report every 30 mins

Question 18

Lateral Separation - VOR/NDB/DR

Answer 18

VOR - 15* - 15nm
NDB - 30* - 15nm
DR - 45* - 15nm

Question 19

Radar Separation - Minimum

Answer 19

5nm

Question 20

Radar separation - a/c on same LOC, <10nm from threshold

Answer 20

2.5nm

Question 21

Radar separation - Mode 2 parallel runway, adjacent LOC

Answer 21

2nm

Question 22

Heavy
Medium
Light

A/c weight categories

Answer 22

H - >136,000kg
136,000kg > M > 7000kg
L - <7000kg

Question 23

Non-radar separation - Arriving -

M behind H

L behind H or M

Answer 23

2 mins

3 mins

Question 24

Non-radar separation - Departing -

L or M behind H

L behind M

When are they increased?

Answer 24

2 mins

2 mins

Increased to 3 mins:

• T/O from intermediate part of RWY
• intermediate part of parallel RWY separated by <760m

Question 25

Displaced Landing Thresholds

Answer 25

2 mins

Question 26

Opposite Direction

Answer 26

2 mins