Separation Flashcards
In controlled airspace each aircraft is separated from all others aircraft by…
Internationally agreed standards.
Separation is achieved by allocating aircraft different (a)_________ or by issuing different (b)_______________________ so that the aircraft can be at the same height but a (c)____________________________________ apart.
(a) Heights
(b) Headings (Vectoring/Vectors)
(c) Minimum horizontal distance
True or false.
Rules vary depending on the destination.
True.
In LTCA, aircraft under radar control must be separated by how many miles if at the same height?
3.
In LTCA, if aircraft are less than 3 miles how many feet must they be separated by as a minimum?
1000ft.
Complete the sentence.
Aircraft OUTSIDE of LTCA under radar control must be kept (a)____ miles apart at the same height or (b)________ft vertically up to (c)FL____.
(a) 5 miles
(b) 1000ft
(c) FL290
What must an aircraft be equipped to comply with to continue to fly with a vertical separation between FL290 - FL410?
RVSM.
If an aircraft is NOT equipped to comply with RVSM how many feet vertical separation must there be?
2000ft.
Who is at the forefront of RVSM introduction?
NATS.
Complete the sentence.
(a)______________ checked to a high degree of accuracy along with other strict criteria to allow (b)__________________________ along the Atlantic track.
(a) Altimeters
(b) Reduced separation
The RVSM separation standard allows for more or less aircraft to use the airspace?
More.
