UK Lessons Flashcards
What is the alcohol limit for a breath sample?
9 microgrammes in
What is the alcohol limit for a blood sample?
20 milligrammes
What is the alcohol limit for a urine sample?
27 milligrammes in 100ml
What do we report when a captive balloon breaks free?
- Balloon type and whether carrying a load
- Position of the balloon site
- Direction and speed of drift
- Last observed height
- Length of cable attached to the balloon
- Balloon operators name and telephone number
How would you identify that a transmission is malicious interference?
- Change in individuality of the transmissions
- Message out of context, errors, wrong phraseology
- Messages short time only, not repeated when queried
- Signal may not be received by both pilot and controller simultaneously
How are malicious interference transmissions handled?
- Duty Tels Officer or ATC to contact Radio Investigation Service (Radio-communications Agency)
- tasked to track down sources and
- take appropriate legal action
- They need to know:
- content, character, type of Tx
- where and when received
- MOR submission required from ATCO
- Preserve recording of such communications
What is a CHIRP report?
Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme
Issues are able to be raised anonymously
What form would you use to report a wake turbulence incident?
SRG 1423
What form would be used to report bird strikes?
SRG
What form is used to report a breach of SCRATCOH?
SRG 1410
Describe class A airspace
IFR only
Clearance required
ATC must be complied with
Everyone separated from everyone
Gliders may enter in VMC
Describe Class C airspace
VFR & IFR
Clearance required to enter
Instructions must be followed
IFR sep from IFR & VFR
VFR sep from IFR, given Tx info on other VFR
VMC
Describe Class D airspace
VFR and IFR
Clearance required to enter
Instructions must be followed
IFR sep from IFR and SVFR, given tx info on VFR
VFR given tx info on everyone
SVFR treated as IFR for all intents and purposes
VMC
Describe Class E airspace
VFR and IFR
IFR require clearance to enter, VFR does not
IFR sep from IFR, tx info on VFR- avoidance advice given if requested
Participating VFR given Tx info on IFR and other VFR
IFR must comply with instructions
VFR pilots strongly encouraged to contact ATC and comply
VMC
Describe Class G airspace
ATCU’s provide FIS
Pilots responsible for all collision avoidance
Pilots still expected to comply with advice
What are aircraft required to have if using Class E+ routes?
A transponder
What are the dimensions of an ATZ?
Extend from the surface to 2000ft AAL
Radius is centred on the centre point of the longest runway and extends 2nm for runways 1850m or less in length or 2.5nm if over 1850m
If end of runway is less than
Are civil ATZ’s operational 24 hours a day?
No as they don’t operate outside the published hours of operation
Are all ATZ’s circular?
Nope
Are military ATZ’s inside MATZ’s operational 24 hours a day?
Yes
What are the dimensions of a MATZ?
Is permission required to enter a MATZ?
No
However you do need permission to enter the ATZ inside the MATZ
What is a TRA (G)?
Temporary Reserved Area Gliders
What is RA (T)?
Temporary Restricted Airspace
What is a TDA?
Temporary Danger area
What is the speed limit?
A/C must not fly faster than 250kts IAS below FL100, unless;
- In Class A or B airspace
- IFR in Class C
- Exempted VFR in Class C when authorised by ATC in accordance with MATS pt 2
- For exempted flights in Class D airspace when authorised by ATC in accordance with MATS pt 2
- Test flights in accordance with certain specified conditions
- Aircraft taking part in flying displays when authorised by CAA
- Aircraft given written permission from the CAA
- State aircraft such as military.
What is a basic service?
Similar to a normal FIS, however, traffic information is only passed if a definite risk of collision exists.
What is a traffic service?
Traffic identified using surveillance means
and traffic information given where possible
What is a deconfliction service?
AspertrafficservicebutIFRonly.however advice and information given to enable pilots to avoid other traffic. Based upon ATCO workload and other limitations.
What is a procedural service?
A non surveillance based service to IFR only. Advice and information given to enable pilots to avoid other participating IFR traffic, and traffic information on known BS traffic where a confliction exists.
Where does military low level flying take place?
Military low flying occurs in most parts of the United Kingdom at any height up to 2000 ft above the surface. However, the greatest concentration is between 250 ft and 500 ft and civil pilots are advised to avoid flying in that height band whenever possible.
What services do we provide to aircraft at Avon as part of an Aerodrome control service?
Basic
Alerting
Air Traffic Control
To whom do we provide an Aerodrome Control Serivce?
Provided to aircraft flying with visual reference to the surface in the vicinity of the ATZ, and operating on the manoeuvring area.
What are the responsibilities of aerodrome controllers?
Aerodrome Control is responsible for, issuing information and instructions to aircraft under its control to achieve a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic and to: (differs from ICAO)
Prevent collisions between:
a. Aircraft flying in the vicinity of and within the ATZ.
b. Aircraft taking off and landing.
c. Aircraft and vehicles, obstructions and other aircraft on the manoeuvring area.
d. Assist in preventing collisions between aircraft on the apron.
to authorise Tower control of the Apron allows this. (UK allows control of aircraft on the apron)
TWR controller does A + B
GMC does C + D
What are the additional specific responsibilities of aerodrome control?
- Notifying Emergency services as per local instructions
- Informing Aircraft under its control of any depletion of the aerodrome emergency services
- Providing an approach control service when carrying out functions delegated by approach control
- Supplying the following information to approach control and, according to unit instructions, approach radar control;
a) Pertinent data on IFR, SVFR, and VFR traffic including departures, missed approaches and overdue aircraft
b) Appropriate items of essential aerodrome information - Informing aerodrome operator when it becomes apparent that there is a deterioration in the state of the aerodrome or associated facilities for which the aerodrome operator is responsible
- Initiating overdue action at aerodromes where no approach control unit is established.
When does transfer of control take place for an aircraft transferred from approach control?
Once the aircraft is flying with visual reference to the surface
When in formation that prohibits the application of standard separations how is separation maintained between aircraft in that formation?
When in Formation:
Standard separation where possible.
Clearances, Instructions & Squawk to leader. Treat as one unit. The formation leader is responsible for separation between units comprising the formation.
This is known as MARSA – Military Accepts Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft.
What would the Callsign “Blackcat” mean?
What would the callsign “Blackcat 1” mean?
A single UK element
What would “deadly 31 flight” mean?
A US formation flight
What would the callsign “Deadly 31” mean?
A single US element