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Block 2 Review Flashcards

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Classification of Airspace - Class A Rules

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Class A is designated where an operational need exists to exclude VFR Aircraft

All operations must be conducted under Instrument Flight Rules and are subject to ATC Clearances and instructions. ATC Separation is provided to all aircraft

All aircraft operatiiong in Class A airspace must be equipped with a transponder and automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment.

Class A airspace will be designated from the base of all High-level controlled airspace, or from 700 ft AGL, whichever is higher, up to and including FL600

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Parallels of Latitude

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Lines Parallel to Equator are called Latitude

Equator is 0 Degrees, Each pole is 90 degrees

LONGITUDE Distances are closer together nearer the Poles

Lines of LATITUDE are always the same distance
- 1 min of Lat = 1 Nautical Mile
- 1 degree = 60 Nautical miles
- 60 Seconds = 1 Min, 60 Min = 1 Degree

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Class of Special Use Airspace

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Class F - May be Restricted airspace, advisory Airspace, military operations area, or danger areas. Can be Controlled or uncontrolled or combination.

CYR496 is considered Special Use

Vertical Sep
- IFR/CVFR = 500ft or 1000ft for wake
- > FL290 = 2000ft

Lat Sep
- 3 miles = Terminal Control services, DND-NG, MLAT/WAM, RSE. [Csit/Nards display 120 miles L/R], At or below 15000 ft
- 5 miles = Non DND-NWS
- 10 miles = DND-NWS

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Altitude Filters on Csit

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  • Altitudes Normally within your jurisdiction
  • The first usable altitude in any vertical adjoining airspace plus 200 feet beyond
  • if boundary beyond is in RVSM Airspace 2000ft plus 200 ft`
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The Documents to Find (9)

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  • Unit Procedures
  • Directives
  • Information Bulletins
  • Director Approved Letters (DAL)
  • Information Circulars (AIC)
  • Memorandums
  • Agreements
  • Arrangements
  • Others, as required
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Activities in Class F (7,6)

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A - Acrobatic
F - Aircraft Test
H - Hang Gliding
M - Military Operations
P - Parachuting
S - Soaring
T - Training

  • High Speed Military Exercises
  • Intercept Operations
  • Naval Activity
  • Live Firing
  • Fisheries Protocol
  • Drug Patrol
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METAR Abreviations

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Descriptors
MI - Shallow, BC - Patches, PR - Partial, DR - Drifting, BL - Blowing, SH - Showers, TS - Thunderstorm, FZ - Freezing

Precipitation
DZ - Drizzle, RA - Rain, SN - Snow, SG - Snow Grains, IC - Ice Crystals, PL - Ice Pellets, GR - Hail, GS - Snow Pellets, UP - Unknown.

Obfuscation
BR - Mist, FG - Fog, FU - Smoke, DU - Dust, SA - Sand, HZ - Haze, VA - Volcanic Ash

Other
PO - Dust Whirls, SQ - Squalls, +FC - Tornado, FC - Funnel Cloud, SS - Sandstorm, DS - Dust Storm

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SOM High Level

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A - Provide Tundra with 30 miles RNPC for AC on SCA HOTEL at the same Altitude
- May be increased at discresion of Tundra

B - Tudra Provides HH Vert or ATS Sep for all AC operating on HOTEL or GOLF

C - Landing CJE3
- 10 mile spacing constant or increasing
- AC descended to FL 290 prior to acommplishing H/O
- AC Handed to Mountain
- Mount responsible for coordinate with WW if further descent required.

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FD information Control Estimate Revisions

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Time revisions
- 3 minutes or more

If No automated strips
- Revisions 15 minutes prior to Common Boundary

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Direction of Flight and Track

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Westbound = 180 - 359
East Bound = 000 - 179

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FDE - What needs to be Verbally passed and read back

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  • AC ID
  • Estimates of actual time for Fix
  • Altitude information
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When is Verbal Communication Necessary (10)

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  • Loss of RVSM Certification due to equipment failure
  • Status of a Non-RVSM aircraft authorized to operate in RVSM Airspace
  • ID of an Altitude WW
  • ID of Block Altitude
  • ID of altitude readouts that are invalid or not validated
  • ID of Cruise Climb Altitudes
  • Auto Altitude reporting turned off
  • AC Transponder un-serviceable, malfunctioning, turned of or on standby
  • Separation minima being applied in procedural airspace if less that 10 minutes longitude
  • Aircraft operating within an alt reservation or engaged in aerial survey, mapping or test flight
  • Formation Flight
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Identification Methods

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  • Transferred or Coordinated ID
  • Appropriate PPS Changes
    • Squawk
    • Change Transponder Code
    • Squawk Standby
  • Aircraft ID in ADS-B Data Tag
  • Aircraft Position and Movements on Sit Display
    • Position within = 1 mile of departure end of takeoff runway, Consistent with time of T/O
    • AC position over fix or OMNI is consistent with a report recieved directly from pilot and:
      - AC Track consistent
      - Position consistent with time over fix/omni/dme
    • Carrries out a specified Turn of at least 30 degrees and the previous mentioned following, as well as only one aircraft makes the turn.
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Point Out

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An action taken by a controller to transfer the identification of an aircraft with another controller, when control and radio communication will NOT be transferred

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Point out Distance Boundary

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If both adjoining sectors apply 3 mile separation
- maintain 1.5 mile
If both adjoining sectors apply 5 mile separation
- maintain 2.5 mile
if both adjoining sectors apply 10 mile separation
- maintain 5 mile

If application standard differes maintain the larger of the buffers.

HH maintains 2.5 from adj sectors

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RVSM

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Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
The application of 1000 ft vertical separation between RVSM aircraft in RVSM airspace

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Control Transfer Phraseology

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HANDOFF (AC Position) (AC ID/Flight ID/ SSR Code) [Control Information]

18
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RVSM Which Aircraft are allowed (7)

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Do not clear a non-RVSM ac to enter RVSM airspace unless:
- State Aircraft
- On initial Delivery Flight
- An aircraft was formerly RVSM, but experienced an equipment failure and is flying to a maintenance facility
- Mercy/Humanitarian Flight (MEDEVAC incl)
- Photographic Survey AC
- Conducting a Flight check of NAVAID
- Conducting a monitoring/certification or developmental flight

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RVSM Altitudes

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If Either AC is non-RVSM apply one of the following
< FL290 = 1000 ft
Both >= FL290, either <= FL590 = 2000 ft
Both > FL590 = 5000ft

Both are RVSM AC
<= FL410 = 1000ft
Either AC > FL410, <=FL590 = 2000 ft
> FL590 = 5000 ft

FL430 = First Westbound at 2000ft Sep

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Amending Clearances

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If a pilot requests a flight plan change:
- Approve the change and include the exact nature of the change in clearance
- If you are unable to approve the change, provide the following:
- The reason for non-approval
- If appropriate, a suggested alternative

21
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Top of Descent

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Top of Descent wants a 3 degree profile,

best practices 3 times the Altitude in thousands of feet back from the airport.
ie FL330 = 3 x 33 = 99 Miles back from AP

Handoff - 2000 ft from Vertical Boundary. 10 NM from Horizontal Boarder

22
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When to Assign WW Altitude

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You may assign altitudes for WW when AS is structured for one way traffic and:
- No alternate separation minima can be applied
- The altitude has been approved by affected sectors/units
- The aircraft will be cleared to an appropriate altitude as as soon as conditions permit.

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What Speeds are acceptable

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Speeds Clearances can be adhered to by M0.01 or 10 knots, If speeds must be changed immediately, ATC will be notified as soon as possible.

When a Mach is included in clearance, the flight concerned should transmit its current mach when reporting position.

24
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Math Ground Speed to Miles/Min

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10 knot = 1 NM / 6 Min
20 knot = 2 NM / 6 Min
30 knot = 3 NM / 6 Min
40 knot = 4 NM / 6 Min
50 knot = 5 NM / 6 Min
60 knot = 6 NM / 6 Min = 1 NM / 1 Minute

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SOM Flight Plan Information

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Flight Plan information will be forwarded to adjacent sectors via electronic methods.

Changes to route and/or altitude are permitted until an aircraft is within 30 miles of the receiving sectors’ boundary with the exception noted in 206 (North West Procedural Corner)

26
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CAATs - When do CAATs Profile

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Once CAATs has flight plan information it creates a flight profile.

27
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CAATs - What do CAATs need for a Profile (5)

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  • Flight Plan Altitude
  • True Airspeed
  • Route
  • Winds (AES - Atmospheric Environment Services)
  • Performance (Manufacturer Model)
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What to Consider with Direct Routings (5)

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  • Potential Traffic on or off Sit Display
  • Need for Prior Coordination for a sector
  • Whether CYR496 is active
  • Capability of the aircraft to fly direct to the point to be cleared
  • Potential benefit to the controller and/or the aircraft
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Advantages to Direct Routings (5)

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  • Avoid known weather situations
  • Reduced fuel burn due to shorter distance flown
  • take advantage of aircraft navigational capability
  • Conflict resolution (Other AC or reserved AS)
  • Providing Better service
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Longitudinal Separation (8)

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  • By a minimum expressed in time or distance
  • So that the spacing between the estimated positions of the aircraft is never less than a prescribed minimum
  • RNPC = 10 minutes
    Time Based
  • Clearing an aircraft to depart at a specified time
  • Clearing an aircraft to cross a fix at a specified time
  • Clearing an aircraft to hold at a fix until a specified time
  • Clearing an aircraft to reverse heading
  • On the basis of position reports, provided that one of the following applies:
    • Both AC have reported over the same reporting point
    • The trailing aircraft has confirmed not yet reaching the reporting point used by leading
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Vector Termination(3,2,1)

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You may terminate vectoring of an aircraft, provided any of the following:
- It is cleared for Approach
- Cleared for a Hold
- Established on cleared route without requiring navigation

Inform the pilot of
- Termination of vectoring, except when the aircraft is cleared for an approach
- Position of the aircraft when vectoring is terminated, unless you know the pilot has the information

Vector an aircraft to intercept final approach course at an angle of 30 degrees or less and of of the following distances
- 2 miles or more from the point at which the final descent will begin

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Where to apply ATS Surveillance Separation(10,5,3)

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Does not include DND-NWS and:
- Terminal Control service, the ATS source includes MLAT/WAM, DND-NG, RSE
- CSiT or NARDS displays a maximum range of 120 miles from left to right
- Altitude readout is displayed, AC is <= 15000 ft ASL
= 3 miles Minimum

includes DND-NWS = 10 miles

All Others = 5 Miles

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ATS Surveillance - Advisory

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Advice and information based on ATS surveillance observations

34
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ATS Surveillance - Control Service

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An air traffic control service provided with information derived from ATS surveillance equipment sources

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ATS Surveillance - Monitoring

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The use of ATS surveillance for providing aircraft with information and advice relative to significant deviations from their normal flight path

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ATS Surveillance - Separation

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Spacing of aircraft in accordance with established minima, based on information derived from ATS surveillance

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Navigation Assistance

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Unless specifically prohibited, use ATS surveillance to provide navigation assistance if a pilot requests it

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Conditions for ATS Control Procedures (4)

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  • Aircraft is identified
  • The aircraft is in controlled airspace, except as described in Vectoring in Class G
  • You are in direct communication with the pilot unless:
    • The aircraft is cleared for an approach
    • You have transferred communication to the tower
  • You are satisfied that the displayed ATS surveillance information is adequate
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Vectoring in Class G

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You may vector an aircraft into Class G airspace if you inform the pilot and obtain the pilot’s approval

40
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Items to be displayed on CSiT (7)

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  • Unlinked Targets
  • CJSs
  • Coast list in a full format showing all pertinent information
  • Altitude readouts (mode C)
  • Current weather data and history, as necessary for the provision of sever weather
  • VMI
  • Appropriate geographic map
  • Other features of the system may be used at your discretion
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Similar Call Signs (4)

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Inform each aircraft concerned of the other’s presence
- For emphasis, restate the telephony designation after the flight number
- Add type of Aircraft to call sign
- Instruct one of the pilots to use registration
- Instruct one of the pilots to use the telephony designator followed by at least the last two characters of AC registration.

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Situations to assign Wrong Way (10,3)

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  • Holding
  • Arriving
  • Departing
  • Flight Check of NAVAID
  • Altitude Reservation
  • Survey, Mapping, test Flight
  • Polar Route
  • Transitioning to or from Oceanic 200 miles along track from the oceanic entry or exit

Pilot requests due to:
- turbulence
- Fuel considerations
- Icing

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