ADI Transitional Training Questions Flashcards

1
Q

What equipment does a Tower controller use?

A

• ATM (Aerodrome Traffic Monitor)
• EFPS (Electronic Flight Progress Strips)
• VCCS (Voice Communication Control System)
• IDS (Information Display System)
• A-SMGCS (Advances Surface Movement and Guidance Control System)
• AGL (Airfield Ground Lighting)

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2
Q

What is the elevation of Birmingham Aerodrome?

A

339ft

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3
Q

What are the dimensions of Runway 15/33?

A

3052m x 45m

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4
Q

What is the TORA of Runway 15 from:
A, B, L/T and G?

A

A - 3003m
B - 2448m
L/T - 1440m
G - 1220m

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5
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What is the TORA of Runway 33 from:
S, E, C, F, G and L/T?

A

S - 3003m
E - 2551m
C - 2180m
F - 2093m
G - 1768m
L/T - 1559m

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6
Q

What are the RFFS standby positions?

A

Local standby: fire station
All other emergencies: fire officer in charge will determine routing
If immediate access onto the runway is required it will be via T1

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7
Q

What RFF category is Birmingham Aerodrome?

A

Cat 9
Cat 10 aircraft accepted under remission

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8
Q

What ATC frequencies are used at Birmingham Airport?

A

Radar: 123.980
Director: 131.005
Spare: 131.330
Tower: 118.305
Ground: 121.805
GMP: 121.930
ATIS: 136.025
Fire: 121.6
D&D: 121.5

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9
Q

What is the ADC task divided between?

A
  • Air Control (AIR)
  • Ground Movement Control (GMC)
  • Ground Movement Planner (GMP)
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10
Q

What is logged on the APC Daily Report Form?

A
  • NPR deviations
  • Preferential runway operations
  • Go arounds
  • Taxiway T - out of hours operations
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11
Q

What are the responsibilities of GMP?

A
  • Passing initial airways clearances to departing aircraft
  • Passing CTOT restrictions on regulated departures
  • Assisting GMC with planning the push and start sequence to accommodate restrictions
  • Coordinate all emergency action with GMC
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12
Q

What are the responsibilities of GMC?

A
  • Control of all aircraft on the apron and manoeuvring area excluding runways
  • Control of all vehicles and persons on the manoeuvring area excluding runways
  • Passing airways clearances to departing aircraft
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13
Q

Before bandboxing what should controllers consider?

A
  • Pending traffic
  • Airfield restrictions
  • Present and forecast weather conditions
  • Equipment unserviceabilities
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14
Q

What are the SIDs for Runway 15?

A

LUVUM1L
DTY2Y
COW2Y
CPT2Y
WCO2Y
LUXTO15 (procedure)

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15
Q

What are the SIDs for Runway 33?

A

LUVUM1M
ADMEX1M
UNGAP1M
UMLUX1M

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16
Q

What are the non RNAV departures for Runway 15?

A

Northbound: SAH 1.5DME, LT track 345, climb 6000ft
Southbound: SAH 2DME, RT track 165 4DME, LT DTY, climb 6000ft

17
Q

What are the non RNAV departures for Runway 33?

A

Northbound: SAH 2DM, RT track 360, climb 6000ft
Southbound: SAH 2DM, RT track 120, climb 6000ft

18
Q

What are the departure separations for LUVUM departures?

A

At least 6NM in trail, constant or increasing

19
Q

What are the departure separations for ADMEX, UNGAP, COW, CPT, DTY and WCO departures?

A

<40kts speed difference: 6NM con+incr at CTA boundary
40kts or more: 5NM con+incr at CTA boundary

20
Q

What are the Missed Approach procedures?

A

Runway 15: SAH 1000ft, RT track 166 3000ft
Runway 33: SAH 3000ft

21
Q

What departures require a release from Radar?

A
  • Non SID IFR and following
  • UMLUX SID and following
  • SVFR
  • non-standard VFR (NAB 2, 4 VRPs)
  • successive aircraft not separated by specified separation
  • deviating from NPR
  • from point of runway change until lifted by Radar 1
  • aircraft from non-duty runway
  • aircraft types not in freeflow SID departure table
22
Q

What are the 4 types of runway inspection?

A
  • Full runway inspection
  • FOD and bird runs
  • Special Runway Inspection Procedure (SRIP)
  • Inspection behind towed aircraft movements
23
Q

What are the primary uses of the ATM?

A
  • Determine the landing order, spacing and distance from touchdown of arriving aircraft
  • Assist in applying longitudinal separation for departing aircraft
  • Confirm initial track of departing aircraft conforms with clearance
  • Provide information to aircraft on position of other aircraft in circuit or on instrument approach
24
Q

What are the additional uses of the ATM?

A

• Following identification, validate SSR codes of departing aircraft and verify associated Mode C readouts
• Monitor the progress of overflying aircraft identified by approach radar control
• Establish separation between departing aircraft
• Pass traffic information
• Establish separation in the event of a missed approach
• Assist in taking corrective action when separation between arriving aircraft becomes less than the prescribed minima
• Monitor wake turbulence separation

25
Q

What are the weather triggers for safeguarding?

A
  • Touchdown or midpoint IRVR 1000m or less and forecast to deteriorate
    and/or
  • Cloud ceiling 300ft and forecast to decrease
26
Q

Following safeguarding

A

stuff

27
Q

When are LVPs implemented?

A

LVP Cloud: Touchdown/midpoint IRVR 600-400m
and/or
Cloud ceiling 200-100ft

LVP Vis: Touchdown/midpoint IRVR <400m
Cloud ceiling <100ft

28
Q

What VRPs are in use at Birmingham?

A

Studley
M40/42 interchange
Frankly Reservoir
Hilton Park - services M6
Lichfield
Tamworth - M42 J10
Bedworth

29
Q

What local SSR codes are regularly used at Birmingham?

A

0410-0417 Birmingham
0010 Birmingham listening out
0420 Coventry conspicuity
0020 Air ambulance
0036 Pipeline
0060 UKP41
0057 UKP22 (Hus Boss)
4550 - 4570 East Midlands Approach

30
Q

What are the Non RNAV UMLUX/MOSUN procedures?

A

UMLUX1M: SAH 2DME, climb 6000ft, LT as instructed by ATC

MOSUN15 SAH 2DME, RT track 165 4DME, RT MOSUN, climb 6000ft

Outside FUA times

31
Q

What are the NPRs for Runway 33?

A

SAH 2DME (9DME HON) or 500ft QFE whichever later

32
Q

What are the NPRs for Runway 15?

A

SAH 1.5DME or 500ft QFE whichever later, then:
LT<060 - LT as instructed
LT 060 or greater - 2DME LT as instructed
147 or greater / non RNAV - 2DME RT 165 to 4DME