ATT1810 Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is the PRIMARY responsibility of the tower controller?
Ensure runway separation on departures and arrivals
What are the 4 main Tower positons?
1) Local
2) Ground
3) Flight Data
4) Clearance Delivery
What are the main duties of Flight Data?
Assist other controllers, relay data, prepare ATIS
What is the main duty of Clearance Delivery?
Give clearances to aircraft, amended as necessary
What are the main duties of Ground?
Ensure safety of taxiways and inactive runways, give taxi instructions
What are the main duties of Local?
Runway separation, sequencing arrivals and departures
What are the 3 types of approach control strips?
Departure
Arrival
Overflight
What word does Ground never use?
Cleared
What 2 types of clearance limits may be given?
Destination airport
Intermediate fix or NAVAID
What does ATIS stand for?
Automatic Terminal Information Service
What is a runway incursion?
An inadvertant entry into an aircraft movement area without authorization from the tower
What is a category I aircraft?
Single engine prop less than 12,500 pounds
What is a category II aircraft?
Twin engine prop less than 12,500 pounds
What is a category III aircraft?
Any aircraft that is not a Category I or II
What category are ALL helicopters in?
Category I
What is the minimum runway separation for departing aircraft by category?
I behind I or II 3000 feet
II behind I or II 4500 feet
III front or back 6000 feet
What is the minimum runway separation for landing aircraft by category?
I behind I or II 3000 feet
II behind I or II 4500 feet
III front or back entire runway
What are the restrictions that apply to using reduced runway separation by category
Must be visible landmarks
Only daylight hours
How do you separate departing and/or arriving aircraft using crossing runways?
I have listed 4 ways.
1) Have one clear the intersection before the second is cleared for takeoff or crosses the threshold to land.
2) Have one turn away from the intersection before the second is (see above)
3) Have one cleared to exit taxiway before intersection
4) Have one cleared to hold short of the intersection
What are the five legs of the traffic pattern?
Upwind Crosswind Downwind Base Final (Straight in)
What are some ways to space aircraft going into the traffic pattern?
I have listed 9.
1) Extend downwind
2) Extend upwind
3) Enter pattern at a specific point
4) Make L/R 360
5) Make L/R 270
6) Speeds
7) Land long
8) Land short
9) Follow another aircraft
What is the phrase to have an aircraft not land, but stay in the pattern?
Go around
What is the default direction of turn on a go around?
Left
What are the phrases used to have an aircraft:
1) stop
2) get on the runway and not take off
3) takeoff
1) hold position
2) line up and wait
3) cleared for takeoff
