Block 2 Review Flashcards
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Classification of Airspace - Class A Rules
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
Parallels of Latitude
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
Class of Special Use Airspace
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
Altitude Filters on Csit
- 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`
The Documents to Find (9)
- Unit Procedures
- Directives
- Information Bulletins
- Director Approved Letters (DAL)
- Information Circulars (AIC)
- Memorandums
- Agreements
- Arrangements
- Others, as required
Activities in Class F (7,6)
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
METAR Abreviations
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
SOM High Level
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.
FD information Control Estimate Revisions
Time revisions
- 3 minutes or more
If No automated strips
- Revisions 15 minutes prior to Common Boundary
Direction of Flight and Track
Westbound = 180 - 359
East Bound = 000 - 179
FDE - What needs to be Verbally passed and read back
- AC ID
- Estimates of actual time for Fix
- Altitude information
When is Verbal Communication Necessary (10)
- 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
Identification Methods
- 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.
Point Out
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
Point out Distance Boundary
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
RVSM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
The application of 1000 ft vertical separation between RVSM aircraft in RVSM airspace
Control Transfer Phraseology
HANDOFF (AC Position) (AC ID/Flight ID/ SSR Code) [Control Information]
RVSM Which Aircraft are allowed (7)
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
RVSM Altitudes
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
Amending Clearances
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
Top of Descent
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
When to Assign WW Altitude
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.
What Speeds are acceptable
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.
Math Ground Speed to Miles/Min
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
