ATC
Person primarily responsible for the (ATO) and its operations.
Who is the Chief Operating Officer (COO)?
The term to indicate descension prior to normal descent point at arrival airport.
What is tunneling?
Markings that delineate the edges of runway continuously.
What are runway side stripes?
The spacing of aircraft. Between aircraft and protected airspaces.
What is separation?
Less than 40 miles from antenna.
What is terminal minima of 3 miles?
“First priority is given to separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts“, falls under this priority.
What is Duty Priority ?
Balances air traffic demand with system capacity.
What is TM (Traffic managment)
Magnetic direction of 153 degrees.
What is runway 15?
Same courses, crossing courses and opposite/reciprocal courses.
What are longitudinal separation courses?
The minimum en route Radar separation requires for 2 aircraft below FL600.
What is 5 miles?
Team(s) made up of: Radar Flight Data, Radar Associate, Radar, Radar Coordinator.
What are TRACON & ARTCC?
Overrides all other TM system programs.
What is GS (ground stop)?
Area including runways, taxi ways and other areas used for take off and landing.
What is a movement area?
Up to and including FL410 - 1,000 ft separation.
What is vertical minima?
Tower must visibly observe involved aircraft and have direct communication.
What is a visual separation condition?
Responsible for active runways
What is (LC) Local Control ?
Can be ground based and satellite based.
What are NAVAIDs?
Provides transition from instrument flight to visual flight For landing.
What is approach light system (ALS)
20 miles in 10 minutes using DME.
what is minimum longitudinal separation?
Aircraft must cross the runway end and must turn to avert conflict.
What are the conditions for departing aircraft On same runway?
Between special military ops and SAR, who has operational priority?
What is SAR?
Airspace and routes, aeronautical charts, rules & regulation, airport& landing areas, personnel & equipment.
What are examples of NAS components?
Indicates a lighted water airport.
What are flashes of yellow and white?
4 nautical miles on each side.
What is the protected Airspace of an aircraft?
Aircraft has departed and crossed departure runway.
What conditions must exist for departing aircraft on nonintersecting runways?