Opposite Day
True or False: Opposite direction operations are defined as IFR operations conducted to the same or parallel runway where an aircraft is operating in a reciprocal direction of another aircraft arriving, departing, or conducting an approach.
False. Opposite direction operations apply to IFR and VFR aircraft.
Consider an aircraft overdue when neither communications nor radar contact can be established and 30 minutes have passed since what?
2. It's clearance void time.
3. A VFR or IFR aircraft arriving at an airport not serviced by an air traffic control tower or flight service station fails to cancel a flight plan after receiving instructions on how to cancel.
True or False: SVFR Aircraft have priority over IFR traffic.
False.
How long are release times valid for at both RCA and RAP?
4 minutes.
In what order shall flight progress strips be arranged in the active bay?
1. VFR
2. Point Outs
3. Overflights
4. Inbounds
5. Departures
Per the RAP LOA, all opposite direction coordination must be done on a recorded line, and include what phraseology?
"Opposite direction (departure/arrival) runway (32/14)"
How long must IFR traffic be restricted for following an approach clearance or a release/clearance void time on an aircraft that is considered overdue?
30 minutes.
A special VFR clearance is required for VFR operations when the reported ceiling at the primary airport is less than what?
1,000ft.
When do you have control of a departing aircraft from RAP?
Once the aircraft has reached 5,500ft, or left the lateral boundaries of the class D surface area.
When should you draw a line through an assigned altitude written on a flight progress strip?
When the aircraft has reported or is observed (valid mode C) leaving the altitude.
True or False: The established cutoff points in the RAP LOA apply to both VFR and IFR aircraft.
False.
True or False: Normal air traffic operations can be resumed only if aircraft concur for a period of 30 minutes following a traffic suspension period for an overdue aircraft.
True.
Authorize an aircraft to climb to VFR if the only weather limitation is what?
Restricted visibility.
How many miles off the departure end of the runway must a target be observed within to use departure roll calls as a form of radar identification?
1 mile.
How must you delete unwanted altitude information on a flight progress strip?
With an "X".
Per the RAP LOA, identify the following opposite direction cutoff minima:
Arrival vs arrival.
Departure vs arrival.
Arrival vs departure.
Arrival vs arrival: No closer than 10 mile final until aircraft has landed or executed missed approach and turned 45 degrees or greater.
Departure vs arrival: Departure not authorized when arrival has reached a 10 mile final until landed or executed missed approach and turned 45 degrees or greater.
Arrival vs departure: No closer than 10 mile final until departure is airborne and turned at least 45 degrees from the final approach course.
Who must a terminal facility notify of an overdue aircraft?
The overlying ARTCC.
What is the ground visibility restriction for fixed wing aircraft requesting SVFR?
Less than one mile.
What is the minimum separation requirement for successive or simultaneous departures from the same or parallel runways?
1 mile if courses diverge by 15 degrees or more immediately after departure.
What strip marking identifies a clearance has been broadcasted, and which block should it go?
"B" in block 12.
When is an aircraft no longer considered opposite direction when circling to the active runway?
When passing or diverging separation can be applied.
If radio communications have not been re-established with an aircraft 5 minutes after a communications failure, consider the aircraft's or pilot's activity to be what?
Suspicious.
How must SVFR fixed wing aircraft be separated from each other, or other IFR traffic?
Nonradar or visually.
1. Release of a departing aircraft.
2. Acceptance of automated/verbal inbound for arriving aircraft.
What is the strip marking for an approval from Denver Center?
AQ31.