Relief Briefing
The controller responsible for ensuring that any pertinent status information of which they are aware is relayed.
What is the specialist being relieved?
Simultaneous takeoffs are allowed for aircraft departing non-intersecting runways if runways diverge.
What is 15o?
Frequencies are monitored
What is continuously during hours of operation?
A small downburst with outbursts of damaging winds extending 2.5 miles or less.
What is a microburst?
Fatigue mitigations can be an effective
What is short-term countermeasure
Purpose of position relief brief process.
What is ensure that the transfer of responsibility takes place smoothly and a complete transfer of information with a minimum amount of workload?
A maneuver prescribed when it is necessary to reverse direction to establish an aircraft on the intermediate approach segment or final approach course
What is a procedure turn?
Altimeter Setting Indicator allowed tolerance at a precision approach facility
What is +- .02 in Hg?
The prevailing visibility determined from the airport traffic control tower at stations that also report surface visibility.
What is Tower visibility?
Recommended amount of sleep
What is about 8 hrs?
The step in which the relieving specialist verifies the correctness of information received.
What is Review the position step?
Required separation between a departing FA20 followed by a BE36 bonanza from an intersection 600 ft down the runway.
What is 3 minutes from the time the FA20 rotates?
2 instruments for measuring pressure
What are ASI and DASI?
The greatest visibility equaled or exceeded throughout at least half the horizon circle.
What is Prevailing visibility?
Fatigue is a complex state characterized by
What is reduced mental performance
Should always be used in the relief brief process.
What is the check list?
This need to be done when a super or heavy aircraft is operating on parallel runways separated by less than 2,500 feet.
What is issue wake turbulence advisory and the position, altitude, and direction of flight?
Device that provides input and output routing of flight plan data, weather information, and general information between the En Route automation system and Air Traffic Controllers in terminal facilities.
What is FDIO (Flight Data Input Output)?
2 types of weather observation reports
What are METAR and SPECI?
The largest number of human errors is caused by
What is communication, including coordination?
Responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of the position relief briefing.
Who are the relieving specialist and the specialist being relieved?
A small aircraft departing behind a B757 on the same runway, departing from the same point.
What is 2 minutes?
Main Purpose of the ATIS
What is relieve frequency congestion?
A notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition, or change in any component in the National Airspace System.
What is a NOTAM?
An MOR is
Mandatory Occurrence Report - occurrence involving air traffic or technical operation services for which the collection of associated safety-related data conditions is mandatory.