AP.VI.D.S4
SkillMaintain a ground track that ensures the desired traffic pattern flown takes into consideration obstructions and ATC or evaluator instructions.
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- Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School › How To Find a Reputable Flight Program
training facility should be aimed at determining if the instruction fits available personal time. What are the school’s operating hours? Does the facility have dedicated classrooms available for ground training required by the FAA? Is there an area available ... flight without making the student feel self-conscious? Examine the facility before committing to any flight training. Evaluate the answers on the checklist, and then take time to think things over before making a decision. This proactive approach to choosing…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Traffic Patterns
Traffic Patterns At airports without an operating control tower, a segmented circle visual indicator system, if installed, is designed to provide traffic pattern information. [Figure 14-38] Usually located in a position affording maximum visibility to pilots ... ground and providing a centralized location for other elements of the system, the segmented circle consists of the following components: wind direction indicators, landing direction indicators, landing strip indicators, and traffic pattern indicators. A tetrahedron is installed to indicate…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › Pilot Deviations (PDs)
Aviation Regulation. While PDs should be avoided, the regulations do authorize deviations from a clearance in response to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory. You must notify ATC as soon as possible following a deviation. Pilot deviations ... assigned heading or altitude or from an instrument procedure, or if the pilot penetrates controlled or restricted airspace without ATC clearance. To prevent airborne deviations, follow these steps: • Plan each flight—you may have flown the flight many times before…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance › ATC Instructions—“Line Up and Wait” (LUAW)
Possible reasons for ATC takeoff clearance delays may include other aircraft landing and/or departing, wake turbulence, or traffic crossing an intersecting runway. • If advised of a reason for the delay, or the reason is clearly visible, expect an imminent takeoff ... issue. • If a takeoff clearance is not received within 90 seconds after receiving the “line up and wait” instruction, contact ATC immediately. • When ATC issues “line up and wait” instructions and takeoff clearances from taxiway intersection, the taxiway designator…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › ATC Instructions—“Runway Shortened” › Pre-Landing, Landing, and After-Landing
close proximity to the exit taxiway? • Do not cross any hold markings or exit onto any runways without ATC clearance. After landing, use the utmost caution where the exit taxiways intersect another runway, and do not exit onto another runway ... without ATC authorization. Do not accept last minute turnoff instructions from the control tower unless you clearly understand the instructions and are at a speed that ensures you can safely comply. Finally, after landing and upon exiting the runway, ensure…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Air Traffic Control (ATC) Services › Radar Traffic Advisories
traffic is referenced by azimuth from the aircraft in terms of the 12-hour clock. Also, distance in nautical miles, direction in which the target is moving, and type and altitude of the aircraft, if known, are given. An example ... would be: “Traffic 10 o’clock 5 miles east bound, Cessna 152, 3,000 feet.” The pilot should note that traffic position is based on the aircraft track and that wind correction can affect the clock position at which…