PA.VIII.F.S1
SkillMaintain airplane control while selecting proper communications frequencies, identifying the appropriate facility, and managing navigation equipment.
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- Chapter 2: The Air Traffic Control System › Communication Equipment › Navigation/Communication Equipment
Communication Equipment Navigation/Communication Equipment Civilian pilots communicate with ATC on frequencies in the very high frequency (VHF) range between 118.000 and 136.975 MHz. To derive full benefit from the ATC system, radios capable of 25 kHz spacing are required ... assigns a frequency that cannot be selected, ask for an alternative frequency. Figure 2-1 illustrates a typical radio panel installation consisting of a communications transceiver on the left and a navigational receiver on the right. Many radios allow…
- Chapter 2: The Air Traffic Control System › Communication Facilities › Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
Accordingly, when a flight is vectored over an airport at an altitude that appears to enter the tower controller’s airspace, there is no need to contact the tower controller—all coordination is handled by ATC. The departure radar controller ... same building as the control tower, but it is more likely that the departure radar position is remotely located. The tower controller will not issue a takeoff clearance until the departure controller issues a release. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON…
- Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions
plan view display PVT—private RAIL—runway alignment indicator lights RAMOS—remote automatic meteorological observing system RAPCO—radar approach control (USAF) RAPCON—radar approach control (FAA) RATCC—Radar Air Traffic Control Center RATCF—Radar Air Traffic Control Facility ... rotating beam ceilometer RBDPE—radar beacon data processing equipment RBSS—Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron RCAG—remote communications air/ground facility RCC—Rescue Coordination Center RCCC—Regional Communications Control Centers RCF—Remote Communication Facility RCIU— Remote Control Interface Unit RCL— runway centerline…
- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Traditional Navigation Systems › DME Components
Components VOR/DME, VORTAC, ILS/DME, and LOC/DME navigation facilities established by the FAA provide course and distance information from collocated components under a frequency pairing plan. DME operates on frequencies in the UHF spectrum between 962 MHz and 1213 MHz. Aircraft ... receiving equipment that provides for automatic DME selection assures reception of azimuth and distance information from a common source when designated VOR/ DME, VORTAC, ILS/DME, and LOC/DME are selected. Some aircraft have separate VOR and DME receivers, each of which…
- Chapter 2: The Air Traffic Control System › Communication Facilities › Center Approach/Departure Control
Center Approach/Departure Control The majority of airports with instrument approaches do not lie within terminal radar airspace and, when operating to or from these airports, pilots communicate directly with the Center controller. Departing from a tower-controlled airport, the tower ... controller provides instructions for contacting the appropriate Center controller. When departing an airport without an operating control tower, the clearance includes instructions such as “Upon entering controlled airspace, contact Houston Center on 126.5.” Pilots are responsible for terrain clearance until…
- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Advanced Technologies › GPS Substitution for ADF or DME
Verify aircraft GPS system integrity monitoring is functioning properly and indicates satisfactory integrity. 2. Select from the airborne database the facility providing the DME arc as the active GPS WP. The only acceptable facility is the DME facility on which ... based. If this facility is not in your airborne database, you are not authorized to perform this operation. 3. Maintain position on the arc by reference to the GPS distance instead of a DME readout. To Navigate TO or FROM…