CP1 Air Traffic Control and RSAF Revision Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards generated from CP1 revision notes covering air traffic control procedures, air defense systems, radar capabilities, squad details, and aviation principles.

VFR Responsibility

Pilots

Separation Below FL290

1000ft

Right of Way Order

Balloon, Glider, Airships, Aircraft towing, Aircraft in formation, Singular aircraft

Converging Aircrafts

Left to give way

Wake Turbulence Separation Responsibility (IFR)

ATC

Formation Single Unit Distance

1 nm

AIRPROX Cat A

Category when immediate avoidance is required

AIRPROX Categories

3 groups (A, B, C)

Controlled Airspace Minima

5 nm, 1000ft

AIRPROX Cat C

Low risk category where separation is not violated and immediate avoidance is not required

Fireguard

Jungle rescue term

Birddog

Callsign for ships

Distrefa

Serious air danger

Emergency Categories in Order

Inserfa, Alerfa, Distrefa

UHF Emergency Frequency

243.0 mhz

Rescue 10

Distress aircraft to be recovered

MAYDAY Priority

1A

203 SQN Executive Control

Executive control over 243.0 and 292.5 frequencies

AOC

Agency ATC reports to when unable to contact an aircraft

Overdue Action Timings

3 mins overdue action from pilot/ATC whichever is latest, 10 mins unresponsive from VFR/UHF

G580 Airway Route

SINJON (SJ) > HOSBA (HBA)

ICAO Classifications

7 categories

Control Area

Specified datum to datum airspace

Changi Airspace Classification

Class C

Airway

A designated flight corridor

Prohibited Area

Airspace designated for prohibited flying

Restricted Area

Airspace designated for restricted flying under specific conditions

Singapore FIR Authority

CAAS

Tengah Airspace Classification

Class D

Category G

Light training category

FIS Positive Clearance Advance Request

15 mins

West Island Block Altitude

Surface to 30000ft

South Block Altitude

8000 to 30000ft

East Block Altitude

15000 to 30000ft

Yellow 1 Weather State

5/8 octas, 2000ft ceiling, 9km visibility

Amber 1 Weather State

5/8 octas, 1000ft ceiling, 5km visibility

Airfield Lightning Categories

5 categories

Airfield Weather Time Reporting Range

1 to 2 hours for weather affecting airfields within 6km

SG QNH Origination Location

Changi

Gush

Rapid increase in air speed

SPYDER

Air defense system under 165 SQN, 3 DA; short range system to protect SG ring and handle subsonic munitions

Aster -163

Low to medium range air defense system

AESTER 30

Air defense system designed to deal with supersonic munitions

RBS 70

Air defense system under 3 DA and 18 DA (18 DA shoots down aircraft)

SHIKRA

Low level radar under 6 DA

MPSTAR

Radar system under 6 DA

ADOC

Air Def Ops Command

165 SQN

Short range air defense squadron protecting SG ring using SPYDER

ADG Squadrons

160 SQN, 163 SQN, 165 SQN

F15 Base & Role

Paya Lebar; multi-role air-to-air (ata) and air-to-ground (atg)

F16 Base

Tengah

C130 Operational Roles

Airlift, SAL, HADR

121 SQN Aircraft

Fokker 50

122 SQN Aircraft

C130

111 SQN Aircraft

G550

G550 Radar Capabilities

Greater than 200km

G550 Complement

8 crews

MRTT

Multi-Role Tanker Transport (Not a trainer aircraft)

UAV Operational Role in RSAF

ISR, Imagery and locating targets

UAV Base Camp

Murai Camp

RADAR Function

Detect and locate airborne targets

Radar Cross Section (RCS)

The reason a fighter aircraft is harder to detect than a civilian aircraft due to its smaller footprint

Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR)

Radar system that detects non-cooperative targets without needing a transponder

RADAR Acronym Definition

Radio detection and ranging

Mode C

IFF altitude reporting mode

Mode 1

IFF military mission code

Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Limitation

Only works if aircraft has a Transponder

Lift

Vertical motion of aircraft

Combat Ceiling

Term for highest combat altitude

Purpose of Good Maneuverability

Locking onto an enemy target and staying out of their range

Drag

Forward movement or resistance in flight

Transition Altitude Pressure Setting

1013.2 or 29.92

Transition Level Setting

Standard Q

QNH

Atmospheric pressure setting at mean sea level (MSL)

QFE

Atmospheric pressure setting at airfield elevation

Air Picture Classification Principles (DIC)

Detection, Identification, Classification

Consequences of Misidentification

Safety implications, Loss of clearance, Loss in confidence

Visual Identification (VID)

Can aid when aircraft identity cannot be determined