STS SOP 7210.3E General/Equipment Flashcards

Q: SANTA ROSA AIRSPACE DESCRIPTION: That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including ________ feet MSL within a ______nautical mile radius of Santa Rosa/Sonoma County Airport.

A: 2,600/ 4.3

Q: Class D airspace is effective during the hours of tower operation (_______ – _______ local time)

A: 07:00-20:00

Q: SANTA ROSA/SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT INFORMATION: Magnetic variation _________

A: 14.0°E

Q: RWY 14 – Non-precision instrument runway. Length: ________ feet. Width: ________ feet.

A: 6,000/ 150

Q: RWY 32 – Precision instrument runway. Length: 6,000 feet. Width: 150 feet. Composition: Asphalt, Grooved. Magnetic heading: _______

A: 323°.

Q: RWY 02 – Non-precision instrument runway. Length: ________ feet. Width: ______ feet. Composition: Asphalt, Grooved. Magnetic heading: 015°

A: 5,202/ 100

Q: RWY 20 – Non-precision runway. Length: 5,202 feet. Width: 100 feet. Composition: Asphalt, Grooved. Magnetic heading:

A: 195°

Q: Tower Frequency?

A: 118.5, 363.0

Q: Ground Frequency?

A: 121.9, 363.0

Q: Oakland Center Sectors 40/41 Frequency?

A: 127.8, 353.5

Q: CTAF Frequency?

A: 118.5

Q: UNICOM Frequency?

A: 122.95

Q: ATIS Frequency?

A: 120.55

Q: STS has how many VOR checkpoints?

A: 3 VOR checkpoints

(1) STS R-323/5.9; River Bridge on HWY 101 @ 2000’ MSL.

(2) STS R-121/0.50; RWY 32 run-up area. (3) STS R-001/0.48; RWY 14 run-up area.

Q: The pattern altitudes are 1,129 feet MSL(________AGL) for small aircraft; 1,629 feet MSL(________ AGL) for large aircraft.

A: 1000/ 1500

Q: _________________ must be advised when birds are observed or reported on the runway

A: airport operations

Q: If the tower computer or internet service does not allow printing a list of NOTAMs, contact _______________ and manually transcribe them

a. the nearest trainee

b. no one, do it yourself

c. PRC AFSS

A: c

Q: When notified by ZOA/NCT FD of a NOTAM System outage, the OS/CIC must open the _____________ NOTAM System

A: candidate

Q: What does ETVS stand for?

A: enhanced terminal voice switch

Q: 121.5 must be monitored at all times. To transmit on 121.5, the specialist must hold the _____ button down

a. TX

b. RX

c. CALL FWD

d. pickle switch

A: a

Q: In the event of ETVS failure, which radio equipment should you use next?

A: orange by pass jacks or PET 2000

Q: What does TDW stand for?

A: tower display workstation

Q: List at least two ways the TDW can be used, here’s one example - Assignment of a NAS beacon code for aircraft requesting VFR flight following, if procedures permits.

A: (1) To identify an aircraft’s location, identification, or spatial relationship to other aircraft

(2) To provide radar traffic advisories

(3) To provide a direction or suggested heading to VFR aircraft as a method of radar identification or as an advisory aid to navigation.

(4) To provide information and instructions to aircraft operating in the airspace for which tower has responsibility

(5) For issuance of observed Conflict Alert (CA) or Low Altitude Alert (LA) warnings to aircraft and for alerting ZOA of observed alerts that are within your display set parameters

(6) Issuance of observed weather or chaff areas as required

Q: What does FDIO stand for?

A: flight data input/ output

Q: On the FDIO, When entering route information, place two dots between ______ fixes and one dot between ________ fixes.

A: like/ dissimilar

Q: On the FDIO, Per agreement with ZOA, “Unless otherwise coordinated, tower will not make route of flight amendments other than to add or remove the _______ SID, _____ SID or the ________ SID, or to add PYE or SGD VOR

A: CHRLY, STS, FREES

Q: What does ATIS stand for?

A: Automatic Terminal Information System

Q: The ATIS broadcast must be monitored for what for items?

A: Acronym is CAPS

completeness, accuracy, pronunciation, speech rate

Q: The ASOS is owned by the National Weather Service (NWS), but outages and malfunctions must be reported to _________

A: POCC

Q: When opening the tower, flip the switch to ATIS by ________ local time. When Closing the tower, flip the switch to ASOS at ________ local time. Use of the PET 2000 is encouraged to check that the ATIS/ASOS is transmitting

A: 07:00/ 20:00

Q: What does ASOS stand for?

A: automated surface observing system

Q: When operational, STS ATCT must monitor and check the ILS status via the _________________ mounted on the console at position #3

A: remote status panel

Q: The Remote Status/Unit Alarm has two of red and two green light indicators, one set (red and green) is for the __________ and the other set for the ___________. The green lights indicate normal operation and the red lights indicate system failure. The aural alarm also indicates system failure or malfunction

A: localizer/ glideslope

Q: When an ILS system outage/malfunction is indicated by a pilot: Check the monitor panel and, if it appears normal, get confirmation of the outage/malfunction from a ________________ before initiating outage actions

A: second aircraft

Q: What does DALR stand for?

A: digital audio legal recorder

Q: DALR: Record the color of any icon that is not either _______ or magenta and the corresponding icon identification. Report DALR alarms to NCT SOC and enter the outage on FAA Form 7230-4, Daily Record of Facility Operation as an “E” entry

A: green

Q: DALR: It is very important that the “SNMPc” Management window be minimized, not _________. If the box is accidentally _________, notify management

A: closed

Q: There are two altimeter setting indicators in the tower. The Surface Weather System (SWS) and the ________

A: ASOS

Q: Between the SWS and ASOS, which is the primary altimeter and which is the backup?

A: primary - SWS, Backup - ASOS

Q: What does RVR stand for?

A: runway visual range

Q: There are 2 console mounted RVR display panels in the tower, one at position #1 and the other at position #3. Both indicators report RVR values for runway _____. There is also a RVR readout on the ACE-IDS

A: 32