fss 201.3/4 - respond to aircraft calls + issue airport advisory

Use the aircraft call sign obtained from one of the following:

The initial call from the pilot, flight plans and flight itineraries, ATS messages, other ATS units

If a call sign includes the aircraft’s registration, use _____ for that aircraft registration, even if the pilot did not use it on initial contact

The phonetic alphabet

What is essential information before providing an advisory?

Aircraft identification, Aircraft Type, ETA, Position, and Intentions

For the purposes of training, what is essential information before providing an advisory?

Aircraft identification, Aircraft Type, Point of Departure/Destination, ETA, Position, and Intentions

Know ______ of each prominent landmark and published geographic reporting point that may be used as a _______ within a reasonable distance of the aerodrome. If appropriate, assist a pilot to determine the location of ______.

The distance and direction, visual fix, a visual fix

The intentions of an aircraft, including ______ are essential to AAS.

Direction of flight

Some FSS sites are equipped with ______ and these often provide at least a bearing.

NARDS or VHF DF

Airport advisory information shall be relayed to aircraft as part of ______.

taking off, transiting or landing

The flight service specialist must determine the runway based on _____.

the criteria set out in MATS

On _____, or in sufficient time _____, provide advisory information to taxiing aircraft or aircraft that report ready for departure.

Initial contact, to be of use

On initial contact or in sufficient time to be of use, issue advisory information to aircraft inbound for landing _______.

Prior to entering or within the MF area

As appropriate, issue the initial advisory information as follows:

1. Aircraft identification

2. Unit identification

3. _______

4. _______

5. _______

6. Traffic information. Include ______

7. Supplementary information

• Runway information

• Wind information

• Altimeter information

• Aircraft and ground traffic

In cases where the 5-minute rule has been broken by pilots, the onus is on the flight service specialist to file ______.

the applicable AOR (Aviation Occurrence Report)

Supplementary information may include:

MANOT, wake turbulence cautionary, aerodrome conditions, weather conditions, and additional advisory information

Information concerning significant obstructions, ____ operations, skyline logging, and other hazards to aircraft operations can be found in ______.

Blasting, the CFS

Issue either aircraft or ground traffic first, as necessary, to account for ______

The prevailing traffic situation

If the aerodrome information normally provided without request is not available, ______.

EX: WIND _____

Inform the pilot, NOT AVAILABLE

Transiting aircraft will be issued pertinent information such as _____.

altimeter and traffic

Most power line strike accidents occur over level terrain in good weather at levels _______

below 300 feet above ground level

Additional information may be observed by you or _______.

reported by a reliable source

Where can information concerning significant obstructions, blasting operations, skyline logging, and other hazards to aircraft operations be found?

The Canadian Flight Supplement

When wind instruments are located on the aerodrome, AAS/RAAS will determine the runway to be used considering primarily the runway most closely aligned into the wind when the wind speed is ________.

5 knots or more

Additional criteria that determines the determined runway are:

• ______ runway (i.e. wind speed less than 5 knots)

• Current traffic patterns

• __________ that prohibit the use of certain runway(s)

• Runway conditions

• Other reasons

Calm wind, noise abatements or other restrictions

The determination of a runway may differ from a ________, but is issued in the interests of aviation safety.

runway actively being used

________ makes the final decision on the acceptability of a runway.

The pilot

A runway becomes active after ____.

an airport advisory has been provided and the pilot confirms use of the runway

A runway ceases to be active when the arriving aircraft ______ or when the departing aircraft _______.

has exited the runway after landing, becomes airborne

Helicopters with wheels may depart or land on a runway due to _______.

weight considerations, high density altitude, or to avoid ground effect turbulence

If you do not have direct reading instruments ____ runway determination.

do not provide

What is the primary factor in determining the runway?

Wind

For runway operations, tailwinds are considered to exist whenever the surface wind exceeds _______ to the runway used by an aircraft.

an angle of 90°

When the wind is less than 5 knots, the determined runway is based primarily on _______.

the direction of flight

March does not have a designated calm wind runway or noise abatement procedures that would restrict runway use. If it did, the procedures would be found in ______.

the Unit Operations Manual (UOM)

If the pilot does not indicate their intentions, then we use the phrase _______.

ADVISE [YOUR] INTENDED RUNWAY

If the pilot of a fixed-wing aircraft intends to take off from or land on a surface other than a runway or another approved area, provide ______ information. The area should be described in ____, or in an agreement between the ATS unit and the aerodrome operator

traffic and obstruction, the CAP, the CFS

Who is responsible for designating areas, including water surfaces, that may be used for taking off and landing?

Transport Canada

Movement of aircraft on the apron is the responsibility of ___.

the pilot, the aircraft operator, or the airport operator