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When ATC clears you to enter the TAA what are you expected to do?
6. Once cleared to fly the TAA, pilots are expected to obey minimum altitudes depicted within the TAA icons, unless instructed otherwise by air traffic control. In FIG 5-4-8, pilots within the left or right-base areas are expected to maintain a minimum altitude of 6,000 feet until within 17 NM of the associated IAF.
What is the pilot alphabet?
The phonetic alphabet as formally adopted worldwide since 1956: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu. For pilots, the alphabet is just another part of flying.
What is the minimum altitude you can fly anywhere?
500 feet
An altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. In those cases, the aircraft may not be operated closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
When ATC clears a pilot to the initial approach fix this means?
“N123AB, one zero miles from [airport]. Cleared approach.” Per the Pilot/Controller Glossary, “cleared approach” grants “ATC authorization for an aircraft to execute any standard or special instrument approach procedure for that airport.” You have permission to fly any approach you want to that airport.
What is TAA on approach chart?
Terminal Arrival Area (TAA) The TAA provides the pilot and air traffic controller with an efficient method for routing traffic from enroute to terminal structures. TAAs may appear on both current and new format GPS and RNAV IAP charts.
What happens when a pilot is on a circling approach?
Once a pilot is on a circling approach they are responsible for seeing and avoiding obstacles and clouds. Some airports will not allow a circle to land approaches in some circumstances. Always check the notes on the approach chart. Never do circling approaches at night to an unfamiliar airport.
What is ATC traffic in air traffic control?
TRAFFIC —A term used by ATC to refer to one or more aircraft. TRAFFIC IN SIGHT —Used by pilots to inform a controller that previously issued traffic is in sight. UNABLE —Indicates inability to comply with a specific instruction, request, or clearance. VERIFY —Request confirmation of information; e.g., “verify assigned altitude.”
Do pilots have to follow ATC radar vectors?
” At locations where ATC radar service is provided, the pilot should conform to radar vectors when provided by ATC in lieu of the published missed approach procedure Pilots must ensure that they have climbed to a safe altitude prior to proceeding off the published missed approach, especially in nonradar environments.
Why did the FAA increase the radius of a circling approach?
In order to increase the safety of circling approaches, the FAA has increased the circling radius of these approaches. They found the old TERPs didn’t account for true airspeed at higher altitudes, more realistic bank angles, and strong winds. As a result, the radii increase.