EO 312.1 Describe aerodrome lighting.
Aerodromes in Canada must be certified when:
- They are located within the built-up area of a city or town.
- They are used by an air carrier as a main operations base or for
scheduled passenger-carrying service.
- The Minister
Wind speed Wind indicator angle:
Wind speed Wind indicator angle
15 kt or above Horizontal
Wind speed Wind indicator angle
10 kt 5 degrees below horizontal
6 kt 30 degrees below horizontal
ARCAL
A system used by pilots to control some or all of the aerodrome lighting, aside from
obstacle lights,
Type J - To operate all aerodrome lighting for duration of
approximately 15 minutes, key microphone 5 times within 5 seconds.
The timing cycle may be restarted at anytime by repeating the keying
sequence.
* Type K - To operate all aerodrome lighting for a duration of
approximately 15 minutes, key microphone 7 times initially. This will
ensure all lights are on maximum intensity. The intensity may be
adjusted up or down to any one of three setting by keying the
microphone 7, 5 or 3 times within 5 seconds for high, medium or low
EO 312.2 Describe the operation and use of
communications facilities and electronic
aids to navigation.
(CPDLC) means
controller-pilot data link communication
Position is commonly given in two or three dimensions:
o Distance
o Bearing
o Altitude
Distance is usually expressed in nautical miles (NM) obtained from:
- KNOW THESE TWO LISTS
o DME (distance measuring equipment)
o Radar fix
o Cross bearing from a second location
Instrument landing system (ILS) is designed to provide an aircraft on final
approach with precise horizontal and vertical guidance to a runway.
The ground equipment comprises:
* A localizer for the horizontal portion
* A glide path for the vertical portion
* A non-directional Beacon (NDB) along the approach path, or a DME fix
along the approach path
Airways based on VOR are called
Victor airways
GPS supports
RNAV
An instrument approach procedure may have up to four separate
segments:
- Initial approach
- Intermediate approach
- Final approach
- Missed approach
What are the different types of ARCALs and what is the difference
between them?
Type J – Click 5 times in 5 seconds to activate aerodrome lighting
Type k click 7 times to activate lighting, then you can control the intensity of the lights by clicking 7, 5 or 3 times
- If a runway is longer than 4000 feet, how many wind indicators are
required and where would they be placed?
2 locted 500 feet from the ends of the runway and 200 feet from the edge of the runway - KNOW
For an aircraft to use an aerodrome for the purposes of landing or
departing at night,
the aerodrome must be illuminated in accordance
to standards, unless it is a police aircraft or it is operating in an
Emergency. - KNOW THIS
Runway threshold/end lights :
Runway edge lights :
Taxiway Lights
Aerodrome Beacon
Obstruction light:
Runway threshold/end lights
Variable intensity red and green light units in the form of wing bars along
the threshold on each side of the runway centreline.
- Red shows in the direction of takeoff.
- Green shows in the direction of approach
Edge lights:Runway edge lights (often referred to as runway lights) are variable
intensity white lights along the full length of the edge of the runway to
indicate the area available for landing and takeoff
Taxiway Lights
Taxiway edge lights are blue in colour and spaced at 200-foot intervals
Aerodrome Beacon
An aerodrome beacon is a white light, visible for 10 NM on a clear night,
provided where the aerodrome is difficult to identify from the air at night.
It helps a pilot to locate an airport in areas where ground lights of a
community may confuse the pilot. - might not be as important
Obstruction light is red
Describe PAPI and VASIS
PAPI (precision approach path indicator)
A visual glide slope indicator (VGSI) consisting of four light units normally situated on the left side of the runway (on both sides of the runway, in the case of the military) in the form of a wing bar and indicating that the aircraft is on slope if
the two units nearest the runway show red and the two units furthest from the
runway show white, too high if all units show white, and too low if all units show red.
Terminav > APAPI
APAPI (abbreviated precision approach path indicator)
A visual glide slope indicator (VGSI) consisting of only two light units normally
situated on the left side of the runway in the form of a wing bar and indicating
that the aircraft is on slope if the unit nearest the runway shows red and the unit
furthest from the runway shows white, too high if both units show white, and too
low if both units show red.
