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Name all Ground Control's duties and responsibilities (5). |
1. Provide ATC service to aircraft within GC jurisdiction 2&3. Check flight strips for accuracy; Ensure aircraft have current ATIS 4. Assist tower team 5. Handle emergencies |
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Which runways have RVR information available? |
RY1/RY19 |
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Which taxiway has a weight restriction? |
Taxiway D, east of RY 1/19, has a weight restriction of less than 12,500 lbs. |
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What is GC frequency? |
121.7 |
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Name GC area of jurisdiction. |
CG has control of all movement areas except for runways. |
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Where are the ILS critical areas? |
At the approach ends of RY 1/19. |
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What is the weather criteria for protecting the ILS critical area? |
When ceiling is less than 800 ft or visibility is less than 2 miles. |
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Which taxiway a has hold short lines for the ILS critical area? |
Taxiway Q |
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The ILS critical area must be protected prior to an inbound aircraft reaching inside of what? |
The FAF |
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What is the FAF for RY 19? |
HAUKY |
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What is the FAF for RY 1? |
FLEIG |
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Where is the POFZ located? |
At the approach end of RY 1 |
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What is the weather criteria for protecting the POFZ? |
When ceiling is less than 300 ft or visibility is less than 3/4 SM |
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Where should aircraft hold short of to protect the POFZ? |
Hold short of the south runup |
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What is unique about the south runup in regards to protecting for the POFZ? |
The south runup does not have any hold short markings or signage. |
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The POFZ must be protected prior to an inbound aircraft reaching inside of what? |
within 2 miles |
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What is the phraseology for the ILS critical area? |
There is none |
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What is the phraseology for the POFZ? |
"IN THE EVENT OF A MISSED APPROACH (TRAFFIC) TAXIING AIRCRAFT/VEHICLE LEFT/RIGHT OF RUNWAY" |
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Which box is marked for intersection departures? |
Box 13, in red |
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Which box is marked for other than primary runway departures? |
2a, in red |
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When an aircraft is requesting a departure from a runway other than primary GC must coordinate with who? |
GC must verbally tell LC of aircraft and runway |
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When an aircraft is requesting a departure from a runway other than primary and they will encounter a delay what must GC do? |
GC must advise aircraft of any expected delay |
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GC verbiage for aircraft who enter the holding pad for run-ups or delays. |
"remain in the run-up and contact tower when ready" |
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When an aircraft is holding in the runup GC must coordinate with who? |
LC and state the aircraft and that they are holding in the runup |
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Where can maintenance runups be done? |
South run-up |
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Which runup pads are noise sensitive? |
North and east run ups, they are only available for pre departure runups |
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Where is the ground runup enclosure? |
by Integra and available if requested |
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When are quiet hours? |
2200-0600 local |
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If aircraft is unaware of the quiet hour procedures who can they contact for more information? |
Airport Operations |
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Name all Local Control's duties and responsibilities (10). |
1. Provide ATC service within LC area of jurisdiction 2. Assist Tower Team 3. Ensure all strip marking is complete and accurate 4. Monitor auto acquisition of departures. Report any occurrences of departures not acquiring. 5. Take tower visibility 6. Solicit braking action 7. Pass along first braking action report of good to medium for dissemination 8. Operate airport lighting 9. Maintain traffic count 10. Handle airport emergencies |
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Which runways have RVR sensors? |
1/19 |
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Which runways have ILS? |
1/19 |
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What is LC frequency? |
119.5/257.8 |
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What is LC area of jurisdiction? |
Within the Albany Class C below 2,000 ft MSL, helicopter service, and responsible for all runways |
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When must LC notify AR about traffic pattern traffic? |
When large, heavy or any traffic above 1,500 ft. MSL are operating in the traffic pattern |
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Before giving control instructions to a departure you should... |
verify the position of the departure either visually or through pilot report prior to issuing control instruction |
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What kind of release authority does LC have with primary and secondary runways? |
Primary runway: silent Any other runway: request release |
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T/F: All IFR aircraft must be assigned the SID departure from albany? |
True |
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What is the standard departure instruction for VFR departures? |
Runway heading, maintain VFR at or below 3,000 |
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When east/west split: RY 1 east departure heading? |
040 |
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When east/west split: RY 1 west departure heading? |
Runway heading |
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When east/west split: RY 19 east departure heading? |
160 |
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When east/west split: RY 19 west departure heading? |
Runway heading |
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If you issue a heading to a departure, which flight strip box is filled? |
Box 8, in red |
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If aircraft are assigned a heading they must be.... |
assigned the heading nearest the flight plan route or on course heading |
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Departure turn corridor: RY 1, east bound heading? |
Right 040 |
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Departure turn corridor: RY 1, west bound heading? |
Left 340 |
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Departure turn corridor: RY 19, west bound heading? |
Right 220 |
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Departure turn corridor: RY 19, east bound heading? |
Left 160 |
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Departure turn corridor: RY 28, north bound heading? |
Right 310 |
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Departure turn corridor: RY 28, south bound heading? |
Left 250 |
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Who has landing sequence authority for the runways? |
LC |
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Who is responsible for sequencing pattern traffic with arrival traffic? |
LC |
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Who is responsible for approach sequencing authority runways? |
AR |
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When you have a large/heavy operating in the tower pattern when do you have to verbally coordinate with AR for a sequence? |
When two or more TRACON arrivals are within 15 miles of ALB. LC must coordinate with AR for sequence prior to the pattern traffic reaching midfield downwind. |
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Who does LC have to make flight progress strips for? |
1. For tower traffic pattern and for punch-outs 2. For missed approaches/go-arounds |
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When does LC assume control of aircraft? |
At the final approach fix or 5 miles, whichever is closer |
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What are the VFR helicopter departure procedures for releases? |
1. Signatory helicopters: LC has silent releases for helos on LOA routes, punch-outs, or on headings within the departure turn corridor
2. Non-Signatory helicopters: LC has silent releases for helos on headings within the departure corridor |
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Who is responsible for sequencing and separation of VFR helicopter arrivals? |
LC is responsible for sequencing and separation of VFR helos with other arrivals and departures. |
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Are SVFR operations a silent release? |
No, you must request a release with radar |
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LUAW procedures: what are the rules pertaining to LUAW? |
1. Inform the aircraft of the closest traffic within 6 flying miles to the same runway. 2. Do not issue a landing clearance to a runway when an aircraft is in LUAW 3. Do not authorize LUAW aircraft onto a runway that you have already cleared another aircraft to use 4. Do not authorize simultaneous LUAW 5. LUAW only authorized from intersection during day 6. You must be able to see LUAW departure point 7. Intersecting runway LUAW not authorized, only one at a time on runway |
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LUAW procedures: what are the position staffing requirements to do LUAW? |
1. LC must not be combined with any other position 2. FLM/CIC should not be combined with any other position |
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What are the VFR and IFR missed approach/go-around procedures? |
IFR: Runway heading, climb maintain 3,000. Then handed off to radar. VFR: Will be kept in tower pattern, traffic permitting, if unable because of traffic, resequencing etc. then Runway heading, maintain vfr at or below 3,000. Then handed off to radar. |
