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Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control

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Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control

by: NOLAN

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9780534567958
ISBN 10:
0534567959
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/19/1999
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

The only college-level text available on air traffic control, this book describes not only how the air traffic control (ATC) system works, but why it operates the way it does. It presents the history and development of the ATC system, with an emphasis on the logic behind it, instead of simply listing rules and regulations.

Chapter 1 History of Air Traffic Control

(40)

1903-1925: Early Aviation Developments

(1)

Development of Airmail Service

(1)

The Morrow Report

(1)

1925-1935

(7)

Air Commerce Act

(1)

Evolution of Air Traffic Control

(6)

1934-1945

(9)

Establishment of the Bureau of Air Commerce

(2)

En Route Air Traffic Control

(2)

Copeland Committee

(1)

Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938

(1)

1940 Reorganization of the CAA

(1)

The War Years

(1)

Civilian Versus Military Air Traffic Control

(1)

1945-1955

(3)

RTCA Special Committee 31 Report

(1)

Air Traffic Congestion

(2)

1955-1965

(10)

Implementation of Radar

(2)

Budget Cutbacks

(1)

The Question of Airway Safety

(2)

Creation of the Federal Aviation Agency

(2)

The New York City Disaster

(1)

Project Beacon

(2)

Controller Unionization

(2)

1965 to the Present

(9)

Department of Transportation

(1)

Continued Labor Unrest

(2)

Airline Deregulation

(1)

Controllers' Strike of 1981

(2)

ATC Modernization Programs

(1)

Air Traffic Control Equipment

(1)

Staffing Problems

(3)

Chapter 2 Navigation Systems

(89)

Visual Navigation

(4)

Pilotage

(1)

Aeronautical Charts

(4)

Dead Reckoning

(1)

Flight Planning

(1)

Aircraft Instrumentation

(3)

Magnetic Compass

(2)

Heading Indicator

(1)

VFR Navigation

(2)

Instrument Flying

(1)

Electronic Navigation

(12)

Four-Course Radio Range

(1)

Introduction of Marker Beacons

(1)

Nondirectional Beacons

(1)

Automatic Direction Finder

(1)

Compass Locators

(1)

Visual Aural Range

(1)

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

(8)

Minimum Altitudes

(1)

Victor Airways

(1)

Aircraft Positioning Methods

(8)

DME Position Determination

(2)

Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)

(2)

VORTAC

(2)

Area Navigation

(14)

Doppler Radar

(1)

Course-Line Computers

(1)

LORAN

(2)

LORAN-C

(3)

Global Navigation Satellite System

(1)

Global Positioning Satellite

(5)

Inertial Navigation System

(2)

Instrument Approach Procedures

(7)

Segments of an Instrument Approach Procedure

(5)

Approach Navigation Aid Classifications

(21)

Terminal VOR

(1)

Instrument Landing System

(18)

Simplified Directional Facility

114

(1)

Runway and Approach Lighting

115

(15)

Runway Lighting

115

(3)

Approach Lighting Systems

118

(4)

VFR Approach Lighting System

122

(8)

Chapter 3 Air Traffic Control System Structure

130

(37)

Airspace Classification

131

(13)

Airspace Classes

131

(1)

Airspace Review

132

(1)

IFR Flight in Controlled Airspace

132

(10)

VFR Flight in Controlled Airspace

142

(2)

Airspace Classes

144

(23)

Class A Airspace

144

(1)

Class B Airspace

145

(5)

Class C Airspace

150

(3)

Class D Airspace

153

(2)

Class E Airspace

155

(1)

Federal Airways

156

(3)

Airway Dimensions

159

(1)

Class G Airspace

159

(2)

Special Use Airspace

161

(3)

Airport Advisory Areas

164

(1)

Military Training Routes

165

(2)

Chapter 4 Airport Air Traffic Control Communications: Procedures and Phraseology

167

(30)

Radio Communication

168

(13)

Simplex Versus Duplex

168

(2)

Frequency Assignments

170

(1)

Radio Operation

171

(1)

Standard Phraseology for Verbal Communications

172

(9)

ATC Communications Procedures

181

(13)

Clearance

181

(2)

Aircraft Identification

183

(3)

Destination Airport or Intermediate Fix

186

(1)

Departure Instructions

186

(1)

Route of Flight

187

(1)

Altitude Assignment

188

(3)

Required Reports

191

(1)

Holding Instructions

191

(3)

Additional Communications Phraseology

194

(3)

Chapter 5 Air Traffic Control Procedures and Organization

197

(18)

Separation Responsibilities in Controlled Airspace

198

(2)

Air Traffic Control Procedures

200

(4)

Military Use of Civilian Airspace

200

(1)

Air-Defense Identification Zones

201

(2)

Foreign Air Traffic Control Services

203

(1)

Privately Operated ATC Facilities

204

(1)

Delegation of Responsibility

204

(6)

Handoff Procedures

208

(1)

Preferential Routes

209

(1)

Approval Requests and Coordination

209

(1)

Controller Duties in an Air Route Traffic Control Center

210

(1)

Flight Data Controllers

210

(1)

Radar Controllers

211

(1)

Radar Associates/Nonradar Controllers

211

(1)

Air Traffic Control Tower Responsibilities

211

(4)

Ground Control

212

(1)

Local Control

212

(1)

Approach and Departure Control

213

(2)

Chapter 6 Control Tower Procedures

215

(39)

Control Towers

216

(1)

Flight Data Controller Duties

216

(8)

Receiving and Relaying IFR Departure Clearances

217

(3)

Operating the Flight Data Processing Equipment

220

(2)

Relaying Weather and NOTAM Information

222

(2)

Clearance Delivery Controller Duties

224

(1)

Ground Controller Duties

225

(5)

Preventing Runway Incursions

226

(3)

Protecting Critical Areas

229

(1)

Local Controller Duties

230

(15)

Runway Separation

230

(4)

Arriving Aircraft

234

(5)

Land and Hold Short Operations

239

(1)

Spacing Aircraft

240

(1)

Spacing Instructions

241

(3)

Runway Selection

244

(1)

Runway Use Programs

244

(1)

Helicopter Operations

245

(1)

Wake Turbulence

246

(8)

Chapter 7 Nonradar En Route and Terminal Separation

254

(40)

Design of Separation Procedures

255

(3)

Airspace Dimensions

258

(2)

Separation Procedures

260

(34)

Vertical Separation

260

(5)

Lateral Separation

265

(5)

Holding Patterns

270

(6)

Longitudinal Separation

276

(7)

Initial Separation of Aircraft

283

(7)

Visual Separation

290

(4)

Chapter 8 Theory and Fundamentals of Radar Operation

294

(56)

Development of Pulse Radar

296

(9)

Components of Radar Systems

298

(6)

Ground Clutter

304

(1)

Transmitter Frequency

305

(1)

Receiver Conrols

305

(7)

Receiver Gain

306

(1)

Moving Target Indicator

307

(5)

Sensitivity Time Control

312

(1)

Transmitter Controls

312

(1)

Display Controls

313

(3)

Range Select

313

(1)

Range Mark Interval and Intensity

313

(1)

Receiver Gain

314

(1)

Video Map

314

(2)

Sweep Decenter

316

(1)

Types of Air Traffic Control Radar

316

(6)

Precision Approach Radar

316

(4)

Airport Surveillance Radar

320

(1)

Air Route Surveillance Radar

320

(1)

Airport Surface Detection Equipment

320

(2)

Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System

322

(8)

Development of ATCRBS

323

(1)

ATCRBS Display

324

(2)

Secondary Radar System Deficiencies

326

(2)

Computer Processing of ATCRBS

328

(2)

Computerized Radar Systems

330

(20)

Automated Radar Terminal System

331

(1)

ARTS-III

332

(4)

ARTS-IIIA Operational Characteristics

336

(3)

Versions of ARTS-III

339

(1)

ARTS-II

339

(1)

Radar Data Processing

340

(6)

Discrete Address Radar Channel

346

(2)

Center Radar ARTS Presentation

348

(2)

Chapter 9 Radar Separation

350

(33)

Aircraft Identification

351

(4)

Primary Radar Identification

351

(1)

Secondary Surveillance Radar Identification

352

(3)

Transfer of Radar Identification

355

(4)

Handoff Procedures

356

(1)

Point Out Procedures

357

(2)

Basic Radar Separation

359

(8)

Separation Standards

359

(8)

Radar-Assisted Navigation

367

(2)

Radar Arrivals and Approaches

369

(7)

Approach Gate

370

(1)

Arrival Instructions

371

(2)

ASR Approach

373

(3)

Radar Traffic Information

376

(3)

Minimum Safe Altitude Warning

379

(4)

Chapter 10 Operation in the National Airspace System

383

(49)

Overview of an IFR Flight

384

(10)

Filing the Flight Plan

384

(1)

Flight Plan Entry

385

(1)

Flight Strip Printing

386

(3)

Ground Control

389

(1)

Local Control

390

(1)

Departure Control

391

(1)

En Route Procedures

392

(1)

Air Traffic Control System Command Center

392

(1)

En Route Metering

393

(1)

Approach Control

393

(1)

Examples of an IFR Flight

394

(29)

Lafayette to Champaign

394

(10)

Champaign to Indianapolis

404

(13)

Indianapolis to Lafayette

417

(6)

Example of a VFR Flight

423

(9)

Lafayette to Champaign

423

(7)

Overdue Aircraft

430

(2)

Chapter 11 Oceanic and International Air Traffic Control

432

(19)

International Air Traffic Control

433

(1)

Canadian Air Traffic Control

434

(1)

International Airspace

435

(3)

Airport Identifiers

436

(2)

European Air Traffic Control

438

(1)

Atlantic Ocean Air Traffic Control

439

(12)

North Atlantic Separation

440

(2)

Reduced Oceanic Separation

442

(1)

In Trail Climb and InTrail Descent

443

(1)

MNPS Airspace Operations

443

(6)

MNPS Airspace Separation

449

(2)

Chapter 12 The Future of the National Airspace System

451

(27)

Automated Air Traffic Control

452

(3)

Procedural Separation Standards

453

(1)

ATC Modernization

454

(1)

Current ATC Initiatives

455

(2)

Departure Delay Program

455

(1)

En Route Metering Program

456

(1)

En Route Sector Loading Program

456

(1)

Procedural Changes

457

(1)

National Route Program

457

(6)

Communications System Changes

458

(1)

Navigation System Changes

459

(3)

Surveillance Systems

462

(1)

Air Traffic Management

463

(3)

Hardware

463

(2)

Software

465

(1)

The Center TRACON Automation System

466

(3)

Traffic Management Advisor

467

(1)

Descent Advisor

467

(1)

Final Approach Spacing Tool

467

(2)

Expedite Departure Path

469

(1)

Flight 2000

469

(2)

Conflict Probes

471

(3)

User Request Evaluation Tool

471

(2)

Prediction/Resolution Advisory Tool

473

(1)

Free Flight Operational Concept

474

(1)

Implementation Timetable

475

(1)

Other Improvements to the ATC System

475

(3)

Weather and Radar Processor

475

(1)

Integrated Terminal Weather System

476

(1)

Large Consolidated TRACONs

476

(1)

Precision Runway Monitor

477

(1)

Chapter 13 The Federal Aviation Administration

478

(13)

Administrative Structure

479

(5)

FAA Regions

481

(3)

Getting Hired by the FAA

484

(4)

Preemployment Testing

484

(1)

FAA Academy Training

485

(3)

Field Training Program

488

(1)

Salaries

488

(3)

Appendix A IFR Chart Legends

491

(22)

Appendix B Aircraft Models and Performance

513

(10)

Appendix C Three-Letter Identifiers

523

(4)

Glossary

527

(20)

Common Abbreviations

547

(4)

References

551

(2)

Index

553

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