Traffic Pattern Operations
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This document discusses aircraft traffic patterns and runway operations. It explains that aircraft should takeoff and land into the wind for better performance. It describes the different legs of a standard left-hand traffic pattern including upwind, crosswind, downwind, base, and final approach. It also discusses runway numbers and identifiers, runway length measurements, radio communications procedures, and air traffic control light gun signals.
Traffic Pattern Operations
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- 3. WINDSOCK WIND With the depicted wind, which way will we be taking off and landing? Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 4. WINDSOCK WIND Takeoffs and Landings should always occur into the wind. This allows for better performance and increased aircraft controllability. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 5. UPWINDFINAL DOWNWIND BASE CROSSWIND These leg names will be used to help communicate your location during flight training. This pattern is called left traffic, as all turns are made to the left. If the wind direction was reversed, we would flying a right traffic pattern.Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 6. See AFD to that specific airport. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
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- 8. 1. Enter pattern in level flight, abeam the midpoint of the runway, at pattern altitude. (1,000' AGL is recommended pattern altitude unless established otherwise. . .) 2. Maintain pattern altitude until abeam approach end of the landing runway on downwind leg. 3. Complete turn to final at least 1/4 mile from the runway. 4. Continue straight ahead until beyond departure end of runway. 5. If remaining in the traffic pattern, commence turn to crosswind leg beyond the departure end of the runway within 300 feet of pattern altitude. 6. If departing the traffic pattern, continue straight out, or exit with a 45 degree turn (to the left when in a left-hand traffic pattern; to the right when in a right-hand traffic pattern) beyond the departure end of the runway, after reaching pattern altitude.Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 9. Runways are identified by numbers which indicate the nearest 10-degree increment of the azimuth of the runway centerline. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
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- 11. Takeoff Run Available (TORA) – The runway length declared available and suitable for the ground run of an airplane taking off. Takeoff Distance Available (TODA) – The takeoff run available plus the length of any remaining runway or clearway beyond the far end of the takeoff run available. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 12. Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA) – The runway plus stopway length declared available and suitable for the acceleration and deceleration of an airplane aborting a takeoff. Landing Distance Available (LDA) - The runway length declared available and suitable for a landing airplane. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 13. Always announce your intentions when operating on the flight line or on ground in Uncontrolled Airport. For example: “Taxiing” “Taking off” “Landing ” Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 14. Air Traffic Control (ATC) will use a signal lamp to give you instructions and clearance limits. The light gun has a focused bright beam and is capable of emitting three different colors: red, white and green. You have to look closely but they are visible from a surprising distance away. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 15. Flashing Green On The Ground Cleared to taxi Flashing Green In The Air Cleared to approach airport, or return to land. Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 16. Steady Green On The Ground Steady Green In The Air Cleared for Takeoff Cleared to Land Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 17. Steady Red On The Ground Steady Red In The Air Stop Continue to circle, give way to other aircraft Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 18. Flashing Red On The Ground Flashing Red In The Air Immediately taxi clear of runway in use Airport unsafe, do not land Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 19. Alternating Red/Green On The Ground Alternating Red/Green In The Air Exercise extreme caution Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 20. Flashing White On The Ground Return to starting Point Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez
- 21. Correct X-Wind Taxi Technique Created by: Edwin A. Pitty Sanchez