Section 4. Application
4-4-1. OPERATIONS
UNDER EXEMPTIONS FROM SECTION 3 OF APPENDIX D TO PART 91 SURFACE AREAS OF
CLASS B AND CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHIN WHICH SPECIAL VFR WEATHER MINIMUMS ARE
NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
Implement LOAs with
operators whose operations are conducted under an exemption to 14 CFR Part
91, Appendix D, Section 3. Letters of Agreement should contain:
a. The
surface area within which exempted operations may be conducted;
b. The
weather minimums required for the operations;
c. That
visual reference to the surface is required;
d. Sufficient
details as to routes, altitudes, communications, reporting points, etc. to
facilitate control of these operations;
e. Code
names, if practical, for use in signifying to the pilot the details of
each arrival and departure procedure; and
f. Any
additional data which the ATC facility believes necessary to accommodate
operations.
NOTE-
14 CFR Part 91, Appendix D, Section 3 lists specific surface area
locations in which FW/SVFR flight is prohibited. However, operators may
petition for exemptions from these prohibitions. An exemption may only be
granted by an FAA Headquarter's office (i.e., Vice Preseident for Terminal
Services, or the Administrator).
4-4-2. USE OF
AIRCRAFT CALL SIGNS
a. Facility
air traffic managers must ensure that LOAs concerning the use of aircraft
call signs by local flight operators conform with the following standards:
1. FCC
Regulations (87.115) are followed.
2. Proposed
call signs are coordinated with and approved by System Safety and
Procedures before assignment to avoid possible duplication or conflict
with air-ground call signs assigned on a national basis to other aircraft
operators.
3. Call
signs are only used for:
(a) Communications
with the local tower.
(b) Local
VFR operations.
4. Call
signs are not used in filing flight plans.
b. A copy of
each LOA covering local aircraft call signs must be forwarded to Terminal
Safety and Operations as soon as practicable after receipt of the approval
letter for said call sign.
4-4-3. RUNWAY
SUPERVISORY UNITS (RSU)
Facility air
traffic managers must ensure that the following items are included in a
LOA with the local military authority when the operation of a military RSU
has been directed by the military commander.
a. Qualification
requirements of personnel operating the RSU.
b. A
continuous monitor of the appropriate tower frequency is maintained.
c. Coordination
with the tower is accomplished prior to changing to an alternate
frequency.
d. The
primary function of the RSU is to monitor arrivals and departures of
designated military aircraft.
e. The RSU must not be used for
ATC service except:
1. In an
emergency situation; or
2. At
undergraduate pilot training/pilot instructor training (UPT/PIT) locations
to UPT/PIT aircraft for preventive control purposes.
f. Radio
silence must be maintained at all times unless actual safety of flight is
involved or as outlined in subpara e above. |
