Chapter 1 — IFR Operations in the National Airspace System
Introduction 1-1
Brief History of the National Airspace System1-2
National Airspace System Plans 1-3
RNAV Plans 1-4
System Safety 1-5
Accident Rates 1-5
Runway Incursion Statistics 1-6
System Capacity 1-6
Takeoffs and Landings 1-6
Air Traffic Control System Command Center 1-6
How the System Components Work Together 1-7
Users 1-8
Airlines 1-8
Corporate and Fractionals 1-9
General Aviation 1-9
Military 1-9
ATC Facilities 1-9
Air Route Traffic Control Center 1-10
Terminal Radar Approach Control 1-10
Control Tower . 1-10
Flight Service Stations 1-10
Flight Plans 1-10
Release Time 1-11
Expect Departure Clearance Time 1-11
Managing Safety and Capacity 1-11
System Design 1-11
Application of Area Navigation 1-11
RNAV IFR Terminal Transition Routes 1-12
Required Navigation Performance 1-13
Global Positioning System 1-15
GPS-Based Helicopter Operations 1-16
Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums 1-16
FAA Radar Systems 1-16
Airport Surveillance Radar 1-16
Air Route Surveillance Radar 1-17
Precision Runway Monitoring 1-17
Equipment and Avionics 1-18
ATC Radar Equipment 1-18
Automated Radar Terminal System 1-18
Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System 1-18
Precision Approach Radar 1-19
Bright Radar Indicator Terminal Equipment 1-19
Radar Coverage 1-19
Communications 1-20
Data Link 1-20
Mode S 1-20
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System 1-20
Traffic Information Service 1-21
Terrain Awareness and Warning System 1-21
Graphical Weather Service 1-21
Avionics and Instrumentation 1-22
Flight Management System 1-22
Electronic Flight Information System 1-22
Navigation Systems 1-22
Surveillance Systems 1-23
Operational Tools 1-24
IFR Slots 1-24
Ground Delay Program 1-24
Flow Control 1-25
Land and Hold Short Operations 1-25
Surface Movement Guidance and
Control System 1-25
Expect Changes in the ATC System 1-26
Disseminating Aeronautical Information 1-26
Publication Criteria 1-26
Aeronautical Charts 1-27
Notice to Airmen 1-30
Navigation Databases 1-32 |
