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 shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 shall be maintained at all times unless actual safety of flight is
involved or as outlined in subpara e above.
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