Flight SWA 1455 Case Study Workbook - Center for Air ...
Flight SWA 1455 Case Study Workbook - Center for Air ... Flight SWA 1455 Case Study Workbook - Center for Air ...
3. Why did the ATC want “two hundred thirty knots or greater, for a while..”At 1805:54, the SCT Woodland controller cleared flight 1455 to descend to andmaintain 5,000 feet and advised the pilots that they were following companytraffic (Southwest Airlines flight 1713) that was at their .one o.clock and twelvemiles [ahead of them] turning onto the final out of forty six hundred.. The firstofficer acknowledged the clearance.At 1807:43, the Woodland controller cleared flight 1455 to descend to andmaintain 3,000 feet. The first officer acknowledged the clearance.At 1808:18, the first officer notified ATC that he had the Southwest traffic in sight.1. What is the pilot’s responsibility when they have the “traffic in sight”?Copyright Lance Sherry 200928
At 1808:19, the Woodland controller issued an altitude restriction bystating, .cross Van Nuys at or above three thousand,[5] cleared visual approachrunway eight..6 The first officer acknowledged the clearance. At 1808:36, as theairplane was descending through about 3,800 feet msl, the captain began turningto the left for the final approach.2. What altitude was the flight instructed to cross Nav Nuys VOR/DME?3. What is the significance of “cleared [for] visual approach”?4. Who is responsible for aircraft separation during a “visual approach”?5. Which method results in the highest throughput (i.e. flights/minute) “visualflight rules” or “instrument flight rules”? How is higher throughputachieved? What are the risks?Copyright Lance Sherry 200929
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3. Why did the ATC want “two hundred thirty knots or greater, <strong>for</strong> a while..”At 1805:54, the SCT Woodland controller cleared flight <strong>1455</strong> to descend to andmaintain 5,000 feet and advised the pilots that they were following companytraffic (Southwest <strong>Air</strong>lines flight 1713) that was at their .one o.clock and twelvemiles [ahead of them] turning onto the final out of <strong>for</strong>ty six hundred.. The firstofficer acknowledged the clearance.At 1807:43, the Woodland controller cleared flight <strong>1455</strong> to descend to andmaintain 3,000 feet. The first officer acknowledged the clearance.At 1808:18, the first officer notified ATC that he had the Southwest traffic in sight.1. What is the pilot’s responsibility when they have the “traffic in sight”?Copyright Lance Sherry 200928