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A VFR tower may, in fact, assign a heading if it is issued by departure and simply relayed by the tower. A local controller may not issue headings but may issue general suggested directions such as " "fly westbound", "fly north", and yes, even "fly straight out". But that is only a general...

VFR towers do not operate in a vacuum as islands unto themselves. They launch aircraft into someone's airspace who will provide radar or non-radar separation services to IFR aircraft and radar services to VFR aircraft who request it. Whether or not the radar service provided to VFR aircraft is...

And.......the .65 instructs controllers to assign headings, if neccessary, for departures as part of the clearance for take-off. We don't work with tracks. We work with headings. The only time track becomes a factor is if I instruct you to join a track, such as a localizer, a route, an...

What I am about to say is not intended to be snarky, or wise ass, or anything belligerent nor is it directed to anyone. But this is such a common problem and such a pet peeve that it needs restating so I do so for dramatic effect because this is not rocket science here..... What part of "Fly...

Suffice it to say that amended routes can occur for just about any reason, flow restrictions, weather, local traffic (within one facility's airspace), preferred routings...anything. For example...take any original filed route....let's say KDFW GARL6 TXK MEM J42 ORW.ORW7 KBOS. For some reason...

Well if I'm vectoring the guy I won't say approved. I'll just issue the instruction. I would only say approved (maybe) for a VFR in the pattern. tex

You're right. We have it on all ends of our runways and I lost my mind for a minute. I was thinking of the ROC surface. Tex

It's as simple as that Tex

That's why all facilities had to review all video maps. Tex

How did you phrase it...exactly! Did you ask for delay vector..."to burn off some fuel" which is very to the point and descriptive. Tex

Of course, controllers will work with any situation as the need arises especially if someone needs help. That goes without saying. AND, we will decipher anything we need to to help anyone we need to. But that's not the point of the question, is it. The point is not whether a request for...

This calculation also includes the assumption that you will cross the departure end of the runway at at least 35 ft. The W, X, Y surfaces determine the resulting climb gradient. But technically, yes. The fence is considered in the W, X, and Y surface intrusion calculation. All permanent...

"request extended downwind" "request vector to a 10 mile final" "request to join final outside of ALPHA" lots of ways. "delay vectors" is not so usual and not so descriptive. Delay for what? Delay before doing what? For how long? You may want it for a delay or to smoke a cigarette, or to...

This is why we never issue a remote clearance without a void time. This has bitten many a controller in the butt. The pilot gets the clearance, goes back to the hangar to get something and departs an hour later. If you depart VFR rather than wait for a release there is no guarantee when you...

Not so fast, kemo sabe! Every mistake is a big deal and every one of us should strive to be super human and not make them. Mistakes are what get people killed! Don't make mistakes and definitely do not downplay mistakes. However....yes we all make them. And when we do we expect a little...

P-factor. Why don't they build planes with props that turn the other direction so P-factor isn't a problem on takeoff? tex

A controller MAY control any aircraft on his frequency and who request services, and in many cases, the aircraft, MUST accept control such as in Class B, A, C, D. 7110.65 5−6−1. APPLICATION Vector aircraft: a. In controlled airspace for separation, safety, noise abatement, operational...

TMU (traffic management unit) restrictions. Could be for anything but certainly due to flow. By the time aircraft are allowed to leave there is such a backlog that arrival routes to destination airports in other parts of the country can easily get backed up. Especially if several aircraft...

That is the Low Altitude/Conflict Alert alarm (in ARTS facilities) and more of a beep in STARS and, I believe, that is configurable in the site adaptation for the system in STARS. It simply means that the computer calculates and anticipates that either you are or will be in close proximity to...

First, it is inarguable that "fly straight out" is non-standard phraseology and is not specified in a thick FAA manual of full of standard phraseology. The requirement to have a pilot fly straight out does not rise to the level of NEEDING to resort to non-standard plain English phraseology to...