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Chapter 8 - APRON ARR Operation

Containing Description, Operational Procedures and Submenus of the scope called AA+AD............

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TABLE OF CONTENT

  1. General Overview
  2. Procedures
  3. Coordination

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1. General Overview

Used by: EKCH_A_GND

Similar scopes: AA+AD (used for combination of Apron DEP and Apron ARR).

1.1 General Design

Scope Design

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1.2 Header menus

Following menus are available at top of each header in CLR DEL Scope.

  • NEW: Allows CLR DEL to create an FPL to an online aircraft not yet having an FPL
  • PLANNED: Opens the Planned Departures Menu
  • MEMAID: Opens the Memory Aid menu
  • ARR: Opens Planned Arrival Dialogue
  • TW/TE/GW/GE: Changes default next controller for strip in question.

2. Procedures

2.1 Planned Departures

ATC Clearance can be assigned by APRON DEP as required, using procedure as outlined in CLR DEL Chapter.

 

2.2 Assigning Arrival Taxi instruction

Unless otherwise coordinated an aircraft is transferred as per LAI, and visible in the TWY ARR bay. By provision of HS instructions, aircraft is eventually instructed to a stand.

There is no place to mark the clearance limit of a stand.

 

Once an aircraft is entering the stand, the strip is moved from TWY ARR, into the STAND bay, where the aircrafts SI field turns orange, and has its flight plan closed.

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It is imperative that aircraft are moved to the STAND bay as soon as possible, to avoid unnecessary strip buildup in the TWY ARR bay

APRON ARR has a 3 minute window to recall the strip, if it was inadventantly placed in the STAND bay. After 3 minutes has expired (or aircraft has logged off), the strip is automatically removed from existence.

 

2.3 Selecting a New Stand

If the assigned stand has become occupied, the stand field produce a warning by turning to a dark orange color.

image.pngprompting selection of a new stand, the STAND field of the strip is selected to open the stand assignment menu.

 

The AUTO ASSIGN is marked by defauly, and clicking either that icon or the ASSIGN will automatically assign a new stand.

If required a manual stand can be assigned, by navigating the menu.

  • A stand carrying a red indication is considered blocked and CANNOT be assigned
  • A stand carrying a Yellow indication is considered assigned to an inbound on intermediate approach and SHOULD not be assigned, unless pilot can promise immediate disconnect, and no respawning on said stand.

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In the left corner is a graphic indicating which stands are occupied where over a +/- 2 hour period.

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3. COORDINATION

3.1 Coordination between APRON DEP & APRON ARR

Coordination between the two aprons can be achieved primarily by use of MEM AIDs

  • CROSSING BEHIND ->
  • CROSSING AHEAD <-

This can be used to alert a follow controller of an aircrafts relative position to the strips in that controllers queue. Achieve this by:

  1. Click to Select strip in question.
  2. Click MEMAID
  3. Select the CROSSING BEHIND or CROSSING AHEAD.
  4. Place the strip so the arrow point to the aircraft it crosses behind or ahead of
    • Meaning place it below an aircraft if it crosses ahead.
    • Meaning place it above an aircraft it crosses behind.
  5. Clicking the hourglass on the right of the strip, will acknowledge the request by the other controller.


3.2 Coordination between APRON ARR& GW

Coordination between APRON ARR & GW can be achieved either by MEM AIDs, or by use of the RTI (Request Tacitical Instruction) feature of flightstrips.

A MEM AID can be used similarly, as described above when coordiating between APRON ARR & GW

Refer to Chapter 3 on Common Features for usage of the RTI Function of FlightStrips.

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