ATC COURSE RULES Organization Class “C” Airspace Arrival Procedures IFR / VFR Taxi Routes and Procedures Departure Procedures IFR / VFR Helo Ops – Preventive Control

NASP Air Traffic Control

Requirements Details Area of Responsibility Class “C” Airspace Requirements Details Area of Responsibility

Requirements for Class “C” Airspace Working Transponder With Altitude Reporting Capabilities Two-Way Comms

Class “C” Airspace EXTENDS TO 10 MILES N.E. OF NORTH WHITING EXCLUDING EGLIN RANGE AIRSPACE

Area of Responsibility - AOR 1 NM Arc 700’-3000’ 4NM RADIUS SFC-3000

Contacting Sherman Tower Aircraft shall switch to Sherman Tower prior to: The Final Approach Fix on a instrument approach VFR reporting point for course rules If past either point contact Approach and advise switching to Sherman Tower

ATIS Frequency 266.8/124.35 Call Approach with current ATIS code Arresting gear status will be broadcast on the ATIS Simultaneous same direction ops

Arresting Gear Configurations Runway 7/25 – 7R/25L short field arresting gear de-rigged, long field rigged No arresting gear rigged 7L/25R Off-Duty runway, both arresting gear rigged Runway 1/19 – No arresting gear on active Both gear rigged on 7R/25L

Parallel Runway Ops Runways are ONLY 500’ apart edge to edge Butterfly patterns are common practice 7R - right traffic / 7L - left traffic 25L - left traffic / 25R - right traffic Any instructor/student pilot self-initiated wave off must over-fly assigned runway and maintain assigned altitude

Tower General Procedures 2000’ restriction on Course Rules until 3DME, Instrument traffic is at 1500’ Always acknowledge runway assignment When operating in VFR traffic pattern, advise Tower prior to last approach for coordination purposes High Key altitude 3000’, Low Key 1500’ Wake Turbulence – Must state “Waive” Option is not the same as Missed Approach

Overhead Maneuver “Right/Left Break Approved” Standard Right Break(7R) and Left Break(25L), line up over Taxiway Alpha when inbound. Left Break (7L) and Right Break (25R) line up north of the Runways. Runway (1) Right Break, Runway (19) Left Break, line up over Taxiway Bravo. “At the Numbers, Break Right/Left” Break is expected to occur AT the approach end numbers “Follow (Acft) on Downwind” Is used in lieu of “Right break approved” or “Break Right” Pilot is expected to break when, in his/her judgment, separation with interval will be maintained

COURSE RULES RUNWAY 1 LEVEL BREAK 800’ PATTERN 3 MI DESCEND TO 1300’ POINT LONG NPA 180/06 2000’

COURSE RULE RUNWAY 25 LEVEL BREAK 800’ PATTERN 3 MI DESCEND TO 1300’ PICKENS GATE NPA 104/07 2000’

COURSE RULES RUNWAY 19 LEVEL BREAK 800’ PATTERN 3 MI DESCEND TO 1300’ OLF BRONSON NPA 288/05 2000’

COURSE RULES RUNWAY 7 LEVEL BREAK 800’ PATTERN 3 MI DESCEND TO 1300’ POINT GOLF NPA 254/07 2000’ POINT X-RAY NPA 236/06 2000’

IFR / VFR Procedures ILS/GPS Approaches Are Monitored On SFA’ S: Pilot’s Request At Night During IMC Conditions 500’ MINIMUM VERTICAL SEPARATION IS PROVIDED BETWEEN IFR ARRIVALS AND COURSE RULES APPROACH AIRCRAFT

GCA Pattern 8 Downwind - 200KIAS Final 150KIAS until 8 DME (T-6) or Final Approach Fix, then final approach speed Base/Dogleg 180KIAS  (T-45 will extend on downwind and will maintain 200KIAS) 8 If returning to the field for a straight-in GCA: 200KIAS until 15 DME, then 180KIAS until 8 DME Downwind - 200KIAS

GCA Pattern Speed Downwind - 200KIAS Base - 180KIAS (T-45 will extend on downwind and will maintain 200KIAS) Final - 150KIAS until 8 DME (T-6) or Final Approach Fix If returning for a straight-in GCA: 200KIAS until 15 DME, then 180 until 8 DME For Arcing approaches: High altitude approach: 250KIAS until intercepting one of the conditions above Low altitude approach: 200KIAS until intercepting one of the conditions above

GCA Climbout Runway Heading Maintain 800’ At 2 DME Climb And Maintain 1500’ And Fly The Appropriate Heading RWY 1 TURN LEFT HEADING 240 RWY 7 TURN RIGHT HEADING 180 RWY 25 TURN LEFT HEADING 180 RWY 19 TURN RIGHT HEADING 210

Additional Climbouts When RTB to Whiting you may receive IFR/VFR climbouts to NW If IFR - heading 285 maintain 1500’ If VFR - heading 285 maintain VFR at or below 1500’ Departure freq. – 270.8/120.65

Reduced Runway Separation (RRS) Daytime, VFR, Good or better Braking Action Distances measured from landing threshold USAF a/c do not participate in RRS

RRS Performance Categories (High to Low) T-45, T-6 C-12 T-44

PARKING T-Line Base Ops Helipads A6 3 B2 B3 1 2 D C

Departure Procedures - VFR RWY 1 TURN LEFT HEADING 285 RWY 7 TURN LEFT HEADING 285 RWY 25 TURN RIGHT HEADING 285 RWY 19 TURN RIGHT HEADING 225

Departure Procedures - IFR 1 DME past the TACAN TR/TL heading (appropriate for Rwy), climb and maintain 3000, expect (RAL) 10 minutes after departure RWY 1 FLY RUNWAY HEADING RWY 7 TURN RIGHT HEADING 150 RWY 25 TURN LEFT HEADING 220 RWY 19 TURN LEFT HEADING 160

Tower Aircraft are expected to exit the runway as soon as practicable. USAF T-6’s clean up on downwind Wave-Off Lights – Provide visual mandatory wave off instruction. Located on all runways at 900’, 1700’, and 2500’ from threshold. The clusters are 25 ft. outboard from the runway.

NASP Deer Depredation Program and BASH Bird/Animal Aircraft Strike Hazard Three Levels of Intensity Low Moderate Severe Broadcast on ATIS Levels established by Operations Duty Officer

Entry into the Tower Surface Area is at or below 300’ unless pilot specifically requests another altitude FT Pickens Fort Picken’s Gate Fuel Pier Gulf of Mexico Bayou Grande Pleasant Grove Johnson Beach Big Lagoon Ferguson Field VFR Helo Departures & Arrivals 300ft and below Point Long

Preventive Control Entry as specified below unless Tower specifies otherwise East – Fort Pickens east along the coast West – Johnson Beach west along the coast North – Southbound remain north of parallel runways and extended arrival/departure centerlines until instructed to cross by Tower Exit – is reverse of above Tower VFR fixed wing pattern to all runways is 800 feet, so it is imperative that you remain at or below 300 feet

Preventive Control cont’d Entry and exit at or below 300’ Can be to any runway as assigned by the Tower “Right/Left Preventive control approved Runway ____”. Or “Right/Left Preventive control approved with ____, Runway ____.” It’s up to you to decide how to manage this with traffic assigned. You must get approval to do auto’s in the preventive control pattern, specify the altitude requesting Exiting let us know the number of operations and departure request (Hospital route…)

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