11/3/22
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term “Stage II” has been eliminated in conjunction with
the airspace reclassification, and sequencing services to
locations with local procedures and/or letters of agreement
to provide this service have been included in basic services
to VFR aircraft. These basic services will still be provided
by all terminal radar facilities whether they include
Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E airspace. “Stage III”
services have been replaced with “Class B” and “TRSA”
service where applicable.
2.
Vectoring service may be provided when
requested by the pilot or with pilot concurrence when
suggested by ATC.
3.
Pilots of arriving aircraft should contact
approach control on the publicized frequency and
give their position, altitude, aircraft call sign, type
aircraft, radar beacon code (if transponder equipped),
destination, and request traffic information.
4.
Approach control will issue wind and
runway, except when the pilot states “have numbers”
or this information is contained in the ATIS broadcast
and the pilot states that the current ATIS information
has been received. Traffic information is provided on
a workload permitting basis. Approach control will
specify the time or place at which the pilot is to
contact the tower on local control frequency for
further landing information. Radar service is
automatically terminated and the aircraft need not be
advised of termination when an arriving VFR aircraft
receiving radar services to a tower
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controlled airport
where basic radar service is provided has landed, or
to all other airports, is instructed to change to tower
or advisory frequency. (See FAA Order JO 7110.65,
Air Traffic Control, paragraph 5
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Termination.)
5.
Sequencing for VFR aircraft is available at
certain terminal locations (see locations listed in the
Chart Supplement U.S.). The purpose of the service
is to adjust the flow of arriving VFR and IFR aircraft
into the traffic pattern in a safe and orderly manner
and to provide radar traffic information to departing
VFR aircraft. Pilot participation is urged but is not
mandatory. Traffic information is provided on a
workload permitting basis. Standard radar separation
between VFR or between VFR and IFR aircraft is not
provided.
(a)
Pilots of arriving VFR aircraft should
initiate radio contact on the publicized frequency
with approach control when approximately 25 miles
from the airport at which sequencing services are
being provided. On initial contact by VFR aircraft,
approach control will assume that sequencing service
is requested. After radar contact is established, the
pilot may use pilot navigation to enter the traffic
pattern or, depending on traffic conditions, approach
control may provide the pilot with routings or vectors
necessary for proper sequencing with other partici-
pating VFR and IFR traffic en route to the airport.
When a flight is positioned behind a preceding
aircraft and the pilot reports having that aircraft in
sight, the pilot will be instructed to follow the
preceding aircraft. THE ATC INSTRUCTION TO
FOLLOW THE PRECEDING AIRCRAFT DOES
NOT AUTHORIZE THE PILOT TO COMPLY
WITH ANY ATC CLEARANCE OR INSTRUC-
TION ISSUED TO THE PRECEDING AIRCRAFT.
If other “nonparticipating” or “local” aircraft are in
the traffic pattern, the tower will issue a landing
sequence. If an arriving aircraft does not want radar
service, the pilot should state “NEGATIVE RADAR
SERVICE” or make a similar comment, on initial
contact with approach control.
(b)
Pilots of departing VFR aircraft are
encouraged to request radar traffic information by
notifying ground control, or where applicable,
clearance delivery, on initial contact with their
request and proposed direction of flight.
EXAMPLE
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Xray ground control, November One Eight Six, Cessna One
Seventy Two, ready to taxi, VFR southbound at 2,500, have
information bravo and request radar traffic information.
NOTE
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Following takeoff, the tower will advise when to contact
departure control.
(c)
Pilots of aircraft transiting the area and in
radar contact/communication with approach control
will receive traffic information on a controller
workload permitting basis. Pilots of such aircraft
should give their position, altitude, aircraft call sign,
aircraft type, radar beacon code (if transponder
equipped), destination, and/or route of flight.
b. TRSA Service (Radar Sequencing and
Separation Service for VFR Aircraft in a TRSA).
1.
This service has been implemented at certain
terminal locations. The service is advertised in the
Chart Supplement U.S. The purpose of this service is
to provide separation between all participating VFR
aircraft and all IFR aircraft operating within the
airspace defined as the Terminal Radar Service Area
Services Available to Pilots
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