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ATTENTION. ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED WITHIN THIS BRIEF IS TESTABLE. MCAS Cherry Point Course Rules Brief. 121024. Course Rules Brief Requirement. All pilots and NFOs shall receive an MCAS Cherry Point course rules brief prior to conducting flight operations from MCAS Cherry Point.
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ATTENTION ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED WITHIN THIS BRIEF IS TESTABLE
Course Rules Brief Requirement • All pilots and NFOs shall receive an MCAS Cherry Point course rules brief prior to conducting flight operations from MCAS Cherry Point. • Pilots and NFOs assigned to MCAS Cherry Point shall receive an initial course rules brief and annually thereafter when participating in Instrument Ground School.
Points of Contact • Airfield Operations Officer (252) 466-6327 • Air Traffic Control Facility Officer (252) 466-4664
Overview • Airfield Layout • Taxi / Ground Procedures • Departure Procedures • Traffic Patterns • VFR Entry / Exit Routes • SVFR Requirements • Noise Abatement • Planned Ejection • Ordnance Jettison • NORDO Procedures • Fueling / Fuel Dumping • Hot Brakes • Arrival Procedures • Radar Services • Special Use Airspace
14L Airfield Layout 23R E-28 N 34 54.3 W 076 53.4 29’ MSL 8000’ x 200’(15,525’) 75X 05R 32L
Runway Information • Runway 32L / 14R Length / Width 8399 x 200 Magnetic Hdg 325 / 145 TZE Rwy 32L – 17’ • Runway 32R / 14L Length / Width 8984 x 200 Magnetic Hdg 325 / 145 TZE Rwy 14L – 19’ • Runway 32 is the primary calm wind runway • Runway 5L / 23R Length / Width 7553 x 200 Magnetic Hdg 055 / 235 TZE Rwy 23R – 19’ • Runway 5R / 23L Length / Width 8188 x 200 Magnetic Hdg 055 / 235 TZE Rwy 5R – 23’
Arm / De-arm • Located at Echo taxiway • Assume heading of 120-135°
Rotary Wing Ground Traffic Taxiway Usage • November taxiway, preferred use is for outbound taxiing aircraft. • Mike taxiway, preferred use is for inbound taxiing aircraft and fuel pit transitioning. • Hotel taxiway, used for outbound aircraft, inbound aircraft, and pit transitioning. • Golf taxiway, preferred use is for F/W transition to November taxiway. • India taxiway, preferred use is for R/W pit transitioning into pits 4/5 and outbound taxiing aircraft. • Juliet taxiway, preferred use is for R/W transitioning to/from runway 14L landing area and pit transitioning.
Inbound Outbound Rotary Wing Taxi Routes 14L
Ground Procedures • If VFR, flight following is preferred • Clearance required NET 15 min prior to departure • VFR to R5306: Contact Departure Control prior to taxi with mission number for squawk • Do not transit through pits unless cleared
ATIS (UHF 244.875 / VHF 127.475) • Report current ATIS code on initial contact • Advise if ATIS is unreadable
Frequencies • Clearance Delivery 316.125 or 125.95 Request all IFR clearances from Clearance Delivery. If requesting to work in the W-122 area, call CD for a point A/B clearance and advise if VFR or IFR and give delay time in area. Contact CD for: - Tower En-route; if practice approaches involved, give delay time and intentions upon return. DD-175 required if landing at another airport. - OTP, Neuse ATCAA, GCA/TACAN pattern.
Frequencies • Ground Control 239.025 or 128.625 • Tower 340.2 or 121.3 • Base Ops: 305.7or126.2 • Cherry Point METRO: 343.5 • Guard (Emergency) 243.0 or 121.5
Ground Procedures • Ensure your flight is joined and in the appropriate warm-up area prior to calling Tower for departure. Calling while part of your flight is still on your line delays other aircraft waiting for departure. • Make any special departure requests to Tower. Remain on the Tower frequency until clear of the Class D airspace or instructed to change. • Off-duty runways are available for VFR departures.
Departure Procedures • RW 32R and 23L Takeoff Position - Long position: Runway numbers • Short position: Nose wheel on the seam of asphalt and concrete • RW 5L and 14R - Long position: First yellow arrow (displaced threshold) - Short position: Nose wheel on the seam of asphalt and concrete
Departure Procedures • All tactical jet aircraft will depart from the concrete portion of the center-mat with the exception of multiple ship AV8 departures • VFR Departures - Maintain 500’ or less until clear of VFR traffic pattern - Avoid rifle range, Crash Crew, radar site, industrial complex, staff or officer housing
Traffic Patterns • Pattern alt is 1000’, standard left traffic - 32L is right traffic • Overhead - Arrive at the initial at 2100’ - Descend to 1500’ inside initial for break - 1000’ on downwind
Traffic Patterns 6 NM NKT 061/6 Tower calls break Expect approach end 5R midfield 6 NM 6 NM Speed < 250 unless required
Traffic Patterns • VFR Straight in - Notify Approach outside 20 nm - Arrive 5 nm inbound at 1000’ - Report gear at 3 nm • Runway Selection - 32L is instrument/calm wind runway - 5R will not be duty unless >10 kt sustained winds • Delta pattern = 2000’
R/W PATTERN vs. F/W PATTERN • Helicopter tower pattern altitude is 500’. • Helo operations, when duty RWY 14, are at the Tower Supervisors discretion. • Patterns for RWY 23 and RWY 14 are wider to avoid over flying CFR and rifle range. • First choice place for helicopter tower pattern operations is on an off-duty runway. If the crosswind prevents that from happening and they have to be conducted on the duty runway, the following slides show the downwind pattern de-conflicting with fixed wing traffic:
Off-Duty Runway Helicopter Pattern Characteristics • Helicopter will land and depart away from the centermat. • Base shall be turned prior to the 3000 foot remaining board (to keep away from the centermat traffic). • Left or right downwind will be at the discretion of the Tower Supervisor. • Be advised on our off-duty runways and the departing runway our E-28 arresting gear will be in battery.
VFR Entry/Exit Routes 3 VFR Helicopter Arrival / Departure Routes (Beard Creek, Great Lake, Clubfoot Creek) Max Airspeed 150 KIAS Inbound Altitude 500’ MSL Outbound Altitude 700’MSL • 2 way radio communications shall be established prior to entering Class D • Entry should be made via Local VFR entry/exit routes unless otherwise coordinated with ATC
VFR Entry/Exit Routes • Beard Creek Route Outbound: To Golf Course (NKT 354/2.5) Then to Beard Creek (NKT 012/6.2)* Inbound: Report Beard Creek Inbound for instructions into CDSA and traffic pattern *Report Clear of Delta Surface Area (CDSA)
VFR Entry/Exit Routes • Great Lake Route Outbound: To Slocum Creek Bridge (NKT 280/2.1) Then to Great Lake (NKT 273/7.0)* Inbound: The Inbound is the Opposite *Report Clear of Delta Surface Area (CDSA)
VFR Entry/Exit Routes • Clubfoot Creek Route Outbound: To Hancock Island (NKT 085/1.8) Then to Clubfoot Creek (NKT 098/5.2)* Inbound: The Inbound is the Opposite *Report Clear of Delta Surface Area (CDSA)
SVFR Requirements • SVFR operations are authorized for fixed wing aircraft. • SVFR operations are authorized for rotary wing aircraft. • Minimum ceiling /visibility authorized for SVFR operations is 500/1 NM and aircraft must be able to remain clear of clouds within the Class D surface area.
SVFR Requirements • SVFR Clearance from ATC required • All 3 VFR Helicopter routes are authorized for SVFR flight: • Beard Creek • Great Lake • Clubfoot Creek • Pilot shall initiate request for SVFR flight and pilots shall report both reporting points either inbound or outbound. • During SVFR only 1 aircraft is authorized within the CDSA.
Noise Abatement • Overheads, T&G’s, and low approaches 0700-2300L • High Powers - 0700-2200L Mon-Sat - 1300-2200L Sun - Do not exceed 80% in the line/warmup areas *High powers not authorized on RWY 5L or 14R except for departing aircraft
Noise Abatement • Noise Sensitive Areas (<pattern alt) - MCAS industrial complex - Densely populated areas - Crash Crew - Rifle Range - Havelock - Minnesott Beach - Cedar Island Ferry Terminal & ferry