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Enabling Learning Objective F

Action: Given a situation involving twoway radio failure, the student will identify the appropriate pilot actions.

Lost Commo Procedures

During two-way radio communications failure, when confronted with a situation not covered in the regulation, pilots are expected to exercise good judgement in whatever action they elect to take.
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Lost Commo Procedures

Check Radios Try another radio Try another frequency Have Co-pilot try to contact ATC Go back to last frequency Attempt contact on emergency frequency Place transponder to 7600 Turn volume up on Navigation receivers.

Encountering VMC conditions During VMC flight conditions

Lost Commo Procedures

Maintain VMC
Land as soon as practicable

Notify ATC

Lost Commo Procedures

Route Selection

During IMC flight conditions As assigned Expected Filed Vectors

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Lost Commo Procedures

Route: As assigned
Proceed as directed in the last ATC clearance received

Lost Commo Procedures

Route: Radar Vector Proceed by a direct route from the point of radio failure to the fix, route or airway specified in the vector clearance
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Lost Commo Procedures

Route: (None Assigned) Proceed by the route ATC has advised may be expected in a further clearance OR: In the absence of an assigned route or a route that ATC has advised may be expected in a further clearance, proceed by the route filed in the flight plan.
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Lost Commo Procedures Altitudes

In IMC flight conditions, the altitude maintained shall be the HIGHEST of

Last Assigned Minimum IFR altitude for the route segment being flown Expected

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Lost Commo Altitudes

Army 12345 Climb and maintain 4000 expect 6000 at Bravo.
Fly at the Highest of the Following for the Route Segment: A. The Altitude Assigned in the Last ATC Clearance Received B. The Minimum Altitude For IFR Operation (e.g. MEA MOCA) C. The Altitude ATC has Advised may be expected in a further clearance 7000 6000 MCA 7000
3000 7000

6000 4000

6000

MCA 7000
5000 3000 *2500

3000 *2500

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Lost Commo Altitudes

Fly at the Highest of the Following for the Route Segment: A. The altitude assigned in the last ATC clearance received B. The minimum altitude For IFR operation (e.g. MEA MOCA) C. The Altitude ATC has advised may be expected in a further clearance

Army 12345 climb and maintain 4000. Expect 2500 at Echo.

7000 5000 4000 4000 MCA 7000
3000 3000 7000

4000 MCA 7000

5000 3000 *2500

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PRINCE 112.1 PNC GRUMP

SNOW WHITE 111.6 SNW

MCA 6000

MCA 6000

SLEPY SNEZY DOPEY

DISNEY 109.2 DSY

6000
4000 3000 3000 4000 5000

COMMO LOST

Army 12345 climb and maintain 3000. Expect 4000 at Slepy.

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PRINCE 112.1 PNC GRUMP

SNOW WHITE 111.6 SNW

MCA 6000

MCA 6000

SLEPY SNEZY DOPEY

DISNEY 109.2 DSY

6000

6000

6000

6000

6000

6000

6000

COMMO LOST

Army 12345 climb and maintain 6000. Expect 4000 at Slepy.

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PRINCE 112.1 PNC GRUMP

SNOW WHITE 111.6 SNW

MCA 6000
DOPEY

SLEPY SNEZY

DISNEY 109.2 DSY

6000 3800 2000 3000 4000 5000

COMMO LOST

Army 12345 climb and maintain 2000. Expect 3000 at Grump.

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Clearance If ATC clears a subsequent Army Amended Clearance 12345 to altitude clearance does the Montgomery Army not12345 include the expect Airport climb and as 4000, filed. issued previously, On departure maintain 3000. the expected climb and altitude clearance maintain 2000. is considered Expect 4000 at cancelled. Banbi.

MONTGOME RY 112.1 MGM EUFAULA 109.2 EUF

SHADY

BANBI CLIOS

CAIRNS 111.2 OZR

WIREGRAS S 111.6 RRS

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QUESTIONS ?
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Lost Commo Procedures

Clearance Limit: When the clearance limit is a fix from which an approach begins: Commence descent and approach as close as possible to the EFC if one has been received. If an EFC has not been received commence descent and approach as close as possible to the ETA as calculated from the filed or amended ETA. 19

CLEARANCE LIMIT -

A fix from which an approach begins (IAF)

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CLEARANCE LIMIT Wiregrass VORTAC

EFC time 16:15

Arrival time - 16:06 Destination - Cairns

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CLEARANCE LIMIT - Cairns VOR

Destination -Cairns EFC time 16:15 Arrival time - 16:18

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CLEARANCE LIMIT

- Cairns VOR
Destination - Cairns EFC time None

Arrival time - 16:10 ETA 16:20

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Lost Communications Procedures

Clearance Limit When the clearance limit is not a fix from which the approach begins: Leave the clearance limit at the EFC time if one has been received.

If an EFC has not been received, proceed to a fix from which the approach begins and commence descent and approach as close as possible to the ETA as calculated from the filed flight plan or as amended with ATC.

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Clearance limit - Shady Intersection EFC time - 20:45 Arrival time - 20:37

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Clearance limit - Shady Intersection EFC time - 20:45 Arrival time - 20:46

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Clearance limit - Shady Intersection EFC time - None received Arrival time - 20:40

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Original clearance limit Montgomery Airport Last ATC instructions prior to commo loss: Army 12345 cleared to Shady. Hold Southeast of Shady on Victor 7 Expect further clearance at 20:50. Arrival time - 20:40
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Clearance limit Montgomery Airport

Last ATC instructions prior to commo loss: Army 12345 expect to hold at Shady.
Arrival time - 20:40
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If the clearance limit is a fix from which an approach begins AND holding is necessary, hold as follows:

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Lost Communications Procedures

Terminal Holding fix: If arriving at the approach fix before the ETA hold until the ETA as calculated from the filed flight plan or amended with ATC: Arrival Holding Pattern Holding Pattern in lieu of Procedure Turn On the final approach course on the Procedure Turn side On the arrival course
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Arrival Holding Pattern

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Holding Pattern in Lieu of Procedure Turn

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Holding
on the Final

Approach
Course Procedure

Turn Side

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If more than one approach fix is available, the pilot may choose the one most appropriate for the situation, as ATC protects airspace at all of them.
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QUESTIONS ?
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At Destination MAP Runway or Runway Environment NOT in sight

Uh-Oh!
(This is definitely NOT your day!)
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Alternate Routing and ETE

Begin at the Missed Approach Point
To the missed approach holding point One holding pattern (for fuel planning) Then by the most direct reasonable routing to the IAF at the alternate PLUS the approach at the alternate.

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Routing to the Alternate Destination Eufaula

Alternate - Dothan

Fly to alternate using the MEA appropriate for the route segment being flown.
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Routing to the Alternate

Destination Andalusia
Alternate - Cairns

No reasonably direct airway routing available

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If no transmissions are heard in the time specified by the controller: 1. Attempt contact on alternate frequency. 2. If unable, maintain VMC - or -

Lost Commo during Radar Approach

3. Execute the lost commo procedures as previously directed by ATC. 4. If no altitude was specified, climb to MSA or ESA. 43

Lost Communications Procedures

Altimeter Settings: If able obtain the destination altimeter setting from ATIS. If not able to obtain the destination altimeter setting use the minimum altimeter setting forecasted for the destination from the DD Form 175-1.
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Special Military Procedures

Aircraft on a flight in which a delay enroute is planned will commence descent at the destination at the estimated time of arrival derived from the estimated time enroute plus any delay for which an ATC clearance has been received.
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QUESTIONS ?
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Consider an Alternate Career and talk on a CB radio without all those silly rules!!!
Every day is a new gear-jamming, double clutching,air horn blasting, pedal to the metal adventure!

No initial contact. No position reports. No compulsory reporting points. No worries about those pesky mandatory altitudes, and Smokeys the only radar you need to sweat!!!

DIAL 1-800-BIG-TRUK

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