JO-2 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL Effective July 2009 JO-2 Airfield Operations Manual National Aeronautics and Space Administration Moffett Field, California 94035-1000 Code JO Flight Operations Aviation Management Office Once this document has been printed it will be considered an uncontrolled document. JO-2 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL Effective July 2009 MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, CA NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER CODE JO FLIGHT OPERATIONS AVIATION MANAGEMENT OFFICE Submitted: Roy Williams Chief, Aviation Management Office Code JO Approved: Deborah L. Feng Director, Center Operations Code J Once this document has been printed it will be considered an uncontrolled document. Page 2 of 68 JO-2 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL Effective July 2009 Record of Revisions Change Number Entered By Date Entered 2/00 TJ 02/03/00 5/00 TJ 05/10/00 8/00 TJ & CC 08/24/00 11/00 GT & TJ 11/20/00 12/00 PS & TJ 12/01/00 1/01 RS & GT 1/22/01 2/02 CS & TJ 2/28/01 2/03 DB & PS & TJ 2/12/03 2/05 PS & TJ 2/22/05 06/07 Janet Beegle 06/20/07 06/08 Janet Beegle 6/11/08 06/09 Janet Beegle 6/30/09 Once this document has been printed it will be considered an uncontrolled document. Page 3 of 68 JO-2 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL Effective July 2009 Table of Contents Page PREFACE 7 CHAPTER 1 8 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 8 1.1 MISSION ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 DIRECTIVES ................................................................................................................................ 9 1.4 HOURS OF OPERATION ............................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 2 11 2. FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 AIRFIELD DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 11 2.2 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS ............................................................................................................. 13 2.3 RADIO FREQUENCIES .............................................................................................................. 14 2.4 HANGAR AND SERVICE FACILITIES ...................................................................................... 14 2.5 ANNUAL WEATHER DATA ..................................................................................................... 16 2.6 WEATHER REPORTING/ASOS ................................................................................................ 16 2.7 WAIVERS .................................................................................................................................. 16 CHAPTER 3 17 3. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ............................................................................................................. 17 3.1 ATC GENERAL ......................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 AIRSPACE ................................................................................................................................. 17 3.3 INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURES ............................................................................ 19 3.4 INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 19 3.5 MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES ........................................................................................ 19 3.6 OVERHEAD APPROACHES ...................................................................................................... 20 3.7 SPECIAL VFR OPERATIONS .................................................................................................... 21 3.8 LOST COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES ................................................................................ 21 3.9 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES .................................................................................................... 22 3.10 HUNG ORDINANCE, HOT ARMAMENT, OR MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM PROCEDURES . 25 3.11 HOT BRAKES ............................................................................................................................ 26 3.12 AIRCRAFT ABANDONMENT/ EXTERNAL STORES JETTISON .............................................. 26 3.13 SUSPECT NAVAID PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................... 26 3.14 EMERGENCY LOCATOR RESPONSE ....................................................................................... 26 3.15 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS BOARD (AOB) ................................................................................. 27 Once this document has been printed it will be considered an uncontrolled document. Page 4 of 68 JO-2 AIRFIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL Effective July 2009 3.16 RUNWAY SELECTION .............................................................................................................. 28 3.17 TOWER WIND LIMITATIONS/EVACUATION PROCEDURES ................................................. 28 CHAPTER 4 29 4. AIRCRAFT SECURITY PROCEDURES ..................................................................................... 29 4.1 GENERAL SECURITY PROCEDURES ...................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER 5 30 5. COURSE RULES ............................................................................................................................. 30 5.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................. 30 5.2 CRASH RESCUE MANUAL REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................... 31 5.3 ACCIDENT/INCIDENT RESPONSE ........................................................................................... 32 5.4 AIRFIELD UTILIZATION .......................................................................................................... 33 5.5 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC .............................................................................................................. 34 5.6 HANGAR DOORS ...................................................................................................................... 38 5.7 SMOKING .................................................................................................................................. 38 5.8 HATS/COVERS .......................................................................................................................... 38 5.9 CONSTRUCTION AREAS .......................................................................................................... 38 5.10 N211 RAMP OPERATIONS ....................................................................................................... 38 5.11 NOISE ABATEMENT ................................................................................................................. 39 5.12 TAXI INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................... 40 5.13 DEPARTURE INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................. 41 5.14 ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 42 5.15 TRAFFIC PATTERNS (SEE APPENDIX 3) ............................................................................... 44 5.16 FOD REPORTING ...................................................................................................................... 45 5.17 OBJECTS FALLING FROM AIRCRAFT .................................................................................... 45 5.18 PARACHUTE OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................... 45 5.19 NVD (NIGHT VISION DEVICE) PROCEDURES ....................................................................... 46 5.20 PHOTOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................ 46 5.21 SUPERVISOR OF FLYING ........................................................................................................ 47 5.22 BRAKING ACTION REPORTING .............................................................................................. 47 CHAPTER 6 48 6. BASE OPERATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 48 6.1 FLIGHT PLANNING PROCEDURES .......................................................................................... 48 6.2 NOTAMS .................................................................................................................................. 48 6.3 TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT ............................................................................................................ 48 6.4 CUSTOMS, AGRICULTURE, AND IMMIGRATIONS ................................................................ 49 6.5 WEATHER SERVICES ............................................................................................................... 49 Once this document