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To obtain acknowledgment from an aircraft equipped with receiver only, request the aircraft to do the following:

Fixed‐wing aircraft: Between sunrise and sunset: Move ailerons or rudders while on the ground.

Rock wings while in flight.

Between sunset and sunrise: Flash navigation or landing lights.

Helicopters: Between sunrise and sunset: While hovering, either turn the helicopter toward the controlling facility and flash the landing light or rock the tip path plane.

While in flight, either flash the landing light or rock the tip path plane.

Between sunset and sunrise: Flash landing light or search light. TBL 3-2-1 ATC Light Signals Meaning

Color and type of signal

Aircraft on the ground

Aircraft in flight

Movement of vehicles,

equipment and personnel

Steady green

Cleared for takeoff

Cleared to land

Cleared to cross; proceed; go

Flashing green

Cleared to taxi

Return for landing (to be followed by steady green at the proper time)

Not applicable

Steady red

Stop

Give way to other aircraft and continue circling

Stop

Flashing red

Taxi clear of landing area or runway in use

Airport unsafe- Do not land

Clear the taxiway/runway

Flashing white

Return to starting point on airport

Not applicable

Return to starting point on airport

Alternating red and green

General Warning Signal- Exercise Extreme Caution

General Warning Signal- Exercise Extreme Caution

General Warning Signal- Exercise Extreme Caution

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Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control - Terminal 7110.65BB

7110.65 by Chapter Number Chapter 0. General Information Chapter 1. General Chapter 2. General Control Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control - Terminal Chapter 4. IFR Chapter 5. Radar Chapter 6. Nonradar Chapter 7. Visual Chapter 8. Offshore/Oceanic Procedures Chapter 9. Special Flights Chapter 10. Emergencies Chapter 11. Traffic Management Procedures Chapter 12. Canadian Airspace Procedures Chapter 13. Decision Support Tools Chapter 14. Data Link Communications Appendix A Appendix B

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JO 7110.65BB by Topic

General Information Explanation of Changes

General Introduction

Terms of Reference

General Control General

Flight Plans and Control Information

Flight Progress Strips

Radio and Interphone Communications

Route and NAVAID Description

Weather Information

Altimeter Settings

Runway Visibility Reporting- Terminal

Automatic Terminal Information Service Procedures

Team Position Responsibilities

Airport Traffic Control - Terminal General

Visual Signals

Airport Conditions

Airport Lighting

Runway Selection

Airport Surface Detection Procedures

Taxi and Ground Movement Procedures

Spacing and Sequencing

Departure Procedures and Separation

Arrival Procedures and Separation

Helicopter Operations

Sea Lane Operations

IFR NAVAID Use Limitations

Clearances

Departure Procedures

Route Assignment

Altitude Assignment and Verification

Holding Aircraft

Arrival Procedures

Approach Clearance Procedures

Radar General

Beacon/ADS-B Systems

Radar Identification

Transfer of Radar Identification

Radar Separation

Vectoring

Speed Adjustment

Radar Departures

Radar Arrivals

Radar Approaches- Terminal

Surveillance Approaches- Terminal

PAR Approaches- Terminal

Automation- En Route

Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS)-Terminal

Nonradar General

Initial Separation of Successive Departing Aircraft

Initial Separation of Departing and Arriving Aircraft

Longitudinal Separation

Lateral Separation

Vertical Separation

Timed Approaches

Visual General

Visual Separation

VFR‐On‐Top

Approaches

Special VFR (SVFR)

Basic Radar Service to VFR Aircraft- Terminal

Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)-Terminal

Class C Service- Terminal

Class B Service Area- Terminal

Offshore/Oceanic Procedures General

Coordination

Longitudinal Separation

Lateral Separation

Offshore/Oceanic Transition Procedures

Separation from Airspace Reservations

North Atlantic ICAO Region

Caribbean ICAO Region

Pacific ICAO Region

North American ICAO Region

Special Flights General

Special Operations

Special Use, ATC-Assigned Airspace, and Stationary ALTRVs

Fuel Dumping

Jettisoning of External Stores

Unmanned Free Balloons

Parachute Operations

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Reports

Emergencies General

Emergency Assistance

Overdue Aircraft

Control Actions

Miscellaneous Operations

Oceanic Emergency Procedures

Ground Missile Emergencies

Traffic Management Procedures General

Canadian Airspace Procedures General Control

Decision Support Tools ERAM - En Route

ATOP - Oceanic

Data Link Communications Terminal Procedures for Issuing Automated Clearances

En Route Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) - Domestic

Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) - Oceanic Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC)

Appendix A

Appendix B

Airport Traffic Control - Terminal

Airport Conditions

Chapter 3. Airport Traffic Control - Terminal

Section 3. Airport Conditions