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MCAS Cherry Point Course Rules Brief

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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.

• Airfield Operations Officer (252) 466-6327

• Air Traffic Control Facility Officer (252) 466-4664

Points of Contact

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

Airfield Layout

Airfield Layout

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23R

14L32

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N 34 54.3 W 076 53.4 29’ MSL 8000’ x 200’(15,525’) 75X

E-28

Runway Information• Runway 32L / 14R

Length / Width 8399 x 200

Magnetic Hdg 325 / 145

TZE Rwy 32L – 17’

• Runway 32R / 14L



TZE Rwy 14L – 19’

• Runway 32 is the primary calm wind runway

• Runway 5L / 23R



TZE Rwy 23R – 19’

• Runway 5R / 23L



TZE Rwy 5R – 23’

Airfield Diagram

Taxiway Information

Airfield Diagram

Arm / De-arm

• Located at Echo taxiway• Assume heading of 120-135°

Rotary Wing Ground TrafficTaxiway 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.

Rotary Wing Taxi Routes

• 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

Ground Procedures

• Report current ATIS code on initial contact

• Advise if ATIS is unreadable

(UHF 244.875 / VHF

127.475)

ATIS

Frequencies

• Clearance Delivery 316.125 or 125.95Request 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: 305.7 or 126.2• 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 Patterns6 NM

6 NM6 NM

NKT 061/6

Tower calls break

Expect approach end 5R midfield

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:

Traffic Patterns

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.

Off-Duty RWY HelicopterPattern Example

VFR Entry/Exit Routes3 VFR Helicopter Arrival / Departure Routes(Beard Creek, Great Lake, Clubfoot Creek)

Max Airspeed 150 KIASInbound Altitude 500’ MSLOutbound 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)


• 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



• 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


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

NOISE ABATEMENT

Planned Ejection

• If ejection is necessary, and sufficient time/control exists:Proceed to BT-11, NKT 078/22Fly heading of 065 deg

Ordnance Jettison

• The primary authorized ordnance jettison area in the Cherry Point operating area is BT-9, NKT 057/28.5 NM.

NORDO Procedures (Fixed Wing) If able to maintain VFR, pilots of NORDO aircraft shall squawk 7600

and approach the airfield via the initial for what is believed to be the duty runway

ATC shall consider NORDO aircraft as intending to land when joining the traffic pattern. Pilots shall rock wings from the numbers to the midfield break point and enter the downwind for landing (continuously observing the Tower for Aldis Lamp signals).

Rock wings from numbers to midfield- Enter downwind- Green Light = Cleared- No light, wave-off and re-enter downwind

If unable to maintain VFR, pilots of NORDO aircraft shall follow the procedures in the DoD Flight Information Handbook.

ATC shall consider NORDO aircraft as aircraft in distress and provide landing priority.

NORDO Procedures (Helo/Tilt) If able to maintain VFR, pilots of NORDO aircraft shall squawk

7600 and set navigation lights to flashing bright.

Proceed to Beard Creek (NKT 012/6.2), then proceed inbound maintaining 300 feet or below to land on the UAS runway painted on Foxtrot Taxiway and look for light gun signals from the tower.

During the hours of darkness, maintain a close watch for other traffic. Perform the same procedures as for daylight but use all available aircraft lighting to attract the attention of the tower.

If unable to maintain VFR, pilots of NORDO aircraft shall follow the procedures in the DoD Flight Information Handbook.

ATC shall consider NORDO aircraft as aircraft in distress and provide landing priority.

Fueling / Fuel Dumping

• Refueling-Shall not be done when lightning

observed within 5 nm of airfield-Hot pits not permitted with flares

• Fuel Dumping-None below 6000’ AGL-If necessary, avoid populated areas

Hot Brakes

• If suspected hot brakes, aircraft will taxi clear of:Active runwayOther aircraftFuel trucks/fuel pits

The control tower will issue taxi instructions so aircraft shall be parked in such a manner that the wheel axle points away from the adjacent runways and taxiways in use

Arrival Procedures

Inbound to Cherry Point• When you call Tower, state type of landing and if requesting a pad.

This will aid in sequencing.

• Tower traffic patterns are left for all runways except runway 32. Downwind turns for runway 5 are at the center-mat or when Tower instructs. Aircraft are not authorized to overfly the following:-Base industrial complex-Fuel pits-Flight lines-Hospital-Rifle Range-Crash Fire Rescue

Overhead Approach

Landing at Cherry Point• Cherry Point uses reduced runway separation for Navy and Marine

Corps aircraft (VFR). Separation between full stop aircraft for similar performance or the preceding aircraft is higher performance - 4000’ day/ 6000’ night.

• A low approach may be restricted to 529’ over an aircraft on roll out. Touch-and-go operations require use of the full runway with no other aircraft on it.

• A flight is cleared to land as one aircraft with the lead assuming responsibility for flight separation on final.

• If you are making a full stop, keep your speed up during the roll out. With the reduced runway separation, any aircraft that stops on the runway normally causes someone else to wave-off.

Landing at Cherry Point

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Runways 23R and 32L end at the centermat. If you need to roll across the end of the runway, ask early enough for Tower to coordinate with other traffic movement. If you cannot stop prior to the centermat and have not requested a long roll-out, Tower will assume an emergency exists and respond accordingly.

Landing at Cherry PointMars 900 series will be given priority to the maximum extent possible. Airevac and Medevac will normally be given priority over other aircraft.

Note: The AV8s inform Tower of their intentions when “abeam”. It would be beneficial if the intentions were made earlier in the pattern, enabling Tower to plan the pattern accurately.

Note: CFR requests that AV8s with gear problems inform the Tower of whether or not the gear has been “blown” down.

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FF

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ORDNANCESAFETY AREA

4

RECOVERY

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E-28

E-28

E-28

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VTL4(SOUTH)NADEP

PAD

BASE OPS /PASSENGERTERMINAL /

TOWER

CRASHCREW

VTL3(SOUTHEAST)

COMPASSROSE

VTL2(NORTHEAST)

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VTL1(NORTH)HH MM NN

*LANDING DISTANCE 7553’

*LANDING DISTANCE 7607’

AERIALPORT OFEMBARK-

ATIONLARGE

AIRCRAFTREFUELING

AREA

HANGARS

ELEV23

ELEV28

FIELDELEV

29

HIGH POWER

RADAR REFLECTORSON ALL RWYS

CAUTION:Rwy 32L ldg 7607’Rwy 23R ldg 7553’

ELEV17

ELEV19

ELEV19

ELEV29

ELEV29

CONTACT APPROACH TO A PAD

• An approach wherein an aircraft -on an IFR flight plan -having an air traffic control authorization-operating clear of clouds with at least 1 mile flight visibility-a reasonable expectation of continuing to the destination airport in those conditionsmay deviate from the instrument approach procedure and proceed to the destination airport by visual reference to the surface. • This approach will only be authorized when requested by

the pilot and the reported ground visibility at the destination airport is at least 1 statute mile.

Contact Approach

• Without a waiver from FAA directives, the only way to transition from a precision approach to a VSTOL Pad in IFR conditions is for the pilot to specifically request a Contact Approach.

• A controller cannot initiate or clear an aircraft for a contact approach unless the pilot requests it.

• The pilot must have 1 mile flight visibility and visual reference to the ground.


• The AOM allows for the pilot to declare his intentions to land on a pad after the completion of a PAR approach.

• The pilot shall, on initial contact with Cherry Point Approach or Arrival, request a PAR approach and identify the desired pad for landing. This request shall not be made with the final controller.

• Upon meeting contact approach weather requirements, the pilot shall request a contact approach. Pilots shall remain on assigned GCA frequency until instructed to contact tower.


R/W runway transition SOP• Overall goal; keep helicopters on the north

and west side of the field and away from the center mat area.

• Preferred landing area, runway 14L at the Juliet taxiway intersection.

• If unable to use 14L landing area, land on an

off-duty runway, Foxtrot, Kilo, or the CALA and then transition to Juliet/14L area to your line. Or just land on Mike, Juliet, or November Taxiways.

Landing Sites and No Over Flight Areas

Practice Approaches VFR Flight Following Tower Enroute Clearances

Radar Services Available

Instrument Approaches• Precision Approaches

PAR Rwy 32L, 14L, 5R, 23RILS Rwy 23R,

• Non-Precision ApproachesTACAN Rwy 14L, 5R, 32L (NKT TACAN Ch 75)

Copter TACAN 23R (NOT AUTHORIZED FOR TILTROTOR A/C)

Surveillance Approaches to runway 32L, 14L, 5R, 23RRNAV Rwy 23R, 5R, 32L

• Circle to land available on all non-precision approaches and ILS

CHERRY POINT APPROACH CONTROL(E) 124.1 268.7 (abv 2600’)(E) 132.575 299.6 (at/blw 2600’)(W) 119.35 377.175(N) 119.75 360.775

UAS Operations

• All UAS operations are included on the daily flight schedule.

• During launch and recovery, Twy “F” and the North Pad will not be available to other aircraft.

• UAS operations will be conducted inside the CDSA and the Areas designated for transit to R5306 A & C.

• 72 hrs prior a NOTAM will be issued to include pertinent details to the UAS transit.

• 1 hr prior to launch a statement will be included on the ATIS.

UAS Altitudes and Hold Points• CDSA Holding:• North Hold: 2500’ at the 024R 4 DME• South Hold: 2500’ at the 204R 4 DME• North Loiter Point: 1000” at the 354R 2 DME• South Loiter Point: 1000” at the 191R 2 DME• Circling Altitudes: 2500’ at 4 DME• Restricted Area Holding:• R5306 A: 2700’ at the 048R 10 DME• R5306 C: 2700’ at the 233R 10 DME

• Transition Altitude to the Restricted Areas will be 2700’• Once inside the Restricted Areas altitudes will be as

scheduled.

Cherry Point Airspace

1968 ft orbit. CLOCKWISE ONLY

N1.45 NM

2.5 NM

1968 ft

1968 ft orbit. CLOCKWISE ONLY

AIRSPACE

NKT TACAN RADIAL/DMENAME/POINT MGRS

NKTTACAN

RADIAL/DME

A

R-5306A HOLD POINT & LOST LINK 18S UD 40470 78568 048R/10DME

BR-5306A DITCH POINT 18S UD 66000 74999 083R/21DME

CCDSA NORTH HOLD POINT 18S UD 30736 71979 024R/4DME

D

CDSA NORTH RETURN HOME (LOST LINK) 18S UD 28368 72023 007/4DME

E

CDSA NORTH TALS LOITER POINT CLOCKWISE ONLY 18S UD 27603 67688 354R/2DME

F

CDSA SOUTH TALS LOITER POINT CLOCKWISE ONLY 18S UD 28625 60324 191R/2DME

G

CDSA SOUTH HOLD POINT & LOST LINK 18S UD 26594 55579 204R/4DME

H

R-5306C HOLD POINT & LOST LINK 18S UD 15622 50127 233R/10DME

IR-5306C/D DITCH POINT 18S UD 14017 40964 221R/14DME

Cherry Point TRACON

Local Airspace

Approach

• IFR arrivals monitor ATIS and advise Approach you have the appropriate ATIS code.

• Monitors to the overhead/straight in procedure are available, vectors may be given if a conflict occurs due to traffic or for sequence.

• Hung/external ordnance aircraft exiting restricted areas: Advise Approach on initial call. A GCA, TACAN, Visual, or Contact Approach are the only type of approaches authorized full stop only. Aircraft carrying ordnance shall not land on Runway 5R unless the cross wind component dictates and the pilot advises.

Radar Procedures

• All GCA patterns are right patterns except Runway 32.

• Airspeed in the arrival pattern - 250 knots maximum. Minimum vectoring altitude is 1600’.

• For Visual Approach - Must have 2100’ ceiling and 3 miles visibility for vectors to a Visual Approach.

• When the duty runway is other than runway 32. TACAN approaches can expect a waveoff if traffic becomes a factor to the duty runway.

Operations

“Climb and maintain 1000. At the departure field boundary, climb and maintain 1600, fly runway heading.”

WHEN OVERHEAD APPROACHES ARE AVAILABLE

“Climb and maintain 1600, fly runway heading.”

WHEN OVERHEAD APPROACHESARE NOT AVAILABLE

Standard Climb-out Procedures

3 MILES OR LESS ON FINALWHEN OVERHEAD APPROACHES ARE AVAILABLE

“Climb and maintain 1600, fly runway heading.”or

“Execute Missed Approach”

WHEN OVERHEAD APPROACHESARE NOT AVAILABLE

“Climb and maintain 1000. At the departure field boundary, climb and maintain 1600, fly runway heading.”

Standard Wave-off Procedures

Rwy 32 - “Climb and maintain 1600, turn left heading 230.”

MORE THAN 3 MILES ON FINAL

Rwy 5 - “Climb and maintain 1600, turn right heading 140.”



Standard Wave-off Procedures

• 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• UAS Operations

Summary

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