SQUAWK IDENT – ISSUE 1
NavCanada Publication - March 2023
To the few who were here in the early 2000’s when the Tower released regular newsletters, this will feel familiar.
Welcome to the revival of Squawk Ident, a newsletter from the Boundary Bay Control Tower, aimed to promote safety at the airport through short articles on procedures, radio work, and good airmanship. We hope this information will give you a “behind-the-scenes” look at the operations in the Control Tower.
Squawk Ident – Issue 1 takes a look at:
- Staggered Bookings
- The Big Safety Tip: Hold-Short Readbacks
- Procedural Changes to Intersection Departures
- Tower Tours
Staggered Bookings
Staggering start times with other bookings will help alleviate lengthy delays. Come fly earlier in the day to take advantage of a quiet circuit.
The Big Safety Tip: Hold-Short Readbacks
A full and proper hold-short readback includes three key things: “hold short”, the runway number and your ident.
Procedural Changes to Intersection Departures
To reduce frequency congestion, we request pilots of VFR single-engine light aircraft to advise their acceptance of an intersection departure when it is advertised on the ATIS.
Tower Tours
We invite you to come see what we do (in groups of no more than 3) and meet the controllers you interact with on a regular basis. For student pilots, we ask that you have already done your first solo.
Questions, comments and feedback may be directed to: glen.mcgarrigle@navcanada.ca
