Control and Reporting Centre Ground Control Intercept GCI

Control and Reporting Centre Ground Control Intercept (GCI) Working hours content, Responsibility scope, Everyday problems Václav Kalvoda

Structure 1. Characteristic of GCI 2. Intercept Controller (IC) 3. Working hours content of IC 4. Ao. R and responsibility scope of IC 2/9

GCI (Ground cotrol intercept) �Position of GCI in CRC Ø ID (Identification department) Ø SOD (Permanent operational supervisory department) Ø GCI �Composition of shift Ø FA (Fighter Allocater) Ø FACON (FA Coordinator) Ø EXEC (Executive IC) Ø COOR (Coordinator) Ø TRACON (Track coordinator) 3/9

Intercept controller (IC) = person who controls flight of the fighter and provides him air traffic services • Air traffic services provided Ø Flight information service Ø Air traffic control service Ø Combat services – interception Ø Alerting service � difference between IC and ATC 4/9

Interception phase 5/9

Working hours content � Morning briefing � Scheduled flights Ø interception ( L-159, L-39, JAS-39) Ø monitoring � „Tango scramble“ flights (QRA = Quick Reaction Alert – 2 Gripens 24/7) � „Alpha scramble“ flights (QRA) 6/9

Responsibility of IC �Ao. R (Area of Responsibility) Ø TRA (Temporary Reserved Areas) Ø TSA (Temporary Segregated Areas) �Responsibility scope Ø General: ü separation ü monitoring of possible intrusion ü flight information Ø Specific: Ø According to combat services provided 7/9

Crisis and war 8/9

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