2. Radar Assistance
- Provided for VFR flights in classes C and D airspace.
- In Class G airspace, help is available in an emergency
- or with navigation
1. Purpose
- Radar is used mainly to separate aircraft within
- controlled airspace and to
- assist aircraft in an emergency
3. Radar Vectoring
- Heading instructions are given to a pilot by a radar controller
- Different from radar assistance
- Vectoring may be needed if you have inadvertently gone off course or
- when ATC wants to maintain aircraft separation.