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2 LP Intro Flashcards

1
Q

FSSs stand for?

What is their primary responsibility?

A

Flight Service Stations

Providing pilot briefings, and receiving and processing IFR and VFR flight plans

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FSS

Inflight - what do they do?

A 
Issues airport advisory's, 
relays Atc clearances, advisories, or request to Pilot 
monitors and restores NAVAIDs
 activates and closes the flight plans, 
assist pilots of lost aircraft.
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FSS

Flight data/NOTAM/coordinator

A

Disseminate IFR and VFR flight plans, initiates search and rescue
Disseminates NOTAMs
Performs customs notification

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FSS

Broadcast what do they do?

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Makes recordings of weather and flight information, such as hazardous in-flight weather advisory service HIWAS

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FSS

Preflight what do the do?

A

Briefs pilots on whether,
NOTAMs,
And restrictions along proposed route, applies VFR not recommended (VNR) procedures

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6
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ATCTs

Name 6 positions

A 
Flight data
Clearance delivery
local control 
ground control 
tower coordinator 
tower associate
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TRACONs (terminal radar approach controls

Name the 4 basic positions

A

Flight data
Radar associate
radar controller
radar coordinator

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8
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ARTCCs
(Air route traffic control centers)
Name the 4 basic positions

A

Radar flight data
Radar associate
radar
radar coordinator

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9
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What position is in direct communication with aircraft?

Tracon/ artcc

A

Radar positions

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10
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Name the two types of facilities that are referred to as terminal

A

TRACON

ATCT

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11
Q

Generally, the first contact made to an ATCT by a departing IFR aircraft is the ____________ position

A

Clearance delivery

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12
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What is Capping

A

Term to indicate aircraft will be cleared to an altitude lower than the requested altitude until they are clear of a particular airspace

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13
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What is en route sequencing program (ESP)

A

Assigns departure times that will facilitate integration into the en route traffic Stream

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Airborne holding

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Normally done when the operating environment supports holding and the weather conditions are expected to improve shortly

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15
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Ground delay program (GDP)

A

Aircraft are held on the ground until a specific time

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16
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Reroutes

A

Routing other than the filed flight plan designed to keep aircraft clear a special use airspace, congested airspace, or weather areas

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17
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Ground stop (GS)

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Overrides all other TM system programs aircraft remain on the ground until the program is terminated

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VORTAC stand for

A

Very high frequency Omni directional range/tactical air navigation navigational aid

It has VOR, TACAN and DME at one site

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VOR stand for?

A

Very high frequency Omni directional range navigational aid

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TACAN stand for?

A

Tactical air navigation

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MSL

A

Mean sea level

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NAVAID

What is it?

A

Navigational aid
Any visual or electronic device airborne or on the surface which provides point to point guidance information or position data to aircraft in flight

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DME

A

Distance measuring equipment

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24
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NAS

What does it Stand for and what is it?

A

National Airspace System

It includes every airport runway and taxiway in the United States

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25
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TM
What is it?
What does it do?

A

Traffic management system

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26
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What is the FAA’s mission?

A

To provide the safest most efficient Aerospace systems in the world

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27
Q

How many regions and aeronautical center operations are there?

A 
Niner! 9
Northwest mountain 
Western Pacific 
Southwest
 Great Lakes 
New England 
Central 
Eastern 
southern 
Alaskan
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28
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What is the ATO? And it’s responsibility?

A

Air traffic organization
Is responsible for ensuring the safety efficiency and security of air traffic operations across the entire national airspace system (NAS)

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29
Q

How many air traffic services service areas are there?

Name the 3 ATO service areas.

A

3
Western
central
eastern

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30
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What is the responsibility of the air traffic services? (AJT)

A

To provide safe , secure and efficient management for the national airspace system (NAS)

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31
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The ATO is managed by _______.

A

COO

Chief operating officer

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32
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What does the COO manage?

A

The ATO

33
Q

What is the primary purpose of the ATC system?

A

The primary purpose of the ATC system is to prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system and to provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of traffic and to provide support to national security and homeland events.

34
Q

_____ priority is given to _____ and _____.

Duty Priority.

A

First, separating aircraft, issuing safety alerts.

35
Q

What is the second priority?

Duty priority

A

Second priority is to provide support to national security and homeland defense.

36
Q

_______ shall be used and prioritizing all other duties based on the__________ at hand or when encountering situations for which there is ________.

A

Good judgment, requirements of the situation, no written procedure.

37
Q

Automation procedures are used in preference to non-automation procedures when_________.

A

Workload, communications, and equipment capabilities permit.

38
Q

Radar separation is used in reference to non-radar separation when________.

A

It will be an operational advantage, and workload, communications, and equipment permit

39
Q

Non-read our separation is used in reference to write our separation when________.

A

An operational advantage will be gained.

40
Q

Air traffic control service to aircraft is provided on a ________ as circumstances permit.

A

First come first serve basis

41
Q

Air traffic control services to aircraft is provided on a first come first serve basis at circumstances permit except the following:

Hint:
Don’t allow stupid people fly sober or drunk

A 
Distress - Aircraft in distress
ambulance - civilian (medevac) 
SAR - search and rescue mission 
presidential aircraft 
flight check aircraft 
special military and civilian operations 
diverted flights
42
Q

Aircraft in distress have the ______ over all other traffic

A

Right of way

43
Q

Priority is also provided to_______and scheduled air carrier taxi flights when_______.

A

Military air EVAC

verbally requested

44
Q

What are the four basic positions in a FSS?

A

Flight data/NOTAM coordinator broadcast
preflight
Inflight

44
Q

T or F

FSS provided radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft.

A

No! Atc does that!

45
Q

The flight service station position that initiates required search and rescue situation is the ______ position.

A

Flight data/NOTAM/coordinator

46
Q

The FSS position the issues airport advisory is in the _______ position

A

Inflight

47
Q

What is the objective of airport traffic control tower ATCT

A

To provide ATC service to aircraft operating on or in the vicinity of the airport

48
Q

What is the objective of terminal radar approach control TRACON

A

To provide radar service to arriving, departing and sometimes en route aircraft

49
Q

ATCT team as a whole has responsibility for

A

The safe and efficient operation of that lower cab (work as a team)

50
Q

Difference between interfacility and intrafacility

A

Inter- international, outside facilities

Intra- within the facility

51
Q

ATCT
Flight data
(FD)

A

Compile statistical data, processes and forwards flight plan information, reports weather information

52
Q 
ATCT 
Clearance delivery (CD)
A

Issues clearances and ensures accuracy of pilot read back

53
Q 
ATCT 
Ground control (GC)
A

Initiates control instructions, has responsibility control of aircraft and vehicles on taxiways and run ways that are not active, ensures separation

54
Q 
ATCT
Locals control (LC)
A

Initiates control instructions, has responsibility for control of active runways, ensure separation.

55
Q 
ATCT
Tower coordinator (cc) (cab coordinator)
A

Performs in interfacility/intra- facility coordination, advises the tower positions of actions required to accomplish objectives.

56
Q 
ATCT 
Tower associate (ta)
A

Assists the tower position by performing coordination and helps to ensure separation by maintaining awareness of the tower traffic

57
Q

TRACON

Stand for and definition

A

Terminal radar approach control. Uses radar and non-radar capabilities to provide control services to aircraft arriving, departing, and transmitting air space in terminal area

58
Q

TRACONs are divided into _____

A

Sectors of airspace

59
Q

The position responsible for compiling statistical data and forwarding flight plan data is ________
TRACON/ ARTCC

A

Radar flight data position

60
Q

The position responsible for ensuring separation, initiating control instructions, managing flight trip information, and assisting the radar position with coordination is the ______.
TRACON/ ARTCC

A

Radar associate position

61
Q

What position is responsible for interfacility/intrafacility coordination?
TRACON/ARTCC

A

Radar coordinator position

62
Q

The mission of the traffic management system is to_______.

A

Balance air traffic demand with system capacity

63
Q

Air traffic control system command center (ATCSCC) monitors and manages______.

A

The flow of air traffic throughout the NAS

64
Q

Traffic management units (TMU) monitor and _________.

A

Balance traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives.

65
Q

Traffic management initiatives (TMI) are_______.

A

Techniques used to manage demand with capacity in the NAS

66
Q

7 TMI types

A
  • Altitude
  • miles in trail or minutes in trail
  • fix balancing or airborne holding
  • sequencing programs
  • reroutes
  • ground delay programs
  • ground stops
67
Q

From what facility would you receive landing clearance?

A

ATCT

68
Q

The operation of the TM system is the responsibility of the______.

A

ATCSCC

Air traffic control system command center

69
Q

Monitoring and balancing air traffic flows within their area of responsibility is the primary function of the _______.

A

TMUs

Traffic management units

70
Q

7 components of the NAS

A 
Airspace and ATS route 
navigational aids NAVAIDS 
airports or landing areas 
aeronautical charts 
rules regulations and procedures 
personnel and equipment 
air traffic facilities
71
Q

What is “D side”

A

Radar associate position

72
Q

What is “A side”

A

Radar flight data position

73
Q

What is “R side”

A

Radar position

74
Q

Where are TMUs located?

A
  • all ARTCCS

- busier terminal facilities

75
Q

Objective of the TMIs

A

Properly coordinate teqniques uses to manage demand with capacity in the NAS

76
Q

What is the current NAS modernization program?

A

NextGen

77
Q

Types of ATS (air traffic service) routes used by pilots

A
  • VOR airways “victor “ airways, RNAV “Tango” routes, used for navigation below 18,000 MSL
  • RNAV “Q” and “J” routes, between FL180 and FL450

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