7220.65 Chapter 4

Question 1

4-1-1 What is the usable height for the ILS localizer

Answer 1

4,500’ above transmitter

Question 2

4-1-1 What is the usable feet for the ILS glide slope

Answer 2

4,500’ above transmitter

Question 3

4-1-1 What is the useable distance for the ILS localizer

Answer 3

18 miles from transmitter

Question 4

4-1-1 What is the useable distance fro the ILS glide slope

Answer 4

10 miles from transmitter

Question 5

What is the order in which clearance items are to be issued

Answer 5

Aircraft identification
Clearance limit
SID
Route of flight including PDR/PDAR/PAR when applied
Altitude data in order to be flown
Mach number, if applicable

Question 6

When the clearance limit is an airport, what word must follow the airport name?

Answer 6

airport

Question 7

When the clearance limit is a NAVAID and the NAVAID type is know, what is required to be issued

Answer 7

the type of NAVAID must follow the NAVAID name

Question 8

What phrase do you issue to prefix a clearance, information, or a request for information which will be relayed to an aircraft through a non-ATC facility

Answer 8

A-T-C clears
A-T-C advises
A-T-C requests

Question 9

What are the phraseology options to amend “route of flight”?

Answer 9

“CHANGE (portion of route) TO READ (new portion of route)”

“(Amendment to route), REST OF ROUTE UNCHANGED”

Issue the entire route by stating the amendment

Question 10

On an amendment, what word is required to be issued in a clearance to a point on the line previous issued route

Answer 10

“CLEARED DIRECT (fix, waypoint)”

“CLEARED DIRECT (destination) AIRPORT”

Question 11

When a route or altitude in a previously issued clearance is amended, what must be issued?

Answer 11

restate all applicable altitude restrictions

Question 12

What happens when altitude restriction are not restated in an amended clearance from a previously issued clearance whether on the ground or airborn?

Answer 12

altitude restrictions are cancelled

Question 13

When should air traffic controllers avoid route and/or altitude changes?

Answer 13

For aircraft participating in the North American Route Program (NRP) and “NRP” is displayed in the remarks section of their flight plan.

Question 14

What phraseology is used to clear an aircraft through intermediate stops?

Answer 14

“CLEARED THROUGH (airport) TO (fix)”

Question 15

What phraseology is used for an aircraft that will operate on an approved altitude reservation flight plan?

Answer 15

“VIA APPROVED ALTITUDE RESERVATION (mission name) FLIGHT PLAN”

Question 16

How do you clear na aircraft on an IFR-VFR flight plan?

Answer 16

Clear an aircraft planning IFR operations for the initial part to the fix at which the IFR part ends. The aircraft will be VFR for the latter part.

Question 17

How do you clear na aircraft on an VFR-IFR flight plan?

Answer 17

Treat an aircraft VFR for the initial part as a VFR departure

Issue a clearance to this aircraft when it requests IFR clearance approaching the fix it proposes to start IFR operations. “CLEARED TO (destination) AIRPORT AS FILED” may be used

Question 18

What must be assigned when an aircraft changes from VFR to IFR

Answer 18

beacon code with Mode-C equipped aircraft that will allow for MSAW

Question 19

When VFR aircraft operating below the minimum altitude for IFR operations requests an IFR clearance and the pilot informs you, or you are aware, that they are unable to climb in VFR conditions to the minimum IFR altitude, what must be issued to the pilot

Answer 19

Before issuing a clearance, ask the pilot if he/she are able to maintain terrain and obstruction clearance.

“(Call sign), ARE YOU ABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR OWN TERRAIN AND OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE UNTIL REACHING (appropriate MVA/MIA/MEA/OROCA)”