Air Traffic Services Flashcards
If a pilot lands at an airfield other than the destination specified in the flight plan, he must inform the ATC unit at the original destination within: __ minutes of the original destination ETA.
30
When ATIS is provided, the broadcast information shall be updated:
a) immediately a significant change occurs.
b) at least every half an hour independently of any significant change
a) immediately a significant change occurs.
When are ATIS broadcasts updated?
a) Every 30 minutes if weather conditions are below those for VFR; otherwise hourly.
b) Upon receipt of any official weather, regardless of content change or reported values.
b) Upon receipt of any official weather, regardless of content change or reported values.
The RNP is determined by:
a) airspace classification, navigation and air traffic services provided in the concerned airspace.
b) communication, navigation and air traffic services provided in the concerned airspace.
b) communication, navigation and air traffic services provided in the concerned airspace.
Í hvaða airspace ertu ekki með FIS?
A og B
Communication normally should be passed from the approach control service to the tower:
a) as soon as the aircraft is in the vicinity of the aerodrome.
b) as soon as the aircraft enters the control zone.
a) as soon as the aircraft is in the vicinity of the aerodrome.
Hverjar eru þrjár tegundir ATS?
ATC, FIS and Alerting Service.
You can obtain Special VFR in:
a) TMA
b) CTA
c) CTR
c) CTR
Clearance limit means:
a) the time of expiry of air traffic control clearance
b) the point to which aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance.
b) the point to which aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance.
When does ATC have the responsibility to prevent collision with terrain?
a) When a flight in accordance with IFR is vectored by radar.
b) Always when ATS are provided.
a) When a flight in accordance with IFR is vectored by radar.
Controlled flight
a) Any flight which is subject to an ATC clearance.
b) Any flight in controlled airspace
a) Any flight which is subject to an ATC clearance.
Ef þú take-offar og vélin á undan þér er 20 kts hraðari, hvað þarf separation að vera mikið (min)?
5 mintues
Controlled airspace that extends upwards from a specified limit above the earth is called ____.
Control area
The separation method whereby the vertical and horizontal separation may be reduced till a maximum or half the standard criteria is called:
a) composite separation.
b) reduced separation
a) composite separation.
Radar controlled aircraft on intermediate or final approach may be requested to make minor speed adjustments by ATC. These adjustmen shall never be more than: _ kts and not within _ NM of threshold.
20, 4
Hvað þarf mikla breytingu á tailwind component svo að flugvél sem er í approach sé látin vita?
2 kts
When the Mach number technique (MNT) is being applied, and the preceding aircraft shall maintain a Mach number equal to or greater than the following aircraft an RNAV distance based separation minimum may be used on the same direction tracks in lieu of 10 minutes longitudinal separation minimum. The distance is: __ NM.
80
Hvernir eru þyngdarflokkarnir H, M og L?
Heavy: 136,000 kg +
Medium: 7,001 kg - 135,999 kg
Light: 7,000 kg and under
What is the primary duty of a radar?
Provide radar separation
Following an AIRPROX incident, an Air Traffic Incident Report (ATIR) should be submitted
a) at latest after 7 days
b) to the air traffic service unit concerned.
c) immediately after landing
b) to the air traffic service unit concerned.
When an aircraft will pass through a level of another aircraft on the same track, the following minimum longitudinal separation shall be provided: __ minutes at the time the level is crossed.
15
The radar controller shall not request the pilot to adjust the speed where the aircraft has passed: _ NM from the threshold on final approach.
4
During an arrival procedure under an IFR flight plan in VMC in airspace class D, traffic avoidance is the responsibility of..
the pilot-in-command.
Part of an aerodrome to be used for take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft, excluding aprons er kallað?
Manoeuvring area
Hvað er Essential traffic
controlled traffic not separated from another controlled traffic with the prescribed separation minima.
When the Mach number technique (MNT) is being applied, and the preceding aircraft shall maintain a Mach number equal to or greater than the following aircraft an RNAV distance based separation minimum may be used on the same direction tracks in lieu of 10 minutes longitudinal separation minimum. The distance is: __ NM.
80
Hvernir eru þyngdarflokkarnir H, M og L?
Heavy: 136,000 kg +
Medium: 7,001 kg - 135,999 kg
Light: 7,000 kg and under
Um hvað er hér að ræða? “A control area normally established at the confluence of ATS routes in the vicinity of one or more major aerodromes.”
TMA (Terminal Control Area”
Surveillance Radar Approach (SRA) shall be terminated at a distance from the touchdown of: _ NM.
2
If you want to descend through the level of another aircraft, what is the absolute minimum longitudinal separation, provided certain conditions are met? _ minutes.
5
The longitudinal separation minima based on distance using DME, and each aircraft “on track” uses DME stations is: __ NM.
20
What are the controlled traffic separation methods applied by ATC, whereby the separation may be reduced? C____ separation.
Composite seperation
Transition level information can be obtained by consulting: a) AIP
b) ATIS
c) ATC.
b) ATIS
c) ATC.
Hvað stendur ADA fyrir?
Advisory Area
Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) is not available. For radar identification ATC may request the pilot to execute one or more heading changes of: __° or more.
30
Minimum vertical separation between aircraft flying IFR below FL290: ___ feet.
1000
A pilot encountering windshear should report the fact to ATC:
a) As soon as possible
b) Only if windshear has not been reported
a) As soon as possible
Except when presribed in procedures or made possible by agreements, aircraft under radar control shall not be vectored closer to the boundary of controlled airspace than: __ NM.
2.5
The surveillance radar approach (SRA) shall be terminated at a distance of 2 NM from the touchdown except when as determined by the appropriate ATS authority. The accuracy of the radar equipment permits to be continued to a prescribed point less than 2 NM from the touchdown. In this case distance and level information shall be given at each: __ NM.
0.5
Vertical separation between 2 aircraft flying on the same airway in the same direction above FL290 in an area where RVSM is not applied: __ feet.
4000
Subject to conditions specified by the appropriate ATS authority, a radar controller may request radar controlled aircraft to adjust their speed when established on intermediate and final approach. This speed adjustment should not be more than: +/- __ kts.
20
Hvað er þetta? “A controlled airspace extending upwards from the surface of the earth to a specified upper limit.”
Control Zone (CTR)
Independent parallel approaches may be conducted to parallel runways provided that a no transgression zone (NTZ) of at least: __ m is established between extended runway centre lines and as is depicted on the radar display.
610 (2000 feet)
Unless otherwise prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority, the horizontal radar separation minimum shall be: _ NM.
5
Expected Approach Time (EAT) is the time at which ATC expects that an arriving aircraft, following a ___, will leave the __ point to commence its approach for a landing.
delay, holding
The tolerance value used to determine that mode C derived level information displayed to the controller is accurate shall be: +/- __ ft.
300
RNAV distance based separation minima may be used at the time the level is crossed, provided that each aircraft reports its distance from the same track way-point. This minimum is: __ NM.
80
Track separation between aircraft using a Dead Reckoning navigation method shall be applied requiring the aircraft to fly: at least __° separated at a distance of 15 NM or more from the point of intersection of their tracks.
45
The minimum radar separation to be provided to aircraft established on the localizer course shall be: _ NM between aircraft on the same localizer course.
3
Primary reason for radar is…
seperation
ACC stendur fyrir?
Area Control Center
IFR clearance is always valid to the…
clearance limit
Hvenær áttu að fá upplýsingar varðandi transition level?
a) before commencing any descent
b) before commencing to an approach to an airport
b) before commencing to an approach to an airport
Latest time to give an aircraft the qnh is
a) in taxi clearance
b) in take off clearance.
a) in taxi clearance
Hvernig er complete position report according to DOC 4444?
1) Aircraft identification 2) Position 3) Time 4) Flight level or altitude 5) Next position and time over 6) Ensuing significant point
When ATC is using Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR), a pilot may expect to be identified at: _ NM.
1
Calculated height of transition altitude shall be rounded up to the next full: __ ft.
1000
When independent parallel approaches are being conducted and vectoring to intercept the ILS localizer course or MLS final approach track, the final vector shall be such as to enable the aircraft to intercept the ILS localizer course or MLS final approach track at an angle not greater than: __°.
30°
Hvað segir þú þegar þú ætlar að breyta IFR í VFR?
a) Cancelling my IFR flight plan
b) Cancelling my IFR flight
b) Cancelling my IFR flight
Hvað stendur AFIS fyrir?
A) Automatic Flight Information Service
B) Aerodrome Flight Information Service
B) Aerodrome Flight Information Service
Hvað er annað nafn yfir þetta? “An area within a FIR/UIR in which an ATC service is provided.”
Controlled airspace
A VFR flight constitutes “essential traffic” to other VFR flights, when operating in controlled airspace classified as: a) B and C
b) B, C, D and E
c) B
d) B, C, D
c) B
In general, who is responsible for an ATC clearance to be safe in respect to terrain clearance?
The pilot in command.
Hvað stendur ATCRU fyrir?
Air Traffic Control Radar Unit
A surveillance technique in which aircraft automatically provides, via data link, data derived from on-board navigation and position-fixing systems, including aircraft identification, four-dimensional position and additional data as appropriate, is the definition for:
a) Secondary Surveillance Radar Systems (SSR)
b) Automatic dependent surveillance (ADS).
b) Automatic dependent surveillance (ADS).
Hvað stendur EAT fyrir?
Expected Approach Time
Þrjár tegundir ATS eru..
ATC, FIS and Alerting Service.
Emergency phase: ____ (INCERFA)
Dæmi: An aircraft fails to arrive within __ minutes of the ETA passed to ATC.
Uncertainty, 30
Emergency phase: ___ (ALERFA)
Apphrehension to the safety of an aircraft
Alert
Emergency phases: _____ (DETRESFA)
Serious and imminent danger requiring immediate assistance.
Distress
Hvaða emergency phase er þetta? “If an aircraft is believed or known to be the subject of unlawfal interference..”
Alert (ALERFA)
ATC og __ eru responsible að setja í alert stage. (Líka talað um operational air traffic control center).
FIC
Hvaða emergency phase er þetta? “Fuel on board is considered to be exhausted.”
Distress (DETRESFA)
Hvaða emergency phase er þetta? “An aircraft which has been cleared to land fails to land within 5 minutes of the ETA and communication has not been re-established.”
Alert (ALERFA)
Hvernig er seperation í C class?
IFR seperated from other IFR’s and VFR’s.
Hvernig eru hraðatakmarkanir í A, B og C airspace?
Engar hraðatakmarkanir í A og B. When flying below 10,000’: Stay under 250 kts IAS (VFR).
No speed limitations for IFR