Airports, air traffic control, airspace

Question 1

The ELT transmits simultaneously on ____ and ____

Answer 1

121.5 and 243.0 MHz

Question 2

A VHF/Direction Finder is ___________

Answer 2

a ground operation that displays the magnetic direction of the airplane from the station each time the airplane transmits a signal to it.

Question 3

In order to take advantage of VHF/DF radio reception for assistance in locating a position, an airplane must have ________________

Answer 3

both a VHF transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter and receiver are necessary to converse with a ground station having VHF/DF facilities

Question 4

What does a 2 bar VASI look like?

Answer 4

Below glide path, both bars red. On glide path, one white and one red. Above glide path, both white.

Question 5

That does a tri-color VASI look like?

Answer 5

Above glide path, amber. On glide path, greed. Below glide path, red

Question 6

What does a pulsating VASI system look like?

Answer 6

Above glide path, pulsating white. On glide path, either steady white or steady red. Below glide path, pulsating red

Question 7

What does a 4 light PAPI look like on and off glide path?

Answer 7

High glide path, all white. Slightly high, one red and three white. On glide path, two red and two white. Slightly low, three red and one white. Low, all red

Question 8

What are taxiing control positions for headwind?

Answer 8

Elevators neutral, ailerons neutral

Question 9

What are taxiing control positions for crosswind?

Answer 9

Elevators neutral, ailerons up towards wind

Question 10

What are control positions for quartering tailwind?

Answer 10

Elevators down, upwind aileron down

Question 11

Light gun signals, on ground:

Steady green, flashing green, steady red, flashing red, flashing white, alternative green and red…..

Answer 11

Clear for takeoff, clear for taxi, stop, taxi clear of runway in use, return to starting point on airport, exercise extreme caution

Question 12

Light gun signals, in air: Steady green, flashing green, steady red, flashing red, flashing white, alternative green and red…..

Answer 12

Clear to land, return for landing (to be followed by steady green at proper time), give way to other aircraft and continue circling, airport unsafe do not land, not applicable, exercise extreme caution

Question 13

At airports without a tower, unless otherwise noted, the traffic pattern is ______

Answer 13

left

Question 14

True directions are _________

Answer 14

Directions measured from the geographic poles, which are used to draw charts and maps using meridians of longitude.

Question 15

Magnetic directions are _____

Answer 15

Directions that are measured from the magnetic poles, which are measured by azimuths and do not correlated with the geographic pole positions