Block 1 Flashcards
What color are threshold lights?
Green
Who provides an aircraft specific approval for entry onto movement areas on an airport?
ATC
The basic means to transition from instrument flight to visual flight for landing is provided by
ALSs
What does the following sign indicate when posted on an airport?
Denotes an entrance to a runway or critical area, aircraft are prohibited from entering without an ATC clearance.
Lighted land airports have rotating beacons that
Flash white and green
What runway markings extends the full-length runway pavement area?
Runway side stripes
Which primary radar component focuses and broadcasts radio energy, then collects the reflected return?
Antenna
Which of the following would NOT be a type of data depicted on a radar display?
Runway lighting
Where is the transponder located?
Aircraft
Which of the following elements does the ADS-B system rely on to function?
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Constellation of GPS satellites
ADS-B transponder
Network of ground stations
Which radar system transmits from a site, is reflected by an object, and then is received back at the site for processing and display at an ATC facility?
Primary radar
What does a radar display depict?
Position of objects
Which is the only en route sector team whose duties do NOT include accepting handoffs?
Radar Flight Data
Who is responsible for the operation of the TM System?
ATCSSC
Which ATC facility provides ATC services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the en route phase of flight?
ARTCC
Who maintains separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground for IFR aircrafts?
ATC
When is non radar separation used in preference to radar separation?
When an operational advantage will be gained
What is included in the NAS?
U.S. Navigation facilities and all associated personnel and components.
The organizational structure of each AT facility varies depending upon its
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runways
surrounding terrain
type of air traffic
“Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft” is an example of a(n)
Operational priority
According to their, ATO facilities are assigned to one of
Three service areas
Which air traffic facility has NO direct authority IFR or VFR traffic?
FSS
Which position in the ATC terminal option is normally responsible for issuing control instruction to aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport movement area (other than active runway)?
Ground control
Which ATC facility is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?
FSS
Which of the following is NOT the function for the Clearance delivery position in the tower?
Compiling statistical Data
What are supplements?
Local documents that provides internal guidance and/or instruction is issued by someone other than the originator
What information is contained in the FAA order 7340.2?
Contains approved words and phrase contractions used by the FAA
When used in FAA orders JO 7210.3, the word “may” means that the procedure is
optional
What information is contained in the FAA order JO 7350.9
Lists location identifiers authorized by the FAA
Which of the following content/procedures defines coordination procedures between FSS Inflight and ARTCC Radar associate positions?
LOA
Which of the following content/procedures describes operating position/sector?
SOP
Which of the following content./procedures defines responsibilities between air traffic control facility and the Airport Manager?
LOA
Which of the following content/procedures defines coordination procedures between two air traffic facilities
LOA
At minimum, which of the following requirements must an Air Traffic Manager include when issuing an SOP? (select all that apply)
- Required procedures for maintaining a safe and efficient operation
- Jurisdictional boundaries for each operational position/sector
Which of the following content/procedures delegates the responsibility for ATC services to the tower, approach control, and the ARTCC?
LOA
Which of the following content/procedures establishes local stripmarking procedures?
SOP
Facilities use ___________ to standardize operations or procedures that require the cooperation of other entities, such as airport management, local communities, and other ATC facilities.
LOAs
Types of notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) are
FDC, POINTER, and D
Who is responsible for observing and reporting the conditions of the landing area of an airport?
Airport Managers/operator
Regarding NOTAMs, which of the following is NOT a responsibility of ALL air traffic personnel?
Format and edit NOTAMs
Airmen’s information can be disseminated via Aeronautical charts and __________.
Flight information publications
What must ATC do prior to authorizing pilot-applied visual separation?
Maintain communication with at least one of the aircraft involved to insure there is an ability to communicate with the other aircraft
What is the vertical separation minima between two IFT aircrafts below FL 180?
1,000
What must ATC ensure before clearing an aircraft for takeoff after previously arriving aircraft has landed?
Takeoff roll does not begin until preceding aircraft has taxied off the runway
Longitudinal separation is applied between on
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Opposite courses
Same course
Converging Courses
How would a pilot proceed in a standard holding pattern below 14,000 feet MSL
Turn right and maintain 1 minute leg
Aircraft that are NOT equipped with the required vertical navigation avionics must be separated by how many feet as they climb or descend through the RSVM altitudes?
2,000
Radar separation is applied between an aircraft which of the following?
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Obstruction on the radar display
Adjacent airspace
Another aircraft
What is the standard minima for nonradar longitudinal separation?
10 minutes or 20 miles
What are the ATO service areas?
Eastern
Central
Western
The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of which division?
Air Traffic Services
The ATO is managed by a(n)_____________
Chief operating officer
What is the first duty priority of the ATC system?
Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What are the primary purposes of the ATC system?
- Prevent aircraft collisions.
- Provide a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic.
- Support National Security and Homeland Defense.
What is the Operational Priority list?
Dangerous - Aircraft in Distress
Arrogant - Civilian air ambulance (MEDEVAC)
Pilots - Presidential aircraft
Should - Search and rescue (SAR)
Stop - Special military & civilian operations
Flying - Flight check aircraft
Into - IFR aircraft
Danger - Diverted flight
What are the primary functions of an FSS?
Provide pilot briefings
Process flight plans
process flight plans
What is/are the functions of an ATCT?
Authorizing aircraft to land or take off on runway
Providing ATC services to aircraft at an airport
Transiting aircraft through tower control
May provide approach control services to an aircraft
The primary function of an ARTCC is providing ATC services to en route ____________
IFR/VFR
When NO supervisory personnel are available, who is the designated person in charge?
Controller-in-charge
The mission of the TM system is to balance air traffic ___________ with system __________
Demand; Capacity
The operation of the TM system is the responsibility of the
ATCSCC
Monitoring and balancing air traffic flows within their area of responsibility is the primary function of the ____________
TMU
Which of the following are components of NAS?
Airport and landing areas
Airspace and ATS routes
Rules, regulations, and procedures
Aeronautical charts
Why are NAVAIDS a vital part of NAS?
Navigate from point to point, provide aids for landing
What do VFR and IFR describe?
Flight plans that pilots should file
Weather conditions
What responsibility does ATC have with an aircraft during an IFR flight?
Maintain separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground
At an airport with a tower, when is movement permitted in a designated movement area?
Only after obtaining approval from ATC
How would you designate a runway with a magnetic heading of 094 degrees?
RWY 9
How would you designate a runway with a magnetic heading of 005 degrees
RWY 36 or 1
A runway with a non-precision approach does NOT have which of the following runway markings?
Touchdown zone
Where are displaced threshold markings located on a runway?
At a point on the runway other than the designated beginning of the runway
at the end of the non-landing portion of the runway
Which surface on a runway is marked with large yellow chevrons?
Blast pad
Which markings indicate that the pavement is NOT intended for use by aircraft?
Taxiway shoulder markings
The centerline of a taxiway is marked with what type of line?
Continuous yellow
What is indicated by a taxiway direction sign?
Which direction the aircraft must turn to get the desired taxiway
What does the orientation of the letter “H” indicate in a helicopter landing area?
Aligns with the intended direction of approach
What lights consist of two white flashing strobe lights located on each side of the runway therhold?
Runway end identifier lights
Which light marks the beginning of the runway for an approaching aircraft?
Threshold lights
Which type of lighting consists of two row of lights on each side of the runway centerline lights?
Touchdown zone lighting
Which light system provides visual descend guidance during runway approaches?
Visual glideslope indicators
Which lights are used to confirm ATC clearance to enter the active runway?
Stop bar lights
Which type of lights tell pilots and vehicle operators to stop when runways are not safe?
Runway status lights
The ATC system is required to apply separation between an aircraft operating in the system and which of the following?
Protected airspace
Non-IFR aircraft
Aircraft
All aircraft operating at or above __________ shall have the altimeter set to __________, regardless of the local altimeter settings at stations they fly over.
FL 180; 29.92
What is the basic minimum altitude for vertical separation between IFR aircraft at FL390
1,000
3 Types of nonradar separation are….
Vertical, lateral, Longitudinal
The minimum terminal radar separation required for two aircraft 30 NM from the antenna is
3
The minimum en route separation required for two aircrafts below FL 600 is __________.
5
What are some of the factors that should be considered during visual separation?
Closure rate
Aircraft performance
Wake turbulence
Under which conditions can you clear an aircraft for visual approach
- The pilot reports the preceding aircraft in sight and is instructed to follow.
- The pilot reports the runway in sight but NOT the preceding aircraft, as long as radar separation is maintained until visual separation is provided
- The Pilot reports the runway is in sight with NO preceding aircraft
On the same runway, what conditions must exist for the preceding departing aircraft before allowing another aircraft to take off?
The aircraft must cross the runway end
The aircraft must turn to avert a conflict
Which conditions must exist for preceding departing aircraft before a takeoff roll begins for another aircraft on nonintersecting runways?
Has departed and crossed the departure runway
What must a controller ensure when directing aircraft to hold over different fixes at the same altitude?
Holding pattern airspaces dont overlap
What are the two subsystems for disseminating aeronautical information?
AIS and NOTAM system
Who submits a NOTAM to the NS using an approved direct entry tool or interface?
Certified Source
Who is responsible for reporting a condition considered hazardous to flight?
All air traffic personell
Why are NOTAM Ds issued?
To disseminate information over a wide area
What NOTAMs are used to report the surface conditions on runways, taxiways, and aprons?
FICON NOTAMs
What type of NOTAM is issued for aerial demonstrations?
FDC NOTAM
Which feature does ADS-B in offer that ADS-B out does not?
Receives position information from other ADS-B equipped aircraft
How does ADS-B information reach ATC?
GPS sends info to aircraft; aircraft send info to ground stations; ground stations send info to ATC
The ADS-b system relies on information from?
Ground stations
ADS-B Transponder
GPS satalites
ADS-B is a surveillance system in which the aircraft is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a
ADS-B Transponder
Which of the following are disadvantages of a secondary radar system?
Does not provide weather information
Return is affected by aircraft orientation
Only displays aircrafts with transponders
Which of the following are advantages of a secondary radar system?
Not degraded by weather echoes or ground cover
Less vulnerable to blind spots
Provides larger range
Which components is mounted on top of the primary antenna, unless it is a secondary-only site?
Antenna
The ___________ processes the transponder replies and sends them to the radar display.
Decoder
Which components of the secondary radar is located on the air
Interrogator Transponder antenna decoder radar displace
Which primary component amplifies and converts the reflected energy into video?
Transponder
Which primary radar component focuses and broadcasts radio energy, then collects the reflection return?
Receiver
Which primary radar component depicts the position and movements of objects that reflect radio energy?
Radar Display
What are the components of a primary radar system?
Transmitter, antenna, receiver and radar display
Which of the following define how primary radar works?
Sends out a signal which is reflected by anything with a mass, signal is a pule of radio energy similar to an x-ray.
Requires no equipment in the aircraft
Reflected signal is times and presented on a radar display
FAA orders are updated by which documents?
Changes
When a change is issued to an order, how are new pages marked?
Bold line next to change in margin
Effective date of change listed
To whom is an FAA order with prefix of “JO” directed
Air traffic organization
What document prescribes ATC procedures and phraseology used by the FAA?
FAA Order JO 7110.65
What document provides direction and guidance for operating and managing air traffic facilities and offices?
FAA Order JO 7210.3
Which type of document contains aircraft type designators?
FAA Order JO 7360.1
Which document lists the location identifiers authorized by the FAA?
FAA Order JO 7350.9
Which document provides the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures for use in the NAS?
AIM
The responsibility for approval of an LOA rests with the
Service Area
Which of the following my be delegated the authority to approve an LOA?
Air traffic Representatives
Air Traffic managers
Region Air Defense Liaison Officer
What is the purpose for having a SOP?
Specify jurisdictional boundaries for each position/sector.
Which of the following would NOT require the development of an LOA
Intrafacility coordination
Which of the following examples would NOT be contained in a SOP?
Radar Handoff procedures
Approach control services
Which of the following material or content would appear as part of an LOA?
Tower en route control service
Special VFR Operations
When a change is issued to an order, how are new pages marked?
Which direction the aircraft must turn to get to the desired taxiway
Closure rate, Aircraft Performance, Wake Turbulence
Contains approved words and phrase contradictions used by the FAA
Bold line next to change in margin
Effective date of change listed
