Communications & Radar Services

Question 1

ATIS

Answer 1

• (Airport Terminal Information Service)
• Continuous broadcast
• Non-control information
• Selected high activity terminals

Question 2

When ATIS leaves sky condition and visibility

Answer 2

ceiling is at least 5000 ft and visibility is at least 5 miles or more.

Question 3

Flight Service Station (FSS) “Radio”

Answer 3

• Pilot weather briefings
• Filing flight plans
• Initiate search and rescue

Question 4

Flight service information

Answer 4

• Updated weather
• TFRs
• Status of special use airspace or MTRs

Question 5

10,500’ MSL

Answer 5

One zero thousand, five hundred feet MSL

Question 6

4,500’ MSL

Answer 6

Four thousand, five hundred feet MSL

Question 7

Prior to entering an Airport Advisory Area, a pilot should

Answer 7

contact the local FSS for airport and traffic advisories.

Question 8

As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate facility from a distance of

Answer 8

10 miles

Question 9

VFR transponder code

Answer 9

At all altitudes below 18000’ (Mode 3/A): 1200

Question 10

Emergency squawk on transponder

Answer 10

7700

Question 11

International Emergency frequency

Answer 11

121.50

Question 12

Lost communications squawk

Answer 12

7600

Question 13

Highjack squawk

Answer 13

7500

Question 14

Basic radar service in the terminal radar program is best described as

Answer 14

safety alerts, traffic advisories, and limited vectoring to VFR aircraft.

Question 15

From whom should a departing VFR aircraft request radar traffic information during ground operations?

Answer 15

Ground control, on initial contact.

Question 16

TRSA Service in the terminal radar program provides

Answer 16

sequencing and separation for participating VFR aircraft.

Question 17

In what controlled airspace are you not required to contact ATC when flying in VMC?

Answer 17

TRSA. Terminal Radar Service Area