Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Air Traffic Services (AJT)

A

provides safe, secure, and efficient management for the National Airspace System and international airspace assigned to US control

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Who is in charge of the ATO?

A

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

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2
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ATO ATC facilities are under one of the ________ service areas. (name the service areas as well)

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3; Western, Central, Eastern

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3
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Under VFR whom is responsible for maintaining seperation?

A

PILOTS

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4
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Under IFR whom is responsible for maintaining seperation?

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ATC

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5
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What is the Primary Purpose of the ATC System?

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prevent collision between aircraft operating in the system and to provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of traffic, and to provide support for National Security and Homeland Defense

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6
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First Priority is given to __________ and ___________.

A

separating aircraft; issuing safety alerts

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7
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Second Priority is to provide _____________________________.

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support to national security and homeland defense

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8
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_______________ shall be used in ______ all other duties based on the requirements of the situation at hand, or when encountering situations for which there is no ___________.

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Good Judgement; prioritizing; written procedure

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9
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Automation procedures are used in preference to __________ when workload, communications, and equipment capabilities permit.

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non automation procedures

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10
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Radar separation is used in preference to nonradar separation when it will be to an __________, and workload, communications, and equipment permit.

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operational advantage

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11
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Non radar separation is used in preference to radar separation when ___________.

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an operational advantage will be gained

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12
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Air Traffic Control service to aircraft is provided on a _______________ basis as circumstances permit, except for the following reasons (list all 7).

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“first come, first served”

Aircraft in Distress, MEDEVAC (civilian air ambulance flights), Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft performing a SAR mission, Presidential Aircraft, Flight Check Aircraft, Special military and civilian operations, Diverted Flights (((Don’t Make Stupid People Fly Stupid & Drunk)))

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13
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Aircraft in distress have the __________ over all other traffic.

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right of way

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14
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_______________ are air traffic facilities which have NO direct control authority over either IFR or VFR traffic.

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Flight Service Stations (FSSs)

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15
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Inflight

FSS Position

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issues airport advisories, relays ATC clearances, advisories, or requests to pilots, monitors and restores NAVAIDs, activates and closes flight plans, assists pilots of lost aircraft

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Flight Data/ NOTAM/ Coordinator

FSS Position

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Disseminates IFR and VFR flight plans, initiates search and rescue, disseminates NOTAMs, performs Customs notification

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Broadcast

FSS Position

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makes recordings of weather and flight information, such as hazardous inflight weather advisory Service (HIWAS)

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Preflight

FSS Position

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briefs pilots on weather, NOTAMs, and restrictions along proposed route; applies VFR not recommended (VNR) procedures

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19
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En Route Flight Advisory Service; EFAS

FSS position

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provides en route aircraft with timely and pertinent weather data; uses radio call sign “Flight Watch”

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20
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Name the types of terminal facilities

A

ATCT; TRACON

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21
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Name the 6 positions in the tower (ATCT).

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flight data, clearance delivery, local control, ground control, tower coordinator, tower associate

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22
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Flight Data

ATCT Position

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complies statistical data, processes and forwards flight plan information, reports weather information

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Clearance Delivery

ATCT Position

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issues clearances and ensures accuracy of pilot readback

24
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Ground Control

ATCT Position

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initiates control instructions, has responsibility control of aircraft and vehicles on taxiways and runways that are not active, ensures seperation, one of the two “Tower positions”

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Local Control

ATCT Position

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initiates control instructions, has responsibility for control of active runways, ensures seperation, one of the two “tower positions”

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Tower Coordinator

ATCT Position

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performs interfacility/intrafacility coordination, advises the tower positions of actions required to accomplish objectives

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Tower Associate

ATCT Position

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assists the tower positions by performing coordination and helps to ensure separation by maintaining awareness of tower traffic

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Name the 4 basic positions in the TRACON.

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flight data, radar associate, radar controller, radar coordinator

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Radar Flight Data

TRACON position

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processing and forwarding flight plan information; compile statistical data

30
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Radar Associate

TRACON position

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provides assistance to the radar position by relieving them of duties that are a distraction from the radar situation and communication with the pilots

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Radar Position

TRACON Position

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uses the radar display and air to ground frequencies to separate and sequence all aircraft in the sector’s airspace

32
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Radar Coordinator

TRACON Position

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perform interfacility/sector/position coordination of traffic actions

33
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Name the 4 basic positions in the ARTCC.

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Radar Flight Data, Radar Associate, Radar, Radar Coordinator

34
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Radar Flight Data
“A - side”
(ARTCC Position)

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receive, process, and distribute flight progress strips; compiling statistical data and forwarding flight plan data; request receive and disseminate weather, NOTAM, NAS status, traffic management, and Special Use Airspace status messages

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Radar Associate
“D - Side”
(ARTCC Position)

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responsible for ensuring seperation, initiating control instructions, managing flight strip information, and assisting the radar position with coordination (doesn’t talk to a/c)

36
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Radar
“R - Side”
(ARTCC Position)

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direct communication with the aircraft and uses radar information as the primary means of seperation

37
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Radar Coordinator
“Tracker , or Handoff Coordinator”
(ARTCC Position)

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inter/intrafacility coordination

38
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The mission of the Traffic Management (TM) System is to _______ with _________.

A

balance air traffic demand; system capacity

39
Q

Traffic Management Units (TMUs) ______ and ______ traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives.

A

monitor; balance

40
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Where are TMUs located?

A

all ARTCCs and busier terminal facilities

41
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Traffic Management Initiatives (TMIs) are ________.

A

techniques used to manage demand with capacity in the NAS

42
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Name the 6 TMI’s.

A

Departure sequencing program (DSP); En Route Sequencing Program (ESP); Arrival Sequencing Program (ASP); Ground Delay Program (GDP); Reroutes; Ground Stops (GS)

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The operation of the TM system is the responsibility of the _________.

A

ATCSCC

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Departure Sequencing Program (DSP)

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assigns departure times to achieve a constant flow of aircraft departing from several airports and flying over the same point

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En Route Sequencing Program (ESP)

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assigns departure times that will facilitate integration into the en route traffic stream

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Arrival Sequencing Program (ASP)

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assigns times for aircraft inbound to the same airport to cross an arrival fix for that airport

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Ground Delay Program (GDP)

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aircraft are held on the ground until a specified time

48
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reroutes

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routings other than the filed flight plan; designed to keep aircraft clear of special use airspace, congested airspace, or weather areas

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Ground Stop (GS)

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overrides all other TM system programs, aircraft remain on the ground until the program is terminated

50
Q

The _____ includes every person and thing required to successfully get a plane from one location to another.

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NAS (national airspace system)

51
Q

The NAS is a common network of ……..

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airspace and ATS routes; NAVAIDs; airports or landing areas; aeronautical charts; rules, regulations, and procedures; personnel and equipment; air traffic facilities

52
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_____________ are the primary NAVAIDs for the nation’s airways.

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VORs and VORTACs

53
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What are used for navigation between FL180 and FL450?

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jet routes, and RNAV “Q” routes

54
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What are used for navigation below 18,000 feet MSL?

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VOR airways, also called “Victor” airways, and RNAV “Tango” routes

55
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______ can be ground based or satellite based.

A

NAVAIDs