Lesson Twelve: Construct and Deliver Clearances

Question 1

Once a pre-active aircraft acknowledges a departure clearance with start time in the future, what does the flight state change to?

Answer 1

Active Controlled

Question 2

What colour is the second profile displayed on the flight strip when a CPDLC clearance is sent?

Answer 2

White

Question 3

To open the clearance window with the request displayed, what do you select?

Answer 3

Sector Queue request message and the process button

Question 4

The use of “EXPEDITE” or “IMMEDIATELY” in a clearance does what?

Answer 4

Does not affect the system processing; it is for pilot information only

Question 5

Conditions and restrictions to route are indicated by what in block 9 of the flight strip and line 2 of the data block?

Answer 5

C

Question 6

OCS automatically processes a read back if the clearance is acknowledged by what?

Answer 6

a WILCO via CPDLC

Question 7

Describe what happens when PROBE CANCEL button is selected?

Answer 7

The probe is cancelled and the airspace is released

Question 8

When an aircraft responds to a CPDLC clearance with “UNABLE” the message is displayed in the sector queue and the clearance state changes to what?

Answer 8

Probed but not sent

Question 9

What would be the cause of a probe response “Probe Unsuccessful” is displayed, it mean what?

Answer 9

An invalid clearance was constrcuted

Question 10

Describe how the controller would manually acknowledge receipt of a clearance

Answer 10

From the flight strip ACID menu, select Open/Clearance/Acknowledge

Question 11

A CPDLC request must be processed from what?

Answer 11

Sector queue to close the loop

Question 12

When a clearance is rejected by the aircraft, the data in the strip changes to what colour?

Answer 12

Green