mid term Flashcards
100
Who is the current administrator of the FAA?
Daniel Elwell
What is the normal length of an appointment for the Administrator?
5 years
What are the 3 basic objectives of ATC?
safe orderly expeditious
What is the radius in miles of a control tower?
5 miles
What are the acronyms for Approach Control & Center,?
TRACON and ARTCC
What are the 4 main positions in a tower?
local,ground,clearance delivery and flight data
You must be hired as a controller before what birthday?
31st
What is checked in a physical for ATC?
Hearing, vision , diabetes ,substance abuse dependency,heart and general medical
What is checked in a background check?
felony,dui,credit history
When does pay begin at the FAA?
once you start training in okc
What is the range of the AT pay scale?
5 to 12
Name 2 types of visual navigation.
pilotage and dead reckoning
What is primary use of each: sectional, low and high charts?
IFR use low (below 18,000’) and high (18,000’ and up) charts
VFR use sectional
What do you call the difference between true and magnetic north?
MAGNETIC VARIATION
What are isogonic lines?
an imaginary line or a line on a map joining points on the earth’s surface at which the magnetic declination is the same
Name 2 gyroscopic instruments?
turn and bank indicator
attitude indicator
How many courses does the VOR transmit?
infinity
What are the 3 types of VORs?
High,low and terminal
Terminal VOR range
25 miles
Low VOR range
40 miles
High VOR below 14,500 range
40 miles
High VOR 14,500-180 range
100 miles
High VOR 180-450 range
130 miles
How are airways designated?
v are low altitude
j are high altitude
What altitude do Jay routes begin at?
FL180
What is the margin of error on a VOR?
6 degrees
What causes the difference in GPS and DME distances?
DME radio waves shoot at angle
Instead of VOR, the military system is called
TACAN
What does RNAV do?
VORTAC is being replaced by satellite based RNAV
Future navigation will be based on
GPS
What is the main drawback of inertial navigation?
GPS is better
Charts are oriented to what?
True north
What are the 4 segments of an instrument approach?
initial,intermediate,final and missed
Which of the above segments can have more than one point?
initial
What is a procedure turn?
Maneuver performed in designated area to align aircraft with runway direction
A procedure turn is normally made within how many miles?
10
What differs between precision & non-precision approaches?
precision has vertical nav guidance
Standard glide path on the ILS is
3 degrees
A T shaped GPS approach usually has how many IAFs?
3
What are the 3 marker beacons on an ILS called?
Localizer
Glide Slope
Marker Beacons
What is a Back Course?
Mirror image of front course serving opposite runway
What is a critical area?
ILS Glide Slope
What are the categories of ILS approaches?
LS CAT I
ILS CAT II
ILS CAT IIIa, IIIb, IIIc
What color are edge lights for the runway and taxiways?
taxiways are blue and runways are white
What color are threshold lights?
green and red
How does a pilot turn on lights at an airport without an active tower?
Pilot uses tower/CTAF frequency
3, 5, or 7 microphone clicks
Last 1000 feet of embedded centerline runway lights are what color?
Red lights are installed in the last 1,000 foot portion
What are VASI & PAPI?
Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)
2 to 3 rows of lights
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
singe row of 4 lights
Know the 6 classes of airspace.
Controlled airspace: Class A, B, C, D, and E
What altitude do Flight Levels start?
FL180
What seven (7) items (in order) must an IFR clearance contain?
Aircraft ID
Clearance Limit
Route of flight
Altitude
When to expect requested altitude
Transponder code
Departure control frequency
What seven (7) items (in order) must an IFR clearance contain?
Aircraft ID Clearance Limit Route of flight Altitude When to expect requested altitude Transponder code Departure control frequency
Runways are numbered in reference to their
Numbered 1 to 36 (magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 – 5s round up).
Warning area
3 NM outward from the coast of the United States
Identified by a W-xx or W-xxx
Restricted area
Non-participants not permitted to enter when active
Identified by a R-xxxx
Located on land
Prohibited area
No aircraft permitted
Identified by a P-xx
White House, Camp David, King’s Bay Submarine Base, etc…
Prohibited area
No aircraft permitted
Identified by a P-xx
White House, Camp David, King’s Bay Submarine Base, etc…
Alert area
Depicted on charts
High volume of pilot training or unusual type of aerial activity.
Think Pensacola, Ft. Rucker, DAB
Depicted on charts
High volume of pilot training or unusual type of aerial activity.
Think Pensacola, Ft. Rucker, DAB
Military operating area
Separate certain military training activities from IFR traffic
Aerobatics, Air Intercepts, etc…
IFR aircraft rerouted
VFR aircraft assume own risk
Temporary flight restriction
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) Imposed by FAA around accident, incident, or event to prevent flight hazards or interference with emergency ops. For Security (Events, VIP)
Controlled firing area
(CFA)
Contain activities hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft.
Not charted
All activities cease immediately when nonparticipating aircraft approaches area.
VR & IR routes
IFR Military Training Routes-(IR).
VFR Military Training Routes-(VR).
What 4 items are pronounced in group form?
Air carriers
airways
aircraft models
Degree to turn by (relative turns)
How do you say 4PM?
16:00
What is a handoff?
transfer of Aircraft Identification from Transferring to Receiving Controller followed by transfer of communication.
Marine call sign
VM
Navy call sign
VV
Army call sign
R
Air Force call sign
A
Air Evac call sign
E
Coast Guard call sign
C
National Guard
G
What are the 5 radar components
Transmitter Receiver Duplexer Antenna Display
The location of the radar site on the display is called the
Main bang
What are primary and secondary radar?
Primary – reflection from object, “skin paint”
Secondary –transponder reply
What are ASR, ARSR, and ASDE?
Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR)
Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR)
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)
What causes wake turbulence?
Created whenever wing is producing lift
When is wake turbulence worst?
HEAVY and SLOW
What are the weight categories?
Small under 41,000 pounds
large 41,000 to 300,000
heavy 300,000 and up
super Airbus(A380) and Antonov(A225)
What are the departure delays for wake turbulence?
study
Know arrival spacing between Small, Large, and Heavy.
study
How do wake turbulence vortices move
down and out
The calm wind runway is used when the wind is less than how many knots?
5
What word is not used by ground?
NEVER use the word CLEARED
Know helicopter taxi methods.
Ground taxi like aircraft taxi Hover taxi Above surface, less than 50 feet Below 20 knots Faster, most air turbulence Air taxi Below 100 feet Above 20 knots Fastest
phraseology for stop
hold position
If you were contacting the Local Controller at the Jacksonville International Airport Control
Tower, you would call “Jacksonville .”
tower
What is the NRS?
(Navigation Reference System) Grid of waypoints overlying USA
What are the equipment qualifiers for VOR only
utx
What are the equipment qualifiers for DME
ABD
What are the equipment qualifiers for TACAN
PNM
What are the equipment qualifiers for RNAV
ICY
What are the equipment qualifiers for GNSS
GSV
What are the equipment qualifiers for RSVM
HWZL
Phraseology for take off
cleared for take off
Aircraft speeds, like wind speeds, are always measured in.
knots
What is the program to minimize noise near an airport called?
Noise Abatement Policy
How can you space arrivals at a tower?
put in pattern and tell to go around
What are the legs of the pattern?
Upwind, Crosswind, Downwind, Base, Final
What is the general rule for intersection separation?
Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
What is the ATIS?
ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service
What does the ATIS contain?
Continuous tape loop of weather and other information
Updated every hour - more often if weather conditions changing rapidly
Strictly scripted
Always in specific order
What is usually the first position trained on?
Flight data
What is TACAN
Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
Military wanted a smaller system than the VOR
What are the positions in a center?
Radar Controllers
Radar Associates/Non-Radar Controllers
Assistant Controller (Flight Data) mostly replaced by EDST
Tracker (Coordinator, Handoff)
what is TRACON
Approach Control: provides control between tower and ARTCC
Usually divided up into sectors
Often near or in same building as a tower
What is RAPCON
Military approach control
military Tracon
