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1
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Who is the current administrator of the FAA?

A

Daniel Elwell

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2
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What is the normal length of an appointment for the Administrator?

A

5 years

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3
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What are the 3 basic objectives of ATC?

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safe orderly expeditious

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4
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What is the radius in miles of a control tower?

A

5 miles

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5
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What are the acronyms for Approach Control & Center,?

A

TRACON and ARTCC

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6
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What are the 4 main positions in a tower?

A

local,ground,clearance delivery and flight data

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7
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You must be hired as a controller before what birthday?

A

31st

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8
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What is checked in a physical for ATC?

A

Hearing, vision , diabetes ,substance abuse dependency,heart and general medical

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9
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What is checked in a background check?

A

felony,dui,credit history

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10
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When does pay begin at the FAA?

A

once you start training in okc

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11
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What is the range of the AT pay scale?

A

5 to 12

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12
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Name 2 types of visual navigation.

A

pilotage and dead reckoning

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13
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What is primary use of each: sectional, low and high charts?

A

IFR use low (below 18,000’) and high (18,000’ and up) charts

VFR use sectional

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14
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What do you call the difference between true and magnetic north?

A

MAGNETIC VARIATION

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15
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What are isogonic lines?

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an imaginary line or a line on a map joining points on the earth’s surface at which the magnetic declination is the same

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16
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Name 2 gyroscopic instruments?

A

turn and bank indicator

attitude indicator

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17
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How many courses does the VOR transmit?

A

infinity

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18
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What are the 3 types of VORs?

A

High,low and terminal

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19
Q

Terminal VOR range

A

25 miles

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20
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Low VOR range

A

40 miles

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21
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High VOR below 14,500 range

A

40 miles

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22
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High VOR 14,500-180 range

A

100 miles

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23
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High VOR 180-450 range

A

130 miles

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24
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How are airways designated?

A

v are low altitude

j are high altitude

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25
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What altitude do Jay routes begin at?

A

FL180

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26
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What is the margin of error on a VOR?

A

6 degrees

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27
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What causes the difference in GPS and DME distances?

A

DME radio waves shoot at angle

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28
Q

Instead of VOR, the military system is called

A

TACAN

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29
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What does RNAV do?

A

VORTAC is being replaced by satellite based RNAV

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30
Q

Future navigation will be based on

A

GPS

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31
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What is the main drawback of inertial navigation?

A

GPS is better

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32
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Charts are oriented to what?

A

True north

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33
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What are the 4 segments of an instrument approach?

A

initial,intermediate,final and missed

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34
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Which of the above segments can have more than one point?

A

initial

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35
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What is a procedure turn?

A

Maneuver performed in designated area to align aircraft with runway direction

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36
Q

A procedure turn is normally made within how many miles?

A

10

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37
Q

What differs between precision & non-precision approaches?

A

precision has vertical nav guidance

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38
Q

Standard glide path on the ILS is

A

3 degrees

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39
Q

A T shaped GPS approach usually has how many IAFs?

A

3

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40
Q

What are the 3 marker beacons on an ILS called?

A

Localizer

Glide Slope

Marker Beacons

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41
Q

What is a Back Course?

A

Mirror image of front course serving opposite runway

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42
Q

What is a critical area?

A

ILS Glide Slope

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43
Q

What are the categories of ILS approaches?

A

LS CAT I
ILS CAT II
ILS CAT IIIa, IIIb, IIIc

44
Q

What color are edge lights for the runway and taxiways?

A

taxiways are blue and runways are white

45
Q

What color are threshold lights?

A

green and red

46
Q

How does a pilot turn on lights at an airport without an active tower?

A

Pilot uses tower/CTAF frequency

3, 5, or 7 microphone clicks

47
Q

Last 1000 feet of embedded centerline runway lights are what color?

A

Red lights are installed in the last 1,000 foot portion

48
Q

What are VASI & PAPI?

A

Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)
2 to 3 rows of lights
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
singe row of 4 lights

49
Q

Know the 6 classes of airspace.

A

Controlled airspace: Class A, B, C, D, and E

50
Q

What altitude do Flight Levels start?

A

FL180

51
Q

What seven (7) items (in order) must an IFR clearance contain?

A

Aircraft ID

Clearance Limit

Route of flight

Altitude

When to expect requested altitude

Transponder code

Departure control frequency

52
Q

What seven (7) items (in order) must an IFR clearance contain?

A 
Aircraft ID
Clearance Limit
Route of flight
Altitude
When to expect requested altitude
Transponder code
Departure control frequency
53
Q

Runways are numbered in reference to their

A

Numbered 1 to 36 (magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 – 5s round up).

54
Q

Warning area

A

3 NM outward from the coast of the United States

Identified by a W-xx or W-xxx

55
Q

Restricted area

A

Non-participants not permitted to enter when active
Identified by a R-xxxx
Located on land

56
Q

Prohibited area

A

No aircraft permitted

Identified by a P-xx

White House, Camp David, King’s Bay Submarine Base, etc…

57
Q

Prohibited area

A

No aircraft permitted
Identified by a P-xx
White House, Camp David, King’s Bay Submarine Base, etc…

58
Q

Alert area

A

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

59
Q

Military operating area

A

Separate certain military training activities from IFR traffic
Aerobatics, Air Intercepts, etc…
IFR aircraft rerouted
VFR aircraft assume own risk

60
Q

Temporary flight restriction

A 
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)
61
Q

Controlled firing area

A

(CFA)
Contain activities hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft.
Not charted
All activities cease immediately when nonparticipating aircraft approaches area.

62
Q

VR & IR routes

A

IFR Military Training Routes-(IR).

VFR Military Training Routes-(VR).

63
Q

What 4 items are pronounced in group form?

A

Air carriers
airways
aircraft models
Degree to turn by (relative turns)

64
Q

How do you say 4PM?

A

16:00

65
Q

What is a handoff?

A

transfer of Aircraft Identification from Transferring to Receiving Controller followed by transfer of communication.

66
Q

Marine call sign

A

VM

67
Q

Navy call sign

A

VV

68
Q

Army call sign

A

R

69
Q

Air Force call sign

A

A

70
Q

Air Evac call sign

A

E

71
Q

Coast Guard call sign

A

C

72
Q

National Guard

A

G

73
Q

What are the 5 radar components

A 
Transmitter		
Receiver
Duplexer
Antenna 
Display
74
Q

The location of the radar site on the display is called the

A

Main bang

75
Q

What are primary and secondary radar?

A

Primary – reflection from object, “skin paint”

Secondary –transponder reply

76
Q

What are ASR, ARSR, and ASDE?

A

Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR)
Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR)
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)

77
Q

What causes wake turbulence?

A

Created whenever wing is producing lift

78
Q

When is wake turbulence worst?

A

HEAVY and SLOW

79
Q

What are the weight categories?

A

Small under 41,000 pounds
large 41,000 to 300,000
heavy 300,000 and up
super Airbus(A380) and Antonov(A225)

80
Q

What are the departure delays for wake turbulence?

A

study

81
Q

Know arrival spacing between Small, Large, and Heavy.

A

study

82
Q

How do wake turbulence vortices move

A

down and out

83
Q

The calm wind runway is used when the wind is less than how many knots?

A

5

84
Q

What word is not used by ground?

A

NEVER use the word CLEARED

85
Q

Know helicopter taxi methods.

A 
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
86
Q

phraseology for stop

A

hold position

87
Q

If you were contacting the Local Controller at the Jacksonville International Airport Control

   Tower, you would call “Jacksonville              .”
A

tower

88
Q

What is the NRS?

A

(Navigation Reference System) Grid of waypoints overlying USA

89
Q

What are the equipment qualifiers for VOR only

A

utx

90
Q

What are the equipment qualifiers for DME

A

ABD

91
Q

What are the equipment qualifiers for TACAN

A

PNM

92
Q

What are the equipment qualifiers for RNAV

A

ICY

93
Q

What are the equipment qualifiers for GNSS

A

GSV

94
Q

What are the equipment qualifiers for RSVM

A

HWZL

95
Q

Phraseology for take off

A

cleared for take off

96
Q

Aircraft speeds, like wind speeds, are always measured in.

A

knots

97
Q

What is the program to minimize noise near an airport called?

A

Noise Abatement Policy

98
Q

How can you space arrivals at a tower?

A

put in pattern and tell to go around

99
Q

What are the legs of the pattern?

A

Upwind, Crosswind, Downwind, Base, Final

100
Q

What is the general rule for intersection separation?

A

Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

101
Q

What is the ATIS?

A

ATIS (Automated Terminal Information Service

102
Q

What does the ATIS contain?

A

Continuous tape loop of weather and other information
Updated every hour - more often if weather conditions changing rapidly
Strictly scripted
Always in specific order

103
Q

What is usually the first position trained on?

A

Flight data

104
Q

What is TACAN

A

Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)

Military wanted a smaller system than the VOR

105
Q

What are the positions in a center?

A

Radar Controllers
Radar Associates/Non-Radar Controllers
Assistant Controller (Flight Data) mostly replaced by EDST
Tracker (Coordinator, Handoff)

106
Q

what is TRACON

A

Approach Control: provides control between tower and ARTCC
Usually divided up into sectors
Often near or in same building as a tower

107
Q

What is RAPCON

A

Military approach control

military Tracon

ATC midterm (1 decks)

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