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Question 1

What is a strange field?

Answer 1

Any airfield that is not your home base.

Question 2

What are the differences between arriving IFR or VFR at a military airfield?

Answer 2

IFR: direct monitoring and control by ATC and safe separation and sequencing
VFR: responsible for own navigation and separation

Question 3

Before you cancel IFR, what conditions must you meet?

Answer 3

1) . VFR conditions outside Class A airspace
2) . Change to new freq, transponder code, and proper VFR altitude
3) . Radar services will be terminated.

Question 4

Where does the VFR arrival phase begin?

Answer 4

At the point where you are required to make initial radio contact with the airfield tower or approach control agency.

Question 5

What is class B airspace defined as?

Answer 5

Operating control tower and radar services
Busy airports
ATC clearance to enter 
Transponder with mode C
Solid blue

Question 6

What is Class C airspace defined as?

Answer 6

Operating control tower 
Radar service for VFR and IFR traffic
Two way Comm prior to enter (use call sign)
Transponder with mode C
Solid magenta
Normal radius=10 NM from airport

Question 7

What is Class D airspace defined as?

Answer 7

Operating control tower 
No separation services for VFR traffic 
Two way Comm prior to enter (use call sign)
Reverts to Class E with tower closed
Dashed blue line

Question 8

What is Class E airspace defined as?

Answer 8

Not Class A, B, C, or D. Starts at surface for NTAs with precision approaches.
Or starts at 700’ AGL OR 1200’ AGL for enroute or terminal environment (NTAs with non precision approaches)

Question 9

Where would you look for info about airfields? If not in that document?

Answer 9

The IFR Supp. If not there, the Airport Facility Directory A/FD

Question 10

What is TRSA?

Answer 10

Terminal VFR Radar Services. It provides radar services for IFR aircraft to VFR aircraft.

Question 11

What four services do TRSA provide?

Answer 11

1) . Basic service
2) . TRSA
3) . Class C service
4) . Class B service

Question 12

Is TRSA a classification of airspace?

Answer 12

No. it’s simply a service.

Question 13

What does basic radar service for TRSA provide?

Answer 13

Safety alerts, traffic advisories, limited vectoring to VFR aircraft, sequencing of all IFR aircraft and participating VFR aircraft

Question 14

How is TRSA service at a terminal location depicted on a chart?

Answer 14

A solid dark gray line

Question 15

What does Class C TRSA service provide?

Answer 15

Basic radar service plus separation between all VFR and IFR aircraft and sequencing of VFR arrivals

Question 16

What does Class B TRSA service provide?

Answer 16

Basic radar service plus sequencing and aircraft separation of aircraft based on IFR, VFR, and/or aircraft weight

Question 17

What does a small star next to ATIS indicate?

Answer 17

That ATIS operates non continuously.

Question 18

What info should you provide in initial radar contact when arriving VFR?

Answer 18

Call sign
Position from airfield Current altitude
Transponder
Destination or intentions

Question 19

What is normal traffic pattern altitude and how do you enter it?

Answer 19

1,000’ AGL and at initial

Question 20

What glidepath indicators are there?

Answer 20

1) . Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)
2) . Precision approach path indicator (PAPI)
3) . Navy optical landing system (OLS) or meatball

Question 21

What’s a concern with an OLS?

Answer 21

It’s 7’ tall so it could be an obstruction on the runway.

Question 22

What are the Comm out type situations you may experience?

Answer 22

1) . Receiver inoperative
2) . Transmitter inoperative
3) . Transmitter and receiver inoperative

Question 23

What are the lost Comm steps?

Answer 23

1) . Squawk 7699
2) . Attempt to get ATIS
3) . Have VOR volume up and on BOTH
4) . Determine pattern direction via windsock or traffic
5) . Make all radio calls in the blind
6) . Rock wings on initial when RSU in control, look for light gun signals and rock wings/flash lights to acknowledge

Question 24

If the tower is active you must make contact by at least when?

Answer 24

4 NM prior to the airport

Question 25

What are the two ways to communicate intentions at uncontrolled airfields?

Answer 25

1) . CTAF

2) . UNICOM

Question 26

Using CTAF at an uncontrolled airfield by when should you make your initial contact?

Answer 26

10 NM

Question 27

What info should you provide on initial contact with an uncontrolled airfield?

Answer 27

Callsign
Altitude
Aircraft type 
Location from airfield
Your intentions
Airport advisory request

Question 28

When entering an uncontrolled airfield all turbine powered aircraft are expected to remain at what altitude?

Answer 28

1500’ AGL

Question 29

What calls should you make for instrument approaches at uncontrolled airfields?

Answer 29

1) . When departing final approach fix inbound
2) . When established in final approach or when released by ATC
3) . Upon completion or termination of approach (including MAP)

Question 30

What should you report while in UNICOM/CTAF?

Answer 30

Downwind, base, final approach and when clear of runway following a full-stop

Question 31

What is the segmented circle?

Answer 31

Several visual devices which show traffic pattern flow and runway in use

Question 32

What are the wind devices?

Answer 32

Wind tee, wind cone, and wind sock

Question 33

What does a tetrahedron do?

Answer 33

It shows landing direction. Tower instructions always supersede a tetrahedron.

Question 34

What do strip and pattern indicators show?

Answer 34

Alignment of landing strips and direction of turns in pattern (standard is left turn patterns)

Question 35

Which aircraft has the right of way on final at an uncontrolled airfield?

Answer 35

The lower aircraft (don’t take advantage of this by cutting in front or overtaking)

Question 36

How should you enter the pattern with lost Comm at an uncontrolled airfield?

Answer 36

Enter pattern at downwind at a 45 deg angle.

Question 37

What’s an important thing to remember about landing lost Comm?

Answer 37

You must ensure your flight plan is closed by calling the appropriate ATC agency.