Surveillance

Question 1

What is Primary Radar Surveillance?

Answer 1

A radar that does a sweep of an area and reports anything it bounces off of. Weather, birds, trucks on the highway, airplanes, etc

Question 1

What is Secondary Radar Surveillance?

Answer 1

Same as the Primary Radar Surveillance but can recieve transponder mode c info to report your position and altitude

Also alerts the controller if two AC might collide

Question 2

What is a transponder?

Answer 2

Question 3

What does the little light on the transponder do?

Answer 3

Just tells us every time the radar sweeps by and the transponder responds

Question 4

What is SBY mode on your transponder?

Answer 4

Warm up time

Question 5

What is the difference between On mode and ALT mode on your transponder?

Answer 5

Putting it to ON is putting it in Mode A, which sends only your position in reply to the radar inquiry.

Putting it on ALT (Altitude) is putting it in Mode C, which will give you position and altitude back to the controller

Question 6

If a controller tells you, “Confirm Mode C” what does that mean?

Answer 6

You forgot to switch it from SBY or ON to ALT.

Question 7

What is a mode S Transponder?

Answer 7

A transponder linked to a specific AC. Gives AC call sign and type as well as everything a Mode C does

Question 8

What are the default Transponder Codes if you haven’t been given a specific one?

Answer 8

IFR: 1000 (below 18000ASL)
IFR: 2000 (above 18000ASL)
VFR: 1200 (Below 12500ASL)
VFR: 1400 (Above 12500ASL)

Question 9

Transponder Emergency Codes

Answer 9

7500: Hijack
7500 followed by 7700 indicates situation is dire and you are requesting interference
7600: Comm failure
**7700: **Emergency

Question 10

When you hear from the controller “Radar service terminated” when should you change your squawk code?

Answer 10

You shouldn’t change it untless the controller specifically tells you to and tells you what to change it to.

Question 11

What is ADS-B

Answer 11

Automatic Dependent Surveillence Broadcast. The newest surveillance system.

Question 12

What is ADS-B’s accuracy depenant on?

Answer 12

the on board WAAS-GNSS sensor

Question 13

What does ADS-B allow pilots to see?

Answer 13

Other aircraft positions

Question 14

Benefits of ADS-B

Answer 14

Question 15

An aircraft with ADS-B capabilities determins its position using ___

Answer 15

GPS

Question 16

What is UAT?

Answer 16

A type of ADS-B. Old. Cheaper. Used by smaller AC that fly below 18000ASL

Transceiver 978 Mhz

Question 17

What is 1090 ES?

Answer 17

An ADS-B system. More expensive than UAT. Madatroy if flying above 18000ASL

Question 18

What is ADS-B In and Out?

Answer 18

In: Can recieve other AC positions being broadcast
Out: Broadcasts its own positions to other AC and grounds stations that have ADS-B In

Question 19

What is FIS-B and TIS-B?

Answer 19

Question 20

What equipment is on board for ADS-B?

Answer 20