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1
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Use atc light signals to control aircraft in the air, vehicles and personnel in the movement area.

A.true
B. False

A

B.false

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What air traffic control light gun signal means the same to aircraft in the ground and in the air and personnel / equipment not the airfield.

A. Alt red and white
B. Alt red and green
C. White and amber
D. Alt green and white

A

B. alt green and red

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A general warning signal to a no-radio aircraft would be more appropriate in which if the following situations?

A. You need to clear an aircraft to land
B. When a vehicle is blocking a taxiway
C. Two aircraft are converging and a collision hazard exists
D. When you have an aircraft in final and you need another aircraft to get off the landing runway

A

C. Two aircraft are converging and a collision hazard exists

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Ac-12, receiver only aircraft, is under your control and needs to acknowledge your transmission. How would the pilot do this from sunset to sunrise?

A. Rock the tip path plane
B. Rock wings while in flight
C. Flash navigation or land light
D. Move ailerons or rudders while on ground

A

C. Flash navigation or landing light

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What does a steady green light from the control tower mean to an aircraft on the ground?

A.cleared to taxi
B. Cleared for takeoff
C. Proceed to tie-down area
D. Give way to approaching ground traffic

A

B. Cleared for takeoff

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What air traffic control light gun signal authorizes an aircraft on the ground to taxi?

A. Steady red
B. Steady green
C. Flashing red
D. Flashing green

A

D. Flashing green

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What air traffic control light gun signal advises equipment, personnel, and vehicular traffic to clear the runway/ taxiway?

A. Flashing red
B. Flashing amber
C. Flashing green
D. Flashing white

A

A. Flashing red

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What air traffic control light gun signal would be used to approve personnel to cross the runway?

A. Steady green
B. Flashing green
C. Flashing white
D. Alt red and green

A

A.steady green

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Air Force 231, a c-130, receiver only aircraft, is on downwind under your control and needs to acknowledge your transmission. How would the pilot do this from sunrise to sunset?

A. Rock the tip path plane
B. Move ailerons or rudders
C. Rock wings while in flight
D. Flash navigation or landing lights

A

C. Rock wings while in flight

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Information regarding _______ conditions should be issued in time to be useful to the pilot.

A.runway
B. Adverse
C. Airport
D. Concise

A

C. Airport

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How is a condition, that affects the safe use of a landing area, recorded when received from airport management?

A. Verbatim
B. By phonetic alphabet
C. In standard phraseology
D. In easy to understand terms

A

A. Verbatim

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Military controllers are authorized to issue NOTAMS.

A. True
B. False

A

B. False

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If an aircraft requests to land in a closed / unsafe runway, you should first

A. Notify operations
B. Tell the pilot to use caution
C. Inform the pilot of the reason the runway is closed
D. Inform the pilot that the runway is closed or unsafe

A

D. Inform the pilot that the runway is closed or unsafe.

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If the pilot persists in his/ her request, _______ him / her the appropriate parts of the notice to airmen applying to the runway and inform him / her that a clearance cannot be issued.

A. Read
B. Quote
C. Tell
D. Inform

A

B. Quote

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Then, if the pilot insists and in your opinion, the intended operation would not adversely affect other traffic, inform him / her that the operations will be _______.

A. Authorized
B. Not authorized
C. At his / her own risk
D. Under protest clear to land

A

C. At his / her own risk

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Quality of braking action should be reported using the terms _______, _______, _______, ________ or a combination of these terms.

A. Good, fair, poor, nil
B. Good, fair, nil, sat
C. Fair, none, poor, unsat
D. Good, bad, poor nil

A

A. Good, fair, poor, nil

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Who provides the quality of braking action information?

A. Controllers
B. Pilots or airport management.
C. Flight operations specialist
D. Crash crew personnel when able

A

B. Pilots or airport management

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How is braking action reported when it affects only a portion of a runway?

A. In a clear and concise manner
B. In terms only understood by controllers
C. As appropriate, so there is no confusion
D. In terms easily understood by the pilot

A

D. In terms easily understood by the pilot

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Issue the latest braking action report for the runway in use to each arriving and departing aircraft enough to be of benefit to the pilot.

A. True
B. False

A

A. True

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When issuing cautionary wake turbulence advisories and the traffic is known to be a “ ______” jet you should include the word “_________” in the description of the traffic.

A. Heavy, heavy
B.large, small
C. Small, large
D. Large, large

A

A. Heavy, heavy

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Wake turbulence is ONLY encountered on the ground.

A. True
B. False

A

B. False

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22
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If, in your opinion, wake turbulence may have an adverse effect in an aircraft, you should

A. Say nothing
B. Issue traffic information
C. Inform the other controllers
D. Issue the cautionary information

A

D. Issue the cautionary information

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When must you coordinate any pertinent parachute jumping information with Other affected atc facilities / sectors

A. Prior to the operation
B. At the end of the hump period
C. When each series of jumps ends
D. Prior to and at the end of each jump or series of jumps

A

D. Prior to and at the end of each jump or serious jumps

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14 CD-R part 105 prescribes that, except when otherwise authorized by ATC parachute jumping is not allowed in or into class E airspace unless radio communications have been established between the aircraft and the nearest FAA atc facility or FSS at least ____ minutes before the jumping activity is to begin.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 30

A

A. 5

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Handle requests t conduct jump operations in or into class d airspace with a functioning control tower operated by the United States based I which of the following?

A. On an as needed basis
B. Known or observed
C. First come, first served basis
D. The number of aircraft involved in the jump

A

B. Known or observed traffic

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How should traffic information be described regarding vehicles, equipment, or personnel on or near the movement area

A. In whatever manner that is appropriate
B. In terms only understood by base operations
C. In a manner which will assist pilots in recognizing them.
D. It does not matter how it is describe to the pilot

A

C. In a manner which will assist pilots in recognizing them.

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27
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The air traffic control light gun is normally used in which if the following situations?

A. Remote field sites only
B. Only on small airfields
C. Training foreign pilots
D. When radio communications cannot be employed

A

D when radio communications cannot be employed

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What air traffic control light signal is used for a general warning?

A. Steady red
B. Flashing green
C. Alternating red and green
D. Flashing red to be followed by another signal

A

C. Alternating red and green

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The pilot of an aircraft in takeoff position on the runway receiving a flashing red light signal should?

A. Continue holding
B. Continue taxiing
C. Takeoff immediately
D. Taxi clear of the runway

A

D. Taxi clear of the runway

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30
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The ground controller has issued taxi instructions to ARMY 18267, a VFR aircraft. If traffic were NOT a factor, what air traffic control light signal would the local controller give the aircraft?

A. Steady red
B. Flashing red
C. Steady green
D. Flashing green

A

C. Steady green

31
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An aircraft is on a base leg and requires a light signal to land. What atc light signal should be given?

A. Steady red
B. Flashing red
C. Steady green
D. Flashing green

A

C. Steady green

32
Q

What does a flashing green light mean to an aircraft in the ground?

A taxi
B land
C takeoff
D turn off runway

A

A taxi

33
Q

_________ information concerning airport conditions is issued To be useful to the pilot

A clear
B timely
C adverse
D concise

A

B timely

34
Q

You receive information from an outside source about conditions in the airport. What must you do with this information?

A record the information
B confirm the information
C relay the information
D relay the information to the crash station

A

B confirm the information

35
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A pilot requests to land in a closed runway. You inform him/ her that the runway is closed. The pilot persists in the request. What action should you take?

A tell them again it is closed
B quote the appropriate NOTAM
C inform him / her that the operation will be at his / her own risk
D tell him / her that they must land at another runway

A

B quote the appropriate NOTAM

36
Q

Furnish quality of raking action to all aircraft as received from pilots or

A FSS
B NWS
C airport management
D aircraft operators

A

C airport management

37
Q

A braking action report should also include

A aircraft ID
B aircraft type
C aircraft category
D all of the above

A

B aircraft type

38
Q

A braking action advisory is in effect for the advertised active runway. Who must be given the advisory?

A all Rotary wind traffic for a pad
B arriving aircraft to that runway
C departure aircraft to that runway
D. Both b and c

A

D both b and c

39
Q

Whenever you have a heavy jet, you should include what word when issuing a wake turbulence advisory?

A jet
B heavy
C traffic
D altitude

A

B heavy

40
Q

During parachute jumping operations, coordinate any pertinent jump information with other affected ATC facilities / sectors

A prior to the operation
B at the end of the jump period
C prior to and at the end of each jump
D after the completion of the jump cycle

A

C prior to and at the end of each jump

41
Q

The correct phraseology to issue taxi and hold short instructions is

a. “CLEARED TO TAXI, HOLD SHORT RUNWAY TWO SEVEN”
b. “TAXI ACROSS RUNWAY SIX, BEHIND LANDING D-C NINER”
c. “RUNWAY THREE SIX TAXI VIA TAXIWAY CHARLIE, HOLD SHORT RUNWAY SIX”
d. “TAXI TO RUNWAY THREE SIX, CROSS RUNWAY SIX BEHIND LANDING D-C NINER”

A

c. “RUNWAY THREE SIX TAXI VIA TAXIWAY CHARLIE, HOLD SHORT RUNWAY SIX”

42
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If a military aircraft requests an intersection departure, what information must be given to the aircraft prior to taxiing for departure?

a. the time
b. hold for release
c. instructions to hold short of the runway
d. the measured distance from the intersection to the runway end

A

d. the measured distance from the intersection to the runway end

43
Q

When shall position determination be made of an aircraft awaiting clearance to taxi?

a. when you have ASDE
b. after issuing taxi instructions
c. before issuing taxi instructions
d. when the aircraft is at the runway

A

c. before issuing taxi instructions

44
Q

Controllers do not issue conditional taxi instructions that depend upon

a. another taxiing aircraft.
b. an aircraft that is taxiing for an IFR departure.
c. a departure aircraft ½ mile off the runway end.
d. a departure aircraft established on a takeoff roll.

A

d. a departure aircraft established on a takeoff roll.

45
Q
  1. Ground Control will issue progressive taxi instructions to
    a. air carriers.
    b. civil aircraft.
    c. military aircraft.
    d. pilots upon request.
A

d. pilots upon request.

46
Q

Who may authorize an intersection departure?

a. pilot
b. controller
c. facility chief
d. airport management

A

b. controller

47
Q

Who is responsible for establishing the hold lines / signs on the airport?

a. airport manager
b. airfield operations
c. company commander
d. air traffic controller

A

a. airport manager

48
Q

Aircraft and vehicle access to the ILS critical area must be controlled to ensure the integrity of ILS course signals.

a. true
b. false

A

a. true

49
Q

Coordination between Local and Ground Control is essential. Which of the following would require the Ground Controller to coordinate?

a. an aircraft is taxied out
b. a helicopter is departing from a pad
c. an aircraft is seen departing from the active runway
d. an aircraft is taxied to a runway not previously designated as active

A

d. an aircraft is taxied to a runway not previously designated as active

50
Q

To determine the correct runway for use, the Local Controller should use the runway most
nearly aligned with the wind when the wind is
a. 3 knots or more.
b. 5 knots or more.
c. less than 3 knots.
d. less than 5 knots.

A

b. 5 knots or more.

51
Q

What is included in VFR landing information?
a. runway, altimeter, weather, wind, reporting point
b. specific direction, runway, time, supplementary information, reporting point
c. specific traffic pattern information (may be omitted), runway, wind, altimeter, supplementary information, reporting point
d. direction, runway, altimeter, density altitude, supplementary information,
reporting point

A

c. specific traffic pattern information (may be omitted), runway, wind, altimeter, supplementary information, reporting point

52
Q

Ceiling and visibility are issued to aircraft if the weather is reported as

a. ceiling above VFR minima.
b. visibility is above VFR minima.
c. ceiling and visibility are always given.
d. ceiling and / or visibility are below basic VFR minima.

A

d. ceiling and / or visibility are below basic VFR minima.

53
Q

A Category III departure is airborne. Distances can be determined by suitable landmarks and it is between sunrise and sunset. A Category II aircraft is on short final. What is the minimum runway separation required?

a. 3,000 feet
b. 4,500 feet
c. 6,000 feet
d. 7,500 feet

A

c. 6,000 feet

54
Q

What is the correct phraseology to issue a landing clearance to an aircraft that reports the field in sight but has not been visually observed?

a. “RUNWAY THREE SIX, WIND THREE SIX ZERO AT ONE ZERO, CLEARED TO LAND”
b. “NOT IN SIGHT, CHECK WHEELS DOWN, RUNWAY THREE SIX, WIND THREE SIX ZERO AT ONE ZERO, CLEARED TO LAND”
c. “NOT IN SIGHT, CHECK WHEELS DOWN, WIND THREE SIX ZERO AT ONE ZERO, CLEARED TO LAND, RUNWAY THREE SIX”
d. “NOT IN SIGHT, WHEELS SHOULD BE DOWN, RUNWAY THREE SIX, WIND THREE SIX ZERO AT ONE ZERO, CLEARED TO LAND”

A

b. “NOT IN SIGHT, CHECK WHEELS DOWN, RUNWAY THREE SIX, WIND THREE SIX ZERO AT ONE ZERO, CLEARED TO LAND”

55
Q

When using anticipated separation, issue traffic information to both aircraft.

a. true
b. false

A

a. true

56
Q

Aircraft A is departing from Runway 6. Aircraft B must not cross the landing threshold until aircraft A

a. is airborne.
b. begins rotation.
c. departs the control zone.
d. crosses the departure end of the runway.

A

d. crosses the departure end of the runway.

57
Q

When are you required to issue taxi route information to an aircraft?

a. always
b. if the pilot requests
c. when weather is above IFR minimums
d. when weather is below VFR minimums

A

a. always

58
Q

Select the proper phraseology to issue a takeoff clearance to a helicopter from a pad.

a. “WIND CALM, CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF”
b. “NORTHEAST PAD, WIND CALM, CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF”
c. “WIND CALM, NORTHEAST PAD, CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF”
d. “WIND CALM, CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM NORTHEAST PAD”

A

b. “NORTHEAST PAD, WIND CALM, CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF”

59
Q

What condition would NOT allow an aircraft departing from an intersection to line up and wait?

a. sunrise to sunset
b. when aircraft is not visible from the tower
c. when a small aircraft has landed
d. when a small aircraft is awaiting exit instructions

A

b. when aircraft is not visible from the tower

60
Q

What minimum runway distance must exist between aircraft departing on the same runway when a Bonanza (Category I) will follow a Twin Cessna (Category II)?

a. 3,000 feet
b. 4,500 feet
c. 6,000 feet
d. 6,500 feet

A

a. 3,000 feet

61
Q

Separate a small aircraft making an intersection departure from the same runway (same or opposite direction takeoff) as a preceding departed large aircraft by

a. one minute.
b. two minutes.
c. three minutes.
d. five minutes

A

c. three minutes.

62
Q

An aircraft has called the tower requesting takeoff clearance (full-length departure) and you instruct the aircraft to “HOLD FOR WAKE TURBULENCE” as required. What wake
turbulence criteria would apply?
a. when a large aircraft has just made a full-length departure
b. when a heavy aircraft has just made a full-length departure
c. when a small aircraft has just made a full-length departure
d. when a small aircraft has just made an intersection departure

A

b. when a heavy aircraft has just made a full-length departure

63
Q

You should issue wake turbulence cautionary advisories

a. to all aircraft.
b. only if pilot requests.
c. only to other large aircraft.
d. when, in your opinion, it will have an adverse effect on the aircraft.

A

d. when, in your opinion, it will have an adverse effect on the aircraft.

64
Q

Separate an arriving helicopter from other helicopters by ensuring that it does not land until one of the following conditions exists

a. a preceding arrival is final.
b. a preceding arrival has been cleared to land.
c. a preceding departure has left the landing area.
d. a preceding departure has been cleared for takeoff

A

c. a preceding departure has left the landing area.

65
Q

Authorize simultaneous VFR helicopter landings and takeoffs if landing / takeoff points are at least 200 feet apart and courses to be flown

a. diverge.
b. do not conflict.
c. are parallel.
d. diverge by 15 degrees

A

b. do not conflict

66
Q
  1. When is an aircraft that has been cleared for “low approach” considered to be a departing aircraft?
    a. when it is midfield
    b. when it crosses the end of the runway
    c. when it crosses the landing threshold
    d. after it touches down and starts to roll
A

c. when it crosses the landing threshold

67
Q
  1. When more than one aircraft is cleared to hold VFR at the same geographical fix issue __________ __________ to all aircraft.
    a. traffic information
    b. cautionary advisories
    c. supplementary information
    d. wake turbulence advisories
A

a. traffic information

68
Q
  1. Special VFR operations are authorized
    a. within Class D surface areas.
    b. only between sunset and sunrise.
    c. when requested by the controller.
    d. on the basis of known traffic
A

a. within Class D surface areas.

69
Q

Instruct departing civil aircraft, or military cargo and transport type IFR / SVFR aircraft to contact departure when the aircraft

a. starts takeoff roll.
b. is ½ mile beyond runway end.
c. is 1 mile beyond runway end.
d. has been issued takeoff clearance.

A

b. is ½ mile beyond runway end.

70
Q
  1. Select the phraseology for instructing an arrival aircraft where to turn off the runway.
    a. “TAXI OFF NEXT TAXIWAY”
    b. “TURN RIGHT, NEXT TAXIWAY”
    c. “TURN RIGHT, NEXT AVAILABLE”
    d. “EXIT LEFT, NEXT AVAILABLE TURN OFF”
A

b. “TURN RIGHT, NEXT TAXIWAY”

71
Q

Authorize local Special VFR operations for a specified period upon request if the aircraft involved

a. is a fixed wing only.
b. is a rotary wing only.
c. has entered the control zone.
d. can be recalled when traffic or weather conditions require.

A

d. can be recalled when traffic or weather conditions require.

72
Q

IFR aircraft that is less than 1 mile from the landing airport?

a. 200 feet
b. 500 feet
c. ½ mile
d. 1 mile

A

c. ½ mile

73
Q
  1. The Local Controller must start assistance to an emergency aircraft
    a. immediately when emergency is declared.
    b. as soon as enough information is obtained.
    c. after coordination with flight data for crash vehicles
    d. after aircraft reports being on base for the landing runway
A

b. as soon as enough information is obtained.

74
Q
  1. In the event of an emergency and a crash vehicle is out of the station, who is responsible for contacting that crash vehicle?
    a. crash
    b. local
    c. ground
    d. operations
A

c. ground

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