Week 5 - Navigation

Question 1

Air Traffic Control Officers

Answer 1

• Maintain safe separation between aircraft and other aircraft, ground obstructions, and airspace boundaries.
• Separate using visual reference, surveillance, and procedural separation

Question 2

Roles of ATCO’s

Answer 2

• Aerodrome control (Ground and Tower)
• Approach control (Arriving and Departing)
• Area Control (Cruise - Land)
• Oceanic Control (Cruise - Ocean)

Question 3

Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP’s)

Answer 3

Provide ATC services
State Agencies, State-owned self-financing corporations, privatized air traffic management service providers, regional ATM service providers, independent private sector ATC service providers

Question 4

Component of ATM: Communication

Answer 4

• Aviation English
• data-link systems between ATC and pilots (text)
• standard terms and phrases
• Mayday (121.5, squawk 7700)

Question 5

Component of ATM: Surveillance

Answer 5

• Primary and Secondary radar
• ADS-A (request) and ADS-B (automatic)

Question 6

Component of ATM: Navigation

Answer 6

• Flight Information Regions (FIR’s)
• Controlled and Uncontrolled Airspace
• IFR and VFR
• Airspace Classes A-G
• Terminal Control Area (TCA)

Question 7

Navigation Avionics

Answer 7

• Flight Management System (FMS)
• Magnetic Compass
• RNAV (area navigation based on waypoints)

Question 8

Navigation Aids

Answer 8

• Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
• Instrument Landing System (ILS)
• Inertial Navigation System (INS)
• Non-Directional Beacon (NDB)
• Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN)
• VHF Omnidirectional range (VOR)

Question 9

Global Navigation Satellite System

Answer 9

• Global Positioning System
• Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS)

Question 10

NextGen

Answer 10

• FAA initiative to evolve airspace system through 2030
• ADS-B
• collaborative air traffic management technologies
• data comms
• national airspace system voice switch
• system-wide information system