ATC Midterm

_________________ is used in preference to radar separation when an operational advantage will be gained

nonradar separation

Radar separation is applied between aircraft and: (3 things)

Other Aircraft. Adjacent airspace. Obstructions depicted on the radar display.

Who may deviate from FAR 91 in an emergency requiring immediate action?

PIC

Which two movements are controlled by the control yoke?

Pitch/Roll

FAA ORDER JO 7110.65 - PURPOSE

Prescribes ATC procedures and phraseology for use by persons providing ATC services

A ____________ is designated airspace where the flight of aircraft is not permitted, without permission of the using agency

Prohibited Area

What consist of a pair of synchronized white flashing strobe lights located laterally on each side of the runway threshold facing the incoming traffic

Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs)

___________ or an action verb in the imperative sense, means a procedure is mandatory.

SHALL or MUST

____________ means a procedure is recommended

SHOULD

The purpose of ___________________ is to supplement other orders and directives and to provide guidelines for intrafacility use. _______________ provide the "how-to" on a local level.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

What is an ATC facility that uses radar and nonradar capabilities to provide control services to aircraft arriving, departing, and transiting airspace in a terminal area?

TRACON

Separation minima requirements are established for which two ATC facilities?

Terminal En route

Which TRACON position communicates directly with the aircraft and uses radar information as the primary means of separation?

The Radar (R) Controller

Who has responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of that tower cab?

The team as a whole

What TOWER position works to ensure that the overall operation is at its greatest capacity while maintaining safety standards?

Tower Control Coordinator

The mission of this system is to balance air traffic demand with the system's capacity to ensure that the maximum efficient utilization of the NAS is maintained.

Traffic Management System

AFSSs have the primary responsibility for providing pilot briefings, and receiving and processing IFR and VFR flight plans. (True/False)

True

LOAs are designed to minimize manual coordination and are for interfacility use. (True/False)

True

Runway separation is applied by Tower controllers only. (True/False)

True

There are no absolute divisions of responsibilities regarding position operations in the tower. (True/False)

True

In this type of separation, there are no time or distance minima per se, but separation is accomplished by visually avoiding other aircraft.

Visual Separation

A _____________ is airspace of defined dimensions established beyond 3NM from the coast of the United States.

Warning Area

________________ is used in preference to nonradar separation when it will be to an operational advantage, and workload, communications, and equipment permit.

radar separation

Air traffic control service to aircraft is provided on a "first come, first served" basis as circumstances permit, except

aircraft in distress, has right of way over all other traffic

The basic minimum altitude separation between IFR aircraft is: 1,000 feet for aircraft up to _____________ 2,000 feet for aircraft above ______________ 5,000 feet for aircraft flying above ________________

and including FL410 FL410 up to and including FL600 FL600

_________________ are used in preference to non-automation procedures when workload, communications, and equipment capabilities permit.

automation procedures

In the ATC system, first priority is given to

separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts.

Ensure takeoff roll does not begin until a preceding departing aircraft has _____________________. Ensure an arriving aircraft does not cross the landing threshold until a preceding departing aircraft has ________________. (The same answer for both)

crossed the runway end or has turned to avert a conflict

FAR Part 91 includes rules for:

Aircraft right-of-way. Compliance with ATC. Operation in various classes of airspace. VFR and IFR weather minimums and cruising altitudes. Equipment requirements for certain flight operations. Special operations such as aerobatic flight, parachuting, and glider towing. Aircraft maintenance and systems airworthiness. Large and turbine-powered aircraft.

What are the three types of ATC facilities?

Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) Terminal -Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) -Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)

What are the six positions in the tower?

Flight Data Clearance Delivery Local Control Ground Control Tower Coordinator Tower Associate

What are the five basic positions in an AFSS?

Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator Broadcast Preflight En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) Inflight

Student pilots may not operate an aircraft on a solo flight in CLASS B unless:

Pilot has received instruction on that specific Class B airspace Pilot's logbook has been endorsed within the preceding 90 days verifying instruction

Two types of radar systems are:

Primary radar Secondary radar

Three types of visual separation

Tower Visual Separation Radar Visual Separation Visual Separation used in conjunction with visual approaches

The three primary types of icing are:

structural icing pitot-static system icing carburetor icing

What two things are included in LOAs?

-Delegation of responsibility for Air Traffic Control (ATC) -Service Interfacility coordination

ATC specialists 40 and above shall be scheduled by facility managers for medical examinations every _______ for Terminal/Center and every ______ for Flight Service

1 year 2 years

IFR weather conditions exist when the cloud ceiling is below __________ AGL or the visibility is below ___ statute miles.

1,000 3

Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSSs) are air traffic facilities which provide a variety of services to pilots, such as

1. Processing flight plans. 2. Pilot briefings. 3. In-flight services.

The primary purpose of the ATC system is to (2 things)

1. prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system 2. organize and expedite the flow of traffic in a manner which is: Safe. Orderly. Expeditious.

What are the standard minima for non-radar longitudinal separation?

10 minutes or 20 miles.

Class B airspace is generally that airspace from the surface to ______________

10,000ft MSL

Air stops flowing smoothly over an airfoil between ________ and _________ degrees angle of attack.

15 20

Non-RVSM aircraft may only climb or descend through RVSM altitudes (FL290 to FL410). While transiting this airspace, ___________ vertical separation must be maintained with all other aircraft.

2,000ft.

Class D airspace is generally that airspace from the surface to __________ above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower.

2,500 feet

Yellow replaces white on the last __________ or half of the runway length, whichever is less.

2000ft.

When radar data is received from a single radar antenna, use the following minima. When two aircraft are less than 40 miles from antenna, ___ miles separation is required. When two aircraft are 40 miles or more from the antenna, ___ miles separation is required. NOTE: These minima apply to both lateral and longitudinal separation.

3 5

VFR aircraft in level cruising flight above _________ feet above the surface, up to but not including __________ feet MSL shall maintain the following altitudes: On a magnetic course of 000 degrees through 179 degrees Odd altitude plus 500 feet (e.g., 3,500, 9,500) On a magnetic course of 180 degrees through 359 degrees Even altitude plus 500 feet (e.g., 4,500, 10,500)

3,000 18,000

Runway Centerline Lighting System (RCLS) consists of lights spaced at 50-foot intervals. White until last__________, then White alternating with red for the next_________ All red the last___________

3,000 feet 2,000 feet 1,000 feet

How would you number a runway with a magnetic heading of 004°?

36

Class C airspace is generally that airspace from surface to ____________ above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have: An operational control tower. Service provided by a Radar Approach Control. A certain number of IFR operations

4,000 feet

Clear departing aircraft to fly specified headings which diverge by at least ____________. (Nonradar, lateral separation)

45 degrees

Special Use Airspace area is in use from FL200 through FL310. What is the vertical separation needed below the area? Above the area?

500 feet (Up to and including FL290) 1,000 feet (Above FL290)

Match the number of threshold lines to the width of the runway. 4 6 8 12 16

60 feet 75 feet 100 feet 150 feet 200 feet

FAR Part _____ regulations are intended to ensure the safety of not only the pilots, passengers, and aircraft, but also persons and property on the ground.

91

This system sends out a signal which is reflected by anything with mass (echo principle). Reflected energy is called "Echo" or "Target". Requires no equipment in A/C

A primary radar system

The AFSS position that provides airport advisories is the position. A.Inflight B.Preflight C.EFAS

A. Inflight

Responsibility for approval of a LOA rests with the A. Service Area Office. B. Flight Inspection Field Office. C. General Aviation District Office.

A. Service Area Office.

Overtaking (ROW)

A/C being overtaken has ROW Overtaking A/C gives way to right

Provides the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures for use in the United States NAS

AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual)

What facility provides en route ATC service to IFR/VFR aircraft principally during the en route phase of flight?

ARTCC

Types of terminal facilities include

ATCTs TRACONs

Who has right-of-way over all other air traffic?

Aircraft in distress

Converging aircraft of the same category, i.e. two airplanes (ROW)

Airplane on right

Aircraft operating in the air or on airport movement areas are referred to as . A. air carriers B. air traffic C. air traffic control

B. air traffic

An airport identified by a flashing white and yellow rotating beacon is . A. lighted land B. lighted water C. military

B. lighted water

The primary source of lift on an airfoil is created by a differential in . A. temperature B. pressure C. reaction

B. pressure

The primary function of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) is to monitor and __________ traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives.

Balance

In what type of airspace would a high volume of pilot training take place? A. Restricted Area B. Controlled Firing Area C. Alert Area

C. Alert Area

The AFSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the position. A. Preflight Position B. Inflight Position C. Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator

C. Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator

Authorization by air traffic control for the purpose of preventing collisions between known aircraft, and for an aircraft to proceed under specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace, is called an ATC . A. approval B. direction C. clearance

C. clearance

The extension of flaps causes an increase in . A. stall speed B. airspeed C. drag

C. drag

Control of all air traffic within designated airspace by air traffic control is called control. A. restricted B. precision C. positive

C. positive

What is the curvature of the airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge?

Camber

The ATO is managed by a

Chief Operating Officer

This airspace is designed to contain all published instrument approach procedures.

Class B

Who is normally the first controller a pilot talks to when departing an airport?

Clearance Delivery

What is required When aircraft are descended below FL180?

Current Altimeter

Federal airways ("Victor") and low altitude RNAV routes ("Tango") are Class _____ airspace areas and unless otherwise specified, extend upward from _____ feet Above Ground Level (AGL) to, but not including ______ feet MSL

E 1,200 18,000

Approaching head-on (ROW)

Each A/C gives way to right

ATO ATC facilities are assigned to one of three service areas according to their geographic location. What are they?

Eastern, Central, and Western

Establish and provide rules and regulations for operation of aircraft within the United States.

FARs

AFSSs engage in the control and separation of aircraft. (True/False)

False

Class C requires a clearance to enter. (True/False)

False

No person may operate an A/C in _________ ___________without prior arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft in formation

Formation Flight

Class _____ airspace is uncontrolled airspace that normally extends from the surface upwards to the base of the overlying controlled airspace.

G

Who is responsible for ensuring that aircraft are separated from other aircraft, ground vehicles and obstructions while taxiing?

Ground Control

In Class C airspace, VFR aircraft are separated only from _____ aircraft. IFR aircraft are separated from all other aircraft.

IFR

The aircraft is to follow a preceding aircraft and the pilot reports the preceding aircraft ___ ____________ and is instructed to follow it

In Sight

SOPs are for ____________ use, while LOAs are for ____________ use

Intra-facility, Inter-facility

The purpose of a/an ___________ is to supplement established operational procedural instructions when operational or procedural needs require the cooperation and concurrence of other persons, facilities, or organizations

LOA

These both define specific agreements and operating procedures established between your facility and other persons, facilities, and organizations or operational procedures within your facility

LOAs/SOPs

The _________ is a line through the wing from wing tip to wing tip. Movement around this axis is called the pitch movement (nose up, nose down).

Lateral Axis

Who is primarily responsible for separating and providing safety alerts to aircraft in the airspace surrounding the airport and aircraft on the active runways?

Local Control

Approaching aircraft (ROW)

Lower A/C has right of way

____________ means a procedure is optional

MAY or NEED NOT

Activities in an active ___________ may include air combat tactics, air intercepts, aerobatics, formation flight training, and low altitude flight in excess of the normal 250-knot speed limit below 10,000 feet.

MOA

These signs have a red background with a white inscription

Mandatory Instruction Signs

They are used to: Navigate from point to point. Provide approach aids for landing.

NAVAIDS