Knowledge Check
When is the departure airport issued in a clearances?
Non control facility
What is the order of preference when assigning altitudes?
Pilot requested Nearest possible
How many minutes before an aircraft is estimated to enter a receiving facility's area must flight data be forwarded?
15 minutes
Proposed Departure Time is entered in space ____?
19
What information is entered in the spaces below? 3, 4, 5, 16, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27
3: AID 4: Aircraft Data 5: Filed TAS 16: Departure Arrow 19: Fix/P departure time 21: Next Fix 24: Requested Altitude 25: Point of Origin, route, dest. 26: Remarks 27: Beacon Code
Filed True Airspeed is found in which radar strip box?
5
At airports within a class E surface area where airport traffic control service is NOT provided, when can you specify the initial heading to be flown?
After obtaining/soliciting the pilot's concurrence concerning these items
What action should the pilot take if false, deceptive, or phantom controller communications occur?
Broadcast an alert, correct false info, collect info, and notify supervisor
What are the four ways to amend a route of flight?
Change ___ to read ___State portion of the route is being amended and state the amendment Rest of route unchanged Cleared direct to a point previously issued "Rest of route unchanged" Entire route
True/False After advising ATC, a pilot may discontinue frequency monitoring
False Must have clearance to leave Mutual agreed upon time
When does an Enroute controller need to use the word heavy?
Contacting terminal Approach Control Traffic Advisories
What may be specified, if necessary, to departing aircraft at airports with air traffic control services?
Direction of takeoff/turn Initial heading azimuth
The normal priority for providing ATC services?
First come first serve
When control responsibility is being transferred between facilities or between controllers within a facility, effect the transfer at a
Time, fix, or altitude
What prefix phrase should you use to relay a clearance to an aircraft through another aircraft?
ATC Clears
Other than time, what item should be circled in red to indicate that a flight plan or estimate has been forwarded?
Any revised information
What messages are Air Traffic Controllers authorized to transmit?
Necessary for ATC & Contribute to safety
What radio messages are Air Traffic Controllers authorized to relay?
Operational info..... (Incomplete answer)
A clearance is not complete until what is received?
Readback/Acknowledgment
What are the first duty priorities of an air traffic controller?
Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts. Support National Defense
When is the term "TAKEOFF" used in departure clearances?
Tower/Terminal environment
When should you use radar over non radar?
When operationally advantageous
When is a military Air EVAC flight provided priority handling?
When requested