AVSC 3030

How much separation is required for a Category II aircraft landing behind a Category I aircraft that has just landed?

4500 feet

Where is the FAA Academy Training located at?

Oklahoma City, OK

A TRACON is usually an FAA and not a military facility.

True

What is one difference between Class A and Class B airspace?

VFR aircraft is not permitted in Class A but is permitted in Class B

A radar mile is a measurement of ____.

time

The ASDE radar system would be used by which of the following?

tower

The FAA operates over _____ radar approach control facilities across the US.

150

Which of the following could be super category aircraft?

AN-225

Radar is used to provide _____ to pilots.

All of the these

Which type of facility are typically found at offshore or remote locations?

Combined Control Facilities

An applicant with diabetes disqualifies as an FAA air traffic controller.

False

Which of the following is NOT an FAA hiring requirement

Obtain an FAA Private Pilot License

A controller can issue landing clearance if it is safe to reasonable assume that separation will eventually exist?

True

When a radar pulse is reflected off an object, the small portion of radio energy that returns to the receiver is know as _______?

an echo

Wake turbulence is a by-product of

lift

Write the word that represents the proper phraseology for a W. (For example, for an L, you would write lima in ALL lowercase.) You must spell the item correctly to receive credit for this question.

whiskey

Write the word that represents the proper phraseology for a Z. (For example, for an L, you would write lima in ALL lowercase.) You must spell the item correctly to receive credit for this question.

zulu

According to figure 2-18 in the 1st edition of the textbook (or 2-19 for the 2nd Edition of the textbook), which direction would an aircraft be flying for an RNAV approach into Purdue University airport?

280

What is the basic longitudinal and lateral separation criteria?

3 or 5 nautical miles depending on the distance between the aircraft and the radar antenna

Which radar system is used to observe aircraft operating on the airport surface?

ASDE

Match the lights to the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)

All red----Too low 3 red, 1 white----slightyly low 2 white, 2 red---- On correct approach path 3 white, 1 red----slightly high All white----- too high

Control Tower at HLN classification is?

Combined Non-Radar Appr Cntrl and Tower

Select the segments of an instrument approach procedure

Initial approach segment intermediate approach segment final approach segment

Towers without Radar are

VFR towers Most are contracted towers

Taxiway lines are generally what color?

Yellow

An "L" is placed after a runway number to indicate

a left runway in a parallel set of runways.

Which of the following controller positions would be found in the ARTCC? Select all that apply.

flight data controller radar controller radar associate/nonradar controller

Standard phraseology is essential when communicating with foreign pilots because

foreign pilots may not have full command of the language and may not recognize slang, idioms, or other expressions.

If proper runway separation does not exist and there are no viable options to obtain the necessary separation, the controller will instruct the aircraft to conduct a

go around

121.90 mHz is the frequency usually assigned to the

ground controller.

Write the word that represents the proper phraseology for a K. (For example, for an L, you would write lima in ALL lowercase.) You must spell the item correctly to receive credit for this question.

kilo

When the ground controller has been given permission to cross an aircraft on an active runway, he/she must then notify _____ that the crossing is complete.

local control

When stating a time, a controller should do which of the following?

precede the numbers with the word "time"

The following are the duties performed by Local Control, except

process taxiway condition reports

A landing pilot sees lights that are half-white and half-amber. These lights indicate ___?

the runway ends in 2000'.

To ensure that aircraft are separated, the controller needs to apply at least _____ of the four established methods at any given time.

1

Radar approach control facilities normally control the airspace up to about _____ above the ground out to a distance of about _____ miles from the primary airport.

10000-15000, 40

The first air traffic control centers were conceived in the _____.

1930's

The first contract towers were opened in what year?

1982

An aircraft flying due East toward the VOR, is on which degree radial?

270

Touchdown embedded-in-runway lighting ends how many feet down from the landing threshold?

3000'

Wake turbulence will generally descend at ______ feet per minute.

500

Touchdown zone markings are coded in how many increments?

500'

How many GPS orbital planes are in the U.S. GNSS system?

6

Match the VOR service elevation to the appropriate designations

60,000'-----High 12,000'------ Terminal 18,000'------ Low

How much separation is required for a Category III aircraft landing behind a Category II aircraft that is departing?

6000 feet

Which radar system would the ARTCC use due to its range generally in excess of hundreds of miles?

ARSR

Which radar system has a range of approximately 100 miles and is mostly used in the terminal airspace by the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON).

ASR

ZHN identifies what type of ATC Facility?

Air Route Traffic Control Center

Same Runway Separation (SRS) aircraft categories include

All of these

Match the lights to the glide path Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)

All white lights----Too high Far red lights and near white lights---- On glide path All lights red---- Too low

Towers with Radar

Are VFR towers Are IFR towers Provide separation services

Which of the following could be a large aircraft?

B737

Match the designator to the control tower position

Cab (or Tower) Coordinator---CC Clearance Delivery----CD Flight Data---- FD Ground Control----GC Local Control---LC Operations Manager---OM Operations Supervisor----OS

In which of the following classes of airspace are IFR aircraft required to receive ATC services? Select all that apply.

Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E

In which of the following classes of airspace are VFR aircraft required to receive ATC services? Select all that apply.

Class B Class C Class D

Before ground control may cross an active runway with an aircraft under their control, what must be accomplished?

Coordinate the crossing with the local controller.

Flight plan information and radar data is available to every controller on which modern system?

ERAM

Approach lighting system SSALR means, "Simplified Short Approach Landing system with Radar"

False

In order to safely separate aircraft, controllers must think of an aircraft of occupying a single, precise point.

False

Local Control" is a control position found in the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON).

False

Local controllers are responsible to separate VFR aircraft while airborne and inbound to the airport.

False

The first radar system used to separate high altitude aircraft was the SAGE system.

False

The training program can be attended by anyone who is interested on becoming an Air Traffic Controller

False

VORs provide distance AND bearing information to pilots.

False

Match the following ILS categories with the decision altitudes

I----200' II----100' III----- None

Flight Service Stations are operated under____?

Lockheed-Martin

Match the guidance provided to the types of instrument approaches

Nonprecision---- Lateral Only Cat I precision approach----- Lateral and Vertical Cat II/III approach----- Lateral and Vertical

During a nonprecision approach the pilot descends to MDA and at the Missed Approach Point and does not see the airport in sight. What must the pilot do?

Perform a missed approach procedure.

_____ is often used to identify an aircraft that is not equipped with a transponder when the aircraft has departed from an airport.

Primary radar

Feeling they had no group to properly represent their interests, air traffic controllers formed which organization?

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization

Which of the following organizations represented air traffic controllers when President Reagan was sworn into office?

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization

Combined Radar Approach Control and Tower with radar has which two functions?

Radar approach control tower

_____ allows controllers to positively identify an aircraft by requesting that the pilot select a specific transponder code.

Secondary radar

The academy training program is composed of three parts.

Skills building, aviation academics, and part-task training

Which of the following Airspace would you most likely find imposed over a large sporting event?

Temporary Flight Restriction

If a controller advises a pilot that the Mode C portion of the transponder is not being received, it means the controller is not receiving which of the following?

The aircraft's altitude

Category III aircraft must be equipped with autoland devices.

True

Combined nonradar Approach Control and Tower without radar have VFR towers.

True

Pilots have the authority to refuse a land and hold short clearance (LASHO).

True

Remote communication air/ground devices allow controls to communicate with pilot who are beyond the range of the radio transmitter sat the control facility.

True

Terminal Radar Approach Control provide radar services to aircraft arriving/departing the primary and adjacent airport

True

The local controller is primarily responsible for the separation of aircraft operating within the local traffic area and those landing or departing on any of the active runways.

True

Match the beacon colors with the airport type.

White and green---- Land airport White and yellow---- Water airport Green, white, and white---- Military Green, yellow, and white--- Heliport Green, red, and white----- Hospital

Write the word that represents the proper phraseology for an A. (For example, for an L, you would write lima in ALL lowercase.) You must spell the item correctly to receive credit for this question.

alpha

Which of the following would be the proper phraseology for a general aviation Piper Arrow with the serial number N118JL on initial contact to ATC?

arrow one one eight juliett lima

Write the word that represents the proper phraseology for a C. (For example, for an L, you would write lima in ALL lowercase.) You must spell the item correctly to receive credit for this question.

charlie

If an aircraft is flying at a right angle to the landing runway on the departure end, it is on the ______ leg of the traffic pattern.

crosswind

The controller responsible for aircraft or vehicles that are operating on ramps, taxiways, or closed runways is the

ground controller.

What pronunciation should be given for a heading of 120 degrees?

heading one two zero

In order to avoid wake turbulence when landing behind a departing heavy aircraft, a pilot should

land before the rotation point of the heavy aircraft.

Which controller has the primary responsibility of ensuring proper runway separation between aircraft?

local control

Which controller has the primary responsibility of ensuring proper runway separation between arriving and departing aircraft?

local control

The controller responsible for determining the active runways is the

local controller.

The controller responsible for sequencing and separating the landing and departing aircraft on the runways is the

local controller.

What is the proper pronunciation for a runway numbered 24R?

runway two four right

Write the word that represents the proper phraseology for an S. (For example, for an L, you would write lima in ALL lowercase.) You must spell the item correctly to receive credit for this question.

sierra

radar mile measures which of the following?

the time difference between a radar pulse reflection and return