ATC System and NAS

How many airports are included in the NAS?

19,000

Which ATC facility provides ATC services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the en route phase of flight?

ARTCC

Who maintains separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground for IFR aircraft?

ATC

Under IFR

ATC maintains separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground. Also used to indicate weather conditions that are less than minimum VFR requirements

Who monitors and manages the flow of air traffic throughout the NAS?

ATCSCC

Who is responsible for the operation of the TM system?

ATCSCC (Air Traffic Control System Command Center)

The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of which division?

Air Traffic Services

Under VFR

Aircraft must remain clear of clouds to ensure good visibility

Air Traffic (AT)

Aircraft operating in the air or on an airport surface, exclusive of loading ramps and parking areas

Which of the following are components of NAS?

Airport and landing areas Airspace and ATS routes Rules, regulations, and procedures Aeronautical charts

An area on land or water that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft. Includes its buildings and facilities, if any

Airports (airports are not owned by the FAA)

Where are TMUs located?

All ARTCCs and Busier Terminal facilities

The organizational structure of each AT facility varies depending upon its ________

All of the answers

Radar Coordinator

Also also called Tracker or Handoff Controller

Duties of Radar

Also called R side, communicates directly with the aircraft and uses radar information as the primary means of separation

AGL Above Ground Level Altitude

Altitude expressed in feet measured above ground level.

Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR)

Approach control radar used to detect and display aircrafts position in the terminal area. Coverage of the ASR can extend up to 60 miles

Records and disseminates weather and flight information through AFIS

Broadcast

Term to indicate aircraft will be cleared to an altitude lower than their requested altitude until they are clear of a particular airspace

Capping

The ATO is managed by a(n)

Chief Operational Officer

Issues clearances and ensures accuracy of pilot readback

Clearance Delivery

Which of the following is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the tower?

Compiling statistical data

Which ATC facility is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?

FSS

Which air traffic facility has NO direct authority over IFR or VFR traffic?

FSS

Compiles statistical data, processes and forwards flight plan information, reports weather information.

Flight Data

Disseminates IFR and VFR flight plans, initiates SAR, disseminates NOTAMs, performs customs notification.

Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator

What do VFR and IFR describe?

Flight plans that pilots should file Weather conditions Flight rules that pilots must follow

Initiates control instructions, has responsibility control of aircraft and vehicles on taxiways and runways that are not active, ensures separation.

Ground Control

Which position in the ATC terminal option is normally responsible for issuing control instructions to aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport movement area (other than active runways)?

Ground Control

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

IFR govern the procedures for conducting instrument flight. Also a term used by pilots and controllers to indicate the type of flight plan

Issues airport advisories; relays ATC clearances, advisories, or requests to pilots; monitors and restore NAVAIDs; activates and closes flight plans; assists pilots of lost aircraft

Inflight

Jet and RNAV Q Routes

Jet Routes and Area Navigation (RNAV) Q Routes, which are used for navigation between Flight Level (FL) 180 and FL 450

Initiates control instructions, has responsibility for control of active runways, ensures separation

Local Control

What responsibility does ATC have with an aircraft during an IFR flight?

Maintain separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground

Why are NAVAIDs a vital part of NAS?

Navigate from point to point Provide approach aids for landing

Duties of Radar Associate

Often called D Side Ensure separation Scan En Route Decision Support Tool (EDST) display (EDST is an automated flight data management tool commonly referred to as "electronic strips

What is the duty of Radar Flight Data

Operate interphone Assist radar associate Ensure flight data processing equipment is operation, except for Enroute decision Support Tool (EDST) Request, receive, and disseminate weather

"Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft" is an example of a(n) ________

Operational priority

What is Positive Control in ATC

Positive control is the separation of all air traffic within designated airspace by ATC

Briefs pilots on weather, NOTAMs, and restrictions along proposed route: applies VFR not recommended (VNR) procedures

Preflight

Primary Functions of FSS

Process Flight Plans; Provide Pilot Briefings; Receive Flight Plans

Which is the only en route sector team member whose duties do not include accepting handoffs?

Radar Flight Data

Control Standards

Separation Standards are established by the federal government. Designated in; Miles, Altitude (feet), Minutes

Airspeed

Speed of an aircraft relative to its surrounding air mass.

Monitoring and balancing air traffic flows within their area of responsibility is the primary function of the _______.

TMU (Traffic Management Units)

True Airspeed (TAS)

The airspeed of an aircraft relative to undisturbed air, used in flight planning and enroute portion of flight

Indicated Airspeed (IAS)

The speed shown on the aircraft airspeed indicator

According to their location, ATO facilities are assigned to one of _____

Three service areas

What is the mission of the TM system?

To balance air traffic demand with system capacity.

Primary Purpose of ATC

To prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system and to provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of traffic, and to provide support for National Security and Homeland Defense.

Assists the Tower positions by performing coordination and helps to ensure separation by maintaining awareness of tower traffic.

Tower Associate

Performs interfacility/intrafacility coordination, advises the Tower positions of actions required to accomplish objectives

Tower Coordinator

Term to indicate traffic will be descended prior to the normal descent point at the arrival airport to remain clear of an airspace situation

Tunneling

What is included in the NAS?

U.S. navigation facilities and all associated personnel and components

Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

VFR govern the procedures for conducting flight under visual conditions. The term "VFR" is also used in the United States to indicate weather conditions that are equal to or greater than minimum

VOR Airways and RNAV Tango Routes

Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) airways, also called Victor airways, and area navigation (RNAV) Tango Routes, which are used for navigation below 18,000 feet mean sea level (MSL)

ATO Service locations

Western, Central, Eastern

When should nonradar separation be used?

When an operational advantage exists

When is nonradar separation used in preference to radar separation?

When an operational advantage will be gained

Airport Elevation

usable runways measured in feet from mean sea level