The minimum age requirement to be eligible for a Control Tower Operator (CTO) certificate is
_____ years. - 18
Position lights on aircraft must be lighted between _____. - sunset and sunrise
During the hours of darkness, anti-collision lights need NOT be lighted when the pilot-incommand determin...
CTO Test Questions & Answers
The minimum age requirement to be eligible for a Control Tower Operator (CTO) certificate is
_____ years. - ✔✔18
Position lights on aircraft must be lighted between _____. - ✔✔sunset and sunrise
During the hours of darkness, anti-collision lights need NOT be lighted when the pilot-in-
command determines that, because of _____ conditions, it would be in the interest of safety to
turn the lights off. - ✔✔operating
An increase of temperature with an increase in height is called an _____. - ✔✔inversion
Broken sky cover means that ______ to 7/8 of the sky is obscured by clouds. - ✔✔5/8
Tower personnel shall take prevailing visibility observations when prevailing visibility at the
usual point of observation or at tower level is less than _____ mile(s). - ✔✔4
Two basic methods of air navigation are radio and _____. - ✔✔pilotage
Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs) are the only means of precisely determining _____ and _____
weather conditions. - ✔✔turbulence; icing
,An increase in temperature of the atmosphere with an increase of altitude height defines a(n)
_____. - ✔✔inversion
The uneven heating of adjacent bodies of air causing warm air to be drawn upward and more
dense air downward defines ______. - ✔✔convection currents
Warm air slides over a wedge of colder air when a ______ front progresses forward. - ✔✔warm
Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) most generally occurs at high altitude and in the vicinity of ______.
- ✔✔the jet stream
The initial stage of a thunderstorm occurs in a ______ cloud. - ✔✔cumulus
Behind a fast moving cold front, you can expect _______ skies with gusty and turbulent winds. -
✔✔clearing
Pressure, temperature, and humidity are used to determine ______ altitude. - ✔✔density
Wind direction is determined by the ______ which the wind is blowing. - ✔✔direction from
In a METAR, the altimeter element follows the ______ group. - ✔✔temperature/dew point
, "CIG 005V008" in the remarks section of a METAR indicates _______. - ✔✔ceiling variable
between five hundred and eight hundred
A basic restriction regarding the use of a VOR navigational aid is that it's signal ______. - ✔✔Is
line of sight
What type of weather report is generated when a wind shift occurs? - ✔✔SPECI
Controllers who encounter situations that are NOT covered in JO 7110.65 are expected to
______. - ✔✔use their best judgement
Procedural Letters of Agreement require the concurrence of _______. - ✔✔more than one
facility
The word "shall" means a procedure is _______. - ✔✔mandatory
The word that means a procedure is recommended is "______." - ✔✔should
When time is used in the context of a clock reading, hours and minutes are expressed in ______.
- ✔✔Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
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