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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL QUESTIONS & ANSWERSCourse Alignment accuracy of the VOR is plus/minus ___ degress - Answers -1
It is the responsibility of the ______ to determine the final (within 2 miles of the airport)
landing sequence between aircraft under its control. - Answers -Control Tower
When the wind is less than 5 knots, which of the following runways should be used? -
Answers -Calm Wind
The ______ controller manages aircraft operations on the airport movement area
except the active runway(s) - Answers -Ground
IFR - Answers -Instrument flight rules above 18,000 ft.
Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) provide for both preventive and positive control of
VFR and IFR aircraft around airports where they are located. (true or false) - Answers -
True
What is the minimum vertical separation (in feet) required between IFR aircraft below FL
290? - Answers -1,000
A controller provides ____ separation until some other type of separation can be
established for IFR aircraft on the same route in the same direction - Answers -vertical
In radio communications, the phrase "have numbers" is not the same as the pilot having
the information contained in the current ATIS broadcast (true or false) - Answers -True
Corrections for altitude data on a flight progress strip are made by using a single line to
delete the wrong information. (true or false) - Answers -False
___________ is usually the lowest altitude that can be assigned by ATC on a Victor
airway. - Answers -MEA (minimum enroute altitude)
The transfer of ____________ point is _______. - Answers -Communications;
before the aircraft crosses the receiving controller's airspace.
When using vertical separation, the lead aircraft must always be same speed or faster.
(true or false) - Answers -False
When using lateral separation, the lead aircraft must always be same speed or faster.
(true or false) - Answers -False
When using longitudinal separation, the lead aircraft must always be same speed or
faster (true or false) - Answers -True
, Holding pattern airspace to be protected is a form of lateral separation. (true or false) -
Answers -True
Radar separation is ______ miles when both aircraft are less than 40 miles from the
antenna. - Answers -3
Two or more aircraft estimated to occupy the same airspace in less than ten minutes
are considered to be ______ - Answers -in conflict
Two of more air traffic control facilities can control an aircraft at the same time. -
Answers -False
__________ are used between two facilities (external coordination) and
_____________ are used for facilities (external coordination). - Answers -Letters of
Agreement; Ops letters
When using ______________ separation minima the transfer of communication shall be
made ___________ minutes before the aircraft is estimated to reach the boundary
unless otherwise agreed to by the control and/or communication facilities concerned. -
Answers -nonradar; 5
Air traffic control is defined as the orderly; safe and careful flow of airplanes through
designated airspace. - Answers -False
Letters of Agreement (LOA) are used between centers and pilots to ensure correct
phraseology. - Answers -False
Glidepath information for the ILS is useable when flying - Answers -Inbound-front
course
In handling a normal IFR aircraft on a flight from Chicago to Las Vegas, the facilities
involved could include_________. - Answers -Center, Tower and Approach Control
Letters of Agreement (LOA) are used between centers and towers to ensure correct
procedures to delegate airspace control. (true or false) - Answers -True
Tower Local Control provides both positive and preventive control instructions. (true or
false) - Answers -True
Spaces 10-18 on the approach/departure control flight progress strip are used for
_________ - Answers -facility specific data
A degree divergence chart is primarily used to apply ________ non-radar separation. -
Answers -lateral
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