ATSC 231 Block 1 Exam Questions and
Answers
What iiis iithe ii% iiof iiaircraft iiaccidents iicaused iiby iiweather ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-20%
What iitype iiof iiweather iicauses iithe iimost iiaccidents ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Wind ii- iigusts
iiand iicrosswinds
Category iiof iioperation iithat iihas iithe iihighest ii% iiand iirate iiof iiweather iiaccidents ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-part ii91 ii88%/1.26
part ii135 ii5%/0.53
part ii121 ii3%/0.06
rate iiis iiper ii100,000 iihrs iiflown
Type iiof iiweather iithat iicauses iithe iimost iiaccidents ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-part ii91 iiwind
part ii121 iiturbulence
part ii135 iivisibility/ceiling
Be iiable iito iiidentify iigeneral iitrends iiin iiPart ii91, iiaccident iistatistics iiincluding iicertificate
iiheld, iiflight iitime, iilight iicondition, iiinjury iiseverity iiand iitype iiof iioperation ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-During iithe iiday, iifrom iiwind iigusts iior iicrosswind, iimainly iino iiinjuries iibut
iisome iifatal, iimost iiaccidents iihappen iiduring ii150-175 iitotal iihours iiof iiflight, iihappen
iiduring iipersonal iiflights
Be iiable iito iiidentify iigeneral iitrends iiin iiPart ii121, iiaccident iistatistics iiincluding
iicertificate iiheld, iiflight iitime, iilight iicondition, iiinjury iiseverity iiand iitype iiof iioperation ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Majority iiof iiaccidents iiare iifrom iiturbulence, iiand iiare iiserious
iiinjuries iiaccording iito iiNTSB iipart ii830.2 ii(broken iibones iiexcept iifingers iitoes iiand
iinose)
Be iiable iito iiidentify iigeneral iitrends iiin iiPart ii135, iiaccident iistatistics iiincluding
iicertificate iiheld, iiflight iitime, iilight iicondition, iiinjury iiseverity iiand iitype iiof iioperation ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Majority iiof iiaccidents iiare iifrom iivisibility/ceiling iiwith iiwind iiat iia
iiclose ii2nd, iiand iimajority iiof iithese iiaccidents iiare iifatal iiwith iino iiinjuries iiat iia iiclose
ii2nd
Be iiable iito iiidentify iithe iidefinitions iiof iiaircraft iiaccident iiand iiserious iiinjury iias iistated
iiin iiNTSB ii830 ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-A iiserious iiinjury iiis iiany iiinjury iiin iiwhich iirequires
iihospitalization iifor iimore iithan ii48hrs, iifracture iiof iiany iibone ii(except iifingers, iitoes, iior
,iinose) iicauses iisevere iihemorrhages, iinerve, iimuscle, iior iitendon iidamage, iiinvolves
iiany iiinternal iiorgan, iiinvolves iisecond iior ii3rd iidegree iiburns iior iiany iiburn iithat iicovers
iimore iithan ii5% iiof iithe iibody iisurface
Be iiable iito iiidentify iithe iidefinitions iifor iipilot iierror ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-An iiaccident
iiinvolving iian iiaircraft iiwhere iithe iipilot iiis iiresponsible, ii80% iiof iiall iiaccidents iiare iifrom
iipilot iierror
Be iiable iito iiidentify iithe iidefinitions iifor iicrew iiresource iimanagement ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-a iimanagement iisystem iiwhich iimakes iioptimum iiuse iiof iiall iiavailable
iiresources iilike iiequipment, iiprocedures iiand iipeople iito iipromote iisafety iiand iienhance
iithe iiefficiency iiof iiflight iioperations
Be iiable iito iiidentify iithe iidefinitions iifor iirisk iimanagement ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-
Proactively iiidentify iisafety iirelated iihazards iiand iimitigate iithe iiassociated iirisks
Be iiable iito iiidentify iithe iidefinitions iifor iiaeronautical iidecision iimaking ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-A iisystematic iiapproach iito iithe iimental iiprocess iiused iiby iipilots iito
iiconsistently iidetermine iithe iibest iicourse iiof iiaction iiin iiresponse iito iia iigiven iiset iiof
iicircumstances ii"good iijudgement"
5 iiP's ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Plan
Plane
Pilot
Passengers
Programming
3 iiP's ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Perceive
Process
Perform
OODA ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Observe, iiOrient, iiDecide, iiAct
DECIDE ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-D iietect ii- iia iichange
E iistimate ii- iithe iineed iito iireact
C iihoose ii- iia iidesirable iioutcome
I iidentify ii- iiactions iito iicontrol iithe iichange
D iio ii- iithe iinecessary iiaction
E iivaluate ii- iithe iieffect iiof iithe iiaction
NOAA ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-National iiOceanic iiand iiAtmospheric iiAdministration ii- iito
iiunderstand iiand iipredict iichanges iiin iiEarth's iienvironment iiand iiconserve iiand iimanage
iicostal/marine iiresources iito iimeet iithe iiUS iineeds
, NESDIS ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-National iiEnvironmental iiSatellite, iiData iiand iiInformation
iiService ii- iiProvide iitimely iiaccess iito iienvironment iidata iifrom iisatellites iiand iiother
iisources iito iipromote, iiprotect, iiand iienhance iiUS iiquality iiof iilife
SAB ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Satellite iiAnalysis iiBranch ii- iiFocal iipoint iifor iireal iitime
iiimagery iiproducts iiand iisupports iidisaster iimitigation iiand iiwarning iiservices iifor iiUS
NWS ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-National iiWeather iiService ii- iiprovides iiweather iidata,
iiforecasts iiand iiwarnings iifor iithe iiUS
NCEP ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-National iiCenter iifor iiEnvironmental iiPrediction iiAll iiglobal
iimeteorological iidata iiis iicollected, iiprovides iia iiwide iivariety iiof iinational iiand
iiinternational iiweather
SPC ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Storm iiPrediction iiCenter ii- iiprovides iitornado iiand iisevere
iiweather iiwatches
AWC ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Aviation iiWeather iiCenter ii- iiissues iia iisuite iiof iiaviation
iiweather iiforecasts iiin iisupport iiof iiNAS
NHC ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-National iiHurricane iiCenter ii- iiprovides iiofficial iiNWS
iiforecast iiof iithe iimovement iiand iistrength iiof iitropical iiweather iisystems, iiissues
iiappropriate iiwatches iiand iiwarnings iifor iithe iiUS
NCO ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-NCEP iiCentral iiOperations ii- iiSustains iiand iiexecutes iithe
iioperational iisuite iiof iithe iinumerical iianalysis iiand iiforecast iimodels, iiprepares iiNCEP
iiproducts iifor iidissemination
WPC ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Weather iiPrediction iiCenter ii- iiProvides iianalysis iiand
iiforecast iiproducts iispecializing iiin iiquantitative iiprecip iiforecasts, iiweather iiforecast
iiguidance, iireal iitime iimodel iidiagnostics, iisurface iipressure iiand iifrontal iianalysis
CWSU ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Center iiWeather iiService iiUnit ii- iilocated iiat iiAir iiRoute
iiTraffic iiControl iiCenters, iistaffed iiby iiNWS iimeteorologists, iiprovide iitimely iiweather
iiconsultation, iimonitor, iianalyze iiand iiinterpret iireal iitime iiweather iidata, iiissues iiweather
iiproducts iiand iiadvisories
AAWU ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Alaskan iiAviation iiWeather iiUnit ii- iiIssues iiaviation iiweather
iiproducts iifor iithe iiairspace iiover iiAlaska
WFO ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Weather iiForecast iiOffice ii- iiMulti-purpose, iilocal iiweather
iiforecast iicenter, iiProduces iipublic iiand iiaviation iiforecasts iiand iiweather iiwarnings iifor
iiits iiarea iiof iiresponsibility, iiCounty iiwarning iiarea ii(CWA), ii118 iiWFOs iinationwide
FAA ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Federal iiAviation iiAdministration ii- iiProvide iia iisafe, iisecure
iiand iiefficient iiaerospace iisystem iithat iicontributes iito iithe iinational iisecurity iiand iithe