Pathfinder Air Traffic Control exam (100% correct and graded A+)

What is the definition of pathfinder air traffic procedures? - Answer-Procedures used by a pathfinder element to promote the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic in and around a Tactical Operation Site. What are the 4 purposes of pathfinder air traffic control procedures? - Answer-prevent collisions, expedite traffic, provide flight information, aid in search and rescue what are the 3 qualities of a pathfinder air traffic controller? - Answer-accuracy, speed, knowledge what are 6 communication techniques when dealing with air traffic control procedures? - Answer-- speak directly into the microphone -speak in a normal conversational tone -avoid monotonous pitch -avoid a too slow or too fast rate of speech - avoid any display of emotion, nervousness, indecision, or excitement - speak with confidence In regards to air traffic control procedure flight information, what is the pertinent information? - Answersignal on call, description of the landing site, wind speed and direction, field elevation of the landing site In regards to air traffic control procedure flight information, what is the advisory information? - Answer-- turbulence at or near the site - obstacles/hazards - artillery/motar fire (weapon system range, maximum ordinate, weapon location, weapons direction) - enemy situation - weather - other a/c at or near site Why are traffic patterns used? - Answer-to control aircraft around a landing site, drop zone, and pick-up zone in order to ensure aircraft separationHow is the altitude determined when planning a traffic pattern? - Answer-altitude is determined by height of the obstacles or the aircraft requirements and may be adjusted as the situation dictates The standard traffic pattern extends in all directions for what amount of distance from the centerline? - Answer-1 statute mile How many legs does a standard traffic pattern consist of? What are they? - Answer-the upwind leg, the crosswind leg, the downwind leg, the base leg, the final approach leg Within ______ degrees of the final approach leg, the aircraft can be cleared for a straight approach. A straight in approach may be ______ to a pilot as long as it is ____________. - Answer-30, expeditious, within safety requirements What is the minimum pattern that can be flown? - Answer-Final approach leg _______ is when the aircraft makes all left turns and ______ is when the aircraft makes all right turns - Answer-left traffic, right traffic What is the definition of a modified flight pattern? - Answer-Any traffic pattern consisting of either two or three legs Where is the rotary wing aircraft allowed to enter in the traffic pattern? What stipulations must it follow? - Answer-anywhere, safety requirements Where is the fixed wing aircraft allowed to enter in the traffic pattern? - Answer-it may enter the traffic pattern during the first one third portion of any leg, at an angle of 45 degrees What are the 2 primary methods of adding airspace between aircraft in the traffic pattern? - Answer-The 360-degree turnout, extending one or more legs of the traffic pattern When the 360-degree turnout command is given to the slower aircraft, what occurs? When can this command not be executed? - Answer-the aircraft will immediately bank away from the site and executea standard two-minute turnout, thus preventing collision, an aircraft cannot execute the 360-degree turnout while on the final approach leg. When extending one or more legs of the traffic pattern, what is the normal length of the extension? What can not be extended? - Answer-1 statute mile, the base and final approach legs