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what government agency is responsible for the US air traffic system
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FAA
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what is class A airspace and where is it located
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class A airspace is found from FL180-FL600. in order to fly in class A airspace, a flight must be on an IFR flight plan
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what is class B airspace and what are the requirements to fly there
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located around the nations busiest airports which have terminal tradar approach control facilities (TRACONs) and generally goes from the surface to 10,000 ft. In order to fly in class B airspace, you must have two-way radio communications, a transponder with mode C (or S), ATC clearance, and a private pilot license
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what is class C airspace and what are the requirements to fly there
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found around medium busy airports in the US that have terminal radar approach control facilities (TRACONs) and goes from the surface to 4000 ft. the requirements to fly in Class C airspace are two-way radio communications and a transponder with Mode C
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what is class D airspace and what are the requirements to fly there
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found around smaller american airports which have an operating ATC tower. it goes from the surface to 2500 ft above the airport. the ony requirement to fly in class D airspace is two-way radio communication
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what is class E airspace
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another controlled airspace, which is not otherwise, classified as class A,B,C, or D airspace
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what is class G airspace
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uncontrolled airspace
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define and give an example of a prohibited area
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airspace in which flight is absolutely forbidden. it is possible to sometimes fly over it. examples would be the white house, pentagon, and the US capitol building
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what is a restricted area
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airspace where the US military performs war games, dog fighting training, etc. sometimes it is possible to get permission from the controlling agency for that area to plan a flight through. it depends on whether the area is active or not. specific info on a restricted area can be found on the side-panel of the high altitude IFR en-route charts
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what is a warning area
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found off shore in international waters. it is similar to a restricted area because occasionally the US military performs training in these areas. the FAA has no control of these areas since they are in international waters. if a warning area is NTAM'd "hot" or "active", do not plan a flight through it. if you do, ATC will automatically re-route the flight around it
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what does ARTCC stand for and what is its funtion
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air route traffic control center
there are 20 domestic centers in the US. ARTCCS us ARSR (air route surveillance radar) to track en-route aircraft. ARSR is a long range radar, capable of picking up aircraft out to 150-200 miles form the radar site. (there are 24 controlled by the US, 20 contiguous plus hawaii, alaska, puerto rico, and guam) |
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what does TRACON stand for and what is its function
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terminal radar approach control
the nations busiest airports have TRACONs, which are staffed by air traffic controllers. the controllers us ASR (airport surveillance radar) to track departing and arriving aircraft. they use the radar to identify the aircraft, then to sequence and separate them from other aircraft in the terminal area. |
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what is a transponder with mode c
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a transponder is a "black box" found in the cockpit of an aircraft which helps to identify the aircraft to air traffic controllers. if an aircraft is equipped with a transponder, the flight will appear on the air traffic controller's radar screen as an alpha-numeric data block. this block contains specific info about a flight, such as the aircraft flight number, route of flight, altitude, and ground speed. it helps to positively identify the aircraft. mode c (and mode s) is the altitude reporting capability of the transponder, and some older transponders (mode A) did not have altitude reporting capability
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what is an ADIZ
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air defense identification zone
it is located around the border of the US. the US military positively identifies all aircraft crossing the border. all aircraft that penetrate the ADIZ must be on an IFR or DVFR flight plan, and cross within 5 minutes of the original flight plan ETA, and within 10 miles of their flight plan estimate over land and 20 miles over water |
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where are the jet routes and Q routes found
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jet routes are high altitude IFR routes and they are located at FL180-FL450
Q routes are high altitude RNAV routes from FL180-FL450 |
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where are victor airways found?
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victor airways are low altitude IFR routes and they are found from 1200 ft AGL up to 17,999 ft
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what is a DP
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departure procedure
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what is a STAR
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standard terminal arrival route
its is a published arrival route |
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what does ATIS stand for and what is its function
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automated terminal information service
most ATC towers have ATIS available to pilots. ATIS is a looped tape recording which contains info about the airport, such as the actual hourly weather sequence, active runways, active instrument approaches in use, and any other important information about the airport. pilots tune in the ATIS frequency to obtain the latest airport information |
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what does the term VFR mean
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visual flight rules
if a pilot is flying VFR, it means that they are solely responsible for maintaining their own traffic separation from other aircraft. the ATC controllers are not held responsible , as they control IFR flights. in order to takeoff or land at an airport under VFR, the ceiling must be not less than 10000 ft with visibility not less than 3 SM. if the actual weather conditions are less than this, the field is considered to be under IFR conditions, and the pilot must be instrument rated in order to takeoff or land, or to request a special VFR clearance |
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what is an IFR clearance
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an IFR clearance is specific instructions from ATC as to the exact route of flight that is to be flown, the altitude, transponder code, and departure instructions for a flight. the clearance is read to the flight crew and verified prior to departure. once the pilots accept the IFR clearance, they are expected to adhere to it, with absolutely no deviation during the flight, unless the clearance is amended by an ATC controller. before departing on an IFR flight, the pilot or flight dispatcher must file an IFR flight plan with the ARTCC at least 30 minutes prior to departure.
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what are the four main transponder codes
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7700 emergency
7500 hijack 7600 radio failure 1200 VFR flight |
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what is clearance delivery
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position in the ATC tower which reads the IFR clearances to the pilots when requested to do so
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what is the function of ground control
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position in the ATC tower which controls and separates all aircraft which are taxiing around an airport
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what is primary and secondary radar
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ATC controllers use both primary and secondary radar to identify aircraft. the primary radar paints an aircraft as a blip on a controller's radar scope. the secondary radar actually interrogates an aircraft's transponder, and shows the aircraft as an alpha-numeric data block on the controller's radar screen
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what are the two types of NOTAMs
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D - DISTANT - items relating to safety, closed runways, ILS out of service, VOR out of service, etc
FDC - FLIGHT DATA CENTER - changes to publications, approach plates, charts, etc |
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what are a TFR
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temporary flight restrictions
an area of special security interest. check NOTAMs for any TFRs ex. Superbowl |
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if DFW airport would temporary close down several runways, what type of NOTAM would be issued
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NOTAM D
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what is ATCSCC
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air traffic control systems command center
located in Herndon, VA and is the primary coordination point for all air traffic issues |
