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Name the components of a primary radar system
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Transmitter, antenna, receiver, and radar display
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Name two types of radar
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Primary and Secondary
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The AFSS position that records meteorological data by documenting it accurately and promptly is the _______ position.
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Weather Observer
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The AFSS position that provides local airport advisories is the ________ position.
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Inflight
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What type of polarization would be used to reduce areas of heavy precipitation from the radar display?
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Circular Polarization
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Briefs pilots on weather, NOTAMs, and restrictions along proposed route; applies VFR not recommended (VNR) procedures.
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Preflight
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Makes recordings of weather and flight information, such as Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS)
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Broadcast
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Issues local airport advisories, relays ATC clearances, advisories, or requests to pilots, monitors and restores NAVAIDS, activates and closes flight plans, assists pilots of lost aircraft
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Inflight
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Disseminates IFR and VFR flight plans, initiates search and rescue, disseminates NOTAMS, performs Customs notification
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Flight Data/ NOTAM
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Documents meteorological data and maintains basic weather watch
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Weather Observer
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Provides en route aircraft with timely and pertinent weather data. Uses radio call sign “Flight Watch”
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Flight Advisory Service
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Displays only objects in motion.
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MTI
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Requires no equipment in the aircraft.
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Primary Radar
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Focuses, broadcasts, and collects reflected radio energy
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Antenna
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Depicts the position and movement of objects which have reflected radio energy
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Radar Display
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What separation is achieved by the assignment of different altitudes or flight levels?
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Vertical
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Reduces or eliminates echoes from precipitation.
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Circular Polarization
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To apply the departure divergence rule you must assign headings which diverge by at least ____ degrees.
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45
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Radar transmission that will cause an echo from anything that has mass.
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Linear Polarization
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Radar indications of aircraft or objects that do not exist.
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False Targets
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Appearance of clutter on scope caused by moisture in the air bending the radar signal
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Anomalous Propagation
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If you had two aircraft at FL310, would you be correct in assigning one of the aircraft FL320 in order to achieve vertical separation
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Yes, if both aircraft were RVSM equipped; otherwise, you would need 2,000 feet vertical separation
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Occurs when warm air is trapped on top of cooler air.
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Temperature Inversion
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For a terminal facility to provide visual separation between two arriving IFR aircraft, the following condition must exist:
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Both aircraft must be visually observed by the tower.
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Clutter on radar display caused by dropping large amounts of chaff.
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Passive Radar Jamming
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Processes reflected radio energy
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Receiver
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The minimum en route radar separation required for two aircraft between FL180 and FL600 is ______ miles.
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5
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What separation is being applied by spacing aircraft at the same altitude and requiring operation on different routes or in different geographical locations?
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Lateral
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Each primary office except the Air Traffic Organization is managed by a(n) _______.
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Associate Administrator
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What separation is being applied with the spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by a minimum distance expressed in units of time or miles?
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Longitudinal
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Appearance of clutter on scope caused by moisture in the air bending the radar signal
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Anomalous Propagation
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If you had two aircraft at FL310, would you be correct in assigning one of the aircraft FL320 in order to achieve vertical separation
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Yes, if both aircraft were RVSM equipped; otherwise, you would need 2,000 feet vertical separation
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Occurs when warm air is trapped on top of cooler air.
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Temperature Inversion
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For a terminal facility to provide visual separation between two arriving IFR aircraft, the following condition must exist:
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Both aircraft must be visually observed by the tower.
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Clutter on radar display caused by dropping large amounts of chaff.
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Passive Radar Jamming
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Processes reflected radio energy
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Receiver
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The minimum en route radar separation required for two aircraft between FL180 and FL600 is ______ miles.
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5
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What separation is being applied by spacing aircraft at the same altitude and requiring operation on different routes or in different geographical locations?
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Lateral
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Each primary office except the Air Traffic Organization is managed by a(n) _______.
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Associate Administrator
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What separation is being applied with the spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by a minimum distance expressed in units of time or miles?
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Longitudinal
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Which type of separation is being applied by clearing departing aircraft to fly specified headings which diverge by at least 45 degrees?
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Lateral
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Which types of separation will normally provide aircraft with themost expeditious handling?
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Radar
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The position that is in direct communication with aircraft is
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Radar Position
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The different types of separation are:
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Vertical, Lateral, Longitudinal, Radar,Visual, Runway
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Name some advantages of secondary radar.
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Less vulnerable to blind spots, provides longer range, display not degraded by weather echoes or ground cover
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Name some disadvantages of secondary radar.
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Only displays aircraft with transponders, does not provide weather information, return is affected by aircraft operation
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The position responsible for ensuring separation, initiating control instructions, managing flight strip information, and assisting the Radar Position with coordination is the _______.
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Radar Associate Position
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PATCO Strike
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AUGUST 3, 1981 the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike
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Where is the transponder located?
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In the aircraft
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What are the five major components of the secondary radar system?
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Interrogator, transponder, antenna, decoder, and radar display
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Where is the FAA Administrator’s office located?
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Washington, D.C.
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The FAA Air Traffic Organization is managed by a(n) _______.
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Chief Operating Officer
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What type of separation is being applied by using 10 miles between aircraft above FL600?
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Radar
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What separation is being applied by using 5000 feet between aircraft above FL600?
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Vertical
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Compiles statistical data, processes and forwards flight plan information, reports weather information
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Flight data
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Clearance Delivery
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Issues clearances and ensures accuracy of pilot readback.
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Ground Control
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Initiates control instructions, has responsibility control of aircraft and vehicles on taxiways and runways that are not active, ensures separation, one of the two “Tower Positions”
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Local Control
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Initiates control instructions, has responsibility for control of active runways, ensures separation, one of the two “Tower Positions”
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Tower Coordinator
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Performs interfacility/intrafacility coordination, advises the Tower Positions of actions required to accomplish objectives
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Tower Associate
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Assists the Tower Positions by performing coordination and helps to ensure separation by maintaining awareness of tower traffic
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What type of separation is being applied when a pilot sees another aircraft, and is instructed by the Tower controller to follow that aircraft?
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Visual
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Which type of separation in the en route environment, other than visual, would allow you to place two aircraft with the least distance between aircraft?
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Vertical separation - 1,000 feet
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What separation is being applied when an aircraft is cleared to hold over different fixes at the same altitude whose holding pattern airspace does not overlap?
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Lateral
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Which type of separation will allow terminal facilities to use 3 miles separation between aircraft?
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Radar
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If you were holding two aircraft at different fixes, one at 6,000 feet, and one at 7,000 feet, but the holding pattern airspace(s) overlapped each other, would you have separation? If so, what kind?
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Yes, vertical separation
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Which type separation is being used to instruct a pilot to arrive at a fix at a specified time?
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Longitudinal
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3 TYPES OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES:
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Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS),Terminal, Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
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Separation that would allow the use of 1000 feet between aircraft below FL290 is?
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Vertical
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What separation would allow an aircraft at the same altitude on same/converging or crossing courses to use 10 minutes between aircraft?
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Longitudinal
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The Air Commerce Act of 1926
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The cornerstone of the Federal government's regulation of civil aviation. This landmark legislation was passed at the urging of the aviation industry, whose leaders believed the airplane could not reach its full commercial potential without Federal action to improve and maintain safety standards
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Air Commerce Act
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“Promote and Regulate Air Transportation”
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Archie League
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the first air traffic controller.
1929 St. Louis |
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The Civil Aeronautics Act
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transferred the Federal civil aviation responsibilities from the Commerce Department to a new independent agency, the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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The position responsible for compiling statistical data and forwarding flight plan data is _______.
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Radar Flight Data Position
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VOR
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Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR).
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PRIMARY RADAR SYSTEM OPERATES ON WHAT PRINCIPAL
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ECHO
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________ transmits ultra high frequency that generates electromagnetic waves that travel in a straight line about 186,000 MPS
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Antenna
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_______is measured from time the wave is transmitted to the time the returned portion of the wave is received at the antenna.
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Time lapse
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12.4 millionths of a second for a wave to travel one
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Radar mile
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1950-1960
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CAA and Airway facilities cut budget
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DECEMBER 31, 1958
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CAA became the FAA
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Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
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The increase in ATC service demand was due in part to the competitive environment created by the_________.
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The ATO mission
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Ensure the safe, efficient operation, maintenance, and use of the air transportation system, Maximize utility of airspace resources, Increase system safety, capacity, and productivity
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The ATO is managed by a ___________.
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Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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The FAA Administrator’s office is located in Washington, D.C., and provides direction for:
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Headquarters, Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Regions, Field facilities, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
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The FAA Administrator has delegated the responsibility and authority for FAA functions to ____ primary offices.
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eleven
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Each primary office except the ATO is managed by an_______ ________.
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Associate Administrator
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The primary purpose of the ATC system
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to prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system and to organize and expedite the flow of traffic
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_____ are rules that govern the procedures for conducting flight under visual conditions.
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VFR
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Under ______ ATC maintains separation of aircraft.
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Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
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SIX BASIC POSITIONS IN AN AFSS
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Weather Observer, Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator, Broadcast, Preflight, Inflight, En Route Flight Advisory Service (EFAS)
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The AFSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the_______ position.
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Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator
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Provides ATC service to aircraft operating in th vicinity of the airport or on the movement area
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AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT)
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TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON
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Provides radar service to approaching, departing, and some en route aircraft
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SIX POSITIONS IN THE TOWER
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Flight Data, Clearance Delivery, Local Control, Ground Control, Tower Coordinator, Tower Associate
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From what facility would you receive landing clearance?
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ATCT
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provide radar approach control and departure control service to aircraft operating in the vicinity of one or more civil and/or military airports in a terminal area.
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TERMINAL RADAR
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four basic positions in the TRACON
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Radar Flight Data
Radar Associate Radar Controller Radar Coordinator |
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The position that is in direct communication with aircraft is _______.
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Radar Position
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The Radar Coordinator position is responsible for?
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interfacility/intrafacility coordination
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four basic positions in the ARTCC
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Radar Flight Data
Radar Associate Radar Radar Coordinator/Handoff |
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What color is the pavement marking for runway and landing areas?
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White
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What color is the pavement marking for hospital heliports?
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Red "H" on a white cross
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What color is the pavement marking for a taxiway?
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Yellow
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What runway marking consists of 4 to 16 longitudinal white stripes of uniform dimensions arranged symmetrically on either side of the runway centerline?
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Threshold
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An unusable portion of runway which appears usable and is marked with large yellow chevrons identifies a ______.
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Blast pad
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An airport identified by a flashing white and yellow rotating beacon is ______.
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Lighted water
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The facility responsible for accepting, formatting, classifying, and disseminating NOTAMs is ________.
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FSS
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NOTAM D
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consists of information that requires wide dissemination via telecommunication and pertains to en route navidation skills, civil public use, facilities, services, and procedures
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FDC NOTAM
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consists of information that is regulatory in nature and pertaining to flight, including: changes in IFR, procedures, and airspace usage
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can legally close a runway
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run way management
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