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Components of a Primary Radar System
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Transmitter, Antenna, Receiver, and Radar Display
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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
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Weather Observer
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The AFSS position that provides local airport advisories
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Inflight
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What type of polarization would be used to reduce areas of heavy precip from the radar display?
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Circular Polarization
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Disseminates IFR and VFR flight plans (initiates SAR, disseminates NOTAMS, Customs notification)
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Flight Data/NOTAM coordinator
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Makes recordings of weather and flight information (Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service- HIWAS)
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Broadcast
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Briefs pilots on weather (NOTAMs, and restrictions along proposed routes, applies VFR not recommended (VNR) procedures)
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Preflight
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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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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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Documents meteorological data, and maintains basic weather watch
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Weather Observer
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Displays only objects in motion
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MTI
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Requires no equipment in 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 type of 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 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 (AP)
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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, ONLY if both aircraft were RVSM equipped; otherwise you would need 2,000 ft 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 type of separation will normally provide aircraft with the most expeditious handling?
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Radar
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Position that is in direct communication with aircraft is.
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Radar Position
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What are the different types of separation?
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Vertical, Lateral, Longitudinal, Radar, Visual, Runway
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Name some advantages/disadvantages of secondary radar
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Advantages: Less vulnerable to blind spots, provides longer range, display not degraded by weather echoes or ground cover
Disadvantages: only displays aircraft with transponders, does not provide weather information, return is affected by aircraft operation. |
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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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What is the first priority of ATC?
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First priority is given to separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
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What separation is being applied by clearing an aircraft to depart at a specified time.
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Longitudinal
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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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When was the PATCO strike?
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August 3, 1981
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Where is the transponder located?
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In the aircraft
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What are the 5 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, DC
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The FAA Air Traffic Organization is managed by a(n).
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Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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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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Performs interfacility/intrafacility coordination. Advises the Tower Position of actions required to accomplish objectives
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Tower Coordinator
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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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Local Control
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Assists the Tower Positions by performing coordination. Helps to ensure separation by maintaining awareness of tower traffic
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Tower Associate
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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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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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Ground Control
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Issues clearances and ensures accuracy of pilot readback
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Clearance Delivery
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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. (1000 ft)
* both a/c must be RVSM equipped |
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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 ft and one at 7,000 ft, but the holding pattern airspace(s) overlapped each other, would you have separation? If so, what kind?
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Yes, Vertical.
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Which type of 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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What are the 3 types of ATC facilities?
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1.) Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS)
2.) Terminal A) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) B) Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) 3.) Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) |
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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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Air Commerce Act of 1926
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Cornerstone of the Federal Governments regulation of civil aviation.
- Promote and Regulate Air Transportation |
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Archie League
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1st air traffic controller, St. Louis Airport. Used signal flags to aid pilots
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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
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Birth of the FAA
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1958
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Air Traffic Organization
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Ensure the safe, efficient, maintenance, and use of the air transportation system. Maximize utility of airspace resources. Increase system safety, capacity, and productivity. ATO is managed by a COO
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Air Traffic Organization
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Issues and enforces rules, regulations and minimum standards relating to:
- Aircraft Operations -Licensing & Rating of personnel -Enforcement of Medical Standards -Specifications for commercial air operations -Surveillance of air operations -Air Navigation systems - Provision of air traffic services |
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En Route, Terminal, Oceanic Service Areas
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Western, Central, Eastern
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Primary purpose of ATC
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Prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system and to ORGANIZE and EXPEDITE the flow of traffic.
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Who gets ATC service?
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ATC service is based on "first come, first serve"
- Aircraft in distress have the right-of-way over all other traffic -Civilian air ambulance flights -Priority is also provided to military air evacuation flights, and scheduled air carrier/air taxi flights, when verbally requested -SAR aircraft performing SAR mission -Presidential Aircraft -Flight Check Aircraft -Special military, and civilian operations. |
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True or False
-Additional services are NOT optional on the part of the controller, but are required when the work situation permits. |
True
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What are some additional services?
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Traffic advisories, Radar vectors, Advisories that traffic is no longer a factor, Weather and chaff information, Weather assistance, Bird activity, Holding pattern observance
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Visual Flight Rules
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Over, Around, or Below
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Instrument Flight Rules
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Through. Under IFR, ATC maintains separation of aircraft. The term "IFR" is also used to indicate weather conditions that are less than minimum VFR requirements
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6 positions of an AFSS
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1) Weather Observer
2) Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator 3) Broadcast 4) Preflight 5) Inflight 6) 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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What is a terminal facility composed of?
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Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
& Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) |
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6 positions of the ATCT team?
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1) Flight Data
2) Clearance Delivery 3) Local Control 4) Ground Control 5) Tower Coordinator 6) Tower Associate |
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From what facility would you receive landing clearance?
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ATCT
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4 positions of the TRACON team?
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1) Radar Flight Associate
2) Radar Associate 3) Radar Controller 4) Radar Coordinator * There is no absolute division of responsibilities regarding position operations |
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The position that is in direct contact 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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4 positions of the ARTCC team?
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1) Radar Flight Data
2) Radar Associate 3) Radar 4) Radar Coordinator/Handoff *A particular ARTCC may or may not use all positions |
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What is the mission of the Traffic Management Unit?
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Monitor and Balance traffic flow
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Who assigns departure times?
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En Route Sequencing Program
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Who is responsible for the operation of the entire traffic management system?
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ATCSCC- Air Traffic Control System Command Center
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The Facility responsible for accepting, formatting, classifying, and disseminating NOTAMs is?
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FSS
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What are the different types of NOTAMs?
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1) NOTAM D
- Navigation Aids & Runways 2) FDC NOTAM - Procedures, IFR Charts, Airspace Usage 3)Pointer NOTAM - Reference 4) Military NOTAM - USAF/ARMY |
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True of False
ATC can close airport runways. |
False,
Only airport management can close a runway. |
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What are the 6 components of the National Airspace System?
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1) NAVAID
2) Facility (TRACON, ARTCC, ATCT) 3)Landing Area 4) Charts, and Technical Information 5) Rules (FARs, AIMs) 6) Personnel & Material |
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A runway has a heading of 005, what is the runway number?
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Runway 1 (010)
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What is the area before the runway, if painted with white arrows/chevrons?
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Displaced Threshold
Can be used for takeoffs, NOT landings |
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How would you number a runway with a magnetic heading of 094?
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9, Runway 9
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How would you number a runway with a magnetic heading of 004?
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36, Runway 36
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What runway marking consists of 4 to 16 longitudinal white stripes of uniform dimensions arranged symmetrically or 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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The centerline of a taxiway is marked with a ____ line.
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Continuous yellow
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An "H" inside a large cross is the recommended marking for a ____?
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Hospital
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Airport Beacons
1) Flashing white and green? 2) Flashing white and yellow? 3) Flashing white, yellow, and green? 4) Two quick white flashes, followed by a green flash? |
1) Lighted Land Airport
2) Lighted Water Airport 3) Lighted Heliport 4) Military Airport |
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Airport Beacons
Flashing white and green? |
Lighted Land Airport
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Airport Beacons
Flashing white and yellow? |
Lighted Water Airport
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Airport Beacons
Flashing white, yellow, and green? |
Lighted Heliport
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Airport Beacons
Two quick white flashes, followed by a green flash? |
Military Airport
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Two aircraft at FL600 can be separated by ___ vertically? or ____ laterally?
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5,000ft vertically
10 miles laterally |
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How much vertical separation must be given to oceanic or supersonic aircraft?
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4,000 feet
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Aircraft above FL410 must be separated _____ ft vertically?
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2,000 feet
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What is the separation minima for refueling aircraft?
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2,000 ft above (non-rvsm)
1,000 ft above (rvsm) 1,000 ft below |
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What is the separation minima for fuel dumping aircraft?
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Below FL290
- 1,000 ft above or 2,000 ft below FL 290 - FL410 -2000ft above (if 1 or both a/c non-rvsm) -1000ft above if both a/c rvsm equipped -2000ft below Above FL410 -2000ft Above -2000ft Below |
