Att 2820 Test 1

Front 1

There are currently _____ paths to take to become an air traffic controller.

Back 1

3

Front 2

Persons with air traffic control experience can include ___________.

Back 2

All of the above are correct

Front 3

It is possible to get hired as an air traffic controller with no prior experience, and no AT-CTI schooling.

Back 3

True

Front 4

Candidates who pass an AT-CTI program must also meet several other requirements to be hired. Which of the below is NOT included in the list of requirements?

Back 4

You must be under the age of 35

Front 5

How many years may you remain in the AT-CTI inventory after graduation?

Back 5

3

Front 6

What is considered a passing score on the FAA Pre-employment (AT-SAT) test?

Back 6

70

Front 7

If you pass the AT-SAT on the first attempt but wish to retake it, how many more attempts can you have?

Back 7

0

Front 8

What score must you attain on your AT-SAT to be considered a "well qualified" candidate?

Back 8

85

Front 9

Once assigned to an FAA facility, your training will consist of a combination of classromm, simulation, and ________ training that leads to being a fully certified controller.

Back 9

on-the-job

Front 10

A ___________ contains candidates from which tentative job selections are made. In most cases, candidates are divided in the "qualified" and "well-qualified" groups. Veterans may be selected over both of these groups.

Back 10

referral list

Front 11

What major event happened in the NAS in 1981?

Back 11

PATCO strike

Front 12

See and be Seen become known as ________ rules.

Back 12

VFR

Front 13

What law persueded companies to enter the aviation field?

Back 13

Airmail Act

Front 14

Who was the first Air Traffic Controller?

Back 14

Archie League

Front 15

Where was the first ATCU located?

Back 15

EWR

Front 16

What color lenses are light guns equipped with?

Back 16

Red, green, white

Front 17

The New York City Disaster in 1960 led to all of the following new rules and regulations, except for:

Back 17

Upgraded radio transmitters

Front 18

The first two radar systems developed for the ARTCCs and Approach Controls were:

Back 18

ARTCCS - RDP & APPROACH - ARTS

Front 19

When was the Federal Aviation Agency established?

Back 19

1958

Front 20

In what year was the FAA's name changed from the Federal Aviation Agency to the Federal Aviation Administration?

Back 20

1967

Front 21

Light Gun Signal: Cleared for takeoff

Back 21

Steady green

Front 22

Light Gun Signal: Airport unsafe do not land

Back 22

flashing red

Front 23

Light Gun Signal: taxi clear of runway

Back 23

flashing red

Front 24

Light Gun Signal: give way to other aircraft continue circling

Back 24

steady red

Front 25

Light Gun Signal: cleared to taxi

Back 25

flashing green

Front 26

Light Gun Signal: exercise extreme caution`

Back 26

alternating red and green

Front 27

Light Gun Signal: not applicable to aircraft in flight

Back 27

flashing white

Front 28

Light Gun Signal: stop

Back 28

steady red

Front 29

Light Gun Signal: cleared to land

Back 29

steady green

Front 30

Light Gun Signal: return for landing

Back 30

flashing green

Front 31

A VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR) has how many usable magnetic radials?

Back 31

360

Front 32

The different classes of VORs are ________.

Back 32

high, low, terminal

Front 33

The component of the ILS which provides the descent angle is the ________.

Back 33

glide slope

Front 34

Generally, the vertical dimensions of a low altitude VOR airway are from ________.

Back 34

1,200 feet AGL, up to but not including 18,000 MSL

Front 35

The non-radar lateral protected airspace of a victor airway within 51NM of the NAVAID is ________.

Back 35

4 NM either side of center line

Front 36

The component of the ILS which gives lateral course guidance to the runway is the ________.

Back 36

localizer

Front 37

The vertical dimensions of the jet route system are from ________to________.

Back 37

18,000 feet MSL, up to and including FL450

Front 38

DME equipment measures the ________.

Back 38

slant range distance in nautical miles

Front 39

The Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation of satellites is designed so that a minimum of ________ are always observable by a user anywhere on Earth.

Back 39

5

Front 40

The GPS receiver needs at least ________ satellites to yield three-dimensional information, including position, velocity, time, and altitude.

Back 40

4

Front 41

The difference between DME slant-range and actual horizontal distance is greatest ________.

Back 41

at high altitude, near to the NAVAID

Front 42

Which of the following navigational aids is least accurate?

Back 42

NDB

Front 43

An Non Directional Beacon (NDB) used in conjunction with the Instrument Landing System (ILS) is called a(n) ________.

Back 43

compass locator

Front 44

L/MF airways are identified on charts by one of four colors followed by the route's identifying number. What are the four colors?

Back 44

Green, Amber, Blue, and Red

Front 45

________ is designed primarily as a pilot's operational manual.

Back 45

The Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD)

Front 46

On a sectional chart, in the airport data "285 L 72 118.3," the letter "L" indicates

Back 46

the airport has runway lighting.

Front 47

An ILS approach becomes a nonprecision approach without the ___________

Back 47

glide slope

Front 48

Which of the following components of an ILS is designed to provide the pilot with directional azimuth guidance to the runway?

Back 48

Localizer

Front 49

What is the correct phraseology for the Jet Route J54?

Back 49

"Jay Fifty-Four"

Front 50

What is the upper limit of a low altitude VOR airway?

Back 50

Up to, but NOT including 18,000 MSL

Front 51

The base of the Jet Route structure is ________ feet MSL.

Back 51

18,000

Front 52

A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually is the definition of a (an)

Back 52

IAP

Front 53

A major difference between a Sectional Chart and a Terminal Area Chart is that the Terminal Area Chart

Back 53

provides greater detail and a larger scale.

Front 54

An IAP is designed to provide?

Back 54

Both A and B are correct. A) an IFR descent to a point where the active runway is in sight B) an IFR descent to a point where a safe landing can be made.

Front 55

What is the correct phraseology for the L/MF airway G13?

Back 55

"Green Thirteen"

Front 56

The lower limit of Class B airspace is ________.

Back 56

the surface

Front 57

What is generally the vertical limit of Class D airspace?

Back 57

2,500 feet above airport elevation

Front 58

The upper vertical limit of Class A airspace is ________.

Back 58

FL600

Front 59

A Prohibited Area is identified by the letter ________,

Back 59

P

Front 60

A Warning Area is established beyond ________ NM from the coast of the United States

Back 60

3

Front 61

A Military Operations Area consists of airspace of defined dimensions established for the purpose of ________.

Back 61

separating certain military training activities from IFR traffic

Front 62

What airspace contains federal airways?

Back 62

Class E

Front 63

What airspace is generally established from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation and has an operational control tower?

Back 63

Class C

Front 64

Airspace of defined dimensions, confined activities, and limitations imposed on nonusers is identified as ________ airspace.

Back 64

Special Use

Front 65

Generally extends upward to 10,000 feet MSL

Back 65

Class B

Front 66

VFR aircraft are seperated only from IFR aircraft

Back 66

Class C

Front 67

VFR aircraft need to receive a clearance from ATC to enter this airspace

Back 67

Class B

Front 68

Requires all aircraft to be IFR

Back 68

Class A

Front 69

The upper limit of Class G airspace is ________.

Back 69

the base of the overlying airspace

Front 70

The terminology for stating the frequency 121.5 would be ________.

Back 70

“One two one point fife”

Front 71

A Mach speed of .8 is spoken as ________.

Back 71

“Mach point eight"

Front 72

What is the call sign for a civil aircraft with the President aboard?

Back 72

“EXECUTIVE ONE”

Front 73

Jet route 35 would be spoken as ________.

Back 73

“J THIRTY-FIFE”

Front 74

Name the words you would use to interrupt a lower priority message when you have an emergency or control message to transmit.

Back 74

“Emergency” and “control”

Front 75

An action to transfer radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another when the aircraft will enter the receiving controller’s airspace and radio communication is transferred is a ________.

Back 75

handoff

Front 76

What is the action whereby the responsibility for separation of an aircraft is transferred from one controller to another?

Back 76

Transfer of control

Front 77

Who is responsible for initiating coordination and obtaining approval for an aircraft to cross an active runway?

Back 77

Ground controller

Front 78

V V61783 and V V16783 (similar call signs) are both on frequency. To transmit a message to V V61783, you would state ________.

Back 78

Navy Six One Seven Eight Tree”

Front 79

The terminology for stating an altimeter of 28.72 is ________.

Back 79

“Altimeter two eight seven two”

Front 80

The surface wind is from 170 degrees at 20 knots. This would be stated as ________.

Back 80

“Wind one seven zero at two zero”

Front 81

The physical or automated action to transfer identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will or may enter the airspace of another controller, but radio communications will NOT be transferred, is called a ________.

Back 81

point out

Front 82

A controller monitors assigned radio frequencies ________.

Back 82

continuously

Front 83

During which step in the relief process does the relieving specialist check, verify, and update the position information obtained?

Back 83

Review the position

Front 84

When stating flight levels, an aircraft at 28,000 feet would be said to be at an altitude of __________.

Back 84

"Flight level two eight zero"

Front 85

Runway 31C would be spoken as __________.

Back 85

“Runway tree one center”

Front 86

The phraseology for contacting Columbia Automated Flight Service Station would be __________.

Back 86

“COLUMBIA RADIO”

Front 87

The first priority during coordination or during the transfer of information is __________.

Back 87

emergencies