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A carrot over A2 indicates what?

That the aircraft has entered another sector without a handoff being made

A carrot over A3 indicates what?

That the aircraft will not auto-handoff

Field D in the data block indicates what?

The aircraft's CID

Initiate verbal coordination prior to accepting control of a track when the data block displays:

MISM, DATA, OLD, NONE

Wake turbulence separation for: H BEHIND H

4 miles

Wake turbulence separation for: L/H BEHIND B757

4 miles

Wake turbulence separation for: S BEHIND B757

5 miles

Wake turbulence separation for: SMALL/LARGE BEHIND HEAVY

5 miles

Wake turbulence separation for: SUPER BEHIND SUPER

5 miles

What type of separation cannot be applied to A380'S and An225's?

Visual Separation

What is the separation minima for an A380 and an An225, and the KIAS is below 250 kts?

8 miles

Separation from adjacent radar controlled airspacebelow FL600?

2.5 miles

Separation from adjacent non-radar controlled airspace below FL600?

5 miles



Separation from adjacent radar controlled airspace above FL600?

5 miles

Separation from adjacent non-radar controlled airspace above FL600?

10 miles

Separate aircraft from obstructions by:

5 miles

Lateral separation from SUA'S and ATCAA's below FL600?

3 miles

Lateral separation from SUA's and ATCAA's above FL600?

6 miles

Vertical separation from SUA'S and ATCAA'S at FL290 and below

500 feet

Vertical separation from SUA'S and ATCAA'S above FL290?

1,000



Aircraft from a standard formation flight

AddONE mile to appropriate radar minima

Twostandard formation flights from each-other

AddTWO miles to the appropriate radar minima

Aircraftfrom nonstandard formation flight

Applyappropriate minima to the perimeter of the airspace encompassing thenonstandard formation or from the outermost aircraft

Issue a traffic alert immediately when a known conflict withother aircraft exists.

Offer alternate course of action, if FEASIBLE


EndTransmission with the word “immediately”


Structural icing normally occurs between:

+2 degrees and -20 degrees Celsius

Clear ice occurs between

0 to -10 degrees Celsius

Rime ice occurs between

-15 to -20 degrees Celsius

When do PIREP's need to be broadcast over the frequency?

When they are URGENT PIREPS

What is the most prominent meteorological phenomena that causes significant low-level-wind-shear?

Thunderstorms, and fronts are also a known factor

Where is Clear Air Turbulence most common?

between 20,000 and 50,000 feet, and is sometimes found in the vicinity of mountain ranges

How does turbulence impact ATC?

It limits the total usable airspace

Pilots should avoid strong or severe thunderstorms by at least _____

20 miles

If a pilot were so happen to fly through a line of thunderstorms, how far should they be separated?

40 miles

A CWA may also highlight significant ________________'s not meeting Convective SIGMET criteria

Thunderstorms

When a deviation cannot be approved as requested and the situation permits, you should do what?

suggest an alternative course of action.

When should you consider an aircraft to be overdue, and issue and ALNOT when Neither communications nor radar contact can be established and 30 minutes have passed since:

1.ETA over specified or compulsory reporting point in your area, or clearance limit in your area




2. Clearance void time

What conditions need to exist before an aircraft is eligible for automatic track acquisition?

1. Must have a stored flight plan




2. Last two numbers of the beacon code must not be "00" ( must have a discrete beacon code )

How is the type of track on a target determined?

By the computer, or unless the controller specifies type

Unpaired LDB's

1. displays beacon code and, if available mode c altitude for untracked aircraft.




2.Displays at same intensity as LDB




3. Always appears east of the target




4. Do not show code for VFR squawking 1200, the target symbol is V




5. Are the only data blocks that do not contain ACID

When can you not use information from data blocks in the application of either radar or non-radar separation?

When the data block displays either CST or FRZN

What does ARINC stand for?

Aeronautical Radio Incorporated

What does track control allow you to do?

Make changes to the aircraft database information

Accuracy of the information displayed in the SIA is the responsibility of whom?

The specialist being relieved

If after ____ minutes radio communications has not been established or re-established, consider the aircraft ____________ and notify your ___________.

5 minutes, suspicious, supervisor

What does the NEXRAD display that its predecessor did not?

Three precipitation levels

ATC assigned airspace - ATCAA

airspace of defined vertical/lateral limits assigned by ATC for the purpose of providing air traffic segregation between the specified activities being conducted within the assigned airspace and other IFR air traffic