*course 50143: Atc Basics Block 1 Lesson 2*

Front 1

AJT

Back 1

ATO Air Traffic Services

Front 2

Name the 3 ATO service areas

Back 2

Eastern, Central, Western

Front 3

The ATO is managed by a(n)

Back 3

COO Chief Operating Officer

Front 4

List duty priorities

Back 4

1st - to separate aircraft and issue safety alerts

2nd - to provide support for National Security and Homeland Defense missions

3rd - provide and/or solicit weather information

4th - additional services (not optional, provided to the extent possible)

Front 5

List procedural preferences

Back 5

Automated procedures are used in preference to non-automation when workload, communications, and equipment capabilities permit.

Non-automated procedures are used when an operational advantage can be gained.

Front 6

List operational priorities

Back 6

Aircraft in distress

Medical evac (military evac)

Presidential

Search and rescue

Special mission and civilian

Flight check

IFR over SVFR

Diverted flights

Front 7

Name some additional services

Back 7

Radar vectors when requested by the pilot

Altitude deviation information of 300 or more

Advisories that traffic is NO longer a factor

Weather and chaff information

Weather assistance

Bird activity information

Holding pattern surveillance

Front 8

List the 4 FSS positions

Back 8

Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator position

Broadcast position

Preflight position

Inflight position

Front 9

Which FSS position is responsible for initiating search and resuce missions?

Back 9

Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator position

Front 10

Which FSS position is responsible for current weather forecasts and applying VFR NOT recommended (VNR)?

Back 10

Preflight position

Front 11

Which FSS position provides Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Services (HIWAS)?

Back 11

Broadcast position

Front 12

Which FSS position provides services to airborne pilots?

Back 12

Inflight position

Front 13

FSS provide radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft? T/F

Back 13

False

Front 14

Name the 6 ATCT positions

Back 14

Flight Data

Clearance Delivery

Local Control

Ground Control

Tower Coordinator

Tower Associate

Front 15

Which ATCT position does NOT speak to the pilot directly?

Back 15

Flight Data

Front 16

Which ATCT position is the first position to talk to the pilot when departing an airport?

Back 16

Clearance Delivery

Front 17

Which ATCT position is responsible for ensuring aircraft are separated from other aircraft, ground vehicles, and obstructions while taxiing?

Back 17

Ground Control

Front 18

Which ATCT position is responsible for separating and providing safety alerts to aircraft in the airspace surrounding the airport and aircraft on the active runways?

Back 18

Local Control

Front 19

Which ATCT position performs interfacility/position coordination?

Back 19

Tower Coordinator

Front 20

What does TRACON stand for?

Back 20

Terminal Radar Approach Control

Front 21

T/F: Where NO TRACON exists that traffic is managed by the ATCT

Back 21

False, where no TRACON exists the ARTCC provides approach control services

Front 22

Who has the responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the facility/sector?

Back 22

Radar Team

Front 23

List the 4 TRACON positions

Back 23

Radar Flight Data

Radar Associate

Radar Controller

Radar Coordinator

Front 24

Which ATCT position monitors situations for anything local or ground control might not be aware of?

Back 24

Tower Associate

Front 25

Which TRACON position is responsible for compiling statistical data?

Back 25

Radar Flight Data

Front 26

Which TRACON position scans the radar display, accepts and initiates automated handoffs, speaks directly with pilots, and adjusts the equipment to be usable by all members of the team?

Back 26

Radar Controller

Front 27

Which TRACON position helps ensure separation, accepts and initiates non-automated handoffs, assists the radar position, and scans the flight strips to correlate with radar data?

Back 27

Radar Associate

Front 28

Which TRACON position performs interfacility/sector/position coordination?

Back 28

Radar Coordinator

Front 29

What does ARTCC stand for?

Back 29

Air Route Traffic Control Center

Front 30

List the 4 ARTCC positions

Back 30

Radar Flight Data Position

Radar Associate Position

Radar Position

Radar Coordinator Position

Front 31

Which ARTCC position enters flight data in to the computer

Back 31

Flight Data

Front 32

Which ARTCC position coordinates point outs?

Back 32

Radar Associate

Front 33

Which ARTCC position maintains direct communication with the aircraft?

Back 33

Radar

Front 34

Which ARTCC position performs interfacility/intrafacility/sector/position coordination?

Back 34

Radar Coordinator

Front 35

What is the mission of the Traffic Management (TM) system

Back 35

To balance Traffic Demand with System Capacity

Front 36

T/F: Traffic Management Units (TMU) are located only in the Air Traffic Control Sysem Command Center (ATCSCC) HQ in Washington D.C.?

Back 36

False, TMU's are located in ALL ARTCC and in busier terminal facilities

Front 37

List the 7 Traffic Management Initiatives (TMI)

Back 37

Altitude (tunneling & capping)

Miles in trail (MIT) & Minutes in trail (MINIT)

Fix Balancing or airborne holding

Sequencing programs (ASP,DSP,ESP)

Reroutes

Ground Delay

Ground Stop

Front 38

Describe tunneling and capping

Back 38

Tunneling - term used to indicate traffic will descend prior to the normal descent point at the arrival airport to remain clear of an airspace situation

Capping - term used to indicate aircraft will be cleared to an altitude lower than their requested altitude

Front 39

Describe fix Balancing

Back 39

Fix Balancing is assigning an aircraft a fix other than the fix in the filed flight plan

Front 40

Describe En Route sequencing (ESP)

Back 40

En Route sequencing assigns a departure time that will facilitate integration in the en route system

Front 41

Describe reroutes

Back 41

Rerouted are ATC routings other than the filed flight plan commonly used to ensure aircraft operate with the flow of traffic and avoid congested airspace or areas of known weather or where aircraft are deviating/refusing to fly

Front 42

Describe a ground delay

Back 42

During a ground delay aircraft are held on the ground in order to manage capacity/demand by assigning arrival slots. Aircraft are then assigned Expected Departure Clearance Time (EDCT).

Front 43

Describe a Ground Stop

Back 43

Ground Stops override all other TMI's, they are the most restrictive method of traffic management. Aircraft must NOT be released without approval from the originator of the ground stop (GS)