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What does Primary Radar do?
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- Detects your range
- and Azimuth, the angle of your aircraft. |
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What does Secondary Radar do? AKA ATCRBS.
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Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System.
- Sends interrogator signal - Gets transponder reply - Decodes for Mode C alt. |
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When may you use a Transponder?
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You may use it in controlled airspace, only when it has been tested and inspected within at least the preceding 24 calendar months.
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What is squawk code 7500, 7600, and 7700?
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- 7500 > been hijacked
- 7600 > failure of 2-way communications - 7700 > used for all emergencies. |
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What is ASR ?
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Airport Surveillance Radar
- Designed to provide short range coverage in the airport vicinity. |
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What is TRACONs ?
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Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities
- provide radar and non-radar services. - to ensure safe seperation of aircraft transitioning from departure to cruise flight or vice versa. |
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What is ARSR ?
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Air Route Surveillance Radar
- long-range radar used in controlled airspace to manage traffic. - there are aprox. 100 in the country |
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What is ARTCCs ?
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Air Route Traffic Control Centers
- authority of issuing IFR clearances and managing traffic. - also provide services to VFR (depending on workload) - 20 ARTCCs in the U.S. |
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What is VFR Radar Advisory?
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- a service you can request from ATC
- alerts you of air traffic relevant to your flight |
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When will you receive a safety alert?
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If you are in unsafe proximity to terrain, obstructions, or another aircraft.
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What is Terminal VFR Radar Service?
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This program has 4 types of service.
- Basic radar service - Terminal Radar Service Area - Class C service - Class B service |
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Basic Radar Service for VFR aircraft includes....?
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- safety alerts
- traffic advisories - and limited radar vectoring |
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What is ATIS ?
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Automatic Terminal Information Service
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What do FSSs do?
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Flight Service Stations
- are ATC facilities which provide a variety of services to pilots - weather briefings - enroute communications - and VFR search and rescue (SAR) |
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What does a VHF direction finder do?
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If lost, helps ATC locate and guide your aircraft, but needs a VHF transmitter and receiver.
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