Air Traffic Basics

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683. An authorization for a pilot to conduct flight at any altitude from the minimum IFR altitude up to and including the altitude specified in the clearance is a/an ________ Clearance.

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cruise

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682. The type of clearance that provides for intermediate stops while en route is a/an ________ Clearance.

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through

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681. The term “ATC” should be included in clearances relayed through a/an

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dispatcher

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680. The first three items in an ATC departure clearance are aircraft identification

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clearance limit, and departure procedure

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679. A controller shall use the prefix phrases “ATC CLEARS,” “ATC ADVISES,” or “ATC REQUESTS” at the time that a clearance, advisory, or request is relayed

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through a non-ATC facility

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678. The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall comply with all provisions of an ATC clearance unless an amended clearance has been obtained or

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an emergency exists

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677. The purpose of an ATC clearance is to

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prevent collision between known aircraft

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676. Which item is always included in a clearance?

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Aircraft identification

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675

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675

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674. The pilot-in-command of an aircraft may NOT deviate from a clearance unless an amendment has been obtained or

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an emergency exists

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673. What prefix phrase should you use to relay a clearance to an aircraft through another aircraft?

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“ATC CLEARS.”

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672. Use authorized symbols or abbreviations for recording ________, ________, and ________.

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clearance, reports, and instructions.

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671. Compared to Terminal or En Route strips, Flight Service strips are ________ yet have ________ blocks

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larger, fewer

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670. The Flight Service option has ________ designations for their strips

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two

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669. Compared to the Terminal strip, the En Route strip is ________ and has 12 more ________.

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larger, blocks

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668. In any option, strips are produced on either special ________ or they are ________.

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printers, handwritten

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667. Flight progress strips are used for

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posting current data on air traffic

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666. When stripmarking, do NOT draw a horizontal line through

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an altitude until the aircraft has reported leaving the altitude.

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665. Which control symbol indicates that flight information has been forwarded?

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B and C

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664. What symbol should be used to delete any unwanted or unused altitude information

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X

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663. What is the symbol to indicate that an aircraft’s clearance is void if NOT airborne by a specific time?

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v<

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662. The letters ‘OTP’ on a strip stand for

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VFR conditions-on-top

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661. What needs to be added to the letter ‘S’ when hand printed

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A horizontal line below the

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660. Which block is used to record the aircraft I.D. on a Flight Service strip?

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1

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659. What information is found in Block 5 of the En Route strip

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Filed true airspeed

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658. In which block can the aircraft I.D. be found on an En Route strip

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3

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657. On a Terminal overflight strip, altitude and route of flight can be found in which block

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9

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656. For the Terminal departure strip, Block 7 is used for what?

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Requested altitude

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655. The proposed departure time on a Terminal departure strip can be found in which block?

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6

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654. In which block would you find the destination airport on a Terminal arrival strip

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9A

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653. For Terminal arrival strips, altitude information is found in which block

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9

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652. On all Terminal strips, Block 5 is used for what purpose?

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Beacon code

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651. Which of the items listed below is NOT one of the three designations for a Terminal strip?

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Preflight

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648. When you have run out of writing space on a strip for a particular flight, you should

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use additional strips to record information and consider all strips as one

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647. For an En Route Strip, in which block does the aircraft type appear?

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?

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646. In comparison to the Terminal strip, the En Route strip is

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larger with more blocks

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645. The Terminal strip has three different uses including

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Departure, Arrival, and Overflight

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644. Strips are ________ and ________ differently for each air traffic option.

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sized and formatted

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644. Strips are ________ and ________ differently for each air traffic option

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?

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642. To delete any unused or unwanted symbols or items a/an ________ or ________ should be used.

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X; ---