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Air traffic facilities, airports, NAVAIDs, FARs, and personnel are all components of the ________.
-National Airspace System
Which of the following statements about the NAS is FALSE?
- The NAS is entirely owned and operated by the FAA.
Which of the following statements about the Traffic Management System is TRUE?
-The ATC System Command Center directs the operation of the TMS.
The positive control of air traffic within a designated airspace means that what is applied?
-Separation
An Automated Flight Service Station has the primary function of providing ________.
-Pilot briefings and receiving and processing flight plans
In an ATCT, which three positions communicate directly with the pilots?
-Ground Control, Local Control, and Clearance Delivery
Which is not a function of the Radar position in the ARTCC?
-Receive, process, and distribute flight progress strips
The correct designation for a runway with a magnetic heading of 009 degrees is Runway ________.
-RWY 1
Which of the following statements about airport beacons is FALSE?
-They are turned on whenever the Tower is operational
Holding an aircraft is not used for ________.
-Position relief
Minimum vertical separation below an aircraft which is dumping fuel is ______ feet.
-2,000
The minimum terminal radar separation for two IFR aircraft less than 40 miles from the antenna is ________ miles.
-3
The two subsystems for disseminating aeronautical information are _______.
-AIS and NOTAMs
This NOTAM consists of information that requires wide dissemination and may pertain to En Route navigational aids.
-NOTAM D
Who is responsible for observing and reporting the conditions of the landing area of an airport?
-Airport manager/operator
A feature which improves a primary radar display is:
-Moving Target Indicator
Which of the following is an advantage of a secondary radar system?
-Radar responses are not degraded by weather or ground clutter
What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7110.65?
-Air traffic procedures and phraseology used by air traffic controllers
The purpose of a "change" is ________.
-To add, delete, or modify information or instructions within an order
Which of the following is an example of a temporary directive?
-LOA, Supplement, GENOT, Orders
The primary function of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) is to ______.
- Monitor and balance traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives
Which position in the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) records and disseminates Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) summaries?
-Broadcast
Advising the En Route radar and radar associate positions of sector actions required to accomplish the safe and efficient operation of the sector is a responsibility of the En Route ________ position.
-Radar coordinator/handoff
When considering the duty priority of an air traffic controller, first priority is given to ________.
-Separating aircraft
An airport with three parallel runways with a magnetic heading of 216 degrees would have runway designations of ________.
- 22R, 22C, 22L
Touchdown Zone Lighting (TDZL) and Runway Centerline Lights System (RCLS) are two types of _______.
-In-runway lights
The minimum vertical separation between an RVSM-equipped IFR aircraft up to and including FL410 is ________ feet.
-1,000
To clear aircraft to hold over different fixes at the same altitude, you must ensure that all _______.
-Holding pattern airspace areas do not overlap
Terminal radar separation minima require that when two aircraft are less than 40 miles from the antenna, a 3 NM separation is required; when two aircraft are 40 miles or more from the antenna, a ________ separation is required.
-5 NM
Airmen's information can be disseminated via aeronautical charts and _______.
-Flight Information Publications
Types of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) are:
-FDC, POINTER, MILITARY
When changes to the NAS occur and time does not permit issuance in an appropriate publication they are ______.
-Publicized as NOTAMs
Which radar feature reduces or eliminates echoes from precipitation?
-Circular polarization
Which radar system uses both a ground-based interrogator and an aircraft-based transponder?
-Secondary radar
Which document provides direction and guidance for operating and managing air traffic facilities?
-FAA Order JO 7210.3
The addition, deletion, or modification of information or instructions within an order are made through a(n):
-Change
A document providing temporary direction for a situation requiring immediate action describes a:
-Notice
The most restrictive method of traffic management that overrides all other traffic management programs is the
-Ground Stop
The purpose of the ATC system is to _______________air traffic.
-Organize and expedite
Which of the following is not one of the uses of a movement area?
-Loading passengers
Two thousand feet vertical separation is always required for an IFR flight above ______ to FL600.
-FL410
To apply the lateral departure divergence rule, departing aircraft must be assigned specified headings which diverge by at least _____ degrees.
-45
Which of the following is not a method for establishing non-radar longitudinal separation?
-Clear aircraft to fly on airways which do not overlap
Which of the following is not a requirement for applying visual separation in a radar environment?
-The pilots of both aircraft have the other aircraft in sight
Which radar system relies on reflected radio signals and does NOT require equipment in aircraft?
-Primary radar
Secondary radar interference caused by a transponder replying excessively is called _______.
-Ring Around
What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7110.10?
-Air traffic procedures and phraseology used by Flight Service Specialists
Temporary directions or one-time announcements are made through ________.
-Notices
The three types of temporary or additional instructions to an FAA directive are
-Changes, Notices, Supplements
The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by a(n)
-Chief Operating Officer
AFSSs are air traffic facilities which do not
-Control Air Traffic
In a Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, who has the responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of a sector?
-Radar Team
A runway designated as Runway 10, could have a magnetic heading of
-101
When using non-radar departure divergence
-The ATCS must assign courses that diverge by at least 45 degrees
Radar separation at or above FL600 requires how many miles of separation between aircraft?
-10
What is the electronic device that permits radar presentations only from targets in motion?
-Moving Target Indicator
Which of the following is not an example of typical LOA content?
-Position/sector descriptions
The purposes of SOPs are to provide guidelines for ________ use.
-Intrafacility
According to their location, ATO air traffic control facilities are assigned to one of:
-3 service areas
The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the nation's airways in the National Airspace System (NAS) are:
-VORs/VORTACs
The primary mission of the Traffic Management System (TMS) is to:
-Balance system demand with system capacity
The primary purpose of the Air Traffic Control System is to:
-Prevent collisions
The air traffic facility that has no direct authority over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic is the:
-Flight Service Station (FSS)
Which of the following duties is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the tower?
-Compiling statistical data
The position in the ATC terminal option is normally responsible for issuing control instructions to aircraft and vehicles operating on the airport movement area (other than active runways):
-Ground Control
The ATC facility that provides air traffic control services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the en route phase of flight is
-ARTCC
The only en route sector team member whose duties do not include accepting handoffs is the position.
-Radar Flight Data
Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar separation when:
-an operational advantage will be gained.
Markings which consist of pairs of three, then two, and then one rectangular bar(s) on each side of the runway centerline, 500 feet apart, identify the _______.
-Touchdown Zone
Threshold lights are:
-Green/Red
RVSM stands for:
-Reduced Vertical Separation Minima
Which type of separation is applied by clearing aircraft to fly on different airways or routes whose protected airspace does not overlap?
-Lateral
The standard minimum non-radar separation between two aircraft using DME is __________________.
-10 minutes or 20 miles
Controllers may use visual separation:
-Up to, but not including, FL180
Do not allow a departing aircraft to begin takeoff roll with a preceding arriving aircraft on an intersecting runway unless:
-The arriving aircraft has passed the intersection
What causes temperature inversion clutter on primary radar systems?
-Warm air over cool air deflecting the radar signal
Which document contains approved words and phrase contractions used by the FAA?
-FAA Order JO 7340.2
Which contraction is used to identify General Notices issued by Washington Headquarters?
-GENOT
The purpose of a "supplement" is
-To consolidate instructions from different levels into a single directive
"Automation procedures are used in preference to non-automation procedures" is an example of ATC:
-Procedural priority
What consists of white arrows which point in the direction of landing, replacing the runway centerline, and beginning at the non-landing portion of the threshold bar?
-Displaced threshold
Which document lists location identifiers authorized by the FAA?
-FAA Order JO 7350.9
The document used to supplement other orders, directives, and guidelines for intrafacililty use is a
-Standard Operating Procedure
An ARTCC/TRACON is divided into areas of control jurisdiction called ________.
-Sectors
ATC procedural preference mandates which of the following?
-Automation procedures are used in preference to non-automation procedures
What is identified by large chevrons pointing in the direction of the threshold?
-Blast pad
What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7350.9?
-Location identifiers authorized by the FAA
A relocated threshold is
-Temporary
Additional services are not optional on the part of the controller, but are required ________.
-When the work situation permits
Yellow pavement markings identify all of the following airport areas, except ________.
-Landing areas, closed areas, hazardous areas, taxiways
A nonstandard holding pattern
-Uses left turns
Responsibility for validating NOTAM data and operating the National NOTAM System belongs to _______.
-NFDC
What information is contained in the Aeronautical Information Manual?
-Items concerning pilot's health and medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, and accident reporting
Specified information, relating to the intended flight of an aircraft is a(n)_________.
-Flight plan
Positive control refers to the ________.
-Separation of all air traffic, within designated airspace, by air traffic control
What type of separation is defined as the spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by a minimum distance expressed in units of time or miles?
-Longitudinal
When using visual separation, what are the separation minima?
-There are no specified minima.
What contraction is used to identify Regional Notices?
-RENOT
All of the following represent uses of a non-movement area EXCEPT:
-Landing
A runway with a magnetic heading of 003 degrees should be designated Runway .
-36
What runway marking extends the full-length of the runway pavement area?
-Runway side stripes
Runway provide alignment guidance during takeoffs and landings, and consist of a line of uniformly spaced stripes and gaps
-centerlines
What color are taxiway edge lights?
-Blue
Lighted land airports have rotating beacons that .
-flash white and green
The basic means to transition from instrument flight to visual flight for landing is provided by the .
-approach light system
The minimum vertical separation required for aircraft above FL600 is feet.
-5,000
Aircraft that are not equipped with the required vertical navigation avionics must be separated by feet as they climb or descend through the RVSM altitudes.
-2,000
Standard radar separation provided by an en route facility between two aircraft at FL270 is miles.
-5
Runway separation is applied by controllers
-ATCT
With suitable landmarks to determine distances, separate a Category I aircraft departing behind a Category III by .
-6,000 feet
Who is responsible for originating a NOTAM concerning a navigational aid?
-Facility responsible for monitoring or controlling the navigational aid
A NOTAM that consists of information that is regulatory in nature pertaining to flight, such as changes to IFR charts, is classified as a/an:
-FDC NOTAM
Responsibility for ensuring NOTAM formats and monitoring the United States NOTAM System belongs to .
-U.S. NOTAM Office (USNOF)
What is a radio detection device which provides information on the range, azimuth, and/or elevation of objects?
-Radar
Primary radar display depicts the and of objects that reflect radio energy.
-Position and movement
What are two types of radar jamming?
-Passive and active
Which is not a component of a primary radar system?
-Interrogator
What causes Anomalous Propagation clutter on primary radar systems?
-Moisture in the air, bending the radar signal
Revised, reprinted, or new pages in FAA Orders JO 7110.10, JO 7110.65, and JO 7210.3 are indicated by bold .
-vertical lines
What are supplements?
-Local documents issued by other than the originator that provides internal guidance and/or instruction.
Which document provides the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures?
-Aeronautical information manual
Many FAA orders are divided into chapters, sections, and .
-paragraphs
Which of the following is not true regarding FAA Order 7110.65?
-It contains colored diagrams
Where an operational ATCT is located, an area of an airport not under the control of ATC is ________.
-A non-movement area
Revisions to national directives and orders which are published on a scheduled basis are called ________.
-Changes
PDX Tower and Portland Tech Operators have organized light replacement to occur after 12:00 local time. This information is found in a(n)_____
-LOA
A pilot is on a VFR cross-country flight and is currently in Class E airspace. Which of the following is correct?
-The pilot is responsible for maintaining separation from other aircraft.
The ATO, managed by the COO, is accountable to customers, employees, and ___________,
-Owners
Classification and dissemination of NOTAMs are the responsibilities of _______.
-Flight Service Stations
Which of the following statements is true regarding runway separation?
- Ensure takeoff roll does not begin until a preceding departure has crossed the runway end or turned to avert a conflict.
Which lighting system consists of in-pavement yellow lights across a taxiway or a pair of flight lights on either side of a taxiway?
-Runway guard lights
Center Radar Associate position duties include ______.
-Accept and initiate handoffs & scan and manage flight strips
What is a specified fix, NAVAIDs, or visual reference used as a reference point in establishing and maintaining an aircraft while holding?
-Holding fix
Who must provide a list of personnel authorized to issue NOTAMs?
-AFSS
Which NOTAM makes pilots aware of the existence of a condition or event that might require a lengthy description and shows them the NOTAM containing more detailed information?
-Pointer NOTAM
Considering the operational priorities of an air traffic controller, which statement is correct?
-Aircraft in distress have priority over lifeguard aircraft
Runway Centerline Lighting System (RCLS) is white until the last _________.
-3,000 feet
Airspace altitudes are published in terms of ______.
-Mean Sea Level
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) are protected airspace over areas of natural disasters, specific hazards, large public gatherings, etc. They are published in a(n) ________.
-FDC NOTAM
Which of the following aircraft, if not RVSM equipped, may be assigned altitudes between FL290 and F410 as long as they maintain 2,000 ft. vertical separation from other aircraft?
-Department of Defense
Which position is missing from the organizational chart above?
- Operations Manager
The ARTCC Radar Associate position ________.
-Scans and manages flight progress strips
A pilot is on a VFR cross-country flight and is currently in Class E airspace. Which of the following is correct?
-The pilot is responsible for maintaining separation from other aircraft.
The ATO, managed by the COO, is accountable to customers, employees, and ___________,
-Owners
Classification and dissemination of NOTAMs are the responsibilities of _______.
-Flight Service Stations
Which of the following statements is true regarding runway separation?
- Ensure takeoff roll does not begin until a preceding departure has crossed the runway end or turned to avert a conflict.
Which lighting system consists of in-pavement yellow lights across a taxiway or a pair of flight lights on either side of a taxiway?
-Runway guard lights
Center Radar Associate position duties include ______.
-Accept and initiate handoffs & scan and manage flight strips
What is a specified fix, NAVAIDs, or visual reference used as a reference point in establishing and maintaining an aircraft while holding?
-Holding fix
Who must provide a list of personnel authorized to issue NOTAMs?
-AFSS
Which NOTAM makes pilots aware of the existence of a condition or event that might require a lengthy description and shows them the NOTAM containing more detailed information?
-Pointer NOTAM
Considering the operational priorities of an air traffic controller, which statement is correct?
-Aircraft in distress have priority over lifeguard aircraft
Runway Centerline Lighting System (RCLS) is white until the last _________.
-3,000 feet
Airspace altitudes are published in terms of ______.
-Mean Sea Level
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) are protected airspace over areas of natural disasters, specific hazards, large public gatherings, etc. They are published in a(n) ________.
-FDC NOTAM
Which of the following aircraft, if not RVSM equipped, may be assigned altitudes between FL290 and F410 as long as they maintain 2,000 ft. vertical separation from other aircraft?
-Department of Defense
Which position is missing from the organizational chart above?
- Operations Manager
The ARTCC Radar Associate position ________.
-Scans and manages flight progress strips