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