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According to their location, ATO air traffic control facilities are assigned to one of: a. nine regions b. three service areas c. eleven FAA primary offices d. four FAA headquarters divisions - Correct Answer b. three service areas The air traffic facility that has no direct authority over Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic is the a. Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) b. Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) c. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) d. Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - Correct Answer c. Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by a(n) a. Associate Administrator b. Vice President c. Chief Operating Officer d. Administrator - Correct Answer c. Chief Operating Officer The primary Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs) for the nation's airways in the National Airspace System (NAS) are a. marker beacons b. VOR's/VORTAC's c. Non Directional Beacons (NDBs) d. Instrument Landing Systems (ILSs) - Correct Answer b. VOR's/VORTAC's The primary mission of the Traffic Management System (TMS) is to a. regulate air traffic procedures b. balance air traffic demand with system capacity c. implement the use of state-of-the-art equipment d. ascertain controller stress and workload - Correct Answer b. balance air traffic demand with system capacity The operations of the TMS is the responsibility of the a. Central Altitude Reservation b. ARTCC Traffic Management Unit (TMU) for each area c. Air Traffic Manager d. Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ARTCC) - Correct Answer d. Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ARTCC) The primary function of the Traffic Management Unit (TMU) is to d. Ability to provide additional services may be limited by higher priority duties and controller workload. - Correct Answer a. Providing additional services is optional on the part of the controller. When considering the duty priority of an air traffic controller, first priority is given to a. coordinating b. issuing traffic c. separating aircraft d. vectoring - Correct Answer c. separating aircraft Nonradar separation is used in preference to radar separation when a. an operational advantage will be gained b. the aircraft is not transponder equipped c. secondary radar is out of service d. controller is not radar qualified - Correct Answer a. an operational advantage will be gained The facility primarily responsible for conducting prior briefings is the a. ATCT b. ARTCG c. ATCSCC d. AFSS - Correct Answer d. AFSS Which position in the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) records and disseminates Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisory Service (HIWAS) summaries? a. Weather Observer b. Broadcast c. Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator d. Preflight - Correct Answer b. Broadcast Which of the following duties is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the tower? a. Operating communication equipment b. Processing and forwarding flight plan information c. Compiling statistical data d. Issuing clearances and ensuring accuracy of readback - Correct Answer c. Compiling statistical data Of the following, which position in the tower ensures separation? a. Local Control b. Clearance Delivery c. Flight Data d. Tower Associate - Correct Answer a. Local Control The ATC facility that provides air traffic control services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the en route phase of flight is d. 36 - Correct Answer d. 36 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 a. threshold b. runway edge c. touchdown zone d. touchdown aim point - Correct Answer c. touchdown zone What runway marking extends the full-length pavement area? a. Runway side stripes b. Dashed side stripes c. Runway centerlines d. Dashed centerlines - Correct Answer a. Runway side stripes A(n) consists of white arrows which point in the direction of landing, replacing the runway centerline, and beginning at the non-landing portion to the threshold bar. a. stabilized area b. abandoned runway c. relocated threshold d. displaced threshold - Correct Answer d. displaced threshold A taxiway is identified by a continuous yellow line. a. holding line b. parking area c. centerline d. closed for repair - Correct Answer c. centerline What color are taxiway edge lights? a. white b. amber c. blue d. red - Correct Answer c. blue are designed to emit light to help pilots identify airports. a. Runway End Identifier Lights b. Airport beacons c. Runway edge lights d. In-runway lights - Correct Answer b. Airport beacons Touchdown Zone Lighting (TDZL) and Runway Centerline Lights System (RCLS) are two types of a. Runway End Identifier Lights b. Taxiway lights c. In-runway lights d. Runway edge lights - Correct Answer c. In-runway lights a. 10,000 b. 5,000 c. 2,000 d. 1,000 - Correct Answer b. 5,000 The minimum vertical separation for IFR flight atand below FL410is__—sfeeett. a. 5,000 b. 2,000 c. 1,000 d. 4,000 - Correct Answer c. 1,000 Two thousand feet vertical separation is always required for IFR flight above __—ito FL600. a. FL410 b. FL290 c. FL240 d. FL180 - Correct Answer a. FL410 To apply the lateral NONRADAR departure divergence rule, departing aircraft must be assigned specified headings which diverge by atleast___— degrees. a.15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60 - Correct Answer c. 45 Radar separation at or above FL600 requires miles separation between aircraft. a.3 b.5 c. 10 d. 20 - Correct Answer c. 10 Standard radar separation provided by an en route facility between two aircraft at FL270 iss miles. a.3 b. 5 c.10 d. 20 - Correct Answer b. 5 Minimum vertical separation below an aircraft which is dumping fuelis___—_—feett. a. 4,000 b. 2,000 c. 1,000 d. 500 - Correct Answer b. 2,000 a. satellite communications b. Facility Directives c. flight information publications d. FAA Orders - Correct Answer c. flight information publications Who is responsible for originating a NOTAM concerning a navigational aid? a. Facility responsible for monitoring or controlling the navigational aid b. Center in whose area the outage occurs c. Terminal in whose area the outage occurs d. Flight Service Station - Correct Answer a. Facility responsible for monitoring or controlling the navigational aid Classification and dissemination of NOTAMs is the responsibility of a. the National Flight Data Center b. ARTCCs c. FSSs d. the originating facility - Correct Answer c. FSSs Responsibility for validating NOTAM data and operating the National NOTAM System belongs to a. NAS b. NFDC c. ARTCCs d. FSSs - Correct Answer b. NFDC Who is responsible for observing and reporting the conditions of the landing area of an airport? a. Airport manager/operator b. Tower controller c. Airport maintenance officer d. Flight service specialist - Correct Answer a. Airport manager/operator A NOTAM that is locally disseminated is classified as a a. NOTAM D b. NOTAM M c. NOTAML d. NOTAM C - Correct Answer c. NOTAM L What is a radar-based system that uses both a ground based interrogator and an aircraft-based transponder? a. Primary Radar b. Airport Radar c. Secondary Radar d. Global Position Radar - Correct Answer c. Secondary Radar c. Primary Radar d. Linear Polarization - Correct Answer b. Moving Target Indicator Which radar feature reduces or eliminates echoes from precipitation? a. Circular Polarization b. Linear Polarization c. Passive Radar d. Inversion - Correct Answer a. Circular Polarization What causes anomalous propagation clutter on primary radar systems? a. Particles in the air slowing the radar signal b. Moisture in the air bending the radar signal c. Warm air over cold air deflecting the radar signal d. Cold air over warm air reflecting the radar signal - Correct Answer b. Moisture in the air bending the radar signal What causes temperature inversion clutter on primary radar systems? a. Particles in the air slowing the radar signal b. Moisture in the air bending the radar signal c. Warm air over cold air deflecting the radar signal d. Cold air over warm air reflecting the radar signal - Correct Answer c. Warm air over cold air deflecting the radar signal The primary radar clutter caused by dropping large amounts of shredded foil is called jamming. a. active b. inactive c. passive d. static - Correct Answer c. passive What is secondary radar interference caused by an improperly adjusted transponder operating near to the antenna called? a. Ring around b. Anomalous propagation c. Range interference d. Inversion - Correct Answer a. Ring around Which of the following is an advantage of a Secondary Radar System? a. Displays weather echoes b. ONLY displays aircraft with transponders c. Displays are NOT degraded by weather echoes or ground clutter d. Signal strength is affected by aircraft orientation - Correct Answer c. Displays are NOT degraded by weather echoes or ground clutter Match: Broadcasts interrogator transmission a. recommended b. optional c. approved d. mandatory - Correct Answer a. recommended Revised, reprinted, or new pages in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3 are indicated by bold a. asterisks b. horizontal lines c. vertical lines d. stars - Correct Answer c. vertical lines Which document prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by air traffic controllers? a. Order 7210.3 b. Order 7110.65 c. Aeronautical Information Manual d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - Correct Answer b. Order 7110.65 When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "may" means that the procedure is a. recommended b. approved c. optional d. mandatory - Correct Answer c. optional Which document provides direction and guidance for operating and managing Air Traffic facilities? a. Order 7110.10 b. Order 7210.3 c. Aeronautical Information Manual d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - Correct Answer b. Order 7210.3 In which document would you find items concerning pilot's health and medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, and accident reporting? a. Order 7110.10 b. Order 7210.3 c. Aeronautical Information Manual d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - Correct Answer c. Aeronautical Information Manual Which contraction is used to identify General Notices issues by Washington Headquarters? a. GANOT b. GENOT c. GENNOT d. GNOT - Correct Answer b. GENOT 
