STS ZOA LOA

Q: STS Tower is a type _____ tower with radar

a. 3

b. 5

c. 7

A: c

Q: Tower must: Notify Center Sector ______ of:

1) Commencing and/or termination of airport traffic control services.

2) Current ATIS code and changes in field conditions to or from basic VFR minima.

3) Runway(s) and approach(es) in use.

4) Any factor affecting arrivals, departures or airport capacity.

5) Any NAVAID and/or equipment status changes

A: 40

Q: Tower must: Use only ____________ approved airport designators and ICAO call signs

a. nationally

b. internationally

c. transnationally

A: a

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Obtain _______ release for all IFR departures utilizing the aircraft identification (ACID) and if appropriate amendment number

a. NCT

b. Center

c. Flight Service

d. imminent

A: b

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: NOTE- When obtaining a release, and FDIO is inoperative, Tower must utilize only the _________

A: ACID

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Issue the flight plan as printed on the flight plan strip, including any Adapted Departure Route (ADR) or Adapted Departure/Arrival Route (ADAR), unless otherwise coordinated. (Tower’s FDIO flight progress strips constitute Center clearance for flights departing KSTS)

a. true

b. false

A: a

Q: Assign VFR-ON-TOP departures one of the following SIDs and altitudes: Via FREES SID.FREES

PHRASEOLOGY - If not on top at ________, maintain ________ and advise

A: 4,000

Q: Assign VFR-ON-TOP departures one of the following SIDs and altitudes: Via STS SID.SNUPY

PHRASEOLOGY - If not on top at ________, maintain ________ and advise

A: 5,000

Q: Assign VFR-ON-TOP departures one of the following SIDs and altitudes: Via CHRLY SID including Center Assigned Heading

PHRASEOLOGY - If not on top at ________, maintain ________ and advise

A: 7,000

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Assign all other IFR departures _________ feet mean sea level (MSL) or requested lower altitude. Aircraft requesting altitudes above ________ feet MSL must be advised to expect further clearance to their requested altitude 10 minutes after departure

A: 8,000

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Advise Center of IFR departures that will use other than the __________________ runway.

A: pre-coordinated

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Assign Center __________ codes to departures.

a. non-discrete

b. discrete

c. 1200

A: b

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Ensure released aircraft depart within ______ minutes or release is cancelled and must be re-coordinated with Center

a. 3

b. 2

c. 5

d. 2 before/ 1 after

A: a

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Prior to communications transfer, ensure successive departing aircraft are either: Established on courses that diverge by at least ______ degrees

A: 45

Q: IFR Departures, Tower must: Prior to communications transfer, ensure successive departing aircraft are either: Or, if on courses that diverge less than 45 degrees are laterally separated by _____ nautical mile (NM) constant or increasing

A: 5

Q: IFR Arrivals: When Tower FDIO is operational, the FDIO strip serves as coordination of aircraft ______, aircraft ______, and airport estimate

A: callsign/ type

Q: IFR Arrivals: Tower must: Coordinate with Center prior to approving an IFR aircraft to execute a ____________ approach

A. published missed

b. instrument to visual

c. circling

d. flame-out

A: c

Q: IFR Arrivals: Tower must: NOTE- Caution must be exercised when requesting and approving circling approach as doing so could create an _______________ operation

A: opposite direction

Q: IFR Arrivals: Tower must: Advise Center of either “Arrival,” “Cancellation,” or “________________.”

A: missed approach

Q: IFR Arrivals: Visual Approaches: Tower may clear an aircraft executing an Instrument Approach for a Visual Approach (VA) without prior coordination provided the aircraft is within _______ NM of KSTS.

A: 15

Q: IFR Arrivals: Visual Approaches: Any aircraft unable to complete a landing from a VA must be handled as any go around and appropriate IFR separation must be provided by Center until the aircraft lands or the pilot cancels IFR. Such aircraft should be instructed to enter the _____________ for landing and an altitude assignment is not required.

a. tower pattern

b. radar pattern

c. fly runway heading

A: a

Q: IFR Arrivals: Visual Approaches: In the unusual event that an aircraft is unable to enter the traffic pattern and complete a VA, Tower must notify Center immediately and instruct the aircraft to contact Center on ______/______ MHz or as otherwise coordinated

A: 127.8/ 353.3

Q: Visual Separation: Tower _________ provide visual separation between IFR aircraft

a. shall

b. may

c. shall-not

A: b

Q: Visual Separation: Each use of visual separation ________ be authorized by Center

a. shall

b. may

c. shall-not

A: a

Q: SVFR Operations: Tower is authorized to conduct SVFR operations within Class D airspace at or below __________MSL

A: 2,500

Q: SVFR Operations: Tower must suspend SVFR operations _______ minutes prior to the airport ETA of an IFR aircraft, unless visual separation is applied, or the SVFR operation is conducted IAW with the current Santa Rosa ATCT, Reach Air Medical Services, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department LOA, subject: Standard Arrival/Departure Routes

A: 10

Q: SVFR Operations: Tower assumes responsibility of SVFR ___________ separation for all operations conducted IAW with the current Santa Rosa ATCT, Reach Air Medical Services, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department LOA, subject: Standard Arrival/Departure Routes

A: helicopter

Q: VFR Flight Following: Workload permitting Tower: Will enter a National Airspace System (NAS) flight plan for VFR aircraft

a. true

b. false

A: a

Q: VFR Flight Following: NOTE- Tower shall an advise aircraft of “radar contact”.

a. true

b. false

A: b

Q: VFR Flight Following: May enter VFR NAS flight plans irregardless of periods when Center is unable to provide flight following

a. true

b. false

A: b

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): ODO procedures are available only when mandated by aircraft requiring either operational ________ as defined in JO 7110.65, para. 2-1-4, or operational _____________

A: priority/ necessity

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): NOTE-Pilot training, Pilot Request or Operational Efficiency ___________ considered operational priority or operational necessity

a. are

b. are not

c. on a case by case basis

A: b

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Center must coordinate with Tower when conducting IFR operations to the same runway where the inbound aircraft is flying in opposite direction to the active runway. Tower is responsible for determining if the inbound flight presents an ODO situation and coordinate accordingly

a. true

b. false

A: a

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Do not allow opposite direction same runway operations with opposing traffic inside the cutoff point unless an _________________ exists

A: emergency situation

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Visual Separation _______________ authorized in conjunction with ODO

a. is not

b. may be

c. shall be

A: a

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Center is responsible for applying the cutoff point (s) between ODO arriving and ___________ aircraft

A: departing

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Tower must ___________ request opposite direction departures with Center

a. verbally

b. automatedly

c. physically

A: a

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Initial coordination must be on a recorded line and must state, “Opposite Direction,” and include ___________, ________, and arrival or departure runway.

A: callsign/ type

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): All subsequent coordination must be on a recorded line and must state “__________________”.

A: opposite direction

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): Tower must use a ________________ designated by local Standard Operating Procedures

A: memory aid

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): CUTOFF POINTS: Jets and Turbo Props: ______ NM from the Airport

A: 10

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): CUTOFF POINTS: Props: ______ NM from the Airport

A: 7

Q: Opposite Direction Operations (ODO): CUTOFF POINTS: NOTE- When mixed aircraft types are involved, the ________ performing aircraft’s (__________) mileage must be used

A: highest/ largest

Q: Flight Data: Tower: May change any SID prior to the first _____________ in the flight plan but must not override any ADAR

A: filled fix

Q: Flight Data: Tower: Must ensure flight plans issued to aircraft have field __________ updated

A: 07 (TIM)

Q: When either facility FDIO becomes inoperative: Tower must request IFR clearances directly from Center Sector ______

A: 40