En Route Block One: Route Assignment

What is the phraseology for when an aircraft wants to continue doing what they’re currently doing, but at a specific point, you want them to complete an action?

Via after

What is the phrase for when you only want to change one piece of a route?

Rest of route unchanged

When giving a clearance through a non-ATC service, what phrase should preface the clearance?

ATC clears

What is a class E airspace area established in the form of a corridor, the centerline of which is defined by radio navigational aids?

Airways

What is a geographical position determined by a fix (up to 5 characters), an azimuth from the fix (3 digits in degrees magnetic), and a distance from the fix in nautical miles (3 digits)?

Fix radial distance (FRD)

What is a defined path consisting of one or more courses in a horizontal plane, which aircraft traverse over the surface of the earth?

Route

What is a route designed to serve aircraft operations from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL450?

Jet route

What is an Area Navigation route (RNAV) published for use in the United States?

Q route

What is a heading issued to an aircraft to provide navigational guidance by radar?

Vector

What is a specific arrival route from an appropriate en route point to an airport/terminal area & may be included in a STAR?

Preferential arrival route (PAR)

What is a pre-planned IFR ATC arrival procedure published for pilot use in graphical or textual form that provides transition from the en route structure to an outer fix or instrument approach fix/arrival waypoint in the terminal area?

STAR (standard terminal arrival)

What us a preplanned IFR ATC departure procedure printed for pilot/controller use in graphic form to provide obstacle clearance and a transition from the terminal area to the appropriate en route structure?

SID (standard instrument departure)

What is necessary for a SID/STAR?

ATC clearance

What should routes cleared to aircrafts be consistent with?

Altitude stratum

What is the phraseology to clear an aircraft to fly on a specific route?

Cleared via (route)

How do you clear an aircraft onto a V route?

Cleared via Victor (number)

How do you clear an aircraft onto a J route?

Cleared via J (route)

Why can’t you clear an aircraft ‘as filed’ with JAN/MLU APRCH?

APRCH needs airway and next fix

What is the phraseology to clear an aircraft direct to a destination?

Cleared direct (destination)

What is the only airport that you can use the phraseology “cleared direct (fix)?”

KGWO

How should an amendment to a route be assigned?

State the entire route with the amendment

If you are trying to change one piece of a longer route, what is acceptable phraseology to let the pilot know the rest of the route is ok?

Rest of route unchanged

If a route/altitude in a previously issued clearance is amended, what should you do with the altitude restrictions?

Restate all applicable altitude restrictions

What are the 3 things you can use to clear an aircraft to climb/descend via?

1. Radial

2. Course

3. Azimuth

What are the 4 methods/phraseology that you can use to amend a route of flight in a previously issued clearance?

1. Change (portion of route) to read (new portion of route)

2. (amendment to route) rest of route unchanged

3. (After change) cleared direct (fix on previously issued route)

4. Issue entire route by stating the amendment