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A formal document used to standardize operations or procedures that require the cooperation of external entities, such as other ATC facilities, airport management, military facilities, and local operators (interfacility use).

LOA

A facility directive for intrafacility use that defines required operating procedures for maintaining safe and efficient operations, as well as jurisdictional boundaries for operational positions and sectors.

SOP

Operational coordination established between separate air traffic control facilities or between an ATC facility and outside entities, which requires the development of a Letter of Agreement (LOA).

Interfacility Coordination

Coordination and operating procedures conducted internally between operating positions and sectors within the same ATC facility, governed by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Intrafacility Coordination

The official body that holds primary responsibility for the review and approval of Letters of Agreement (LOAs).

Service Area Office

An official who may be delegated the authority by the Service Area Office to approve an LOA.

Air Traffic Representative (ATREP)

A facility manager who, along with their designee, may be delegated the authority to approve an LOA.

Air Traffic Manager (ATM)

A military liaison officer who may be delegated the authority to approve an LOA.

Region Air Defense Liaison Officer (RADLO)

Designated points defined in interfacility LOAs alongside radar handoff procedures between air traffic facilities.

TCPs

Standardized flight plans defined in LOAs with military facilities for special operations, including training flights and flight test programs.

Stereotyped Flight Plans

The three standard components common to directives that comprise most SOPs: Introduction, Content, and Administration information.

Major SOP Elements

An ATC service whose operational responsibilities and interfacility coordination requirements are established in an LOA between facilities.

Tower En Route Control Service

A standardized internal procedure specified within an SOP that governs the transfer of duty between controllers at an operating position.

Position Relief Briefing

The primary means within the FAA to issue, establish, and describe agency policies, organization, responsibilities, methods, and procedures.

Directives

Permanent directives within the FAA that stay in effect until canceled.

Orders

Directives that add, delete, or modify information or instructions in orders.

Changes

Temporary directives that expire one year from their effective date or have a cancellation date before one year.

Notices

issued by organizations other than the originator of the basic directive to provide additional internal guidance or instructions pertaining to the basic directive.

Supplements

Temporary directives issued by Washington Headquarters used for emergencies or situations requiring immediate action.

GENOTs

Temporary directives issued by the Regions used for emergencies or situations requiring immediate action.

RENOTs

Temporary directives issued by Service Areas used for emergencies or situations requiring immediate action.

Service Area Notices (SERNOTs)

An FAA order titled 'Air Traffic Control' that prescribes procedures and phraseology for use by air traffic personnel providing air traffic control services.

FAA Order JO 7110.65

An FAA order titled 'Facility Operation and Administration' that provides instructions, standards, and guidance for operating and managing air traffic facilities.

7210.3

An FAA order titled 'Contractions' containing approved word and phrase contractions used by FAA personnel and other agencies providing ATC, communications, weather, charting, and associated services.

7340.2

An FAA order titled 'Location Identifiers' that describes agency policy, responsibility, and procedures for requesting identifiers and making assignments.

7350.9

An FAA order titled 'Aircraft Type Designators' providing standard abbreviations for the most common aircraft in the NAS with air traffic service (ATS).

7360.1

An official manual designed to provide the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures for use in the National Airspace System (NAS).

AIM

Procedural terminology used in FAA orders that indicates a procedure is optional.

"Need Not" or "May"

Procedural terminology used in FAA orders that indicates a procedure is mandatory.

"Must" or "Shall"

Procedural terminology used in FAA orders that indicates a procedure is prohibited.

"Shall Not" or "Must Not"

Procedural terminology used in FAA orders that indicates a procedure is recommended.

"Should"

Terminology used in FAA orders indicating futurity, rather than a requirement for application of a procedure.

"Will"

What type of airport sign is displayed in the following image? (18 Yellow on Black, it's where you're at).

Runway location sign

A NOTAM that consists of information that is normally regulatory in nature pertaining to IFR flight procedure changes and temporary flight restrictions is classified as a/an ___________.

FDC NOTAM

What is the name given to the reflected energy produced by a primary radar system?

Echo

Which component of the secondary radar system is a ground-based transmitter?

Interrogator

Who is responsible for origination NOTAMs that concern any condition that affects operations of NAVAIDs or frequencies?

Technical Operations personnel responsible for monitoring the navigational aid

What minimum runway separation must be applied between a CAT 2 aircraft departing behind a CAT 1 aircraft?

4,500 ft.

At what altitude can controllers apply visual separation?

Up to, but not including FL 180

What is the mission of FAA?

Provide the safest and most efficient aerospace system

What is the primary purpose of the ATC system?

Prevent collision and organize and expedite the flow of traffic

Which position in the Flight Service Station briefs and translates current and forecast weather and NOTAMs to pilots?

Preflight

What is the primary mission of the TM system?

Balance system demands with system capacity

Where is electronic data depicted on a radar display?

Video map

How often does the ADS-B system transmit location?

Every second

What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7110.65

Prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by air traffic controllers

Which contraction is used to identify General Notices issued by Washington Headquarters?

GENOT

In FAA Order 7110.65, the word used to specify that a procedure is recommended is ______________.

Should

Responsibility for ensuring NOTAM formats and monitoring the NOTAM System belongs to ______________.

United States NOTAM Office (USNOF)

Which of the following is a true statement of the primary radar system?

Requires no equipment in the aircraft

Which of the following are the major components of a primary radar system?

Antenna, transmitter, receiver, and radar display

Which radar system uses both a ground-based interrogator and an aircraft-based transponder?

Secondary radar

The __________ automatically receives the interrogator's signals and replies with the code assigned by ATC.

Transponder

Who applies the same runway separation?

ATCT

What must ATC ensure before multiple aircraft are cleared to hold over different fixes at the same altitude?

Holding pattern airspace areas do not overlap

Which method is NOT used to disseminate airmen's information?

PHMS charts

A widely disseminated NOTAM pertaining to en route navigation aids, civil public use airports, facilities, services, and procedures is classified as ____________.

NOTAM D

If the radar return is received from a single radar antenna for two aircraft 35 miles from the antenna, how many miles of separation are required?

3 miles

An airport with three parallel runways with a magnetic heading of 216 degrees would have a runway designation of ________.

22R, 22C, 22L

What does the letter "H" in a heliport landing area indicate to a pilot?

Oriented to align with the intended direction of approach

What types of lights are TDZL and RCLS?

In-runway lights

What is the minimum RVSM vertical separation required for IFR aircraft below FL 410?

1,000 ft.

What is the minimum nonradar lateral departure divergence?

45 degrees

What are the primary NAVAIDs for the airways in the NAS?

VORs and VORTACs

What describes VFR/IFR

Flight planning, weather minimums, navigation methods, and air traffic control procedures.

Which of the following is an example of typical SOP content?

Position relief briefing

Which of the following content/procedures defines coordination procedures between internal operational positions?

SOP

The ATO is managed by a(n) _______________.

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

What is the first duty priority of an air traffic controller?

Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts

What criteria is used when classifying terminal facilities?

Traffic volume and complexity

In a TRACON facility, who has the responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of a sector?

Radar Team

What is the primary function of the TMU?

Monitor and balance traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives

Instrument Flight Rules govern the procedures for conducting ______________.

Instrument flight

Which of the following does NOT represent one of the uses of an airport non-movement area?

Landing

Under what condition is visual separation NOT authorized?

Lead aircraft is a super

The two sub-systems for disseminating aeronautical information are _____________ and ____________.

AIS; NOTAMs

Which of the conditions listed is NOT a reason ATC applies holding procedures to aircraft?

Position Relief

Which of the following would be a type of data depicted on radar display?

NAVAIDs and fixes

Which satellite-based surveillance system is part of NextGen, and helps pilots and air traffic controllers create a safer, more efficient NAS?

ADS-B

What is the minimum vertical separation required for IFR aircraft above FL 600?

5,000 feet

What type of nonradar separation is defined as the spacing of aircraft at the same altitude by a minimum distance expressed in units of time or mile?

Longitudinal

What is the standard radar separation provided by an en route facility between two aircraft at FL 270?

5 miles

Which is NOT a component of a primary radar system?

Interrogator

Revised, reprinted, or new pages in FAA Orders JO 7110.65 and JO 7210.3 are indicated by bold:

Vertical lines

In FAA Order 7110.65, the words used to specify that a procedure are mandatory ___________.

Shall or Must

A runway with a magnetic heading of 003 degrees should be designated RWY ________________.

36

What color are taxiway edge lights?

Blue

What information is contained in the FAA Order JO 7210.3?

Provides direction and guidance for operating and managing air traffic facilities

Which of the following content/procedures defines coordination procedures between two control towers within the same approach control airspace?

LOA

Who maintains separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground for IFR aircraft?

ATC

What is included in the NAS?

U.S. navigation facilities and all associated personnel and components

Who is responsible for the operation of the TM system?

ATCSCC

Which is the only en route sector team member whose duties do not include accepting handoffs?

Radar Flight Data

Which ATC facility provides ATC services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the en route phase of flight?

ARTCC

Which 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

Which of the following is not the function of the Clearance Delivery position in the tower?

Compiling statistical data

Which ATC facility is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?

FSS

Which air traffic facility has NO direct authority over IFR or VFR traffic?

FSS

"Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft” is an example of a(n) ________.

Operational priority

When is nonradar separation used in preference to radar separation?

When an operational advantage will be gained