ATC FINAL

name the three types of ATC facilities

tower, tracon, center

what is the term that indicates a procedure is MANDATORY?

shall

which of the following is not a tower position?

d- side

what does the acronym NOTAM represent?

Notices to Air Missions

when assigning an altitude, what two things is the controller referring?

MSL and/or flight levels

true or false: use the word IMMEDIATLY only when expeditious compliance is required to avoid an imminent situation

true

according to 7110.65 what is the primary purpose of the ATC system?

prevent a collision involving aircraft in the system

what is signified when the rotating beacon is operating between sunrise and sunset?

weather is below VFR minimums

what does ATIS stand for?

automated terminal information service

true or false": transponder codes can be assigned in group form?

false

what is indicated by a steady green light for an airborne aircraft?

cleared to land

DA20 is considered what category

category I

when issuing taxi instructions, what is an acceptable acknowledgement of runway assignment?

pilot restates runway assignment

at what point should local control advise a civil aircraft or military transport type aircraft to contact departure?

when the aircraft of about ½ mile beyond the end of the runway

during day time hours and the local controller can determine distances, what is the required separation if both departure are classified as category II?

4500 ft

during sunset to sunrise, an arriving aircraft cannot pass what point until the previous aircraft has landed and taxied off the runway?

landing threshold

a DC3 is considered what category for seperation?

category III

what separation is required between category I before a category II daytime?

3000 ft

what separation is required between a category II and another category II daytime?

4500

what separation is required between cat III and cat III at night?

full runway

DA42 is what category?

cat II

a B747 is considered what category for aircraft separation?

cat III

what is the minimum required TERMINAL separation between 2 aircraft operating IFR?

3 miles/1000 ft

what is the minimum required ENROUTE separation between 2 aircrafts operating IFR at or below FL410?

5 miles/ 1000 ft

when radar identifying a primary target, a beacon target, or an ADS-B target, you must observe the departing aircraft no later than what distance from the departure runway?

1 mile

when radar identifying a primary target, what is the minimum degrees you must obverse the target turn?

30 degrees

what is the correct phraseology for calling traffic

“traffic, where (elevon o’clock one zero miles), direction (southbound), converging, aircraft (Boeing seven twenty seven), altitude (one seven thousand)

aircraft below 10,000 ft are restricted to what speed?

250 or less

mode c provides what information to a controller?

altitude

what is the term for an action taken by a controller to transfer radar identification of an aircraft to another controller and radio communication will NOT be transferred

point out

what is the correct phraseology to determine the airspeed of an aircraft

say airspeed

what is the additional spacing required for a flight of 4 aircraft

1 mile

true or false: a conflict alert is required to be issued to a VFR aircraft

true

what is the correct order for issuing an instrument approach clearance?

position, turn, altitude, clearance

a VOR is a VHF Navaid developed for:

civilian use

what information is provided by a VOR?

• 360 radial

• to/from indications

• airway centerlines

what must a departure controller do on initial contact with a departing aircraft?

• radar identify the aircraft

• verify the mode c (altitude) of the aircraft

in order to apply visual separation between 2 aircraft, a controller shall:

( all of the above)

• maintain communication with at least one aircraft

• ensure there is the ability to communicate with the other aircraft

• pilot sees the other aircraft and is instructed to maintain visual separation

what no-radar separation is advantageous over radar separation in numerous situations and is used daily

altitude (vertical) separation

mode c is considered verified if it indicates within how many feet of reported altitude?

less than 300 ft