FAA BASICS

What are the ATO service areas?

Eastern

Central

Western

The safe, secure, & efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of which division?

Air Traffic Services

The ATO is managed by a(n) ____.

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

What is the first duty priority of the ATC system?

Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts

What are the primary purposes of the ATC system?

• provide support for National Security and Homeland defense

• Provide a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic

• Prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system

When should nonradar separation be used?

When an operational advantage exists

T or F

Radar separation is used in preference to nonradar separation when it will be to an operational advantage and workload, communications, and equipment permit

True

T or F

Radar separation is used in preference to nonradar separation at all times.

False

T or F

Automation procedures are used in preference to non-automation procedures when workload, communications, and equipment capabilities permit.

True

What are the primary functions of an FSS?

FSS (Flight Service Stations)

• provide pilot briefings

• Receive flight plans

• Process flight plans

When NO supervisory personnel are available, who is the designated person in charge?

Controller-In-Charge

What is /are the functions of an ATCT?

• authorizing aircraft to land or take off on the runway

• Providing ATC services to aircraft at an airport

• Transiting aircraft through tower control

• May provide approach control services to aircraft

Which of the following are function(s) of TRACON?

Terminal Radar Approach Control

• processing and forwarding flight plan info

• Providing control services to aircraft

• Transiting terminal airspace

The primary function of an ARTCC is providing ATC service to en route ___.

IFR / VFR aircraft

The mission of the TM system is to balance air traffic ___ w system ____.

Demand ; capacity

The operation of the TM system is the responsibility of the ___.

ATCSCC (Air Traffic Control System Command Center)

Monitoring and balancing air traffic flows within their area of responsibility is the primary function of the ___.

TMU (Traffic Management Unit)

Which of the following are components of NAS?

• airport and landing areas

• Airspace and ATS routes

• Rules, regulations, and procedures

• Aeronautical charts

Why are NAVAIDs a vital part of NAS?

Navigate form point to point

Provide approach aids landing

What do VFR and IFR describe?

• Flight plans that pilots should file

• Weather conditions

• Flight rules that pilots must follow

What responsibility does ATC have with an aircraft during an IFR flight?

Maintain separation from other aircraft, terrain, and man-made objects on the ground

According to their location, ATO facilities are assigned to one of ____.

Three service areas

When is nonradar separation used in preference to radar separation?

When an operational advantage will be gained

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

Operational Priority

The organizational structure of each AT facility varies depending upon its ____.

• type of air traffic

• Runways

• Surrounding terrain

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

FSS (Flight Service Station)

Which ATC facility is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?

FSS (Flight Service Station)

Which of the following is NOT the function of the clearance delivery position in the tower?

Compiling statistical data

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 ATC facility provides ATC services to aircraft on IFR flight plans during the Enroute phase of flight?

ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control Center)

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

Radar Flight Data

Who is responsible for the operation of the TM system?

ATCSCC (Air Traffic Control System Command Center)

What is included in the NAS?

US navigation facilities and all associated personnel and components

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

ATC (Air Traffic Control)