WAPS PRACTICE REVIEW GUIDE
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
EXPLANATIONS
◉ Operational priority.
Answer: facilitate the most expeditious movement of priority aircraft
◉ priority handling.
Answer: presidential aircraft, MEDEVAC aircraft, Search and Rescue,
Flight Check
◉ Use immediately.
Answer: expeditious compliance is required to avoid an imminent
situation.
◉ Use expedite.
Answer: prompt compliance is required to avoid the development of an
imminent situation.
◉ Terrain/Obstruction Alert.
Answer: LOW ALTITUDE ALERT (call sign),
CHECK YOUR ALTITUDE IMMEDIATELY.
THE MVA IN YOUR AREA IS (altitude).
◉ Aircraft Conflict Alert.
,Answer: TRAFFIC ALERT (call sign) (position of aircraft) ADVISE
YOU TURN LEFT/RIGHT (heading),
and/or
CLIMB/DESCEND (specific altitude if appropriate) IMMEDIATELY.
◉ NAVAID MALFUNCTIONS.
Answer: Request a report from a second aircraft.
If the second aircraft reports normal operations, continue use and inform
the first aircraft.
If the second confirms, or absence of a second, activate the standby
equipment
If normal after the standby equipment is activated, continue use, notify
technical operations.
If continued after standby equipment is on or the standby equipment
can't be activated, tell technical personnel and request advice on whether
or not the aid should be shut down.
◉ FORMATION FLIGHTS.
Answer: Control formation flights as a single aircraft.
Support formation flight join-up for two aircraft when all of the
following occur:
Requested by any participating pilot.
, All participating pilots concur.
Either of the participating pilots reports the other/s in sight.
Standard formation only the aircraft acting as the lead will squawk,
others squawk standby
◉ BIRD ACTIVITY INFORMATION.
Answer: Issue advisory information for at least 15 minutes after receipt
of such information
◉ SUPERVISORY NOTIFICATION.
Answer: Weather.
Equipment status.
Potential sector overload.
Emergency situations.
Special flights/operations.
Aircraft/pilot activity, including unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
operation that is considered suspicious
◉ TCAS RESOLUTION ADVISORIES.
Answer: Aircraft responding to an RA, do not issue control instructions
that are contrary to the RA
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
EXPLANATIONS
◉ Operational priority.
Answer: facilitate the most expeditious movement of priority aircraft
◉ priority handling.
Answer: presidential aircraft, MEDEVAC aircraft, Search and Rescue,
Flight Check
◉ Use immediately.
Answer: expeditious compliance is required to avoid an imminent
situation.
◉ Use expedite.
Answer: prompt compliance is required to avoid the development of an
imminent situation.
◉ Terrain/Obstruction Alert.
Answer: LOW ALTITUDE ALERT (call sign),
CHECK YOUR ALTITUDE IMMEDIATELY.
THE MVA IN YOUR AREA IS (altitude).
◉ Aircraft Conflict Alert.
,Answer: TRAFFIC ALERT (call sign) (position of aircraft) ADVISE
YOU TURN LEFT/RIGHT (heading),
and/or
CLIMB/DESCEND (specific altitude if appropriate) IMMEDIATELY.
◉ NAVAID MALFUNCTIONS.
Answer: Request a report from a second aircraft.
If the second aircraft reports normal operations, continue use and inform
the first aircraft.
If the second confirms, or absence of a second, activate the standby
equipment
If normal after the standby equipment is activated, continue use, notify
technical operations.
If continued after standby equipment is on or the standby equipment
can't be activated, tell technical personnel and request advice on whether
or not the aid should be shut down.
◉ FORMATION FLIGHTS.
Answer: Control formation flights as a single aircraft.
Support formation flight join-up for two aircraft when all of the
following occur:
Requested by any participating pilot.
, All participating pilots concur.
Either of the participating pilots reports the other/s in sight.
Standard formation only the aircraft acting as the lead will squawk,
others squawk standby
◉ BIRD ACTIVITY INFORMATION.
Answer: Issue advisory information for at least 15 minutes after receipt
of such information
◉ SUPERVISORY NOTIFICATION.
Answer: Weather.
Equipment status.
Potential sector overload.
Emergency situations.
Special flights/operations.
Aircraft/pilot activity, including unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
operation that is considered suspicious
◉ TCAS RESOLUTION ADVISORIES.
Answer: Aircraft responding to an RA, do not issue control instructions
that are contrary to the RA
