RFT BLOCK 1 RECENT EXAMINERS SET PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the Runway for 4V4 - ✔✔Runway 16/34
(Must climb to 1800 before turning East)
✔✔Describe the Characteristics of Jeske Airport - ✔✔- JKE
- Has Control Tower // Class D Airspace
- Runway 09/27 is the primary runway
- Runways 09/27 and 04/22
- Aircraft will be vectored for ILS RWY 27 or RWY 09 Approach
- CHAPL is the FAF for ILS RWY 27 Approach
- DUUDE is the FAF for ILS RWY 09 Approach
✔✔What are the Runways at JKE? - ✔✔09/27 and 04/22
✔✔Describe the Characteristics of Lazy J Ranch Airport - ✔✔- Z91
- Private
- Runway 07/25
- No Approach Available
- No IFR Departures or Arrivals
- VFR Visual Reporting Point
,- No One Uses
✔✔What is the Runway at Z91 - ✔✔07/25
✔✔Which Airports within Academy Approach airspace are controlled? - ✔✔AAC and
JKE
✔✔What are the FAFs for AAC? - ✔✔WOODY for ILS Runway 28R and RNAV Z
RICHY for ILS Runway 10L
✔✔What are the FAFs for JKE? - ✔✔CHAPL for ILS Runway 27 Approach
DUUDE for ILS Runway 09 Approach
✔✔What are the FAFs for 4Y3? - ✔✔HAMMR for ILS RWY 30
BUFET for ILS RWY 12
✔✔What is the FAF for BRT? - ✔✔BERRY for Runway 13 ILS
✔✔What is a Fix? - ✔✔A Geographical position determined by visual reference to the
surface, by reference to one or more radio NAVAIDs, by celestial plotting, or by another
navigational device
✔✔What is an Intersection? - ✔✔A point defined by any combination of courses,
radials, or bearings of two or more navigational aids
✔✔What is a Waypoint? - ✔✔A predetermined geographical position used for
route/instrument approach definition, progress reports, published VFR routes, visual
reporting points, or points for transitioning and/or circumnavigating controlled and/or
special use airspace that is defined relative to a VORTAC station or in terms of
LAT/LONG coordinates
✔✔What is an ATS Route? - ✔✔Is a specified route designated for channeling the flow
of traffic as necessary for the provision of Air Traffic Services.
Is used to mean variously, airway, advisory route, controlled or uncontrolled route,
arrival or departure, etc.
✔✔What is an Airway? - ✔✔Class E Airspace area established in the form of a corridor,
the centerline of which is defined by radio navigational aids. Serves aircraft operations
up to but NOT including 18,000 ft MSL. Victor Airways.
✔✔What is a Jet Route? - ✔✔Route designed to serve aircraft from 18,000 ft MSL up to
and INCLUDING FL450. Referred to as J Routes.
,✔✔What are RNAV Routes? - ✔✔Q, T, and TK Routes developed to support en route
PBN Operations. Q routes are for use from 18,000 ft MSL up to and including FL450. T
and TK Routes are for use from 1,200 ft SGL up to but NOT including 18,000 ft MSL
✔✔Describe V4 - ✔✔TUL 050-Degree Radial
TUL - SGF
✔✔What is the MEA on all Airways? - ✔✔3,000 ft MSL
✔✔Name the Airway and Radial that extend from TUL to SGF. - ✔✔V4 050
✔✔Name the 4 Departure Gates - ✔✔- COLIN 360 Degrees +/- 20
- MAYES 080 Degrees +/- 20
- NOBLE 180 Degrees +/- 20
- SHAWN 260 Degrees +/- 20
(COMANOSH)
✔✔Name the 4 Arrival Gates - ✔✔- REELI (NE)
- KILLR (SE)
- ATOKA ( SW)
- BARTS(NW)
(BARE = Northside) (ATKI = Southside)
✔✔What are the three sectors at Academy Airport? - ✔✔Academy North
Academy South
Final
✔✔What is the dividing line between North and South Academy Sectors? - ✔✔East of
AAC - Between RWY 28R and 28L
West of AAC - 1.5 NM North of Centerline of RWY 28R
✔✔North Sector works departures routed through which gates? - ✔✔COLIN and
MAYES Gates and to SGF
✔✔South Sector works departures routed through which gates? - ✔✔NOBLE and
SHAWN Gates
✔✔What are the two AERO Center Sectors working with Academy Approach? -
✔✔Oklahoma City Low
Tulsa Low
Between Western boundary of the COLIN Gate and the Eastern boundary of NOBLE
Gate
, ✔✔What is the only adjacent Approach Control Airspace to AAC? - ✔✔Springfield
✔✔What are the vertical limits of the Bartles Shelf? - ✔✔Surface to 3,000 ft MSL and
below
✔✔What is the Vertical limit of Springfield Approach's airspace? - ✔✔8,000 ft MSL and
below
✔✔What is a MVA? - ✔✔Minimum Vectoring Altitude - The lowest MSL altitude at which
IFR aircraft can be radar vectored. It meets IFR obstacle clearance requirements, but is
not published on charts. It is only available to controllers.
✔✔What is a MEA? - ✔✔Minimum Enroute Altitude - The Lowest possible altitude
between radio fixes, which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets
obstacle clearance requirements between the fixes.
✔✔What is the AAC MVA and what are the exceptions? - ✔✔2,100 ft MSL out to 20NM
EXCEPTIONS:
- 2,500 ft MSL - 3NM radius around the antenna to the NE of Academy Airport
- 2,700 ft MSL - 3NM radius around the antenna to the E of JESKE Airport
- 2,500 ft MSL from 15NM to 35NM extending 8NM North and South of the extended
centerline of RWY 28R and at 45 degree angle from the extended centerlines
✔✔What is the MEA for all VOR Airways in Academy Airspace? - ✔✔3,000 ft MSL
(Ensures clearance for all minimum IFR Altitudes)
✔✔What are the standard elements of a radar traffic pattern when vectoring an aircraft
for instrument approach? - ✔✔Downwind
Base
Intercept
Final
✔✔What are the intercept headings for Fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft at the
Academy Airport? - ✔✔Heading not more than:
- 30 degrees for fixed-wing
- 45 degrees for rotary wing
✔✔What are the standard traffic pattern headings for Runway 28R from the North at the
Academy Airport? - ✔✔Downwind: 100 degrees
Base Leg: 190 degrees
Intercept: 250 degrees
Final: 280 degrees
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the Runway for 4V4 - ✔✔Runway 16/34
(Must climb to 1800 before turning East)
✔✔Describe the Characteristics of Jeske Airport - ✔✔- JKE
- Has Control Tower // Class D Airspace
- Runway 09/27 is the primary runway
- Runways 09/27 and 04/22
- Aircraft will be vectored for ILS RWY 27 or RWY 09 Approach
- CHAPL is the FAF for ILS RWY 27 Approach
- DUUDE is the FAF for ILS RWY 09 Approach
✔✔What are the Runways at JKE? - ✔✔09/27 and 04/22
✔✔Describe the Characteristics of Lazy J Ranch Airport - ✔✔- Z91
- Private
- Runway 07/25
- No Approach Available
- No IFR Departures or Arrivals
- VFR Visual Reporting Point
,- No One Uses
✔✔What is the Runway at Z91 - ✔✔07/25
✔✔Which Airports within Academy Approach airspace are controlled? - ✔✔AAC and
JKE
✔✔What are the FAFs for AAC? - ✔✔WOODY for ILS Runway 28R and RNAV Z
RICHY for ILS Runway 10L
✔✔What are the FAFs for JKE? - ✔✔CHAPL for ILS Runway 27 Approach
DUUDE for ILS Runway 09 Approach
✔✔What are the FAFs for 4Y3? - ✔✔HAMMR for ILS RWY 30
BUFET for ILS RWY 12
✔✔What is the FAF for BRT? - ✔✔BERRY for Runway 13 ILS
✔✔What is a Fix? - ✔✔A Geographical position determined by visual reference to the
surface, by reference to one or more radio NAVAIDs, by celestial plotting, or by another
navigational device
✔✔What is an Intersection? - ✔✔A point defined by any combination of courses,
radials, or bearings of two or more navigational aids
✔✔What is a Waypoint? - ✔✔A predetermined geographical position used for
route/instrument approach definition, progress reports, published VFR routes, visual
reporting points, or points for transitioning and/or circumnavigating controlled and/or
special use airspace that is defined relative to a VORTAC station or in terms of
LAT/LONG coordinates
✔✔What is an ATS Route? - ✔✔Is a specified route designated for channeling the flow
of traffic as necessary for the provision of Air Traffic Services.
Is used to mean variously, airway, advisory route, controlled or uncontrolled route,
arrival or departure, etc.
✔✔What is an Airway? - ✔✔Class E Airspace area established in the form of a corridor,
the centerline of which is defined by radio navigational aids. Serves aircraft operations
up to but NOT including 18,000 ft MSL. Victor Airways.
✔✔What is a Jet Route? - ✔✔Route designed to serve aircraft from 18,000 ft MSL up to
and INCLUDING FL450. Referred to as J Routes.
,✔✔What are RNAV Routes? - ✔✔Q, T, and TK Routes developed to support en route
PBN Operations. Q routes are for use from 18,000 ft MSL up to and including FL450. T
and TK Routes are for use from 1,200 ft SGL up to but NOT including 18,000 ft MSL
✔✔Describe V4 - ✔✔TUL 050-Degree Radial
TUL - SGF
✔✔What is the MEA on all Airways? - ✔✔3,000 ft MSL
✔✔Name the Airway and Radial that extend from TUL to SGF. - ✔✔V4 050
✔✔Name the 4 Departure Gates - ✔✔- COLIN 360 Degrees +/- 20
- MAYES 080 Degrees +/- 20
- NOBLE 180 Degrees +/- 20
- SHAWN 260 Degrees +/- 20
(COMANOSH)
✔✔Name the 4 Arrival Gates - ✔✔- REELI (NE)
- KILLR (SE)
- ATOKA ( SW)
- BARTS(NW)
(BARE = Northside) (ATKI = Southside)
✔✔What are the three sectors at Academy Airport? - ✔✔Academy North
Academy South
Final
✔✔What is the dividing line between North and South Academy Sectors? - ✔✔East of
AAC - Between RWY 28R and 28L
West of AAC - 1.5 NM North of Centerline of RWY 28R
✔✔North Sector works departures routed through which gates? - ✔✔COLIN and
MAYES Gates and to SGF
✔✔South Sector works departures routed through which gates? - ✔✔NOBLE and
SHAWN Gates
✔✔What are the two AERO Center Sectors working with Academy Approach? -
✔✔Oklahoma City Low
Tulsa Low
Between Western boundary of the COLIN Gate and the Eastern boundary of NOBLE
Gate
, ✔✔What is the only adjacent Approach Control Airspace to AAC? - ✔✔Springfield
✔✔What are the vertical limits of the Bartles Shelf? - ✔✔Surface to 3,000 ft MSL and
below
✔✔What is the Vertical limit of Springfield Approach's airspace? - ✔✔8,000 ft MSL and
below
✔✔What is a MVA? - ✔✔Minimum Vectoring Altitude - The lowest MSL altitude at which
IFR aircraft can be radar vectored. It meets IFR obstacle clearance requirements, but is
not published on charts. It is only available to controllers.
✔✔What is a MEA? - ✔✔Minimum Enroute Altitude - The Lowest possible altitude
between radio fixes, which assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets
obstacle clearance requirements between the fixes.
✔✔What is the AAC MVA and what are the exceptions? - ✔✔2,100 ft MSL out to 20NM
EXCEPTIONS:
- 2,500 ft MSL - 3NM radius around the antenna to the NE of Academy Airport
- 2,700 ft MSL - 3NM radius around the antenna to the E of JESKE Airport
- 2,500 ft MSL from 15NM to 35NM extending 8NM North and South of the extended
centerline of RWY 28R and at 45 degree angle from the extended centerlines
✔✔What is the MEA for all VOR Airways in Academy Airspace? - ✔✔3,000 ft MSL
(Ensures clearance for all minimum IFR Altitudes)
✔✔What are the standard elements of a radar traffic pattern when vectoring an aircraft
for instrument approach? - ✔✔Downwind
Base
Intercept
Final
✔✔What are the intercept headings for Fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft at the
Academy Airport? - ✔✔Heading not more than:
- 30 degrees for fixed-wing
- 45 degrees for rotary wing
✔✔What are the standard traffic pattern headings for Runway 28R from the North at the
Academy Airport? - ✔✔Downwind: 100 degrees
Base Leg: 190 degrees
Intercept: 250 degrees
Final: 280 degrees
