ATC TERMINAL CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔pilots, ITWS, LLWAS, TDWR - ✔✔low level wind shear reported by _______,
_________, or detected on _________ or _________, controller must issue the report
to all departing and arriving aircraft until it is broadcast on the ATIS.
✔✔3, 25, 1200 - ✔✔Predictive wind shear (PWS) alert systems that warn the flight crew
of a potential wind shear up to _____ miles ahead and _____ degrees either side of the
aircraft heading at or below _______ feet AGL
✔✔"Low level wind shear (or microburst) advisories in effect" - ✔✔Phraseology for wind
shear advisories
✔✔20 minutes - ✔✔at facilities without ATIS, ensure wind shear/microburst info is
broadcast to all arriving and departing a/c or __________ following the last report or
indication of wind shear or microburst
✔✔local - ✔✔At locations with LLWAS, the _______ controller must provide wind info
✔✔periphery - ✔✔LLWAS predicts wind shear around the _______ of airports, no
further
✔✔"Wind shear alert. airport wind (direction) at (velocity). (Location of sensor) boundary
wind (direction) at (velocity)" - ✔✔Phraseology for wind shear at locations equipped with
LLWAS
✔✔"Wind shear alerts two/several/all quadrants. Airport wind (direction) at (velocity).
(Location of sensor) boundary wind (direction) at (velocity). - ✔✔Phraseology for
multiple wind shear alerts
✔✔50 - ✔✔The LLWAS are designed to operate with as many as _____ percent of the
total sensors inoperative.
,✔✔"Wind shear and microburst information for runway # arrival/departure not available"
- ✔✔When specific runway arrival/departure wind display (LLWAS) inoperative (3
sensors out) and windshear/microburst activity likely
✔✔uncertified - ✔✔________ tower display workstations must be used only as an aid to
assist controllers in visually locating aircraft or in determining their spatial relationship to
known geographical points. *radar services and traffic advisories must NOT be provided
using this*.
✔✔local, certified - ✔✔(local/ground) controllers may use ________ tower radar
displays for the following.
1. determines a/c ID, exact location, spatial relationship to other a/c
2. provide radar traffic advisories
3. provide direction or suggested headings to VFR aircraft
4. provide info and instructions to a/c operating w/in the surface area for which the tower
has responsibility
✔✔no - ✔✔Are tower radar displays intended to provide radar benefits to pilots?
✔✔suggested - ✔✔Tower radar displays are _________. Must inform pilot you are
using to keep them from being inadvertently misled into assuming radar vectors are
being provided. ("(ID) Suggested Heading (degrees, other instructions as necessary").
✔✔"(item) appear/s (observed condition) - ✔✔Phraseology for, when requested by a
pilot or deemed necessary, any observed abnormal a/c condition
✔✔250 - ✔✔Do not approve a speed in excess of _____ knots unless a pilot informs
you of higher min speed required in Class C or D airspace when approving speeds in
excess of airspace speed limit
✔✔B, C, D - ✔✔Do not approve pilot's request or ask him/her to conduct unusual
maneuvers within surface areas of class ___,____or ____ if not essential unless LOA
for aerobatic practice
✔✔local, maximum extent possible - ✔✔_____ controllers must visually scan runways
to the ________ __________ _________.
✔✔ground, local, movement areas - ✔✔________ controllers must assist _______
controllers in visually scanning runways, especially when runways are in close proximity
to other _________ _________.
✔✔D - ✔✔Pilots are requested to establish two-way radio comms before entering class
____ airspace.
, ✔✔"(call sign) standby" - ✔✔two way comms have been established in Class D
airspace and pilot can enter.
✔✔"(call sign) Remain outside Delta airspace and standby" - ✔✔phraseology for
informing pilots to stay out of Class D airspace when workload or traffic conditions
prevent immediate provision.
✔✔Full stop - ✔✔Avoid requiring aircraft to come to a ________ ________ when taxiing
when volcanic ash is present
✔✔rolling takeoff - ✔✔provide for a _______ _______ for all departures when volcanic
ash is present
✔✔light signals - ✔✔use these to control aircraft and movement of vehicle, equipment,
and personnel when radio comms cannot be employed
✔✔Not, can - ✔✔The warning signal (is/is not) a prohibitive signal and (can/cannot) be
followed by any other light signal
✔✔Fixed wing - ✔✔_______ with receiver only comms sunrise to sunset...
1. move ailerons or rudder while on the ground
2. rock wings while in flight
✔✔navigation, landing - ✔✔Fixed wing with receiver only comms sunset to sunrise...
1. flash _______ or _____ lights
✔✔Helicopters - ✔✔_______ with receiver only comms sunrise to sunset...
1. while hovering, turn toward controlling facility and flash landing light or rock back and
forth
2. In flight, flash landing light or rock the *tip path plane*
✔✔landing, search - ✔✔Helicopter with receiver only comms sunset to sunrise...
1. flash _______ light or ______ light
✔✔airport management/military ops office - ✔✔who is responsible for observing and
reporting the condition of the landing area?
✔✔Agency operating the airport - ✔✔Who is responsible for providing the tower with
current info regarding airport conditions?
✔✔Flight standards and airport management/military operations office personnel -
✔✔Who handles disabled aircraft on the runway after occupants are clear in the same
manner as obstructions?
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔pilots, ITWS, LLWAS, TDWR - ✔✔low level wind shear reported by _______,
_________, or detected on _________ or _________, controller must issue the report
to all departing and arriving aircraft until it is broadcast on the ATIS.
✔✔3, 25, 1200 - ✔✔Predictive wind shear (PWS) alert systems that warn the flight crew
of a potential wind shear up to _____ miles ahead and _____ degrees either side of the
aircraft heading at or below _______ feet AGL
✔✔"Low level wind shear (or microburst) advisories in effect" - ✔✔Phraseology for wind
shear advisories
✔✔20 minutes - ✔✔at facilities without ATIS, ensure wind shear/microburst info is
broadcast to all arriving and departing a/c or __________ following the last report or
indication of wind shear or microburst
✔✔local - ✔✔At locations with LLWAS, the _______ controller must provide wind info
✔✔periphery - ✔✔LLWAS predicts wind shear around the _______ of airports, no
further
✔✔"Wind shear alert. airport wind (direction) at (velocity). (Location of sensor) boundary
wind (direction) at (velocity)" - ✔✔Phraseology for wind shear at locations equipped with
LLWAS
✔✔"Wind shear alerts two/several/all quadrants. Airport wind (direction) at (velocity).
(Location of sensor) boundary wind (direction) at (velocity). - ✔✔Phraseology for
multiple wind shear alerts
✔✔50 - ✔✔The LLWAS are designed to operate with as many as _____ percent of the
total sensors inoperative.
,✔✔"Wind shear and microburst information for runway # arrival/departure not available"
- ✔✔When specific runway arrival/departure wind display (LLWAS) inoperative (3
sensors out) and windshear/microburst activity likely
✔✔uncertified - ✔✔________ tower display workstations must be used only as an aid to
assist controllers in visually locating aircraft or in determining their spatial relationship to
known geographical points. *radar services and traffic advisories must NOT be provided
using this*.
✔✔local, certified - ✔✔(local/ground) controllers may use ________ tower radar
displays for the following.
1. determines a/c ID, exact location, spatial relationship to other a/c
2. provide radar traffic advisories
3. provide direction or suggested headings to VFR aircraft
4. provide info and instructions to a/c operating w/in the surface area for which the tower
has responsibility
✔✔no - ✔✔Are tower radar displays intended to provide radar benefits to pilots?
✔✔suggested - ✔✔Tower radar displays are _________. Must inform pilot you are
using to keep them from being inadvertently misled into assuming radar vectors are
being provided. ("(ID) Suggested Heading (degrees, other instructions as necessary").
✔✔"(item) appear/s (observed condition) - ✔✔Phraseology for, when requested by a
pilot or deemed necessary, any observed abnormal a/c condition
✔✔250 - ✔✔Do not approve a speed in excess of _____ knots unless a pilot informs
you of higher min speed required in Class C or D airspace when approving speeds in
excess of airspace speed limit
✔✔B, C, D - ✔✔Do not approve pilot's request or ask him/her to conduct unusual
maneuvers within surface areas of class ___,____or ____ if not essential unless LOA
for aerobatic practice
✔✔local, maximum extent possible - ✔✔_____ controllers must visually scan runways
to the ________ __________ _________.
✔✔ground, local, movement areas - ✔✔________ controllers must assist _______
controllers in visually scanning runways, especially when runways are in close proximity
to other _________ _________.
✔✔D - ✔✔Pilots are requested to establish two-way radio comms before entering class
____ airspace.
, ✔✔"(call sign) standby" - ✔✔two way comms have been established in Class D
airspace and pilot can enter.
✔✔"(call sign) Remain outside Delta airspace and standby" - ✔✔phraseology for
informing pilots to stay out of Class D airspace when workload or traffic conditions
prevent immediate provision.
✔✔Full stop - ✔✔Avoid requiring aircraft to come to a ________ ________ when taxiing
when volcanic ash is present
✔✔rolling takeoff - ✔✔provide for a _______ _______ for all departures when volcanic
ash is present
✔✔light signals - ✔✔use these to control aircraft and movement of vehicle, equipment,
and personnel when radio comms cannot be employed
✔✔Not, can - ✔✔The warning signal (is/is not) a prohibitive signal and (can/cannot) be
followed by any other light signal
✔✔Fixed wing - ✔✔_______ with receiver only comms sunrise to sunset...
1. move ailerons or rudder while on the ground
2. rock wings while in flight
✔✔navigation, landing - ✔✔Fixed wing with receiver only comms sunset to sunrise...
1. flash _______ or _____ lights
✔✔Helicopters - ✔✔_______ with receiver only comms sunrise to sunset...
1. while hovering, turn toward controlling facility and flash landing light or rock back and
forth
2. In flight, flash landing light or rock the *tip path plane*
✔✔landing, search - ✔✔Helicopter with receiver only comms sunset to sunrise...
1. flash _______ light or ______ light
✔✔airport management/military ops office - ✔✔who is responsible for observing and
reporting the condition of the landing area?
✔✔Agency operating the airport - ✔✔Who is responsible for providing the tower with
current info regarding airport conditions?
✔✔Flight standards and airport management/military operations office personnel -
✔✔Who handles disabled aircraft on the runway after occupants are clear in the same
manner as obstructions?
