AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER REVIEW
,AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER REVIEW
What is ARTCC? - Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - 78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1% Other gasses
What is ATIS - Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - A transponder with altitude encoding / reporting
capabilities
What are standard conditions? - 29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - The difference between true North and magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - Uneven heating of the earths surface
Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - Minimum enroute altitude
What is windshear? - Rapid shift in wind speed or direction
What is DH? - Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - They are limited to line of sight
, AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER REVIEW
What is a STAR? - Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - Alpha
What best describes a micro-burst? - A concentrated area of windshear that flows
downward and outward from a strong thunderstorm
What is a VHF radio? - A very high frequency radio
What happens to temperature as you climb through the troposphere? - It decreases 2*C
per 1000'
Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - Yes
What is a SPECI? - An unscheduled report given between normal hourly reports
If you are convicted of a federal crime can you be prevented from obtaining an FAA
rating or certificate? - Yes
How old must you be to be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate? - 23
What is operational control? - Exercising authority over initiating, conducting, and
terminating a flight
What is an aircraft dispatchers responsibility? - Monitoring the progress of each flight
A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to their
destination T/F? - True
,AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER REVIEW
What is ARTCC? - Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - 78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1% Other gasses
What is ATIS - Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - A transponder with altitude encoding / reporting
capabilities
What are standard conditions? - 29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - The difference between true North and magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - Uneven heating of the earths surface
Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - Minimum enroute altitude
What is windshear? - Rapid shift in wind speed or direction
What is DH? - Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - They are limited to line of sight
, AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER REVIEW
What is a STAR? - Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - Alpha
What best describes a micro-burst? - A concentrated area of windshear that flows
downward and outward from a strong thunderstorm
What is a VHF radio? - A very high frequency radio
What happens to temperature as you climb through the troposphere? - It decreases 2*C
per 1000'
Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - Yes
What is a SPECI? - An unscheduled report given between normal hourly reports
If you are convicted of a federal crime can you be prevented from obtaining an FAA
rating or certificate? - Yes
How old must you be to be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate? - 23
What is operational control? - Exercising authority over initiating, conducting, and
terminating a flight
What is an aircraft dispatchers responsibility? - Monitoring the progress of each flight
A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to their
destination T/F? - True
