AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER
REVIEW
What is ARTCC? - ANSWER-Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - ANSWER-78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1% Other gasses
What is ATIS - ANSWER-Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - ANSWER-A transponder with altitude encoding / reporting capabilities
What are standard conditions? - ANSWER-29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - ANSWER-The difference between true North and magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - ANSWER-Uneven heating of the earths surface
, Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - ANSWER-On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - ANSWER-Minimum enroute altitude
What is windshear? - ANSWER-Rapid shift in wind speed or direction
What is DH? - ANSWER-Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - ANSWER-Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - ANSWER-They are limited to line of sight
What is a STAR? - ANSWER-Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - ANSWER-A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - ANSWER-Alpha
What best describes a micro-burst? - ANSWER-A concentrated area of windshear that flows downward and
outward from a strong thunderstorm
What is a VHF radio? - ANSWER-A very high frequency radio
What happens to temperature as you climb through the troposphere? - ANSWER-It decreases 2*C per 1000'
Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - ANSWER-Yes
REVIEW
What is ARTCC? - ANSWER-Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - ANSWER-78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1% Other gasses
What is ATIS - ANSWER-Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - ANSWER-A transponder with altitude encoding / reporting capabilities
What are standard conditions? - ANSWER-29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - ANSWER-The difference between true North and magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - ANSWER-Uneven heating of the earths surface
, Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - ANSWER-On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - ANSWER-Minimum enroute altitude
What is windshear? - ANSWER-Rapid shift in wind speed or direction
What is DH? - ANSWER-Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - ANSWER-Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - ANSWER-They are limited to line of sight
What is a STAR? - ANSWER-Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - ANSWER-A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - ANSWER-Alpha
What best describes a micro-burst? - ANSWER-A concentrated area of windshear that flows downward and
outward from a strong thunderstorm
What is a VHF radio? - ANSWER-A very high frequency radio
What happens to temperature as you climb through the troposphere? - ANSWER-It decreases 2*C per 1000'
Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - ANSWER-Yes