Air Traffic Control Basics Final Exam
"Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft" is an example of a(n)
________.
Operational priority
Procedural preference
Duty priority
Additional services - ANSWER-Operational priority
Procedural preference
Duty priority
Additional services
A _____ wing allows a stronger vortex to be generated because, without flaps, the wing
has a smaller area and wing loading is greater per square foot.
Clean-configured
Low
Delta
High - ANSWER-Clean-configured
Low
Delta
High
A forecast of non-convective LLWS would be found in what NWS product?
SPECI
SIGMET
Convective SIGMET
TAF - ANSWER-SPECI
SIGMET
Convective SIGMET
TAF
A hazard associated with the jet stream is _________.
Low-level wind shear
Temperature inversions
Rime icing
Clear air turbulence - ANSWER-Low-level wind shear
Temperature inversions
Rime icing
Clear air turbulence
,A pilot, flight crew, and passengers operating above ________ MSL must be provided
supplemental oxygen.
16,000 feet
18,000 feet
14,000 feet
15,000 feet - ANSWER-16,000 feet
18,000 feet
14,000 feet
15,000 feet
A secondary form of lift is a(n) ________ generated by air striking the underside of the
airfoil and being deflected ________.
Upward force; downward
Pressure differential; over the wing
Downward force; upward
Upward force; over the wing - ANSWER-Upward force; downward
Pressure differential; over the wing
Downward force; upward
Upward force; over the wing
A SIGMET in the U.S. can have a maximum valid period of how many hours?
Eight
Six
Four
Two - ANSWER-Eight
Six
Four
Two
A sudden wind shift, even at low speeds, can be hazardous on takeoff and landing
because it can ________.
Cause engine failure
Quickly become a crosswind or tailwind
Cause wing failure
Cause the plane to bounce on the runway - ANSWER-Cause engine failure
Quickly become a crosswind or tailwind
Cause wing failure
Cause the plane to bounce on the runway
A Takeoff Clearance is issued to authorize the pilot to depart the airport and preceded
with what information?
,Altitude reservation
Departure number
Runway number
Aircraft number - ANSWER-Altitude reservation
Departure number
Runway number
Aircraft number
A Warning Area is established beyond ________ NM from the coast of the United
States.
5
12
3
1 - ANSWER-5
12
3
1
According to the definition of wake turbulence, which of the following is NOT a
phenomenon affecting flight safety?
Mach buffet
Rotor wash
Jet blast
Propeller wash - ANSWER-Mach buffet
Rotor wash
Jet blast
Propeller wash
According to their location, ATO facilities are assigned to one of ______.
Nine regions
Three service areas
Eleven FAA primary offices - ANSWER-Nine regions
Three service areas
Eleven FAA primary offices
Air masses are classified according to the temperature and moisture properties of their
source regions. Which of the following is NOT a temperature property?
Tropical
Arctic
Polar
Equatorial - ANSWER-Tropical
Arctic
, Polar
Equatorial
Aircraft that are NOT equipped with the required vertical navigation avionics must be
separated by how many feet as they climb or descend through the RVSM altitudes?
2,000
500
1,000
4,000 - ANSWER-2,000
500
1,000
4,000
Airmen's information can be disseminated via Aeronautical Charts and
________________.
Satellite communications
Flight information publications
Facility directives
FAA orders - ANSWER-Satellite communications
Flight information publications
Facility directives
FAA orders
Airspace of defined dimensions, confined activities, and limitations on nonusers is
identified as ______________ airspace.
Class E
Class G
Controlled
Special Use - ANSWER-Class E
Class G
Controlled
Special Use
An aircraft encounters a 20 knot crosswind and makes NO heading correction. After 1
hour of flight, how far off course would the aircraft be?
20 NM
10 NM
20 SM
10 SM - ANSWER-20 NM
10 NM
20 SM
10 SM
"Presidential aircraft have priority over Flight Check aircraft" is an example of a(n)
________.
Operational priority
Procedural preference
Duty priority
Additional services - ANSWER-Operational priority
Procedural preference
Duty priority
Additional services
A _____ wing allows a stronger vortex to be generated because, without flaps, the wing
has a smaller area and wing loading is greater per square foot.
Clean-configured
Low
Delta
High - ANSWER-Clean-configured
Low
Delta
High
A forecast of non-convective LLWS would be found in what NWS product?
SPECI
SIGMET
Convective SIGMET
TAF - ANSWER-SPECI
SIGMET
Convective SIGMET
TAF
A hazard associated with the jet stream is _________.
Low-level wind shear
Temperature inversions
Rime icing
Clear air turbulence - ANSWER-Low-level wind shear
Temperature inversions
Rime icing
Clear air turbulence
,A pilot, flight crew, and passengers operating above ________ MSL must be provided
supplemental oxygen.
16,000 feet
18,000 feet
14,000 feet
15,000 feet - ANSWER-16,000 feet
18,000 feet
14,000 feet
15,000 feet
A secondary form of lift is a(n) ________ generated by air striking the underside of the
airfoil and being deflected ________.
Upward force; downward
Pressure differential; over the wing
Downward force; upward
Upward force; over the wing - ANSWER-Upward force; downward
Pressure differential; over the wing
Downward force; upward
Upward force; over the wing
A SIGMET in the U.S. can have a maximum valid period of how many hours?
Eight
Six
Four
Two - ANSWER-Eight
Six
Four
Two
A sudden wind shift, even at low speeds, can be hazardous on takeoff and landing
because it can ________.
Cause engine failure
Quickly become a crosswind or tailwind
Cause wing failure
Cause the plane to bounce on the runway - ANSWER-Cause engine failure
Quickly become a crosswind or tailwind
Cause wing failure
Cause the plane to bounce on the runway
A Takeoff Clearance is issued to authorize the pilot to depart the airport and preceded
with what information?
,Altitude reservation
Departure number
Runway number
Aircraft number - ANSWER-Altitude reservation
Departure number
Runway number
Aircraft number
A Warning Area is established beyond ________ NM from the coast of the United
States.
5
12
3
1 - ANSWER-5
12
3
1
According to the definition of wake turbulence, which of the following is NOT a
phenomenon affecting flight safety?
Mach buffet
Rotor wash
Jet blast
Propeller wash - ANSWER-Mach buffet
Rotor wash
Jet blast
Propeller wash
According to their location, ATO facilities are assigned to one of ______.
Nine regions
Three service areas
Eleven FAA primary offices - ANSWER-Nine regions
Three service areas
Eleven FAA primary offices
Air masses are classified according to the temperature and moisture properties of their
source regions. Which of the following is NOT a temperature property?
Tropical
Arctic
Polar
Equatorial - ANSWER-Tropical
Arctic
, Polar
Equatorial
Aircraft that are NOT equipped with the required vertical navigation avionics must be
separated by how many feet as they climb or descend through the RVSM altitudes?
2,000
500
1,000
4,000 - ANSWER-2,000
500
1,000
4,000
Airmen's information can be disseminated via Aeronautical Charts and
________________.
Satellite communications
Flight information publications
Facility directives
FAA orders - ANSWER-Satellite communications
Flight information publications
Facility directives
FAA orders
Airspace of defined dimensions, confined activities, and limitations on nonusers is
identified as ______________ airspace.
Class E
Class G
Controlled
Special Use - ANSWER-Class E
Class G
Controlled
Special Use
An aircraft encounters a 20 knot crosswind and makes NO heading correction. After 1
hour of flight, how far off course would the aircraft be?
20 NM
10 NM
20 SM
10 SM - ANSWER-20 NM
10 NM
20 SM
10 SM
