TOWER TRAINING ACADEMY (BLOCK
1) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Who is responsible to take action to detect, prevent, and report false, deceptive, or
phantom controller communications to an aircraft or controller?
A. Airport Operator
B. ATM
C. Tech Ops personnel
D. Air Traffic personnel - Answer-B
Technical Operations (Tech Ops) personnel are responsible for ______.
A. issuing NOTAM information on airport equipment outages
B. approving the shutdown of air traffic equipment
C. coordinating PIREPs concerning equipment status
D. the periodic maintenance of tower equipment - Answer-D
What are two ways of measuring air pressure at a terminal facility?
A. TDWR/ITWS
B. IDS/SIA
C. TDLS/STARS
D. ASI/DASI - Answer-D
If a public access telephone caller specifically asks for employee identification, the
employee should ________.
A. provide their (the employee's) assigned operating initials in lieu of their actual
name
B. notify the Operations Supervisor immediately
C. provide their first name only
D. provide their Operations Supervisor's name in lieu of their own name - Answer-A
Unscheduled observations that meet special criteria will be reported as a ________.
A. METAR
B. SPECI
C. AIRMET
D. CWA - Answer-B
A PIREP is a report of meteorological phenomena that is ________.
A. reportable on the weather observation
B. encountered by aircraft in flight
C. of importance to the controller
D. of importance to the pilot - Answer-B
An AIRMET is issued to amend what type of weather report?
A. Pilot report
B. Terminal forecast
C. Hourly observation
,D. Area forecast - Answer-D
What is required to be issued when severe icing conditions NOT associated with
thunderstorms are occurring?
A. SIGMET
B. PIREP
C. AIRMET
D. SPECI - Answer-A
Specific values of weather information may be transmitted to the pilot if it is obtained
from ________.
A. a properly certificated observer
B. another pilot
C. Air Traffic Manager
D. official news reports - Answer-A
Category I aircraft are typically ______________.
A. small jet-engine aircraft
B. small weight class
C. capable of flight above FL 180
D. capable of speeds up to 200 knots - Answer-B
What are the three basic types of engines found on aircraft today?
A. High-wing, low-wing, and mid-wing
B. Reciprocating, turboprop, and turbojet
C. Straight-wing, swept-wing, and delta-wing
D. Tricycle, conventional, and tandem - Answer-B
Generally, what are the three basic types of landing gear?
A. Straight gear, swept gear, and delta gear
B. Tricycle gear, conventional gear, and tandem gear
C. Single gear, dual gear, and multiple gear
D. Conventional gear, forward slant gear, and twin boom gear - Answer-B
The basic weather instrument equipment for terminals includes wind indicators and
_______________.
A. altimeters
B. ceilometers
C. Automated Land Observing System (ALOS)
D. Airport Weather Information System (AWIS) - Answer-A
At FAA facilities with an associated NWS office, when must the wind-direction and
speed indicator readings be checked?
A. Every 6 hours
B. Every 12 hours
C. At the beginning of each work day
D. At the beginning of each work week - Answer-C
How many sources of altimeter setting information are required in most terminal
facilities?
, A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5 - Answer-A
A third party may be allowed to use FAA radio communications when the information
pertains to ________.
A. ATC clearances
B. the safety of aircraft operation
C. field conditions
D. taxing aircraft in nonmovement areas - Answer-B
When must facility frequencies be monitored?
A. Only when the position is staffed
B. Only when the frequencies are in use
C. During periods of peak traffic
D. Continuously during hours of operation - Answer-D
Two-way ground-to-air checks of emergency frequencies are made during low-
activity periods once a ________.
A. shift
B. day
C. week
D. month - Answer-C
An FAA wind-direction indicator is considered out of tolerance when it differs from
another indicator on the same sensor by ________ degrees.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6 - Answer-C
Where recorders are convenient to operating quarters, who performs recorder
checks?
A. Air Traffic personnel
B. Technical Operations (Tech Ops) personnel
C. Airport Operator
D. Facility Manager - Answer-A
What current weather changes must be forwarded to the appropriate control facility?
A. Visibilities at or above 4 miles
B. Visibility changes of 4 miles or more
C. Ceilings below 1,000 feet
D. Ceilings at or above 2,000 feet - Answer-C
Controllers must advise pilots of hazardous weather that may impact operations
within ________NM of their sector or area of jurisdiction.
A. 25
B. 50
C. 100
1) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Who is responsible to take action to detect, prevent, and report false, deceptive, or
phantom controller communications to an aircraft or controller?
A. Airport Operator
B. ATM
C. Tech Ops personnel
D. Air Traffic personnel - Answer-B
Technical Operations (Tech Ops) personnel are responsible for ______.
A. issuing NOTAM information on airport equipment outages
B. approving the shutdown of air traffic equipment
C. coordinating PIREPs concerning equipment status
D. the periodic maintenance of tower equipment - Answer-D
What are two ways of measuring air pressure at a terminal facility?
A. TDWR/ITWS
B. IDS/SIA
C. TDLS/STARS
D. ASI/DASI - Answer-D
If a public access telephone caller specifically asks for employee identification, the
employee should ________.
A. provide their (the employee's) assigned operating initials in lieu of their actual
name
B. notify the Operations Supervisor immediately
C. provide their first name only
D. provide their Operations Supervisor's name in lieu of their own name - Answer-A
Unscheduled observations that meet special criteria will be reported as a ________.
A. METAR
B. SPECI
C. AIRMET
D. CWA - Answer-B
A PIREP is a report of meteorological phenomena that is ________.
A. reportable on the weather observation
B. encountered by aircraft in flight
C. of importance to the controller
D. of importance to the pilot - Answer-B
An AIRMET is issued to amend what type of weather report?
A. Pilot report
B. Terminal forecast
C. Hourly observation
,D. Area forecast - Answer-D
What is required to be issued when severe icing conditions NOT associated with
thunderstorms are occurring?
A. SIGMET
B. PIREP
C. AIRMET
D. SPECI - Answer-A
Specific values of weather information may be transmitted to the pilot if it is obtained
from ________.
A. a properly certificated observer
B. another pilot
C. Air Traffic Manager
D. official news reports - Answer-A
Category I aircraft are typically ______________.
A. small jet-engine aircraft
B. small weight class
C. capable of flight above FL 180
D. capable of speeds up to 200 knots - Answer-B
What are the three basic types of engines found on aircraft today?
A. High-wing, low-wing, and mid-wing
B. Reciprocating, turboprop, and turbojet
C. Straight-wing, swept-wing, and delta-wing
D. Tricycle, conventional, and tandem - Answer-B
Generally, what are the three basic types of landing gear?
A. Straight gear, swept gear, and delta gear
B. Tricycle gear, conventional gear, and tandem gear
C. Single gear, dual gear, and multiple gear
D. Conventional gear, forward slant gear, and twin boom gear - Answer-B
The basic weather instrument equipment for terminals includes wind indicators and
_______________.
A. altimeters
B. ceilometers
C. Automated Land Observing System (ALOS)
D. Airport Weather Information System (AWIS) - Answer-A
At FAA facilities with an associated NWS office, when must the wind-direction and
speed indicator readings be checked?
A. Every 6 hours
B. Every 12 hours
C. At the beginning of each work day
D. At the beginning of each work week - Answer-C
How many sources of altimeter setting information are required in most terminal
facilities?
, A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5 - Answer-A
A third party may be allowed to use FAA radio communications when the information
pertains to ________.
A. ATC clearances
B. the safety of aircraft operation
C. field conditions
D. taxing aircraft in nonmovement areas - Answer-B
When must facility frequencies be monitored?
A. Only when the position is staffed
B. Only when the frequencies are in use
C. During periods of peak traffic
D. Continuously during hours of operation - Answer-D
Two-way ground-to-air checks of emergency frequencies are made during low-
activity periods once a ________.
A. shift
B. day
C. week
D. month - Answer-C
An FAA wind-direction indicator is considered out of tolerance when it differs from
another indicator on the same sensor by ________ degrees.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6 - Answer-C
Where recorders are convenient to operating quarters, who performs recorder
checks?
A. Air Traffic personnel
B. Technical Operations (Tech Ops) personnel
C. Airport Operator
D. Facility Manager - Answer-A
What current weather changes must be forwarded to the appropriate control facility?
A. Visibilities at or above 4 miles
B. Visibility changes of 4 miles or more
C. Ceilings below 1,000 feet
D. Ceilings at or above 2,000 feet - Answer-C
Controllers must advise pilots of hazardous weather that may impact operations
within ________NM of their sector or area of jurisdiction.
A. 25
B. 50
C. 100
