ATC Basics End of Course Exam Test
Questions With All Solved Solutions.
The lower limit of Class B airspace is _______ - Answer The earths surface
The upper vertical limit of Class A airspace is _______ - Answer FL600
Which class of airspace generally extends upward to 10,000 feet MSL? - Answer Class B
The upper limit of Class G airspace is ___________ - Answer The base of the overlying
airspace
Which airspace is generally established from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport
elevation and has an operational control tower? - Answer Class C
What airspace does not require a transponder? - Answer Class D
In which airspace does a VFR aircraft need to receive a clearance from ATC to enter this
airspace? - Answer Class B
VFR aircraft are separated only from IFR aircraft in which airspace? - Answer Class C
A Warning Area is established beyond ________ NM from the coast of the United States. -
Answer 3
Airspace of defined dimensions, confined activities, and limitations imposed on nonusers is
identified as ______________ airspace - Answer Special use
Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft that is filed orally, in writing,
or by computer with air traffic control is known as _____________ - Answer Flight plan
What is an authorization by ATC for the purpose of preventing collision between known aircraft
and for an aircraft to proceed under specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace? -
,What is the maximum airspeed when traveling in a VFR corridor through Class B airspace? -
Answer 200 knots
Who is subject to Title 14 CFR Part 91, General Operating and Flight Rules? - Answer All
aircraft
When a VFR flight plan has been activated, the pilot in command must notify an FSS or ATC
facility of the cancellation ________ - Answer On arrival
An aircraft on an IFR flight plan is in VFR conditions when a two-way radio failure occurs. The
pilot shall ______ - Answer Proceed VFR and land as soon as practicable
A pilot, flight crew, and passengers operating above ________ MSL must be provided
supplemental oxygen - Answer 15,000
The _______________ is an imaginary circle equidistant from the poles of the Earth - Answer
Equator
Parallels and meridians are divided into ______, minutes, and seconds - Answer Degrees
How do you convert local Daylight Savings Time to UTC? - Answer Add the conversion factor,
then subtract 1 hour
How many statute miles would 100 nautical miles equal? - Answer 115
What is the width of each time zone established around the Earth? - Answer 15 degrees of
longitude
Which type of speed is expressed as a decimal and represents a ratio of true airspeed to the
speed of sound? - Answer MACH
What effect does an increase in temperature and/or altitude have on the indicated airspeed of
an aircraft? - Answer An increase in temperature or altitude will have the same effect on
indicated airspeed because the air becomes less dense in both cases
, 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? - Answer 20 NM
What should a pilot keep in mind when maneuvering an aircraft during a crosswind? - Answer
Affects the speed and direction of flight
What term denotes a magnetic compass error that is caused by materials that hold magnetic
properties within the aircraft? - Answer Deviation
What form of basic navigation uses a predetermined course and is navigated using a compass? -
Answer Dead reckoning
What DME equipment on the ground is required to respond to the aircraft interrogator? -
Answer Transponder
The effectiveness of the VOR depends upon proper use and adjustment of both _______ and
_______ equipment - Answer Ground; airborne
The component of the ILS that gives lateral course guidance to the runway is the _______ -
Answer Localizer
Which component of the INS measures direction? - Answer Gyro
What is the principal error associated with INS? - Answer Degradation of position with time
Which of the following make up an RNAV route? - Answer Series of waypoints
What does a GBAS navigation system provide? - Answer Precision approach service in the
vicinity of the host airport
Odd-numbered airways are generally oriented _________ - Answer North-south
NAVAID limitations prohibit the establishment of jet routes above ______ - Answer FL450
Questions With All Solved Solutions.
The lower limit of Class B airspace is _______ - Answer The earths surface
The upper vertical limit of Class A airspace is _______ - Answer FL600
Which class of airspace generally extends upward to 10,000 feet MSL? - Answer Class B
The upper limit of Class G airspace is ___________ - Answer The base of the overlying
airspace
Which airspace is generally established from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport
elevation and has an operational control tower? - Answer Class C
What airspace does not require a transponder? - Answer Class D
In which airspace does a VFR aircraft need to receive a clearance from ATC to enter this
airspace? - Answer Class B
VFR aircraft are separated only from IFR aircraft in which airspace? - Answer Class C
A Warning Area is established beyond ________ NM from the coast of the United States. -
Answer 3
Airspace of defined dimensions, confined activities, and limitations imposed on nonusers is
identified as ______________ airspace - Answer Special use
Specified information relating to the intended flight of an aircraft that is filed orally, in writing,
or by computer with air traffic control is known as _____________ - Answer Flight plan
What is an authorization by ATC for the purpose of preventing collision between known aircraft
and for an aircraft to proceed under specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace? -
,What is the maximum airspeed when traveling in a VFR corridor through Class B airspace? -
Answer 200 knots
Who is subject to Title 14 CFR Part 91, General Operating and Flight Rules? - Answer All
aircraft
When a VFR flight plan has been activated, the pilot in command must notify an FSS or ATC
facility of the cancellation ________ - Answer On arrival
An aircraft on an IFR flight plan is in VFR conditions when a two-way radio failure occurs. The
pilot shall ______ - Answer Proceed VFR and land as soon as practicable
A pilot, flight crew, and passengers operating above ________ MSL must be provided
supplemental oxygen - Answer 15,000
The _______________ is an imaginary circle equidistant from the poles of the Earth - Answer
Equator
Parallels and meridians are divided into ______, minutes, and seconds - Answer Degrees
How do you convert local Daylight Savings Time to UTC? - Answer Add the conversion factor,
then subtract 1 hour
How many statute miles would 100 nautical miles equal? - Answer 115
What is the width of each time zone established around the Earth? - Answer 15 degrees of
longitude
Which type of speed is expressed as a decimal and represents a ratio of true airspeed to the
speed of sound? - Answer MACH
What effect does an increase in temperature and/or altitude have on the indicated airspeed of
an aircraft? - Answer An increase in temperature or altitude will have the same effect on
indicated airspeed because the air becomes less dense in both cases
, 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? - Answer 20 NM
What should a pilot keep in mind when maneuvering an aircraft during a crosswind? - Answer
Affects the speed and direction of flight
What term denotes a magnetic compass error that is caused by materials that hold magnetic
properties within the aircraft? - Answer Deviation
What form of basic navigation uses a predetermined course and is navigated using a compass? -
Answer Dead reckoning
What DME equipment on the ground is required to respond to the aircraft interrogator? -
Answer Transponder
The effectiveness of the VOR depends upon proper use and adjustment of both _______ and
_______ equipment - Answer Ground; airborne
The component of the ILS that gives lateral course guidance to the runway is the _______ -
Answer Localizer
Which component of the INS measures direction? - Answer Gyro
What is the principal error associated with INS? - Answer Degradation of position with time
Which of the following make up an RNAV route? - Answer Series of waypoints
What does a GBAS navigation system provide? - Answer Precision approach service in the
vicinity of the host airport
Odd-numbered airways are generally oriented _________ - Answer North-south
NAVAID limitations prohibit the establishment of jet routes above ______ - Answer FL450
