AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER FINAL EXAM
What is ARTCC? - Answers :Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - Answers :78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1%
Other gasses
What is ATIS - Answers :Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - Answers :A transponder with altitude encoding /
reporting capabilities
What are standard conditions? - Answers :29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - Answers :The difference between true North and
magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - Answers :Uneven heating of the earths
surface
Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - Answers :On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - Answers :Minimum enroute altitude
What is a VHF radio? - Answers :A very high frequency radio
What happens to Standard temperature as you climb through the troposphere? -
Answers :It decreases 2*C per 1000'
Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - Answers :Yes
What is a SPECI? - Answers :An unscheduled report taken when there is a significant
change in the weather during the period between the hourly reports
If you are convicted of a federal crime can you be prevented from obtaining an FAA
rating or certificate? - Answers :Yes
How old must you be to be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate? - Answers :23
What is operational control? - Answers :Exercising authority over initiating, conducting,
and terminating a flight
A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to their
destination T/F? - Answers :True
What is op specs? - Answers :Operation specifications
, What is the minimum fuel supply? - Answers :Most distant alternate + 45 minutes of fuel
If a flight has a broken instrument and it is not listed in the MEL can the flight takeoff? -
Answers :Yes
Can an aircraft dispatcher dispatch a flight into Known icing conditions? - Answers :No
What is CG? - Answers :Center of gravity
How many dispatchers are required by a certificate holder? - Answers :Enough to
ensure operational control of each flight
Describe class A airspace? - Answers :FL 180 - FL 600
Does an airplane with less than 19 seats require a PA system? - Answers :No, more
than would though
What is the TSA? - Answers :Transportation Security Administration
What is the FAA? - Answers :Federal Aviation Administration
The 3 peole who can declare an emergency are the dispatcher, ATC, and PIC T/F? -
Answers :True
What is the NTSB? - Answers :National Transportation Safety Board
Can military airports be used in emergency? - Answers :Yes
Describe an isobar - Answers :A line of equal pressure
What is windshear? - Answers :Rapid shift in wind speed or direction in a relatively short
time, distance, or altitude.
What is DH? - Answers :Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - Answers :Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - Answers :They are limited to line of sight
What is a STAR? - Answers :Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - Answers :A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - Answers :Class A
What is ARTCC? - Answers :Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - Answers :78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1%
Other gasses
What is ATIS - Answers :Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - Answers :A transponder with altitude encoding /
reporting capabilities
What are standard conditions? - Answers :29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - Answers :The difference between true North and
magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - Answers :Uneven heating of the earths
surface
Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - Answers :On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - Answers :Minimum enroute altitude
What is a VHF radio? - Answers :A very high frequency radio
What happens to Standard temperature as you climb through the troposphere? -
Answers :It decreases 2*C per 1000'
Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - Answers :Yes
What is a SPECI? - Answers :An unscheduled report taken when there is a significant
change in the weather during the period between the hourly reports
If you are convicted of a federal crime can you be prevented from obtaining an FAA
rating or certificate? - Answers :Yes
How old must you be to be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate? - Answers :23
What is operational control? - Answers :Exercising authority over initiating, conducting,
and terminating a flight
A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to their
destination T/F? - Answers :True
What is op specs? - Answers :Operation specifications
, What is the minimum fuel supply? - Answers :Most distant alternate + 45 minutes of fuel
If a flight has a broken instrument and it is not listed in the MEL can the flight takeoff? -
Answers :Yes
Can an aircraft dispatcher dispatch a flight into Known icing conditions? - Answers :No
What is CG? - Answers :Center of gravity
How many dispatchers are required by a certificate holder? - Answers :Enough to
ensure operational control of each flight
Describe class A airspace? - Answers :FL 180 - FL 600
Does an airplane with less than 19 seats require a PA system? - Answers :No, more
than would though
What is the TSA? - Answers :Transportation Security Administration
What is the FAA? - Answers :Federal Aviation Administration
The 3 peole who can declare an emergency are the dispatcher, ATC, and PIC T/F? -
Answers :True
What is the NTSB? - Answers :National Transportation Safety Board
Can military airports be used in emergency? - Answers :Yes
Describe an isobar - Answers :A line of equal pressure
What is windshear? - Answers :Rapid shift in wind speed or direction in a relatively short
time, distance, or altitude.
What is DH? - Answers :Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - Answers :Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - Answers :They are limited to line of sight
What is a STAR? - Answers :Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - Answers :A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - Answers :Class A
