ATSEP BASIC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What |type |of |surveillance |is |regarded |Non-cooperative, |independent |surveillance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-PSR |radar
What |surveillance |technique |is |ADS-B? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cooperative, |dependent |
surveillance
What |is |an |example |of |Cooperative, |Independent |surveillance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-SSR |
radar
How |is |an |aircraft |detected |by |the |PSR? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-By |reflected |electromagnetic |
energy |transmitted |from |the |radar
What |is |radar |clutter |on |an |ATM |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted |targets
What |is |a |limitation |to |the |PSR |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No |identification |of |received |
echoes
What |is |meant |by |PRI? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pulse |repetition |interval
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |duplexer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |alternately |switch |the |
antenna |between |receiving |and |transmitting
What |is |the |operating |principle |of |the |aircraft |transponder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |code |a
|reply |on |the |1090MHz |frequency |in |response |to |a |SSR |radar |interrogation
,What |is |transmitted |on |a |Mode |C |reply |from |a |transponder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pressure
|altitude
What |is |it |called |when |replies |from |2 |aircraft |overlap |causing |errors |in |extracting |the |included |
data? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Garbling
What |is |a |disadvantage |of |the |classical |SSR |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Garbling |can |occur
|if |2 |aircraft |are |close |in |slant |range |and |on |the |same |bearing
What |is |a |feature |of |Mode |S? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Selective |interrogations |to |reduce |
FRUIT
What |is |provided |with |Mode |S |enhanced |surveillance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Downlinked |
aircraft |parameters
What |is |a |feature |of |the |Monopulse |SSR |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Improved |azimuth |
resolution |and |fewer |pulses |needed |to |determine |position
ADS |(automatic |dependent |surveillance) |is |a |surveillance |technique |for |use |by |ATS |in |which: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aircraft |automatically |provide, |via |data |link, |data |from |on-board |
navigation |systems
What |is |a |feature |of |ADS-B? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |update |rate |and |simple, |
omnidirectional |receivers
Which |airborne |equipment |supports |the |1090ES |messages? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
Mode |S |transponder
, What |is |the |dominant |ADS-B |data |link |technology |in |Europe? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1090 |
extended |squitter
What |is |the |purpose |of |Mode |S |Short |squitter? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ACAS/TCAS |
interrogations
What |is |variation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |difference |between |true |and |magnetic |north
What |is |meant |by |instrument |flight |rules? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Flying |by |reference |to |
instruments |in |the |flight |deck, |and |navigation |is |accomplished |by |reference |to |electronic |
signals
What |is |the |most |common |geodetic |reference |system |with |global |coverage? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-WGS |84
What |is |meant |by |"dead |reckoning"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determining |position |based |on |
known |speed, |course |and |elapsed |time
What |is |meant |by |"course" |in |relation |to |aircraft |movement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
direction |over |the |ground |the |aircraft |is |moving
What |is |considered |an |integrity |risk |in |relation |to |navigational |performance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-That |undetected |navigational |system |errors |results |in |hazardously |and |
misleading |information |to |an |aircraft
On |what |frequency |band |is |the |DME |operating |on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-UHF
What |is |an |advantage |with |the |NDB? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |low |operating |frequency |
allow |reception |beyond |line |of |sight
ANSWERS
What |type |of |surveillance |is |regarded |Non-cooperative, |independent |surveillance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-PSR |radar
What |surveillance |technique |is |ADS-B? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cooperative, |dependent |
surveillance
What |is |an |example |of |Cooperative, |Independent |surveillance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-SSR |
radar
How |is |an |aircraft |detected |by |the |PSR? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-By |reflected |electromagnetic |
energy |transmitted |from |the |radar
What |is |radar |clutter |on |an |ATM |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted |targets
What |is |a |limitation |to |the |PSR |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No |identification |of |received |
echoes
What |is |meant |by |PRI? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pulse |repetition |interval
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |duplexer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |alternately |switch |the |
antenna |between |receiving |and |transmitting
What |is |the |operating |principle |of |the |aircraft |transponder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |code |a
|reply |on |the |1090MHz |frequency |in |response |to |a |SSR |radar |interrogation
,What |is |transmitted |on |a |Mode |C |reply |from |a |transponder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pressure
|altitude
What |is |it |called |when |replies |from |2 |aircraft |overlap |causing |errors |in |extracting |the |included |
data? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Garbling
What |is |a |disadvantage |of |the |classical |SSR |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Garbling |can |occur
|if |2 |aircraft |are |close |in |slant |range |and |on |the |same |bearing
What |is |a |feature |of |Mode |S? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Selective |interrogations |to |reduce |
FRUIT
What |is |provided |with |Mode |S |enhanced |surveillance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Downlinked |
aircraft |parameters
What |is |a |feature |of |the |Monopulse |SSR |radar? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Improved |azimuth |
resolution |and |fewer |pulses |needed |to |determine |position
ADS |(automatic |dependent |surveillance) |is |a |surveillance |technique |for |use |by |ATS |in |which: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aircraft |automatically |provide, |via |data |link, |data |from |on-board |
navigation |systems
What |is |a |feature |of |ADS-B? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |update |rate |and |simple, |
omnidirectional |receivers
Which |airborne |equipment |supports |the |1090ES |messages? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
Mode |S |transponder
, What |is |the |dominant |ADS-B |data |link |technology |in |Europe? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1090 |
extended |squitter
What |is |the |purpose |of |Mode |S |Short |squitter? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ACAS/TCAS |
interrogations
What |is |variation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |difference |between |true |and |magnetic |north
What |is |meant |by |instrument |flight |rules? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Flying |by |reference |to |
instruments |in |the |flight |deck, |and |navigation |is |accomplished |by |reference |to |electronic |
signals
What |is |the |most |common |geodetic |reference |system |with |global |coverage? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-WGS |84
What |is |meant |by |"dead |reckoning"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Determining |position |based |on |
known |speed, |course |and |elapsed |time
What |is |meant |by |"course" |in |relation |to |aircraft |movement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
direction |over |the |ground |the |aircraft |is |moving
What |is |considered |an |integrity |risk |in |relation |to |navigational |performance? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-That |undetected |navigational |system |errors |results |in |hazardously |and |
misleading |information |to |an |aircraft
On |what |frequency |band |is |the |DME |operating |on? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-UHF
What |is |an |advantage |with |the |NDB? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |low |operating |frequency |
allow |reception |beyond |line |of |sight
