ATC BASICS LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Which of the following is an advantage of a Secondary Radar System?
a. Displays weather echoes
b. ONLY displays aircraft with transponders
c. Displays are NOT degraded by weather echoes or ground clutter
d. Signal strength is affected by aircraft orientation - ✔✔c. Displays are NOT degraded
by weather echoes or ground clutter
✔✔Match:
Broadcasts interrogator transmission _____
Processes transponder replies and forwards data to the radar display ______
Ground-based transmitter ______
Airborne receiver/transmitter ______
Electronic presentation of radar derived information ______
a. transponder
b. radar display
c. interrogator
d. antenna
e. decoder - ✔✔Broadcasts interrogator transmission: antenna
Processes transponder replies and forwards data to the radar display decoder
Ground-based transmitter interrogator
Airborne receiver/transmitter transponder
Electronic presentation of radar derived information radar display
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "shall" means that
the procedure is
a. recommended
b. optional
c. approved
d. mandatory - ✔✔d. mandatory
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "should" means that
the procedure is
a. recommended
b. optional
c. approved
d. mandatory - ✔✔a. recommended
✔✔Revised, reprinted, or new pages in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3 are
indicated by bold
a. asterisks
b. horizontal lines
c. vertical lines
,d. stars - ✔✔c. vertical lines
✔✔Which document prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by air traffic
controllers?
a. Order 7210.3
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔b. Order 7110.65
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "may" means that the
procedure is
a. recommended
b. approved
c. optional
d. mandatory - ✔✔c. optional
✔✔Which document provides direction and guidance for operating and managing Air
Traffic facilities?
a. Order 7110.10
b. Order 7210.3
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔b. Order 7210.3
✔✔In which document would you find items concerning pilot's health and medical facts,
factors affecting flight safety, and accident reporting?
a. Order 7110.10
b. Order 7210.3
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔c. Aeronautical Information Manual
✔✔Which contraction is used to identify General Notices issues by Washington
Headquarters?
a. GANOT
b. GENOT
c. GENNOT
d. GNOT - ✔✔b. GENOT
✔✔What contraction is used to identify Regional Notices?
a. RENOT
b. RANOT
c. RNTE
d. RENIT - ✔✔a. RENOT
,✔✔What document is used to consolidate instructions from different levels into a single
directive to avoid having instructions scattered among several directives?
a. Order 7110.65
b. Notices
c. Supplements
d. Changes - ✔✔c. Supplements
✔✔Which document prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by flight
service specialists?
a. Order 7210.3
b. Order 7110.10
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔b. Order 7110.10
✔✔Which document contains approved words and phrase contractions used by the
FAA?
a. Order 7340.2
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Order 7350.7 - ✔✔a. Order 7340.2
✔✔Which document lists location identifiers authorized by the FAA?
a. Order 7340.1
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Order 7350.8 - ✔✔d. Order 7350.8
✔✔Which document provides the aviation community with basic flight information and
ATC procedures?
a. Order 7340.1
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Order 7350.7 - ✔✔c. Aeronautical Information Manual
✔✔The addition, deletion, or modification of information or instructions within an order
are made through a(n)
a. Change
b. Notice
c. Supplement
d. Amendment - ✔✔a. Change
✔✔Temporary directions or one-time announcements are made through
a. Changes
b. Notices
, c. Supplements
d. Amendments - ✔✔b. Notices
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "will" means
a. recommended
b. not a requirement for application of a procedure
c. optional
d. mandatory - ✔✔b. not a requirement for application of a procedure
✔✔The purpose of an LOA is to supplement established operational procedures for
____ use.
a. regional
b. intrafacility
c. interfacility
d. military - ✔✔c. interfacility
✔✔The purposes of SOPs are to provide guidelines for _____ use.
a. regional
b. intrafacility
c. interfacility
d. military - ✔✔b. intrafacility
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between two air traffic facilities.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between internal operational positions.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔SOP
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between AFSS Inflight and ARTCC Radar
Associate positions.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
✔✔Defines responsibilities between an air traffic control facility and the Airport
Manager.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
✔✔Describes operating position/sector.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔SOP
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between two control towers within the same
approach control airspace.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Which of the following is an advantage of a Secondary Radar System?
a. Displays weather echoes
b. ONLY displays aircraft with transponders
c. Displays are NOT degraded by weather echoes or ground clutter
d. Signal strength is affected by aircraft orientation - ✔✔c. Displays are NOT degraded
by weather echoes or ground clutter
✔✔Match:
Broadcasts interrogator transmission _____
Processes transponder replies and forwards data to the radar display ______
Ground-based transmitter ______
Airborne receiver/transmitter ______
Electronic presentation of radar derived information ______
a. transponder
b. radar display
c. interrogator
d. antenna
e. decoder - ✔✔Broadcasts interrogator transmission: antenna
Processes transponder replies and forwards data to the radar display decoder
Ground-based transmitter interrogator
Airborne receiver/transmitter transponder
Electronic presentation of radar derived information radar display
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "shall" means that
the procedure is
a. recommended
b. optional
c. approved
d. mandatory - ✔✔d. mandatory
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "should" means that
the procedure is
a. recommended
b. optional
c. approved
d. mandatory - ✔✔a. recommended
✔✔Revised, reprinted, or new pages in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3 are
indicated by bold
a. asterisks
b. horizontal lines
c. vertical lines
,d. stars - ✔✔c. vertical lines
✔✔Which document prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by air traffic
controllers?
a. Order 7210.3
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔b. Order 7110.65
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "may" means that the
procedure is
a. recommended
b. approved
c. optional
d. mandatory - ✔✔c. optional
✔✔Which document provides direction and guidance for operating and managing Air
Traffic facilities?
a. Order 7110.10
b. Order 7210.3
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔b. Order 7210.3
✔✔In which document would you find items concerning pilot's health and medical facts,
factors affecting flight safety, and accident reporting?
a. Order 7110.10
b. Order 7210.3
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔c. Aeronautical Information Manual
✔✔Which contraction is used to identify General Notices issues by Washington
Headquarters?
a. GANOT
b. GENOT
c. GENNOT
d. GNOT - ✔✔b. GENOT
✔✔What contraction is used to identify Regional Notices?
a. RENOT
b. RANOT
c. RNTE
d. RENIT - ✔✔a. RENOT
,✔✔What document is used to consolidate instructions from different levels into a single
directive to avoid having instructions scattered among several directives?
a. Order 7110.65
b. Notices
c. Supplements
d. Changes - ✔✔c. Supplements
✔✔Which document prescribes air traffic procedures and phraseology used by flight
service specialists?
a. Order 7210.3
b. Order 7110.10
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Terminal Phraseology Guide - ✔✔b. Order 7110.10
✔✔Which document contains approved words and phrase contractions used by the
FAA?
a. Order 7340.2
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Order 7350.7 - ✔✔a. Order 7340.2
✔✔Which document lists location identifiers authorized by the FAA?
a. Order 7340.1
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Order 7350.8 - ✔✔d. Order 7350.8
✔✔Which document provides the aviation community with basic flight information and
ATC procedures?
a. Order 7340.1
b. Order 7110.65
c. Aeronautical Information Manual
d. Order 7350.7 - ✔✔c. Aeronautical Information Manual
✔✔The addition, deletion, or modification of information or instructions within an order
are made through a(n)
a. Change
b. Notice
c. Supplement
d. Amendment - ✔✔a. Change
✔✔Temporary directions or one-time announcements are made through
a. Changes
b. Notices
, c. Supplements
d. Amendments - ✔✔b. Notices
✔✔When used in Orders 7110.10, 7110.65, and 7210.3, the word "will" means
a. recommended
b. not a requirement for application of a procedure
c. optional
d. mandatory - ✔✔b. not a requirement for application of a procedure
✔✔The purpose of an LOA is to supplement established operational procedures for
____ use.
a. regional
b. intrafacility
c. interfacility
d. military - ✔✔c. interfacility
✔✔The purposes of SOPs are to provide guidelines for _____ use.
a. regional
b. intrafacility
c. interfacility
d. military - ✔✔b. intrafacility
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between two air traffic facilities.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between internal operational positions.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔SOP
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between AFSS Inflight and ARTCC Radar
Associate positions.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
✔✔Defines responsibilities between an air traffic control facility and the Airport
Manager.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
✔✔Describes operating position/sector.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔SOP
✔✔Defines coordination procedures between two control towers within the same
approach control airspace.
LOA or SOP - ✔✔LOA
