AAAE ACE Module 3 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers |
Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: The overall responsibility for the operation of ground vehicles on airports rest with who?
Answer: The airport operator
Question: When an ATCT is in operation, each pedestrian and vehicle must controlled by at least 1 of what 3
things?
Answer: 1. Two-way radio
2. An escort with a 2-way radio
3. Administrator authorized controls, such as signs, signals, or guards.
Question: What are 7 methods of controlling access to safety and movement areas?
Answer: 1. Fences
2. Access gates
3. Guards
4. Magnetic card activated locks
5. Remotely controlled locks
6. Gates locked by electrical means or padlocks/chains
7. Physical barriers.i.e. Boulders, berms, tree trunks, culverts
Question: What are the 4 principle causes of aircraft endangerment in regards to vehicular traffic on the AOA..
Answer: 1. Increased traffic volume
2. Non-standard vehicle traffic endangerment pattern
3. Vehicles without radio communication or markings.
4. Operators untrained in the airports procedures..
Question: Initial training is provided for new airport users to demonstrate their ability to operate a vehicle
safely and independently on the airside. What is recurrent training?
Answer: The training provided to an airport user as often as necessary to enable that person to maintain a
satisfactory level of proficiency, often annually..
Question: If a collision occurs between a vehicle and an aircraft, what should happen?
Answer: It must be reported immediately to a supervisor and it is critical that the a/c is grounded until the
damage is inspected and repairs made, before the a/c is released for flight.
Question: Aeronautical Data Link System(ADLS)
Answer: The FAA's air-ground communication system, which is intended to replace voice and analog data
comm with digital messages. Think "texting".
Question: Aeronautical Information Manual(AIM)
Answer: FAA publication that provides basic flight info and ATC & FAA procedures.
Question: Airport movement area safety system(AMASS)
Answer: A radar-based system that tracks ground movements and provides an automatic visual alerts to pilots
and audio alert to controllers when it detects potential collisions on airport runways
, Question: Airport Surface Detection Equipment(ASDE)
Answer: The system creates a continuously updated map of the airport movement area that controllers can
use to spot potential collisions. This technology is especially helpful to controllers at night or in bad weather
when visibility is poor.
Question: Airport Surveillance Radar(ASR)
Answer: An integrated primary and secondary radar system that has been deployed at terminal air traffic
control sites. The primary surveillance radar uses a continually rotating antenna mounted on a tower to
transmit electromagnetic waves that reflect, or backscatter, from the surface of aircraft up to 60 miles from
the radar
Question: Alert areas
Answer: Areas depicted on aeronautical charts to inform pilots of areas that may contain a high volume of pilot
training or aerial activity.
Question: Approach Surface
Answer: A Part 77 imaginary surface that is longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and
extending upward and outward from each end of the runway surface.
Question: Automated Surface Observing System(ASOS)
Answer: System that measures meteorological conditions and transmits hourly/special observations via
computer generated voice directly to a/c in vicinity of airports. Nations primary surface weather observing
system.
Question: Automatic Weather observation system(AWOS)
Answer: An AWOS is a computerized system that automatically measures one or more weather parameters,
analyzes the data, prepares a weather observation that consists of the parameter(s) measured, provides
dissemination of the observations and broadcasts the observation to the pilot in the vicinity of the airport,
typically using an integral very high frequency (VHF) radio or an existing navigational aid (NAVAID), or
Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS). Observations may also be available by telephone dial-up
service.
Question: What are the Catagories of Incursion?
Answer: Cat A.-Serious incident narrowly avoided. Cat B.- Significant potential for collision possibly resulting in
a "go-around" Cat C.- Ample time or distance to avoid a collision Cat. D- Meets definition, but with no
immediate safety consequence.
Question: Primary causes of incursions fall into what 3 categories?
Answer: 1. Operation incident- ATCT
2. Pilot deviation (PD)
3. Vehicle/pedestrian deviation (V/PD)
Question: What 3 specific error categories which LEAD to a runway incursion?
Answer: 1. Communication (pilot/ground runway vehicle/controller)
2. Lack of airport familiarity
3. Loss of situational awareness
Question: Situational awareness
Answer: An individual's perception of the world around them and the perception of where the individual is in
relation to where he/she THINKS he/she is..
Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: The overall responsibility for the operation of ground vehicles on airports rest with who?
Answer: The airport operator
Question: When an ATCT is in operation, each pedestrian and vehicle must controlled by at least 1 of what 3
things?
Answer: 1. Two-way radio
2. An escort with a 2-way radio
3. Administrator authorized controls, such as signs, signals, or guards.
Question: What are 7 methods of controlling access to safety and movement areas?
Answer: 1. Fences
2. Access gates
3. Guards
4. Magnetic card activated locks
5. Remotely controlled locks
6. Gates locked by electrical means or padlocks/chains
7. Physical barriers.i.e. Boulders, berms, tree trunks, culverts
Question: What are the 4 principle causes of aircraft endangerment in regards to vehicular traffic on the AOA..
Answer: 1. Increased traffic volume
2. Non-standard vehicle traffic endangerment pattern
3. Vehicles without radio communication or markings.
4. Operators untrained in the airports procedures..
Question: Initial training is provided for new airport users to demonstrate their ability to operate a vehicle
safely and independently on the airside. What is recurrent training?
Answer: The training provided to an airport user as often as necessary to enable that person to maintain a
satisfactory level of proficiency, often annually..
Question: If a collision occurs between a vehicle and an aircraft, what should happen?
Answer: It must be reported immediately to a supervisor and it is critical that the a/c is grounded until the
damage is inspected and repairs made, before the a/c is released for flight.
Question: Aeronautical Data Link System(ADLS)
Answer: The FAA's air-ground communication system, which is intended to replace voice and analog data
comm with digital messages. Think "texting".
Question: Aeronautical Information Manual(AIM)
Answer: FAA publication that provides basic flight info and ATC & FAA procedures.
Question: Airport movement area safety system(AMASS)
Answer: A radar-based system that tracks ground movements and provides an automatic visual alerts to pilots
and audio alert to controllers when it detects potential collisions on airport runways
, Question: Airport Surface Detection Equipment(ASDE)
Answer: The system creates a continuously updated map of the airport movement area that controllers can
use to spot potential collisions. This technology is especially helpful to controllers at night or in bad weather
when visibility is poor.
Question: Airport Surveillance Radar(ASR)
Answer: An integrated primary and secondary radar system that has been deployed at terminal air traffic
control sites. The primary surveillance radar uses a continually rotating antenna mounted on a tower to
transmit electromagnetic waves that reflect, or backscatter, from the surface of aircraft up to 60 miles from
the radar
Question: Alert areas
Answer: Areas depicted on aeronautical charts to inform pilots of areas that may contain a high volume of pilot
training or aerial activity.
Question: Approach Surface
Answer: A Part 77 imaginary surface that is longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and
extending upward and outward from each end of the runway surface.
Question: Automated Surface Observing System(ASOS)
Answer: System that measures meteorological conditions and transmits hourly/special observations via
computer generated voice directly to a/c in vicinity of airports. Nations primary surface weather observing
system.
Question: Automatic Weather observation system(AWOS)
Answer: An AWOS is a computerized system that automatically measures one or more weather parameters,
analyzes the data, prepares a weather observation that consists of the parameter(s) measured, provides
dissemination of the observations and broadcasts the observation to the pilot in the vicinity of the airport,
typically using an integral very high frequency (VHF) radio or an existing navigational aid (NAVAID), or
Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS). Observations may also be available by telephone dial-up
service.
Question: What are the Catagories of Incursion?
Answer: Cat A.-Serious incident narrowly avoided. Cat B.- Significant potential for collision possibly resulting in
a "go-around" Cat C.- Ample time or distance to avoid a collision Cat. D- Meets definition, but with no
immediate safety consequence.
Question: Primary causes of incursions fall into what 3 categories?
Answer: 1. Operation incident- ATCT
2. Pilot deviation (PD)
3. Vehicle/pedestrian deviation (V/PD)
Question: What 3 specific error categories which LEAD to a runway incursion?
Answer: 1. Communication (pilot/ground runway vehicle/controller)
2. Lack of airport familiarity
3. Loss of situational awareness
Question: Situational awareness
Answer: An individual's perception of the world around them and the perception of where the individual is in
relation to where he/she THINKS he/she is..
