ATC TERMINAL ACTUAL FINALS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔"No braking action reports received for runway #" - ✔✔Phraseology for braking
action advisories with no pilot or vehicle report
✔✔retracted, down - ✔✔Arresting systems remotely controlled by ATC must remain in
the ______ or ______ position
✔✔operations department - ✔✔USN barriers are not operated by ATC personnel.
Rigging of the equipment is the responsibility of whom?
✔✔Departure - ✔✔A request to raise a barrier or hook cable refers to which end of the
runway?
✔✔approach - ✔✔Pilot or military authority will specifically request cable or barrier to be
raised for which end for which end of the runway?
✔✔"Barrier barrier barrier" or "cable cable cable" - ✔✔Phraseology for pilot requesting
arresting system to be raised immediately
✔✔raise arresting system - ✔✔Do this when the following request
1. pilot
2. military authority (airfield manager, supervisor of flying, mobile control officer, etc)
✔✔"Your departure/landing will be toward/over a raised barrier/cable on runway #
(location, distance, as appropriate)" - ✔✔Phraseology for arresting barrier/cable
permanently raised due to freezing weather or malfunction of activating mechanism
✔✔"(ID)" Barrier/cable indicates up/down, cleared for takeoff/to land" - ✔✔Phraseology
for when arresting system operation has been requested, inform the pilot of the
indicated barrier/cable position
,✔✔Crash alarm - ✔✔if an aircraft engages a raised barrier/cable, initiate ______
______ procedures immediately, *unless* for preplanned practice not associated with
emergencies and in accordance with military operating procedures
✔✔5 - ✔✔Except when "runway use" program is in effect, use runway aligned with wind
when its blowing ______ knots or more
✔✔Calm wind - ✔✔use ______ _______ when wind is blowing less than 5 knots
✔✔Yes (if they advise ATC) - ✔✔Can pilot use a different runway than the one aligned
with the wind if *requested* or *operationally advantageous*?
✔✔wind direction, velocity - ✔✔When tailwind component exists, always state both
________ ________ and _______
✔✔less than 3 knots - ✔✔At what wind speed is wind described as "calm"?
✔✔state runway in use - ✔✔When conducting a/c ops on other than advertised
runways, what do you do?
✔✔radio, directional light signals - ✔✔Issue by ______ or ______ _______ _______
specific instructions which approve or disapprove the movement of aircraft, vehicles,
equipment, or personnel on the movement are except where *LOA* permits
✔✔conditional - ✔✔No not issue __________ instructions that are dependent upon
movement of an arrival aircraft on or approaching the runway or departure aircraft
established on a takeoff roll
✔✔unconditional - ✔✔Do not issue ___________ instructions when authorizing
movement on a *runway/taxiway* for the purpose of airfield check or other airport ops
✔✔proceed, hold short - ✔✔Ground traffic instructions must ensure positive control with
specific instructions to _________ on a runway or movement area, and as necessary,
______ ______ instructions
✔✔Can not - ✔✔You (can/can not) use these phrases when directing ground traffic.
1. "The field is yours"
2. "cleared on all surfaces"
3. "proceed on all runways/taxiways"
4. The airport is yours"
✔✔can - ✔✔You (can/ can not) use these phrases when directing ground traffic.
1. Airport 1, proceed on runway #, hold short of runway #"
2. "airport 1, proceed on runway #. (additional instructions as necessary"
, ✔✔False - ✔✔"Proceed as requested" is approved phraseology for instruction vehicle,
aircraft, equipment, or personnel to cross runway. (True/False)
✔✔cleared - ✔✔Do not use word __________ in conjunction with authorized for aircraft
to taxi or equipment/vehicle/personnel ops.
✔✔taxi, proceed, hold - ✔✔Use ______, _____, or ________ for aircraft movement
taxiing instructions or vehicle/personnel ops
✔✔Proceed, hold - ✔✔Use ________ or ________ for equipment/vehicles/personnel.
✔✔down, 50 - ✔✔Intersection departures may be initiated by a controller or if the pilot
requests. Issue distance rounded _______ to the nearest _______ degrees. (Exception:
when military pilots make routine intersection takeoffs)
✔✔"Runway # at (taxiway) intersection departure (remaining length in ft) available" -
✔✔Phraseology for intersection takeoff
✔✔full length - ✔✔do not use the term ________ ________ when runway length
available for departures has been temporarily shortened
✔✔full length - ✔✔on permanently shortened runways, do not use the term _______
_______ until the Chart Supplement U.S. is updated
✔✔False - ✔✔(true/false) A pilot's read back of taxi instructions with the runway
assignment is not considered confirmation of runway assignment?
✔✔nonmovement - ✔✔The movement of a/c or vehicles on __________ areas is the
responsibility of the pilot, the aircraft operator, or the airport management
✔✔absence of holding instructions - ✔✔The _____________ authorizes an
aircraft/vehicle to cross all taxiways that intersect the taxi route
✔✔connecting - ✔✔_______ taxiways with the same identifier (A-> A1) at the approach
end of the runway can be omitted from the clearance.
✔✔1300 ft or less - ✔✔Clearance to cross multiple runways can only be issued when
taxi distance between centerlines is __________ and a request must be submitted and
approved by Service area director or ATops
✔✔perpendicular - ✔✔controllers should avoid crossing points that are not _________
or nearly ___________ to the runway to be crossed
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔"No braking action reports received for runway #" - ✔✔Phraseology for braking
action advisories with no pilot or vehicle report
✔✔retracted, down - ✔✔Arresting systems remotely controlled by ATC must remain in
the ______ or ______ position
✔✔operations department - ✔✔USN barriers are not operated by ATC personnel.
Rigging of the equipment is the responsibility of whom?
✔✔Departure - ✔✔A request to raise a barrier or hook cable refers to which end of the
runway?
✔✔approach - ✔✔Pilot or military authority will specifically request cable or barrier to be
raised for which end for which end of the runway?
✔✔"Barrier barrier barrier" or "cable cable cable" - ✔✔Phraseology for pilot requesting
arresting system to be raised immediately
✔✔raise arresting system - ✔✔Do this when the following request
1. pilot
2. military authority (airfield manager, supervisor of flying, mobile control officer, etc)
✔✔"Your departure/landing will be toward/over a raised barrier/cable on runway #
(location, distance, as appropriate)" - ✔✔Phraseology for arresting barrier/cable
permanently raised due to freezing weather or malfunction of activating mechanism
✔✔"(ID)" Barrier/cable indicates up/down, cleared for takeoff/to land" - ✔✔Phraseology
for when arresting system operation has been requested, inform the pilot of the
indicated barrier/cable position
,✔✔Crash alarm - ✔✔if an aircraft engages a raised barrier/cable, initiate ______
______ procedures immediately, *unless* for preplanned practice not associated with
emergencies and in accordance with military operating procedures
✔✔5 - ✔✔Except when "runway use" program is in effect, use runway aligned with wind
when its blowing ______ knots or more
✔✔Calm wind - ✔✔use ______ _______ when wind is blowing less than 5 knots
✔✔Yes (if they advise ATC) - ✔✔Can pilot use a different runway than the one aligned
with the wind if *requested* or *operationally advantageous*?
✔✔wind direction, velocity - ✔✔When tailwind component exists, always state both
________ ________ and _______
✔✔less than 3 knots - ✔✔At what wind speed is wind described as "calm"?
✔✔state runway in use - ✔✔When conducting a/c ops on other than advertised
runways, what do you do?
✔✔radio, directional light signals - ✔✔Issue by ______ or ______ _______ _______
specific instructions which approve or disapprove the movement of aircraft, vehicles,
equipment, or personnel on the movement are except where *LOA* permits
✔✔conditional - ✔✔No not issue __________ instructions that are dependent upon
movement of an arrival aircraft on or approaching the runway or departure aircraft
established on a takeoff roll
✔✔unconditional - ✔✔Do not issue ___________ instructions when authorizing
movement on a *runway/taxiway* for the purpose of airfield check or other airport ops
✔✔proceed, hold short - ✔✔Ground traffic instructions must ensure positive control with
specific instructions to _________ on a runway or movement area, and as necessary,
______ ______ instructions
✔✔Can not - ✔✔You (can/can not) use these phrases when directing ground traffic.
1. "The field is yours"
2. "cleared on all surfaces"
3. "proceed on all runways/taxiways"
4. The airport is yours"
✔✔can - ✔✔You (can/ can not) use these phrases when directing ground traffic.
1. Airport 1, proceed on runway #, hold short of runway #"
2. "airport 1, proceed on runway #. (additional instructions as necessary"
, ✔✔False - ✔✔"Proceed as requested" is approved phraseology for instruction vehicle,
aircraft, equipment, or personnel to cross runway. (True/False)
✔✔cleared - ✔✔Do not use word __________ in conjunction with authorized for aircraft
to taxi or equipment/vehicle/personnel ops.
✔✔taxi, proceed, hold - ✔✔Use ______, _____, or ________ for aircraft movement
taxiing instructions or vehicle/personnel ops
✔✔Proceed, hold - ✔✔Use ________ or ________ for equipment/vehicles/personnel.
✔✔down, 50 - ✔✔Intersection departures may be initiated by a controller or if the pilot
requests. Issue distance rounded _______ to the nearest _______ degrees. (Exception:
when military pilots make routine intersection takeoffs)
✔✔"Runway # at (taxiway) intersection departure (remaining length in ft) available" -
✔✔Phraseology for intersection takeoff
✔✔full length - ✔✔do not use the term ________ ________ when runway length
available for departures has been temporarily shortened
✔✔full length - ✔✔on permanently shortened runways, do not use the term _______
_______ until the Chart Supplement U.S. is updated
✔✔False - ✔✔(true/false) A pilot's read back of taxi instructions with the runway
assignment is not considered confirmation of runway assignment?
✔✔nonmovement - ✔✔The movement of a/c or vehicles on __________ areas is the
responsibility of the pilot, the aircraft operator, or the airport management
✔✔absence of holding instructions - ✔✔The _____________ authorizes an
aircraft/vehicle to cross all taxiways that intersect the taxi route
✔✔connecting - ✔✔_______ taxiways with the same identifier (A-> A1) at the approach
end of the runway can be omitted from the clearance.
✔✔1300 ft or less - ✔✔Clearance to cross multiple runways can only be issued when
taxi distance between centerlines is __________ and a request must be submitted and
approved by Service area director or ATops
✔✔perpendicular - ✔✔controllers should avoid crossing points that are not _________
or nearly ___________ to the runway to be crossed
