ATC TERMINAL CORE MAIN ALL ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔what will you issue if you are unable to contact the airport management or operator?
- ✔✔issue a NOTAM
✔✔phraseology for disabled aircraft on runway? - ✔✔disabled aircraft on runway
✔✔who can legally close a runway? - ✔✔Airport management/military operations office
✔✔who are not authorized to issue NOTAMs? - ✔✔military controllers
✔✔phraseology for precipitation condition on runways? - ✔✔all runways covered by
compacted snow six inches deep
✔✔inform the pilot the runway is closed or unsafe when? - ✔✔aircraft requests
✔✔quote appropriate parts of the NOTAM applying to the runway and inform that a
clearance cannot be issued when? - ✔✔the pilot persists
✔✔tell pilot the operation will be at his own risk when? - ✔✔the pilot insists
✔✔phraseology for closed runway? - ✔✔runway closed/unsafe
unable to issue departure/landing/touch-and-go clearance
departure/landing/touch-and-go will be at your own risk
✔✔how shall you issue airport condition information necessary for an aircraft's safe
operation? - ✔✔in time for it to be useful to the pilot
✔✔what may be degraded on wet ash? - ✔✔braking action
✔✔what may necessitate minimum use of reverse thrust? - ✔✔dry ash on the runway
,✔✔how shall you furnish quality of braking action? - ✔✔as received from pilots or the
airport management
✔✔what terms are used to describe braking action? - ✔✔good, fair, poor, nil
✔✔what term is used to indicate bad or no braking action? - ✔✔nil
✔✔braking action reports will include? - ✔✔type of aircraft or vehicle reporting
if it affects only a portion of the runway, obtain enough info to describe in easy to
understand terms
✔✔examples of braking action reports? - ✔✔braking action poor first half of runway,
reported by a Lockheed Ten Eleven
✔✔what should be used rather than landmark descriptions when reporting braking
action? - ✔✔descriptive terms such as first or last half of the runway
✔✔what will be included on braking action reports when it is fair, poor, or nil? -
✔✔"ATIS advisories are in effect"
✔✔issue the latest braking action report for the runway in use to each arriving and
departing aircraft... - ✔✔early enough to be of benefit to the pilot
✔✔when the arriving or departing aircraft is a heavy or a super? - ✔✔include reports
from a heavy or super when possible
✔✔if no report has been received for the runway of intended use... - ✔✔issue an
advisory to that effect
✔✔phraseology for runway with no braking action report? - ✔✔no braking action reports
received for runway
✔✔what will be solicited for runway braking action? - ✔✔PIREPs
✔✔for normal operations, what must remain in the retracted or down position? -
✔✔arresting systems remotely controlled by ATC
✔✔the barrier or cable on the departure end of the runway will be used when? - ✔✔a
request to raise a barrier or hook cable
✔✔the approach end barrier or cable system is required when? - ✔✔specifically
requested that approach end be raised
, ✔✔when will you raise arresting systems? - ✔✔requested by a pilot
✔✔what is the standard emergency phraseology for arresting system to be raised? -
✔✔barrier barrier barrier
cable cable cable
✔✔a military jet is landing with known or suspected radio failure or conditions will
indicate? - ✔✔that arresting system may be needed
✔✔the barrier/cable may remain in a raised position provided aircraft are advised
when? - ✔✔requested by military authority due to freezing weather
✔✔phraseology for raised barrier/cable system? - ✔✔your departure/landing will be
toward/over a raised barrier/cable on runway
✔✔example of phraseology for raised barrier/cable? - ✔✔"runway on four arresting
cable on thousand feet from threshold"
✔✔phraseology to inform pilot of the indicated barrier/cable position when requested? -
✔✔barrier/cable indicates up/down. cleared for takeoff/to land
✔✔what will you do if an aircraft engages a raised barrier/cable? - ✔✔initiate crash
alarm procedures immediately
✔✔when will crash alarm systems not need to be activated? - ✔✔for preplanned
practice engagements not associated with emergencies
✔✔the runway most nearly aligned with the wind will be used when? - ✔✔wind is 5
knots or more
✔✔the "calm wind" runway will be used when? - ✔✔wind is less than 5 knots
✔✔if a pilot prefers to use a runway different from that specified... - ✔✔pilot is expected
to advise ATC
✔✔use the runway most nearly aligned with the wind or the "calm wind" runway unless
use of another runway? - ✔✔operationally advantageous
requested by the pilot
✔✔state the runway in use when? - ✔✔conducting aircraft operations on other than the
advertised active runway
✔✔the wind will be described as calm when? - ✔✔wind velocity is less than 3 knots
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔what will you issue if you are unable to contact the airport management or operator?
- ✔✔issue a NOTAM
✔✔phraseology for disabled aircraft on runway? - ✔✔disabled aircraft on runway
✔✔who can legally close a runway? - ✔✔Airport management/military operations office
✔✔who are not authorized to issue NOTAMs? - ✔✔military controllers
✔✔phraseology for precipitation condition on runways? - ✔✔all runways covered by
compacted snow six inches deep
✔✔inform the pilot the runway is closed or unsafe when? - ✔✔aircraft requests
✔✔quote appropriate parts of the NOTAM applying to the runway and inform that a
clearance cannot be issued when? - ✔✔the pilot persists
✔✔tell pilot the operation will be at his own risk when? - ✔✔the pilot insists
✔✔phraseology for closed runway? - ✔✔runway closed/unsafe
unable to issue departure/landing/touch-and-go clearance
departure/landing/touch-and-go will be at your own risk
✔✔how shall you issue airport condition information necessary for an aircraft's safe
operation? - ✔✔in time for it to be useful to the pilot
✔✔what may be degraded on wet ash? - ✔✔braking action
✔✔what may necessitate minimum use of reverse thrust? - ✔✔dry ash on the runway
,✔✔how shall you furnish quality of braking action? - ✔✔as received from pilots or the
airport management
✔✔what terms are used to describe braking action? - ✔✔good, fair, poor, nil
✔✔what term is used to indicate bad or no braking action? - ✔✔nil
✔✔braking action reports will include? - ✔✔type of aircraft or vehicle reporting
if it affects only a portion of the runway, obtain enough info to describe in easy to
understand terms
✔✔examples of braking action reports? - ✔✔braking action poor first half of runway,
reported by a Lockheed Ten Eleven
✔✔what should be used rather than landmark descriptions when reporting braking
action? - ✔✔descriptive terms such as first or last half of the runway
✔✔what will be included on braking action reports when it is fair, poor, or nil? -
✔✔"ATIS advisories are in effect"
✔✔issue the latest braking action report for the runway in use to each arriving and
departing aircraft... - ✔✔early enough to be of benefit to the pilot
✔✔when the arriving or departing aircraft is a heavy or a super? - ✔✔include reports
from a heavy or super when possible
✔✔if no report has been received for the runway of intended use... - ✔✔issue an
advisory to that effect
✔✔phraseology for runway with no braking action report? - ✔✔no braking action reports
received for runway
✔✔what will be solicited for runway braking action? - ✔✔PIREPs
✔✔for normal operations, what must remain in the retracted or down position? -
✔✔arresting systems remotely controlled by ATC
✔✔the barrier or cable on the departure end of the runway will be used when? - ✔✔a
request to raise a barrier or hook cable
✔✔the approach end barrier or cable system is required when? - ✔✔specifically
requested that approach end be raised
, ✔✔when will you raise arresting systems? - ✔✔requested by a pilot
✔✔what is the standard emergency phraseology for arresting system to be raised? -
✔✔barrier barrier barrier
cable cable cable
✔✔a military jet is landing with known or suspected radio failure or conditions will
indicate? - ✔✔that arresting system may be needed
✔✔the barrier/cable may remain in a raised position provided aircraft are advised
when? - ✔✔requested by military authority due to freezing weather
✔✔phraseology for raised barrier/cable system? - ✔✔your departure/landing will be
toward/over a raised barrier/cable on runway
✔✔example of phraseology for raised barrier/cable? - ✔✔"runway on four arresting
cable on thousand feet from threshold"
✔✔phraseology to inform pilot of the indicated barrier/cable position when requested? -
✔✔barrier/cable indicates up/down. cleared for takeoff/to land
✔✔what will you do if an aircraft engages a raised barrier/cable? - ✔✔initiate crash
alarm procedures immediately
✔✔when will crash alarm systems not need to be activated? - ✔✔for preplanned
practice engagements not associated with emergencies
✔✔the runway most nearly aligned with the wind will be used when? - ✔✔wind is 5
knots or more
✔✔the "calm wind" runway will be used when? - ✔✔wind is less than 5 knots
✔✔if a pilot prefers to use a runway different from that specified... - ✔✔pilot is expected
to advise ATC
✔✔use the runway most nearly aligned with the wind or the "calm wind" runway unless
use of another runway? - ✔✔operationally advantageous
requested by the pilot
✔✔state the runway in use when? - ✔✔conducting aircraft operations on other than the
advertised active runway
✔✔the wind will be described as calm when? - ✔✔wind velocity is less than 3 knots
