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ATSC 231 Block 1 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Wx influences - ✔✔Aircraft efficiency
Pax comfort
Flight Safety
Part 95 - ✔✔GA
Part 135 - ✔✔Charters/ Air taxis
Part 121 - ✔✔Airlines
NOAA - ✔✔National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NESDIS - ✔✔National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Is NESDEIS under FAA or NOAA - ✔✔NOAA
NCEP - ✔✔National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NWS - ✔✔National Weather Service
SPC - ✔✔Storm Prediction Center, Predicts storms, convective wx and sometimes winter wx & fire wx.
AWC - ✔✔Aviation Weather Center, produce wx products for flight, Airmets, Sigments, plotting wx for
all aviation needs.
NHC - ✔✔National Hurricane Center, proviced the NWS with hurricane wx and info.
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NCEP Central Ops - ✔✔Run the computer models, linking all the computer centers together. Make all the
wx charts.
WPC - ✔✔Weather Prediction Center (Also called HPC) analyze the computer models, flood forecasts
and draw surface charts.
AAWU - ✔✔Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit, handle all the wx in the alaska area for aviation purposes,
specialized for alaska.
CWSU - ✔✔Center Weather Service Unit, located in Air Route Traffic Control Centers, staffed by NWS
Meteorologist. Provide wx to controllers who pass to pilots, and log PIREPS from pilots.
WFO - ✔✔Weather Forecast Office, facilities doing wx forecasts for local use, such as blizzard watches.
Are at nationwide at 118 locations
FAA - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is an operating
mode of the Department of Transportation responsible for the safety of civil aviation.
ATCSCC - ✔✔Air Traffic Control System Command Center, the brains behind the whole airspace setting
delays, managing aircraft flow on a national level. Supported by NWS Meteorologists.
ARTCC - ✔✔Air Route Traffic Control Center, provides traffic separation, wx information to and from
pilots.
TRACON - ✔✔Terminal Radar Approach Control, manage airspace in a specific area as approach and
departure. Stay on top of the WX and PIREPS. Such as KRDR.
ATCT - ✔✔Air Traffic Control Tower, Control tower at a specific airport, like KGFK Tower. Controllers
can get certified to become official Wx observers.
FSS - ✔✔Flight Service Station. Provide WX Briefings, PIREPS, Open flight plans and conduct VFR search
and rescue services.
Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
ATSC 231 Block 1 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Wx influences - ✔✔Aircraft efficiency
Pax comfort
Flight Safety
Part 95 - ✔✔GA
Part 135 - ✔✔Charters/ Air taxis
Part 121 - ✔✔Airlines
NOAA - ✔✔National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NESDIS - ✔✔National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Is NESDEIS under FAA or NOAA - ✔✔NOAA
NCEP - ✔✔National Centers for Environmental Prediction
NWS - ✔✔National Weather Service
SPC - ✔✔Storm Prediction Center, Predicts storms, convective wx and sometimes winter wx & fire wx.
AWC - ✔✔Aviation Weather Center, produce wx products for flight, Airmets, Sigments, plotting wx for
all aviation needs.
NHC - ✔✔National Hurricane Center, proviced the NWS with hurricane wx and info.
Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
, 2|Page
NCEP Central Ops - ✔✔Run the computer models, linking all the computer centers together. Make all the
wx charts.
WPC - ✔✔Weather Prediction Center (Also called HPC) analyze the computer models, flood forecasts
and draw surface charts.
AAWU - ✔✔Alaskan Aviation Weather Unit, handle all the wx in the alaska area for aviation purposes,
specialized for alaska.
CWSU - ✔✔Center Weather Service Unit, located in Air Route Traffic Control Centers, staffed by NWS
Meteorologist. Provide wx to controllers who pass to pilots, and log PIREPS from pilots.
WFO - ✔✔Weather Forecast Office, facilities doing wx forecasts for local use, such as blizzard watches.
Are at nationwide at 118 locations
FAA - ✔✔Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is an operating
mode of the Department of Transportation responsible for the safety of civil aviation.
ATCSCC - ✔✔Air Traffic Control System Command Center, the brains behind the whole airspace setting
delays, managing aircraft flow on a national level. Supported by NWS Meteorologists.
ARTCC - ✔✔Air Route Traffic Control Center, provides traffic separation, wx information to and from
pilots.
TRACON - ✔✔Terminal Radar Approach Control, manage airspace in a specific area as approach and
departure. Stay on top of the WX and PIREPS. Such as KRDR.
ATCT - ✔✔Air Traffic Control Tower, Control tower at a specific airport, like KGFK Tower. Controllers
can get certified to become official Wx observers.
FSS - ✔✔Flight Service Station. Provide WX Briefings, PIREPS, Open flight plans and conduct VFR search
and rescue services.
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