NIFE FR&R Exam Complete Questions
and Correct Answers
What is the FAA responsible for? - ✔✔The Federal Aviation Administration is
responsible for establishing, reviewing, and enforcing general regulations for all
aviation activities in the US
What does the FAA create to help with this? - ✔✔The FAR (Federal Aviation
Regulation)
-Most important part in FAR Part 91 "General Operating and Flight Rules"
What else did the FAA create? - ✔✔The AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual)
which is the official guide to basic flight information and ATC procedures for use
in the National Airspace System
Difference between AIM and FAR - ✔✔While the wording in the AIM might be
different, the information is consistent with FAR Part 91 and normally easier to
read.
Priority of Regulations - ✔✔Specific Aircraft NATOPS Flight Manual
CNAF M-3710.7
Flight Information Pubs (FLIPs)
FAR Part 91
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,Talk about wording - ✔✔Shall: procedure is mandatory
Should: procedure is recommended
May/Need Not: procedure is optional
What does the ATC do? (2 things) - ✔✔1) Enforces FAR Part 91
2) Approves flight plans and grants clearances
ATC Flight Service Station (FSS) - ✔✔1) Provide pilot briefings
2) En route comms
3) Search and rescue services
4) Assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations
5) Relay ATC clearances
6) Originate NOTAMs
7) Broadcast Aviation Weather
8) Receive and process flight plans
9) Provide some flight following
10) Monitor Navigational Aids
Control Tower - ✔✔Agency responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious
flow of traffic operating on and in the vicinity of an airport
3 Parts of Control Tower - ✔✔1) Clearance Delivery
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, 2) Ground
3) Tower (maintain efficient flow of traffic in airspace)
Approach Control (APC) - ✔✔Control instrument flight rules traffic in terminal
area (any area where ATC services provided)
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - ✔✔"Center" is established primarily
to control en route IFR traffic, i.e. IFR traffic that is between terminal areas
Pilot in Command (PIC) responsibilities - ✔✔PIC: "The pilot responsible for the
operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time"
Directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to the operation of that
aircraft
3710.7: Responsible for the safe, orderly flight of aircraft and well-being of the
crew.
Approval Preflight Planning - ✔✔Weather reports and forecasts
NOTAMs
Fuel Requirements
Alternate Airfields
Anticipated traffic delays
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and Correct Answers
What is the FAA responsible for? - ✔✔The Federal Aviation Administration is
responsible for establishing, reviewing, and enforcing general regulations for all
aviation activities in the US
What does the FAA create to help with this? - ✔✔The FAR (Federal Aviation
Regulation)
-Most important part in FAR Part 91 "General Operating and Flight Rules"
What else did the FAA create? - ✔✔The AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual)
which is the official guide to basic flight information and ATC procedures for use
in the National Airspace System
Difference between AIM and FAR - ✔✔While the wording in the AIM might be
different, the information is consistent with FAR Part 91 and normally easier to
read.
Priority of Regulations - ✔✔Specific Aircraft NATOPS Flight Manual
CNAF M-3710.7
Flight Information Pubs (FLIPs)
FAR Part 91
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,Talk about wording - ✔✔Shall: procedure is mandatory
Should: procedure is recommended
May/Need Not: procedure is optional
What does the ATC do? (2 things) - ✔✔1) Enforces FAR Part 91
2) Approves flight plans and grants clearances
ATC Flight Service Station (FSS) - ✔✔1) Provide pilot briefings
2) En route comms
3) Search and rescue services
4) Assist lost aircraft and aircraft in emergency situations
5) Relay ATC clearances
6) Originate NOTAMs
7) Broadcast Aviation Weather
8) Receive and process flight plans
9) Provide some flight following
10) Monitor Navigational Aids
Control Tower - ✔✔Agency responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious
flow of traffic operating on and in the vicinity of an airport
3 Parts of Control Tower - ✔✔1) Clearance Delivery
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, 2) Ground
3) Tower (maintain efficient flow of traffic in airspace)
Approach Control (APC) - ✔✔Control instrument flight rules traffic in terminal
area (any area where ATC services provided)
Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) - ✔✔"Center" is established primarily
to control en route IFR traffic, i.e. IFR traffic that is between terminal areas
Pilot in Command (PIC) responsibilities - ✔✔PIC: "The pilot responsible for the
operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time"
Directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to the operation of that
aircraft
3710.7: Responsible for the safe, orderly flight of aircraft and well-being of the
crew.
Approval Preflight Planning - ✔✔Weather reports and forecasts
NOTAMs
Fuel Requirements
Alternate Airfields
Anticipated traffic delays
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