ATC Basics Block 1
ATC facilities are under one of the three _____ according to their geographic area -
answer Service Areas
Name the three ATO service areas - answer Western, Central, Eastern
The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of ______
- answer Air Traffic Services AJT
The ATO is managed by an - answer COO, Chief Operating Officer
What is the purpose of the ATC System? - answer Prevent collisions and provide safe,
orderly and expeditious flow of traffic S.O.E
What is duty priority? - answer Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What is procedural preference? - answer Automation preferred of non-automation.
Radar separation preferred over non radar unless operational advantage.
What is operational priority - answerDistress, medevac, search and rescue, presidential,
flight check, special military and civilian operations, diverted flights
Are addition services optional to the controller? - answerNO
List two important additional services - answerTraffic advisories and bird activity
What are the three ATC facilities - answerFlight service station (FSS)
Terminal,
Air route traffic control center.
Terminal facility levels - answer5-12
En route facility levels - answer9-12
Factors that contribute to the level of facilities - answerNumber of operations. Number of
runways.
Surrounding terrain.
Type of A/C
_____ ATC facility has no direct control authority over IFR or VFR traffic - answerFlight
Service Stations, FSS
, What are the 5 Flight service station, FSS positions - answerFlight data
Broadcast
Preflight
En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
In-flight
What does the Flight data/NOTAM/ Coordinator for FSS do? - answerCompile,
evaluate, record, and disseminate NOTAMs and flight movement data. Initiate required
search and rescue.
What does the broadcast position at the FSS do? - answerEvaluate, record, and
disseminate weather through TIBS and HIWAS.
What does the pre-flight position at the FSS do? - answerBrief pilots on current and
forecasted weather, NOTAMs, and flow control restrictions.
What's the EFAS or En route flight advisory service position do at the FSS? -
answerProvide en route aircraft timely and pertinent weather data. Called flight watch.
What year was the Civil Aeronautics authority created? - answer1938
True or false, FSSs provide radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft. - answerFalse
The FSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the _______ -
answerFlight data/NOTAM/Coordinator
The FSS position that issues airport advisories is the ______ position - answerIn-flight
List the 6 positions in the tower - answerFlight data
Clearance delivery
Ground control
Local control
Tower associate
Tower coordinator
What does flight data do? - answerProcess and forward flight plan info. Observe and
report weather info. Compile statistical data.
What does the clearance delivery position do in the tower - answerProcess and forward
flight plan information.
Issue clearances and ensure accuracy of pilot read back.
What are the only two positions in the terminal environment that are called "Tower
positions" - answerGround and local control
ATC facilities are under one of the three _____ according to their geographic area -
answer Service Areas
Name the three ATO service areas - answer Western, Central, Eastern
The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of ______
- answer Air Traffic Services AJT
The ATO is managed by an - answer COO, Chief Operating Officer
What is the purpose of the ATC System? - answer Prevent collisions and provide safe,
orderly and expeditious flow of traffic S.O.E
What is duty priority? - answer Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What is procedural preference? - answer Automation preferred of non-automation.
Radar separation preferred over non radar unless operational advantage.
What is operational priority - answerDistress, medevac, search and rescue, presidential,
flight check, special military and civilian operations, diverted flights
Are addition services optional to the controller? - answerNO
List two important additional services - answerTraffic advisories and bird activity
What are the three ATC facilities - answerFlight service station (FSS)
Terminal,
Air route traffic control center.
Terminal facility levels - answer5-12
En route facility levels - answer9-12
Factors that contribute to the level of facilities - answerNumber of operations. Number of
runways.
Surrounding terrain.
Type of A/C
_____ ATC facility has no direct control authority over IFR or VFR traffic - answerFlight
Service Stations, FSS
, What are the 5 Flight service station, FSS positions - answerFlight data
Broadcast
Preflight
En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
In-flight
What does the Flight data/NOTAM/ Coordinator for FSS do? - answerCompile,
evaluate, record, and disseminate NOTAMs and flight movement data. Initiate required
search and rescue.
What does the broadcast position at the FSS do? - answerEvaluate, record, and
disseminate weather through TIBS and HIWAS.
What does the pre-flight position at the FSS do? - answerBrief pilots on current and
forecasted weather, NOTAMs, and flow control restrictions.
What's the EFAS or En route flight advisory service position do at the FSS? -
answerProvide en route aircraft timely and pertinent weather data. Called flight watch.
What year was the Civil Aeronautics authority created? - answer1938
True or false, FSSs provide radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft. - answerFalse
The FSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the _______ -
answerFlight data/NOTAM/Coordinator
The FSS position that issues airport advisories is the ______ position - answerIn-flight
List the 6 positions in the tower - answerFlight data
Clearance delivery
Ground control
Local control
Tower associate
Tower coordinator
What does flight data do? - answerProcess and forward flight plan info. Observe and
report weather info. Compile statistical data.
What does the clearance delivery position do in the tower - answerProcess and forward
flight plan information.
Issue clearances and ensure accuracy of pilot read back.
What are the only two positions in the terminal environment that are called "Tower
positions" - answerGround and local control
