AMT 201 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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Bureau of Air Commerce ✔✔ Duty of the secretary of Dept. of Commerce to:
Promote & encourage, not so much to regulate, the growth of aviation through the
establishment of airways and navigation aids
Airmail Act of 1925 ✔✔ AKA Kelly Airmail Act ; Authorized postmaster to contract with private
individuals and corporations to transport mail
Precision Approach ✔✔ - Pilot is provided positive vertical navigation guidance while flying the
final approach segment
- This descent path is known as a glide path
- When a designated altitude is reach, DA (MSL) or DH (AGL), pilot
must determine whether a safe landing can be made
- Minimums are lower since both lateral and vertical guidance are being provided
- More expensive systems
Non Precision (lateral guidance) ✔✔ Localizer, VOR, VOR-DME, GPS
Precision (lateral and vertical guidance) ✔✔ ILS, MLS, GCA, PAR
Runway Numbering ✔✔ Referred to by a number between 1 and 36
- Determined by magnetic heading of runway, rounded to the nearest whole 10o, trailing zero is
dropped
-262o - 26 (stated as runway two six)
-008o - 01 (stated as runway one)
, -108o - 10 (stated as runway one zero)
Yellow Runway and taxiway coloring ✔✔ Yellow generally denotes taxiway:
-Edge line is can be solid or dash
-Taxiway centerline • Holding points
-Etc.
White Runway and taxiway coloring ✔✔ White generally denotes runway:
-Edge line is solid, continuous line marking runway outline
-Landing threshold • Runway centerline • Touchdown zone
-Aiming Point
Runway lighting ✔✔ - Edge lights normally white, though amber is used to denote approach of
runway end
Taxiway Lighting ✔✔ -Edge lights normally blue
-Centerline (if installed) are green
Approach lighting systems ✔✔ - Designed to help pilot transition from instrument to visual
flying
- Generally extend along runway centerline from the approach end of the runway
Vertical Guidance Systems ✔✔ -Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
Missed Approach Segment ✔✔ • A procedure used when an instrument approach cannot be
completed to
100% Correct
Bureau of Air Commerce ✔✔ Duty of the secretary of Dept. of Commerce to:
Promote & encourage, not so much to regulate, the growth of aviation through the
establishment of airways and navigation aids
Airmail Act of 1925 ✔✔ AKA Kelly Airmail Act ; Authorized postmaster to contract with private
individuals and corporations to transport mail
Precision Approach ✔✔ - Pilot is provided positive vertical navigation guidance while flying the
final approach segment
- This descent path is known as a glide path
- When a designated altitude is reach, DA (MSL) or DH (AGL), pilot
must determine whether a safe landing can be made
- Minimums are lower since both lateral and vertical guidance are being provided
- More expensive systems
Non Precision (lateral guidance) ✔✔ Localizer, VOR, VOR-DME, GPS
Precision (lateral and vertical guidance) ✔✔ ILS, MLS, GCA, PAR
Runway Numbering ✔✔ Referred to by a number between 1 and 36
- Determined by magnetic heading of runway, rounded to the nearest whole 10o, trailing zero is
dropped
-262o - 26 (stated as runway two six)
-008o - 01 (stated as runway one)
, -108o - 10 (stated as runway one zero)
Yellow Runway and taxiway coloring ✔✔ Yellow generally denotes taxiway:
-Edge line is can be solid or dash
-Taxiway centerline • Holding points
-Etc.
White Runway and taxiway coloring ✔✔ White generally denotes runway:
-Edge line is solid, continuous line marking runway outline
-Landing threshold • Runway centerline • Touchdown zone
-Aiming Point
Runway lighting ✔✔ - Edge lights normally white, though amber is used to denote approach of
runway end
Taxiway Lighting ✔✔ -Edge lights normally blue
-Centerline (if installed) are green
Approach lighting systems ✔✔ - Designed to help pilot transition from instrument to visual
flying
- Generally extend along runway centerline from the approach end of the runway
Vertical Guidance Systems ✔✔ -Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
Missed Approach Segment ✔✔ • A procedure used when an instrument approach cannot be
completed to
