FAA ATC BASICS BLOCK 3 CORRECT
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Which airspeed is used in pilot/controller communications? - ANSWER IAS
Which airspeed is used in flight planning? - ANSWER TAS
Which airspeed is used in en route portion of flight? - ANSWER TAS
What is ratio of TAS to speed of sound in decimal form? - ANSWER Mach
Which speed is corrected for effects of wind? - ANSWER Groundspeed
Which airspeed is relative to undisturbed air mass? - ANSWER TAS
As altitude increases, what happens to IAS and TAS? - ANSWER IAS decreases, but
TAS remains same
Air becomes less dense in relation to which altitudes and temperatures? - ANSWER
Higher altitudes and temperatures
What is the intended path of the aircraft over the earth's surface? - ANSWER True
course
What is the actual path of an aircraft over the earth's surface? - ANSWER Track
What is the equation for True Heading? - ANSWER TC +- Wind Correction Angle
What is the equation for magnetic heading? - ANSWER True heading +- variation
What is the equation for compass heading? - ANSWER MH +- deviation
What is the basic method of navigation used for flying a predetermined course taking
into account effects of wind? - ANSWER Dead reckoning
15. Navigating airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course,
heading, wind direction, speed, ground speed and elapsed time is __? - ANSWER
Dead reckoning
Determination of position by identification of landmarks and their representation on a
chart is: - ANSWER Pilotage
Pilotage is most suitable for which aircraft? - ANSWER Slow aircraft flying close to the
ground in VFR weather
, What are two types of disturbances that NDBs are subject to? - ANSWER lightning &
precipitation; at night they are vulnerable to interference from distant stations
Which supplementary ILS component is a low power, l/m frequency radio beacon
installed at the site of the outer or middle marker? - ANSWER Compass locator
The localizer signal is usable in what vertical and lateral distances? - ANSWER
Vertical: from 18NM btw 1,000ft and 4,500ft above elevation of antennae sight
Laterally: on-course indications are 2 1/2 degrees either side of centerline
ILS not usable if which component is out of service? - ANSWER Localizer
What frequency does the glide slope operate on? - ANSWER UHF
What ILS component provides information for navigation down to the lowest decision
altitude DA? - ANSWER Glide slope
Who is responsible for operating the GPS satellite constellation and monitors the GPS
satellites? - ANSWER Department of Defense
What are the 3 systems used in aviation to confirm and improve GPS accuracy? -
ANSWER WAAS - Wide area Augmentation System
LAAS - Local area augmentation system
RAIM - Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
Which navigation method includes FMS computer and utilizes a series of waypoints? -
ANSWER RNAV (Area Navigation)
What are the three fixed route systems for navigation purposes and what are the letters
that identify them on charts, and what airspaces are they associated with? - ANSWER
Airways (Victor): Class E
Jet Routes (J): Class A
RNAV Routes (Q/T): Class A & E
What are the vertical dimensions of VOR airways? - ANSWER 1,200ft AGL up to but
not including 18,000ft MSL
Which directional orientations are associated with odd numbered Victor airways? With
even? - ANSWER Odd: North to South
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Which airspeed is used in pilot/controller communications? - ANSWER IAS
Which airspeed is used in flight planning? - ANSWER TAS
Which airspeed is used in en route portion of flight? - ANSWER TAS
What is ratio of TAS to speed of sound in decimal form? - ANSWER Mach
Which speed is corrected for effects of wind? - ANSWER Groundspeed
Which airspeed is relative to undisturbed air mass? - ANSWER TAS
As altitude increases, what happens to IAS and TAS? - ANSWER IAS decreases, but
TAS remains same
Air becomes less dense in relation to which altitudes and temperatures? - ANSWER
Higher altitudes and temperatures
What is the intended path of the aircraft over the earth's surface? - ANSWER True
course
What is the actual path of an aircraft over the earth's surface? - ANSWER Track
What is the equation for True Heading? - ANSWER TC +- Wind Correction Angle
What is the equation for magnetic heading? - ANSWER True heading +- variation
What is the equation for compass heading? - ANSWER MH +- deviation
What is the basic method of navigation used for flying a predetermined course taking
into account effects of wind? - ANSWER Dead reckoning
15. Navigating airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course,
heading, wind direction, speed, ground speed and elapsed time is __? - ANSWER
Dead reckoning
Determination of position by identification of landmarks and their representation on a
chart is: - ANSWER Pilotage
Pilotage is most suitable for which aircraft? - ANSWER Slow aircraft flying close to the
ground in VFR weather
, What are two types of disturbances that NDBs are subject to? - ANSWER lightning &
precipitation; at night they are vulnerable to interference from distant stations
Which supplementary ILS component is a low power, l/m frequency radio beacon
installed at the site of the outer or middle marker? - ANSWER Compass locator
The localizer signal is usable in what vertical and lateral distances? - ANSWER
Vertical: from 18NM btw 1,000ft and 4,500ft above elevation of antennae sight
Laterally: on-course indications are 2 1/2 degrees either side of centerline
ILS not usable if which component is out of service? - ANSWER Localizer
What frequency does the glide slope operate on? - ANSWER UHF
What ILS component provides information for navigation down to the lowest decision
altitude DA? - ANSWER Glide slope
Who is responsible for operating the GPS satellite constellation and monitors the GPS
satellites? - ANSWER Department of Defense
What are the 3 systems used in aviation to confirm and improve GPS accuracy? -
ANSWER WAAS - Wide area Augmentation System
LAAS - Local area augmentation system
RAIM - Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
Which navigation method includes FMS computer and utilizes a series of waypoints? -
ANSWER RNAV (Area Navigation)
What are the three fixed route systems for navigation purposes and what are the letters
that identify them on charts, and what airspaces are they associated with? - ANSWER
Airways (Victor): Class E
Jet Routes (J): Class A
RNAV Routes (Q/T): Class A & E
What are the vertical dimensions of VOR airways? - ANSWER 1,200ft AGL up to but
not including 18,000ft MSL
Which directional orientations are associated with odd numbered Victor airways? With
even? - ANSWER Odd: North to South
