ATC MIDTERM JAMES ADAMICK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The basic function of an air route traffic control center (ARTCC) is to separate traffic - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Between Airports
Which of the following is not an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Northern Boarder Domestic ADIZ
The transfer of separation responsibility between two ARTCCs or an ARTCC and a smaller facility (such as
an approach control) is described by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a letter of agreement
When a handoff occurs, the receiving controller can issue new heading and altitudes to the aircraft even
though the aircraft has not yet entered their sector. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Within the ARTCC, the controller whose job it is to assist the other controllers and pass on pertinent
information to controllers working in other sectors is known as the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Flight Data
Controller
In order, the three priorities of flight are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
The first air traffic controller was Archie W. League. He first worked at which of the following airports? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅St. Louis
The first Air Traffic Control Units were developed by: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Several major airlines
Which of the following are recommendations of the Special Committee 31 report? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅All are recommendations
While taxiing for takeoff, you notice that the tower is flashing a white light at you. This means: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Return to starting point on airport
, What was the initial driving force for the development of commercial aviation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Air Mail
The Airmail Act of 1925 authorized: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The postmaster general to contract with
private corporations to carry airmail
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 was the direct result of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Morrow Report
One of the major provisions of the creation of the Bureau of Air Commerce in 1934 was: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The federal requirement for pilots to be licensed
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 divided the functions of the Civil Aeronautics Authority into _______
groups. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3
The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 allowed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The airlines to determine their
own fares and route structure
The driving force behind the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 was - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A series of mid-
air collisions
A pilot needs to accurately know the visibility on the airport when executing any instrument approach.
His/her ability to fly the aircraft to a safe landing requires the pilot be able to see runway environment.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed equipment to monitor and report the runway
visibility. This equipment is known as a: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Transmissometer
What information does a TACAN provide that a VOR does not? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DME
You are flying at 12,000 ft. AGL. When you pass directly over a VORTAC, what will your DME indication
be? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅2
Which of the following is a precision approach? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ILS
ANSWERS
The basic function of an air route traffic control center (ARTCC) is to separate traffic - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Between Airports
Which of the following is not an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Northern Boarder Domestic ADIZ
The transfer of separation responsibility between two ARTCCs or an ARTCC and a smaller facility (such as
an approach control) is described by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a letter of agreement
When a handoff occurs, the receiving controller can issue new heading and altitudes to the aircraft even
though the aircraft has not yet entered their sector. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Within the ARTCC, the controller whose job it is to assist the other controllers and pass on pertinent
information to controllers working in other sectors is known as the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Flight Data
Controller
In order, the three priorities of flight are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
The first air traffic controller was Archie W. League. He first worked at which of the following airports? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅St. Louis
The first Air Traffic Control Units were developed by: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Several major airlines
Which of the following are recommendations of the Special Committee 31 report? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅All are recommendations
While taxiing for takeoff, you notice that the tower is flashing a white light at you. This means: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Return to starting point on airport
, What was the initial driving force for the development of commercial aviation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Air Mail
The Airmail Act of 1925 authorized: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The postmaster general to contract with
private corporations to carry airmail
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 was the direct result of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Morrow Report
One of the major provisions of the creation of the Bureau of Air Commerce in 1934 was: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The federal requirement for pilots to be licensed
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 divided the functions of the Civil Aeronautics Authority into _______
groups. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3
The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 allowed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The airlines to determine their
own fares and route structure
The driving force behind the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 was - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A series of mid-
air collisions
A pilot needs to accurately know the visibility on the airport when executing any instrument approach.
His/her ability to fly the aircraft to a safe landing requires the pilot be able to see runway environment.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed equipment to monitor and report the runway
visibility. This equipment is known as a: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Transmissometer
What information does a TACAN provide that a VOR does not? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅DME
You are flying at 12,000 ft. AGL. When you pass directly over a VORTAC, what will your DME indication
be? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅2
Which of the following is a precision approach? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ILS
