ATC BASICS FINAL REVIEW
CORRECT QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
Air Traffic Control service to aircraft is provided on a (Blank) Basis except for the
following? LP2 PG21 - ANSWER First come First Serve, Distress, Air Ambulance,
Presidential, Search and Rescue, Special Mil or Civ ops, Flight Check, IFR over SVFR,
Diverted
Position that assumes responsibility for managing traffic flows when staffed? LP2 PG46
- ANSWER Radar Coordinator
Performs inter and intra facility coordinations? LP2 PG46 - ANSWER Radar
Coordinator
Basic minimum Altitude separation between IFR Aircraft is? LP5 PG7 - ANSWER 1,000
feet up to and including FL410
Reduced Vertical Seperation Minimum (RVSM) LP 5 PG7 - ANSWER 1000 feet up to
and including FL 410
Non-RVSM seperation rules. LP5 PG7 - ANSWER 2000 ft seperation at or above
FL290
Seperation Minima increase with altitude because? LP 5 PG7 - ANSWER Altimeter
errors are more likely
RVSM Altitudes? LP 5 PG8 - ANSWER FL290 to FL410
Separation above FL 6000 between military aircraft? - ANSWER 5000ft
Above FL 410 all routes are even or odd? - ANSWER Odd
Who is responsible for canceling and FDC NOTAM? LP6 PG15 - ANSWER NOTAM
issuing authority
Classification if NOTAMs containing flight information that is normally regulatory in
nature including , but not limited to, changes to IFR charts, procedures, and airspace
usage? LP6 PG15 - ANSWER FDC NOTAM
System for disseminations aeronautical information is made up of what two systems?
LP6 PG 3 - ANSWER AIS and NOTAM
Airmen's Information System (AIS) consists of? - ANSWER Charts and Publications
, Which of the Following is a component of a secondary radar system?
A) Transponder
B)MTI
C)Circular polarization
D)Receiver - ANSWER Transponder
What Radar system relies on reflected radio signals and does NOT require equipment
in the Aircraft? - ANSWER Primary Radar
Secondary radar interference caused by a transponder replying excessively is called? -
ANSWER Ring Around
Two types of types of radar polarization? - ANSWER Linear and Circular
The altitude in the standard atmosphere corresponding to a particular value of air
density? - ANSWER Density Altitude
An increase in water vapor results in a decrease in? LP 10 PG17 - ANSWER Air
Density
CAT I Aircraft definition? LP12 PG4 - ANSWER Single engine, propeller driven,
weighing 12,500 or less
CAT II Aircraft definition? LP 12 PG4 - ANSWER Twin engine, propeller driven,
Weighing 12,500 pounds or less
In Class B no person may operate and aircraft at more than (blank) Knots IAS? -
ANSWER 200
Minimum Safe Altitudes VFR in congested areas? LP14 PG23 - ANSWER 1000 ft
above highest obstacle and 2000ft around the aircraft
Below 18000 MSL set altimeter to? LP14 PG 26 - ANSWER Current Altimeter Setting
reported by a station along the route within 100NM of the aircraft
Glideslope operates in what frequency? Localizer? - ANSWER UHF and VHF
Only chart to be published every 6 months? LP 19 PG3 - ANSWER SAC and TAC
On a SAC basic terrain contour lines are generally spaced at (blank) intervals and
colors change every (blank) - ANSWER 500ft and 1000ft
Depicts a sample airport entry with all associated data, and provides the decoded
meaning for each item of information on a chart supplement? LP19 PG38 - ANSWER
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CORRECT QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
Air Traffic Control service to aircraft is provided on a (Blank) Basis except for the
following? LP2 PG21 - ANSWER First come First Serve, Distress, Air Ambulance,
Presidential, Search and Rescue, Special Mil or Civ ops, Flight Check, IFR over SVFR,
Diverted
Position that assumes responsibility for managing traffic flows when staffed? LP2 PG46
- ANSWER Radar Coordinator
Performs inter and intra facility coordinations? LP2 PG46 - ANSWER Radar
Coordinator
Basic minimum Altitude separation between IFR Aircraft is? LP5 PG7 - ANSWER 1,000
feet up to and including FL410
Reduced Vertical Seperation Minimum (RVSM) LP 5 PG7 - ANSWER 1000 feet up to
and including FL 410
Non-RVSM seperation rules. LP5 PG7 - ANSWER 2000 ft seperation at or above
FL290
Seperation Minima increase with altitude because? LP 5 PG7 - ANSWER Altimeter
errors are more likely
RVSM Altitudes? LP 5 PG8 - ANSWER FL290 to FL410
Separation above FL 6000 between military aircraft? - ANSWER 5000ft
Above FL 410 all routes are even or odd? - ANSWER Odd
Who is responsible for canceling and FDC NOTAM? LP6 PG15 - ANSWER NOTAM
issuing authority
Classification if NOTAMs containing flight information that is normally regulatory in
nature including , but not limited to, changes to IFR charts, procedures, and airspace
usage? LP6 PG15 - ANSWER FDC NOTAM
System for disseminations aeronautical information is made up of what two systems?
LP6 PG 3 - ANSWER AIS and NOTAM
Airmen's Information System (AIS) consists of? - ANSWER Charts and Publications
, Which of the Following is a component of a secondary radar system?
A) Transponder
B)MTI
C)Circular polarization
D)Receiver - ANSWER Transponder
What Radar system relies on reflected radio signals and does NOT require equipment
in the Aircraft? - ANSWER Primary Radar
Secondary radar interference caused by a transponder replying excessively is called? -
ANSWER Ring Around
Two types of types of radar polarization? - ANSWER Linear and Circular
The altitude in the standard atmosphere corresponding to a particular value of air
density? - ANSWER Density Altitude
An increase in water vapor results in a decrease in? LP 10 PG17 - ANSWER Air
Density
CAT I Aircraft definition? LP12 PG4 - ANSWER Single engine, propeller driven,
weighing 12,500 or less
CAT II Aircraft definition? LP 12 PG4 - ANSWER Twin engine, propeller driven,
Weighing 12,500 pounds or less
In Class B no person may operate and aircraft at more than (blank) Knots IAS? -
ANSWER 200
Minimum Safe Altitudes VFR in congested areas? LP14 PG23 - ANSWER 1000 ft
above highest obstacle and 2000ft around the aircraft
Below 18000 MSL set altimeter to? LP14 PG 26 - ANSWER Current Altimeter Setting
reported by a station along the route within 100NM of the aircraft
Glideslope operates in what frequency? Localizer? - ANSWER UHF and VHF
Only chart to be published every 6 months? LP 19 PG3 - ANSWER SAC and TAC
On a SAC basic terrain contour lines are generally spaced at (blank) intervals and
colors change every (blank) - ANSWER 500ft and 1000ft
Depicts a sample airport entry with all associated data, and provides the decoded
meaning for each item of information on a chart supplement? LP19 PG38 - ANSWER
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