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ATC EXAM #1 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Archie League Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ First Air Traffic Controller
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ FAA was responsible for oversight and regulation of
industry (many regs still used today)
Radio Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Primary Form of communication for ATC
Primary; Secondary Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Two types of radar are ______ and _____
Prevent Collision Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Primary focus of air traffic control
Issue Safety Alerts and Separate Traffic Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ The first priority of ATC is
Air traffic control tower Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ what controls air traffic on the runways and movement areas
Air Route Traffic Control Center Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What type of ATC controls planes in class A airspace
True Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ T/F pilots always have to acknowledge ATC instructions
Southwest Twenty-Nine fifty Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What is the correct way to say SWA2950
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True Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ T/F Pilot calls and talks to a Class C approach and the controller says "(Callsign)
Standy by" the pilot can enter the class C
Once you cross the runway threshold Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What is the cutoff for arrivals when determining
runway separation?
Do not issue control Instructions; Issue Safety Alerts and traffic advisory as needed Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ If
an aircraft under your control informs ATC that it is performing a Wind Shear escape maneuver;
what should the controller do?
Good, Good to medium, Medium, medium to poor, poor, nil Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ list the braking quality
from best to worst
Small: 41,000 LBS or Less
Large: 41,001 LBS to 299,999 LBS
Heavy: 300,000 LBS or more Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What are the Small, medium, and large weight cutoffs
All Helicopters: Cat 1
Single-Engine weighing 12,500 LBS or less: Cat 1
twin-engine weighing 12,500 LBS or less: Cat 2
All jet-powered aircraft: Cat 3 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What are the aircraft categories and what aircraft fit into
each
Cleared to land Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ what does a steady green light from the tower indicate?
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ATC EXAM #1 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
Archie League Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ First Air Traffic Controller
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ FAA was responsible for oversight and regulation of
industry (many regs still used today)
Radio Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Primary Form of communication for ATC
Primary; Secondary Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Two types of radar are ______ and _____
Prevent Collision Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Primary focus of air traffic control
Issue Safety Alerts and Separate Traffic Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ The first priority of ATC is
Air traffic control tower Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ what controls air traffic on the runways and movement areas
Air Route Traffic Control Center Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What type of ATC controls planes in class A airspace
True Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ T/F pilots always have to acknowledge ATC instructions
Southwest Twenty-Nine fifty Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What is the correct way to say SWA2950
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True Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ T/F Pilot calls and talks to a Class C approach and the controller says "(Callsign)
Standy by" the pilot can enter the class C
Once you cross the runway threshold Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What is the cutoff for arrivals when determining
runway separation?
Do not issue control Instructions; Issue Safety Alerts and traffic advisory as needed Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ If
an aircraft under your control informs ATC that it is performing a Wind Shear escape maneuver;
what should the controller do?
Good, Good to medium, Medium, medium to poor, poor, nil Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ list the braking quality
from best to worst
Small: 41,000 LBS or Less
Large: 41,001 LBS to 299,999 LBS
Heavy: 300,000 LBS or more Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What are the Small, medium, and large weight cutoffs
All Helicopters: Cat 1
Single-Engine weighing 12,500 LBS or less: Cat 1
twin-engine weighing 12,500 LBS or less: Cat 2
All jet-powered aircraft: Cat 3 Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ What are the aircraft categories and what aircraft fit into
each
Cleared to land Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ what does a steady green light from the tower indicate?
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