ATC Basics Questions With Verified
Solutions
Flight progress strips are considered _____________ documents. - ✔
️✔ Correct Answer legal
The purpose of an ATC clearance is to
a. relieve controller stress
b. provide classified instructions to pilots
c. prevent collision between known aircraft
d. provide for emergency situations - ✔️✔ Correct Answer c.
prevent collision between known aircraft
The Date and Time of Report element reports time according to which
reference?
a. English Standard Time
b. Eastern Daylight Time
,c. Central Daylight Time
d. UTC - ✔️✔ Correct Answer d. UTC
Which Report Modifier entry identifies the METAR/SPECI as a fully
automated report with NO human intervention or oversight?
a. AUTO
b. AUTOMATED
c. COR
d. Report modifier element omitted - ✔️✔ Correct Answer a.
AUTO
In a METAR/SPECI Wind Group, wind speed is referenced to which
unit of measure?
a. Knots
b. Meters per second
c. Miles per hour
,d. Kilometers per hour - ✔️✔ Correct Answer a. Knots
What term refers to the greatest distance that can be seen
throughout at least half the horizon circle (180 degrees), NOT
necessarily continuous?
a. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
b. Sector visibility
c. Tower visibility
d. Prevailing visibility - ✔️✔ Correct Answer d. Prevailing
visibility
What is an instrumentally derived value that represents the
horizontal distance a pilot may see down the runway from the
approach end?
a. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
b. Sector visibility
, c. Tower visibility
d. Visibility - ✔️✔ Correct Answer a. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
The proximity qualifier "VC" is used to indicate weather phenomena
(other than precipitation) observed ________ the point of
observation.
a. at
b. within 5 miles of
c. between 5 and 10 statute miles of
d. between 10 and 30 statute miles of - ✔️✔ Correct Answer c.
between 5 and 10 statute miles of
In the METAR/SPECI Sky Condition Group, heights are reported in
______ AGL.
a. hundreds of feet
b. thousands of feet
Solutions
Flight progress strips are considered _____________ documents. - ✔
️✔ Correct Answer legal
The purpose of an ATC clearance is to
a. relieve controller stress
b. provide classified instructions to pilots
c. prevent collision between known aircraft
d. provide for emergency situations - ✔️✔ Correct Answer c.
prevent collision between known aircraft
The Date and Time of Report element reports time according to which
reference?
a. English Standard Time
b. Eastern Daylight Time
,c. Central Daylight Time
d. UTC - ✔️✔ Correct Answer d. UTC
Which Report Modifier entry identifies the METAR/SPECI as a fully
automated report with NO human intervention or oversight?
a. AUTO
b. AUTOMATED
c. COR
d. Report modifier element omitted - ✔️✔ Correct Answer a.
AUTO
In a METAR/SPECI Wind Group, wind speed is referenced to which
unit of measure?
a. Knots
b. Meters per second
c. Miles per hour
,d. Kilometers per hour - ✔️✔ Correct Answer a. Knots
What term refers to the greatest distance that can be seen
throughout at least half the horizon circle (180 degrees), NOT
necessarily continuous?
a. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
b. Sector visibility
c. Tower visibility
d. Prevailing visibility - ✔️✔ Correct Answer d. Prevailing
visibility
What is an instrumentally derived value that represents the
horizontal distance a pilot may see down the runway from the
approach end?
a. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
b. Sector visibility
, c. Tower visibility
d. Visibility - ✔️✔ Correct Answer a. Runway Visual Range (RVR)
The proximity qualifier "VC" is used to indicate weather phenomena
(other than precipitation) observed ________ the point of
observation.
a. at
b. within 5 miles of
c. between 5 and 10 statute miles of
d. between 10 and 30 statute miles of - ✔️✔ Correct Answer c.
between 5 and 10 statute miles of
In the METAR/SPECI Sky Condition Group, heights are reported in
______ AGL.
a. hundreds of feet
b. thousands of feet
