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ATC facilities are under one of the three _____ according to their geographic area
Answer: Service Areas
Name the three ATO service areas Answer: Western, Central, Eastern
The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of ______
Answer: Air Traffic Services AJT
The ATO is managed by an Answer: COO, Chief Operating Officer
What is the purpose of the ATC System? Answer: Prevent collisions and provide safe,
orderly and expeditious flow of traffic S.O.E
What is duty priority? Answer: Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What is procedural preference? Answer: Automation preferred of non-automation.
Radar separation preferred over non radar unless operational advantage.
What is operational priority Answer: Distress, medevac, search and rescue,
presidential, flight check, special military and civilian operations, diverted flights
Are addition services optional to the controller? Answer: NO
List two important additional services Answer: Traffic advisories and bird activity
What are the three ATC facilities Answer: Flight service station (FSS)
Terminal,
Air route traffic control center.
Terminal facility levels Answer: 5-12
En route facility levels Answer: 9-12
Factors that contribute to the level of facilities Answer: Number of operations. Number
of runways.
Surrounding terrain.
Type of A/C
_____ ATC facility has no direct control authority over IFR or VFR traffic Answer: Flight
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, What are the 5 Flight service station, FSS positions Answer: Flight data
Broadcast
Preflight
En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
In-flight
What does the Flight data/NOTAM/ Coordinator for FSS do? Answer: Compile,
evaluate, record, and disseminate NOTAMs and flight movement data. Initiate required
search and rescue.
What does the broadcast position at the FSS do? Answer: Evaluate, record, and
disseminate weather through TIBS and HIWAS.
What does the pre-flight position at the FSS do? Answer: Brief pilots on current and
forecasted weather, NOTAMs, and flow control restrictions.
What's the EFAS or En route flight advisory service position do at the FSS? Answer:
Provide en route aircraft timely and pertinent weather data. Called flight watch.
What year was the Civil Aeronautics authority created? Answer: 1938
True or false, FSSs provide radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft. Answer: False
The FSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the _______
Answer: Flight data/NOTAM/Coordinator
The FSS position that issues airport advisories is the ______ position Answer: In-flight
List the 6 positions in the tower Answer: Flight data
Clearance delivery
Ground control
Local control
Tower associate
Tower coordinator
What does flight data do? Answer: Process and forward flight plan info. Observe and
report weather info. Compile statistical data.
What does the clearance delivery position do in the tower Answer: Process and
forward flight plan information.
Issue clearances and ensure accuracy of pilot read back.
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TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
ACE EVERY QUIZ | CONFIDENCE BACKED BY
ACCURACY!
ATC facilities are under one of the three _____ according to their geographic area
Answer: Service Areas
Name the three ATO service areas Answer: Western, Central, Eastern
The safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS is the responsibility of ______
Answer: Air Traffic Services AJT
The ATO is managed by an Answer: COO, Chief Operating Officer
What is the purpose of the ATC System? Answer: Prevent collisions and provide safe,
orderly and expeditious flow of traffic S.O.E
What is duty priority? Answer: Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts
What is procedural preference? Answer: Automation preferred of non-automation.
Radar separation preferred over non radar unless operational advantage.
What is operational priority Answer: Distress, medevac, search and rescue,
presidential, flight check, special military and civilian operations, diverted flights
Are addition services optional to the controller? Answer: NO
List two important additional services Answer: Traffic advisories and bird activity
What are the three ATC facilities Answer: Flight service station (FSS)
Terminal,
Air route traffic control center.
Terminal facility levels Answer: 5-12
En route facility levels Answer: 9-12
Factors that contribute to the level of facilities Answer: Number of operations. Number
of runways.
Surrounding terrain.
Type of A/C
_____ ATC facility has no direct control authority over IFR or VFR traffic Answer: Flight
Service Stations, FSS
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, What are the 5 Flight service station, FSS positions Answer: Flight data
Broadcast
Preflight
En route flight advisory service (EFAS)
In-flight
What does the Flight data/NOTAM/ Coordinator for FSS do? Answer: Compile,
evaluate, record, and disseminate NOTAMs and flight movement data. Initiate required
search and rescue.
What does the broadcast position at the FSS do? Answer: Evaluate, record, and
disseminate weather through TIBS and HIWAS.
What does the pre-flight position at the FSS do? Answer: Brief pilots on current and
forecasted weather, NOTAMs, and flow control restrictions.
What's the EFAS or En route flight advisory service position do at the FSS? Answer:
Provide en route aircraft timely and pertinent weather data. Called flight watch.
What year was the Civil Aeronautics authority created? Answer: 1938
True or false, FSSs provide radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft. Answer: False
The FSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the _______
Answer: Flight data/NOTAM/Coordinator
The FSS position that issues airport advisories is the ______ position Answer: In-flight
List the 6 positions in the tower Answer: Flight data
Clearance delivery
Ground control
Local control
Tower associate
Tower coordinator
What does flight data do? Answer: Process and forward flight plan info. Observe and
report weather info. Compile statistical data.
What does the clearance delivery position do in the tower Answer: Process and
forward flight plan information.
Issue clearances and ensure accuracy of pilot read back.
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