Federal Aviation Administration correct answers FAA
-general regulations for all aviation activities in the U.S.
Federal Aviation Regulation correct answers FAR
-General operation and flight manual
Aeronautical Information Publications correct answers FLIPS
=published by DOD
-ex approach plates, IFR/VFR, planning guides
CNAF-M 3710.7 correct answers NATOPS General Flight and Operating Instructions Manual
-series contain general operating procedures that apply to all Naval aircraft worldwide
-subordinate only to NATOPS
NATOPS correct answers Naval Air Training Operating Procedures Standardization
-flight manual specific to one aircraft type, model
**Takes precedence over all other publications because it defines procedures for safe operation
of a/c
CNAFM waivers to FAR Part 91 correct answers -exemption for Naval aircraft from standard
speed limitations to accommodate high performance aircraft and military missions
Air Traffic Clearance correct answers "Clearance"
-authorization by ATC ONLY for an aircraft to proceed under specific traffic conditions within
airspace
-specific instructions to get in and out of heavy airspace
Notice to Airmen correct answers NOTAMS
-Time critical aeronautical information which is either
+temporary in nature
+not known sufficiently in advance to publicize by other means
ex. tower light out
Transponder correct answers -air beacon receiver/transmitter that receives interrogations and
transmits squawks as replies to interrogations
2 types Mode 3 and Mode C
Mode 3 correct answers identifies aircraft
Mode C correct answers provides aircraft pressure altitude information
, shall correct answers mandatory
should correct answers recommended
may correct answers optional
will correct answers indicate futurity
Air Traffic Control correct answers ATC
-agency which enforced FARS
-approves flight plans
-grant clearances
Flight Service Station correct answers FSS
-provide following services
-convenice services (weather, route, NOTAMs)
-acts as middle man between you and ATC (ex. change route due to weather)
Control Tower correct answers 3 stations
-clearance Delivery
-Ground
-Tower
Clearance Delivery correct answers relay clearance from FSS (bay ops)
Ground correct answers movements on ground of airport except runway
-relays crossing of runway from tower
Tower correct answers controls runway and aircraft around airport
Approach Control correct answers APC
-control of all arriving and departing IFR traffic in the terminal area
-VFR depending
Air Route Traffic Control Center correct answers "Center"
-control of en-route instrument traffic
-can provide assistance to VFR traffic when controller work load permits
Pilot in Command correct answers PIC
FAR: responsible for the safe operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time, and is the
final authority as to the operation of the aircraft
CNAF-M-3710.7: PIC is responsible for the safe, orderly flight of the aircraft and the WELL
BEING OF THE CREW