LESSON 1/ EN ROUTE QUALIFICATION TRAINING OVERVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

LESSON 1/ EN ROUTE QUALIFICATION TRAINING OVERVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 As an En Route CPC, you will work as part of a team consisting of - Answers Radar and Radar-Associate controller Your main function - Answers will be to control aircraft that are operating outside of Terminal airspace Terminal facilities control aircraft landing at and departing from some airports, including: - Answers − TRACONs at major airports − Control towers at some smaller airports There are 24 En Route facilities, including: - Answers 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) Two consolidated control facilities—San Juan (ZSU) and Guam (ZUA) Each En Route facility has a unique airspace configuration which... - Answers Can exist anywhere from the surface up to FL600 Contains airspace that has been delegated to Terminal facilities at various locations Starts above the top of any underlying Terminal airspace Can have oceanic or offshore airspace Some facilities have extensive areas of airspace with NO... - Answers radar coverage which called? (nonradar airspace). Facilities with mountainous terrain: - Answers ZDV ZLC ZAB ZSE Radar has line of sight limitations which means? - Answers It cannot "see" through terrain. Radar airspace GENERALLY overlies... - Answers areas of nonradar airspace Some facilities have very little, if any, nonradar airspace; however, most—if not all— - Answers departure clearances issued by En Route controllers are nonradar clearances. En Route facilities are generally NOT... - Answers located at major airports A facility training department consists of - Answers Training Manager Training Specialist(s) Contract Instructors CPC Support Assignment to the facility training department occurs upon your arrival at your ARTCC following... - Answers graduation from the FAA Academy. You generally start Stage II training when? - Answers Right away Where will you accomplish the academic and simulation training for Stage III and Stage IV - Answers in the training department During your training, you will transition back and forth between? - Answers the training department and your Area of Specialization Each ARTCC is divided into? - Answers 4-8 large subsections of airspace Each ARTCC is divided into 4-8 large subsections of airspace called - Answers Areas of Specialization, also referred to as area or specialty. Each Area of Specialization is further divided and stratified into? - Answers into 6-9 smaller subsections of airspace called sectors The most common personnel configuration for a sector is: - Answers − Radar controller (often referred to as the R-side) and − Radar-Associate controller (often referred to as the D-side) As a new employee, your assignment to an Area of Specialization depends on many factors, such as: - Answers − Staffing − Previous ATC experience − Individual strengths and weaknesses (if known) The four stages of training for an En Route controller? - Answers Stage 1 Academy Stage 2 Assistant Controller Stage 3 Radar Associate Controller Stage 4 Radar Controller The Agency goal is for developmental En Route controllers to achieve CPC status within? - Answers 3 years of the date they start the academy Course covers? - Answers the primary duties of a Radar-Associate controller as contained in FAA Order JO 7110.65, chapter 2, section 10 - Radar Team The course lasts? - Answers 60 days Which position is not staffed/utilized as widely now as it was when paper strips were the primary means of tracking aircraft control actions. - Answers Assistant Controller Stage 2 gives what test? - Answers The map test and is pass or fail Radar-Associate training consists of: - Answers Academics − Simulation problems, commonly called scenarios → The total number of scenarios for Stage III Radar-Associate varies by facility → There are familiarization scenarios, instructional scenarios, and evaluation scenarios → You are required to pass any evaluation scenarios − OJT (on-the-job training) is conducted in your Area of Specialization on live traffic under the supervision and control of a CPC Length of this training is generally 8-16 months. Radar Controller training consists of: - Answers Academics Simulation problems, commonly called scenarios − The total number of scenarios for Stage IV radar scenarios varies by facility − There may be a combination of task specific scenarios, familiarization scenarios, instructional scenarios, and evaluation scenarios − You are required to pass any evaluation scenarios OJT is conducted in your Area of Specialization on live traffic under the supervision and control of a CPC The length of this training is generally 12-16 months. Successful completion of Stage IV training requires you to certify on each Radar position in your Area of Specialization. Once you certify on your final Radar position, you become a? - Answers CPC The Training Team consists of: - Answers You Your Front Line Manager (FLM)