AVIA 245 QUIZ 4 LATEST QUESTION AND ANSWER
(LIBERTY UNIVERSITY) GRADED A+
What is caused by stray magnetic fields of electrical equipment or metallic structures
within the aircraft? - ANSWER: Deviation
An instrument approach procedure consists of how many parts? - ANSWER: 3
Which segment of an instrument approach is designed to transition from the en
route airway stucture to the intermediate segment? - ANSWER: Initial approach
segment
Which marker beacon is positioned approximately 3,000 feet from (1/2 mile) from
the runway end on an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach? - ANSWER: Middle
Marker (MM)
What is the predetermined altitude a pilot descends to during a precision approach?
- ANSWER: Decision Height (DH)
What color rotating bacon is still used at civilian airports today? - ANSWER: Green
and White
Which morse code letters would a pilot hear using the four-course radio range range
if the aircraft was "on course"? - ANSWER: A and N
What was selected as the international civil navigation Standard in 1949 by the
international Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)? - ANSWER: VOR
When the Department of Commerce acquired the ATCUs from the airlines and
staffed them with federally certified controllers, what did the government rename
them? - ANSWER: ATCS
What is the alternative navigation system developed by the military when they
determined the VOR would not meet their needs? - ANSWER: TACAN
Why was the long-range navigation (LORAN) system initially developed? - ANSWER:
maritime navigation
T or F. The earliest method of regulating takeoffs and landings with an air traffic
controller involved colored flags. - ANSWER: True
What is not an airspace classification currently used in the United States? - ANSWER:
Semi-controlled Airspace
Which Class of airspace is the most restrictive, where air traffic control provides
maximum services and all flights must be on IFR flight plans? - ANSWER: Class A
, Which of the following is an approprate altitude for a VFR aircraft operating on a
heading of zero nine zero? - ANSWER: 3,000 MSL
Who helped a group of New York-area controllers from the Professional Air Traffic
Controller's Organiztion? - ANSWER: well-known attorney F. Lee Bailey
Which class of airspace is defined as the airspace that extends from the surface up to
2,500 feet MSL around those airports with an operating control tower? - ANSWER:
Class D
T or F. Since aircraft using high-altitude airways travel at high speeds; in order to
ensure every aircraft is using the correct altimeter setting, all aircraft at or above
16,000 MSL use standard atmospheric pressure which is 29.92 - ANSWER: True
Where is the FAA Academy located? - ANSWER: Oklahoma City, OK
What was the one thing PATCO wanted most, but was never able to attain? -
ANSWER: The release of controllers from the civil service
What semi-military organization did the administrator want to form and have every
controller be a member of? - ANSWER: Federal Air Service (FAS)
What is the Air Traffic Control Handbook? - ANSWER: FAA JO 7110.65
Which of the following are always included in an IFR clearance? - ANSWER: Aircraft
ID
Clearance Limit
Altitude
T or F. Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) are often imposed over earthquake,
flood, fire, or aircraft crash sites. - ANSWER: True
What agency had become independent following an illegal strike in the early 70s
that PATCO looked to as a model? - ANSWER: Postal Service
How did PATCO flex its muscles in 1968 by ordering member controllers o strictly
adhere to established separation standards? - ANSWER: Operation Air Safety
What did airline deregulation spur that disrupted the air traffic control system in
ways never imagined by its architects? - ANSWER: hub-and-spoke route systems
T or F. World Aeronautical Charts (WACS) are scaled at 1:1,000,000 or about 16 miles
to the inch - ANSWER: True
What is the scale of a sectional chart? - ANSWER: 1:500,000 or about 8 statute miles
per inch
(LIBERTY UNIVERSITY) GRADED A+
What is caused by stray magnetic fields of electrical equipment or metallic structures
within the aircraft? - ANSWER: Deviation
An instrument approach procedure consists of how many parts? - ANSWER: 3
Which segment of an instrument approach is designed to transition from the en
route airway stucture to the intermediate segment? - ANSWER: Initial approach
segment
Which marker beacon is positioned approximately 3,000 feet from (1/2 mile) from
the runway end on an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach? - ANSWER: Middle
Marker (MM)
What is the predetermined altitude a pilot descends to during a precision approach?
- ANSWER: Decision Height (DH)
What color rotating bacon is still used at civilian airports today? - ANSWER: Green
and White
Which morse code letters would a pilot hear using the four-course radio range range
if the aircraft was "on course"? - ANSWER: A and N
What was selected as the international civil navigation Standard in 1949 by the
international Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)? - ANSWER: VOR
When the Department of Commerce acquired the ATCUs from the airlines and
staffed them with federally certified controllers, what did the government rename
them? - ANSWER: ATCS
What is the alternative navigation system developed by the military when they
determined the VOR would not meet their needs? - ANSWER: TACAN
Why was the long-range navigation (LORAN) system initially developed? - ANSWER:
maritime navigation
T or F. The earliest method of regulating takeoffs and landings with an air traffic
controller involved colored flags. - ANSWER: True
What is not an airspace classification currently used in the United States? - ANSWER:
Semi-controlled Airspace
Which Class of airspace is the most restrictive, where air traffic control provides
maximum services and all flights must be on IFR flight plans? - ANSWER: Class A
, Which of the following is an approprate altitude for a VFR aircraft operating on a
heading of zero nine zero? - ANSWER: 3,000 MSL
Who helped a group of New York-area controllers from the Professional Air Traffic
Controller's Organiztion? - ANSWER: well-known attorney F. Lee Bailey
Which class of airspace is defined as the airspace that extends from the surface up to
2,500 feet MSL around those airports with an operating control tower? - ANSWER:
Class D
T or F. Since aircraft using high-altitude airways travel at high speeds; in order to
ensure every aircraft is using the correct altimeter setting, all aircraft at or above
16,000 MSL use standard atmospheric pressure which is 29.92 - ANSWER: True
Where is the FAA Academy located? - ANSWER: Oklahoma City, OK
What was the one thing PATCO wanted most, but was never able to attain? -
ANSWER: The release of controllers from the civil service
What semi-military organization did the administrator want to form and have every
controller be a member of? - ANSWER: Federal Air Service (FAS)
What is the Air Traffic Control Handbook? - ANSWER: FAA JO 7110.65
Which of the following are always included in an IFR clearance? - ANSWER: Aircraft
ID
Clearance Limit
Altitude
T or F. Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) are often imposed over earthquake,
flood, fire, or aircraft crash sites. - ANSWER: True
What agency had become independent following an illegal strike in the early 70s
that PATCO looked to as a model? - ANSWER: Postal Service
How did PATCO flex its muscles in 1968 by ordering member controllers o strictly
adhere to established separation standards? - ANSWER: Operation Air Safety
What did airline deregulation spur that disrupted the air traffic control system in
ways never imagined by its architects? - ANSWER: hub-and-spoke route systems
T or F. World Aeronautical Charts (WACS) are scaled at 1:1,000,000 or about 16 miles
to the inch - ANSWER: True
What is the scale of a sectional chart? - ANSWER: 1:500,000 or about 8 statute miles
per inch
