NIFE FR&R
1. What is the FAA responsible for?: Establishing, reviewing, and enforcing
general regulations for all aviation activities in the United States.
2. Who is responsible for the publication of the FAR and the AIM?: FAA
3. What is the table of priorities for publications in order from most
important to least important?: NATOPS, CNAF M-3710.7, Flight Information
Publications, FAR Part 91
4. Know the chart of the table of priorities. Who it governs, where it governs,
and the author: Do it
5. Who is the only entity that can give you a clearance?: Air Traffic Control
6. What is a clearance?: Authorization to do something specific within controlled
airspace to prevent collisions
7. What is a Notice to Airman (NOTAM)?: Notice containing information
regarding condition, change, or establishment in a component, timely for flight
operations. Temporary and not in time for charting
8. What is a transponder?: Pings from ground to the aircraft to tell it the ground
information
9. What does Mode 3 of the transponder do?: Tells ATC who you are through
the pings
10. What does Mode C of the transponder do?: Tells ATC how high you are
11. What does the word Shall mean?: The procedure is mandatory
12. What does the word Should mean?: The procedure is recommended
13. What do the words May and Need Not mean?: Procedure is optional
14. What does the word Will mean?: Indicates futurity
15. What is the relationship between CNAF M 3710.7, the FAR Part 91, and
the AIM?: CNAF is more restrictive than the FAR
AIM is explanatory information about the FAR
16. What is the FAR?: The actual laws pertaining to aviation
17. What is the FAR part 91?: Governs general aviation
18. What does the ATC organization do?: Grants clearances, enforces FAR
Part 91, and approves flight plans.
19. What are the ATC's sub-agencies?: FSS, Control Tower, Approach, ARTCC
20. What does FSS do?: Provides pilot briefings, en route communications,
relays
ATC clearances, and anything the pilot needs to know
, 21. What is the Flight Service Station (FSS) equivalent at military airfields?:
Base Operations
22. What is the Control towers purpose?: Governs flow of traffic in the vicinity
of the airport.
23. What are the three stations that a control tower typically has?: Clearance
Delivery, Ground, and Tower
24. What Clearance Delivery responsible for?: Relays ATC clearances to
departing aircraft. Has no control or surveillance capabilities.
25. What is Ground responsible for?: Aircraft movement on the ground up to
the hold short line
26. What is the Tower responsible for?: Maintains efficient flow of airport traffic
in its assigned airspace. Clearance to takeoff and land
27. What is the function of the Approach Control (APC)?: Control Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) traffic in the terminal area. FOR APPROACH AND
DEPARTURE
28. What is the responsibility of the Air Route Traffic Control Center
(ARTCC)?: To control en route IFR traffic. Can provide assistance to VFR
traffic when controller workload permits
29. How does the FAR define a pilot in command?: Responsible for the
operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time
30. How does the CNAF M 3710.7 define a pilot in command?: Responsible for
the safe, orderly flight of the aircraft and well-being of the crew.
31. What is the CNAF M 3710.7 requirements for preflight planning?:
FWANAA Fuel Requirements
Weather
Anticipated Traffic Delays
NOTAMs
Airport Data
Available Alternates
32. What is a flight plan responsible for?: Establishes a baseline for lost
communication and missing aircraft procedures if necessary. Relays
information about the flight to the departure airport, destination airport, and
intermediate agencies.
33. What is a condensed flight plan for a lot of aircraft called?: Squadron
flight plan
34. In Naval aviation, when is a flight plan needed?: All flight of Naval aircrafts.
1. What is the FAA responsible for?: Establishing, reviewing, and enforcing
general regulations for all aviation activities in the United States.
2. Who is responsible for the publication of the FAR and the AIM?: FAA
3. What is the table of priorities for publications in order from most
important to least important?: NATOPS, CNAF M-3710.7, Flight Information
Publications, FAR Part 91
4. Know the chart of the table of priorities. Who it governs, where it governs,
and the author: Do it
5. Who is the only entity that can give you a clearance?: Air Traffic Control
6. What is a clearance?: Authorization to do something specific within controlled
airspace to prevent collisions
7. What is a Notice to Airman (NOTAM)?: Notice containing information
regarding condition, change, or establishment in a component, timely for flight
operations. Temporary and not in time for charting
8. What is a transponder?: Pings from ground to the aircraft to tell it the ground
information
9. What does Mode 3 of the transponder do?: Tells ATC who you are through
the pings
10. What does Mode C of the transponder do?: Tells ATC how high you are
11. What does the word Shall mean?: The procedure is mandatory
12. What does the word Should mean?: The procedure is recommended
13. What do the words May and Need Not mean?: Procedure is optional
14. What does the word Will mean?: Indicates futurity
15. What is the relationship between CNAF M 3710.7, the FAR Part 91, and
the AIM?: CNAF is more restrictive than the FAR
AIM is explanatory information about the FAR
16. What is the FAR?: The actual laws pertaining to aviation
17. What is the FAR part 91?: Governs general aviation
18. What does the ATC organization do?: Grants clearances, enforces FAR
Part 91, and approves flight plans.
19. What are the ATC's sub-agencies?: FSS, Control Tower, Approach, ARTCC
20. What does FSS do?: Provides pilot briefings, en route communications,
relays
ATC clearances, and anything the pilot needs to know
, 21. What is the Flight Service Station (FSS) equivalent at military airfields?:
Base Operations
22. What is the Control towers purpose?: Governs flow of traffic in the vicinity
of the airport.
23. What are the three stations that a control tower typically has?: Clearance
Delivery, Ground, and Tower
24. What Clearance Delivery responsible for?: Relays ATC clearances to
departing aircraft. Has no control or surveillance capabilities.
25. What is Ground responsible for?: Aircraft movement on the ground up to
the hold short line
26. What is the Tower responsible for?: Maintains efficient flow of airport traffic
in its assigned airspace. Clearance to takeoff and land
27. What is the function of the Approach Control (APC)?: Control Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) traffic in the terminal area. FOR APPROACH AND
DEPARTURE
28. What is the responsibility of the Air Route Traffic Control Center
(ARTCC)?: To control en route IFR traffic. Can provide assistance to VFR
traffic when controller workload permits
29. How does the FAR define a pilot in command?: Responsible for the
operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time
30. How does the CNAF M 3710.7 define a pilot in command?: Responsible for
the safe, orderly flight of the aircraft and well-being of the crew.
31. What is the CNAF M 3710.7 requirements for preflight planning?:
FWANAA Fuel Requirements
Weather
Anticipated Traffic Delays
NOTAMs
Airport Data
Available Alternates
32. What is a flight plan responsible for?: Establishes a baseline for lost
communication and missing aircraft procedures if necessary. Relays
information about the flight to the departure airport, destination airport, and
intermediate agencies.
33. What is a condensed flight plan for a lot of aircraft called?: Squadron
flight plan
34. In Naval aviation, when is a flight plan needed?: All flight of Naval aircrafts.
