AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER FINAL EXAM 140
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is ARTCC? - ANSWER-Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - ANSWER-78% Nitrogen 21%
Oxygen 1% Other gasses
What is ATIS - ANSWER-Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - ANSWER-A transponder with altitude encoding /
reporting capabilities
What are standard conditions? - ANSWER-29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - ANSWER-The difference between true North and
magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - ANSWER-Uneven heating of the
earths surface
Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - ANSWER-On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - ANSWER-Minimum enroute altitude
,What is windshear? - ANSWER-Rapid shift in wind speed or direction in a
relatively short time, distance, or altitude.
What is DH? - ANSWER-Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - ANSWER-Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - ANSWER-They are limited to line of sight
What is a STAR? - ANSWER-Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - ANSWER-A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - ANSWER-Class A
What best describes a micro-burst? - ANSWER-A concentrated area of windshear
that flows downward and outward from a strong thunderstorm
What is a VHF radio? - ANSWER-A very high frequency radio
What happens to Standard temperature as you climb through the troposphere? -
ANSWER-It decreases 2*C per 1000'
, Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - ANSWER-Yes
What is a SPECI? - ANSWER-An unscheduled report taken when there is a
significant change in the weather during the period between the hourly reports
If you are convicted of a federal crime can you be prevented from obtaining an
FAA rating or certificate? - ANSWER-Yes
How old must you be to be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate? -
ANSWER-23
What is operational control? - ANSWER-Exercising authority over initiating,
conducting, and terminating a flight
A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to
their destination T/F? - ANSWER-True
What is op specs? - ANSWER-Operation specifications
What is the minimum fuel supply? - ANSWER-Most distant alternate + 45 minutes
of fuel
If a flight has a broken instrument and it is not listed in the MEL can the flight
takeoff? - ANSWER-Yes
Can an aircraft dispatcher dispatch a flight into Known icing conditions? -
ANSWER-No
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is ARTCC? - ANSWER-Air Route Traffic Control Centers
What is the composition of the atmosphere? - ANSWER-78% Nitrogen 21%
Oxygen 1% Other gasses
What is ATIS - ANSWER-Automated Terminal Information Service
What is a mode C transponder? - ANSWER-A transponder with altitude encoding /
reporting capabilities
What are standard conditions? - ANSWER-29.92" Hg | 15*C | 1013.2 mb
What is magnetic variation? - ANSWER-The difference between true North and
magnetic North
What is the primary cause of all weather? - ANSWER-Uneven heating of the
earths surface
Where can a pilot identify jet routes? - ANSWER-On enroute high altitude charts
What's an MEA? - ANSWER-Minimum enroute altitude
,What is windshear? - ANSWER-Rapid shift in wind speed or direction in a
relatively short time, distance, or altitude.
What is DH? - ANSWER-Decision height
What conditions must be present for structural icing? - ANSWER-Visible moisture
Temperatures below freezing
What is a critical factor of VOR's? - ANSWER-They are limited to line of sight
What is a STAR? - ANSWER-Standard Terminal Arrival Procedure
What's an NDB? - ANSWER-A non-directional beacon
FL 350 is what airspace - ANSWER-Class A
What best describes a micro-burst? - ANSWER-A concentrated area of windshear
that flows downward and outward from a strong thunderstorm
What is a VHF radio? - ANSWER-A very high frequency radio
What happens to Standard temperature as you climb through the troposphere? -
ANSWER-It decreases 2*C per 1000'
, Can the dispatcher declare an emergency? - ANSWER-Yes
What is a SPECI? - ANSWER-An unscheduled report taken when there is a
significant change in the weather during the period between the hourly reports
If you are convicted of a federal crime can you be prevented from obtaining an
FAA rating or certificate? - ANSWER-Yes
How old must you be to be eligible for an aircraft dispatcher certificate? -
ANSWER-23
What is operational control? - ANSWER-Exercising authority over initiating,
conducting, and terminating a flight
A PIC must carry the load manifest, the dispatch release, and the flight plan to
their destination T/F? - ANSWER-True
What is op specs? - ANSWER-Operation specifications
What is the minimum fuel supply? - ANSWER-Most distant alternate + 45 minutes
of fuel
If a flight has a broken instrument and it is not listed in the MEL can the flight
takeoff? - ANSWER-Yes
Can an aircraft dispatcher dispatch a flight into Known icing conditions? -
ANSWER-No
