Atc Air Traffic Basics

Front 1

Name the three ATO service areas.

Back 1

Eastern, Western, Central

Front 2

Each FAA primary office, except the ATO, is managed by a(n)

Back 2

Associate Administrator

Front 3

The FAA ATO is managed by a(n)

Back 3

Chief Operating Officer

Front 4

AFSSs provide radar traffic advisories to VFR aircraft

Back 4

False

Front 5

The AFSS position that initiates required search and rescue situations is the
__________ position

Back 5

Flight Data/NOTAM/Coordinator

Front 6

The AFSS position that provides airport advisories is the ___________
position

Back 6

Inflight

Front 7

Briefs pilots on weather,
NOTAMs, and restrictions along
proposed route; applies VFR
not recommended (VNR)
procedures

Back 7

Preflight

Front 8

Broadcast

Back 8

Makes recordings of weather
and flight information, such as
Hazardous Inflight Weather
Advisory Service (HIWAS)

Front 9

Inflight

Back 9

Issues airport advisories, relays
ATC clearances, advisories, or
requests to pilots, monitors and
restores NAVAIDs, activates
and closes flight plans, assists
pilots of lost aircraft

Front 10

Flight Data/ NOTAM/
Coordinator

Back 10

Disseminates IFR and VFR
flight plans, initiates search and
rescue, disseminates NOTAMs,
performs Customs notification

Front 11

En Route Flight Advisory
Service

Back 11

Provides en route aircraft with
timely and pertinent weather
data; uses radio call sign “Flight
Watch”

Front 12

Tower Coordinator

Back 12

Performs interfacility/intrafacility
coordination, advises the Tower
Positions of actions required to
accomplish objectives

Front 13

Local Control

Back 13

Initiates control instructions,
has responsibility for control of
active runways, ensures
separation, one of the two
“Tower Positions”

Front 14

Ground Control

Back 14

Initiates control instructions,
has responsibility control of
aircraft and vehicles on
taxiways and runways that are
not active, ensures separation,
one of the two “Tower
Positions”

Front 15

Flight Data

Back 15

Compiles statistical data,
processes and forwards flight
plan information, reports
weather information

Front 16

Clearance Delivery

Back 16

Issues clearances and ensures
accuracy of pilot readback

Front 17

Tower Associate

Back 17

Assists the Tower Positions by
performing coordination and
helps to ensure separation by
maintaining awareness of tower
traffic

Front 18

The position that is in direct communication with aircraft is

Back 18

Radar Position

Front 19

The position responsible for compiling statistical data and forwarding
flight plan data is

Back 19

Radar Flight Data Position

Front 20

The position responsible for ensuring separation, initiating control
instructions, managing flight strip information, and assisting the Radar
Position with coordination is the

Back 20

Radar Associate Position

Front 21

The Radar Coordinator position is responsible for

Back 21

interfacility/intrafacility coordination

Front 22

From what facility would you receive a landing clearance?

Back 22

ATCT

Front 23

Name the two types of facilities that are referred to as “Terminal”

Back 23

ATCTs and TRACONs

Front 24

The first level of supervision for any ARTCC ATC specialist is known as:

Back 24

Front Line Manager

Front 25

Generally, the first contact made to an ATCT by a departing IFR aircraft is
the _______position.

Back 25

Clearance Delivery

Front 26

The mission of the TMS is to balance air traffic (blank) with
system (blank) .

Back 26

demand, capacity

Front 27

The operation of the TMS is the responsibility of the

Back 27

ATC System Command Center

Front 28

Monitoring and balancing air traffic flows within their area of
responsibility is the primary function of the

Back 28

TMU

Front 29

Arrival Sequencing
Program (ASP)

Back 29

Assigns times for aircraft
inbound to the same airport to
cross an arrival fix for that
airport

Front 30

Reroutes

Back 30

Routings other than the filed
flight plan; designed to keep
aircraft clear of special use
airspace, congested airspace,
or weather areas

Front 31

Ground Stop (GS)

Back 31

Overrides all other TMS
programs. Aircraft remain on
the ground indefinitely

Front 32

Departure Sequencing
Program (DSP)

Back 32

Assigns departure times to
achieve a constant flow of
aircraft departing from several
airports and flying over the
same point

Front 33

Ground Delay Program
(GDP)

Back 33

Aircraft are held on the ground
until a specified time

Front 34

En Route Sequencing
Program (ESP)

Back 34

Assigns departure times that
will facilitate integration into the
en route traffic stream

Front 35

The primary (BLANK) of the ATC system is (BLANK) between
aircraft operating in the system, to (BLANK) and (BLANK)
the flow of traffic, and to provide support for national security and homeland defense.

Back 35

purpose, to prevent collision, organize, expedite

Front 36

(BLANK) is given to (BLANK) and (BLANK) .
Second priority is to provide support to national security and homeland defense.
For everything else, good judgment shall be used in prioritizing duties.
Provide (BLANK) to the extent possible.

Back 36

First priority, separating traffic, issuing safety alerts, additional services

Front 37

ATC service to aircraft is provided on a

Back 37

“first come, first served” basis

Front 38

(BLANK) are used in preference to (BLANK) when
workload, communication and equipment capabilities permit.

Back 38

automation procedures, Non-automation procedures

Front 39

(BLANK) is used in preference to (BLANK) when
it will be to an operational advantage, and workload, communications, and equipment permit.

Back 39

Radar separation , non-radar separation

Front 40

(BLANK) is used in preference to (BLANK) when
an operational advantage will be gained.

Back 40

Non radar separation , radar separation