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What is anomalous propagation (A.P.) - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Beam is BENT because of moisture in the air. What is temperature inversion? - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Cold air trapped under warm air. Radar is DEFLECTED What are the two types of radar jamming? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Passive and active
What is passive jamming? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Dropping chaff. Mechanical What is active jamming? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Electronically disrupting the radar. Displays objects in motion - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Movement target indicator. MTI
What radar requires no equipment in the aircraft - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Primary Focuses, broadcasts, and collects reflected radio energy - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Antenna Depicts the position and movement of objects that reflect radio energy - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Radar display
Reduces or eliminates echoes from precipitation - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Circular polarization. C.P Normal radar transmission that will cause an echo from anything that has mass - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Linear polarization. L.P. Radar indications of aircraft or objects that do not exsist - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer False targets
Amplifies and converts reflected radio energy into video - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Receiver What are the components to secondary radar? - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Interrogator, antenna, transponder, decoder, radar display What can sometimes cause false targets? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Transponder operating near obstructions, ring around, and improperly adjusted transponders. What are some advantages of secondary radar? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Less vulnerable to blind spots. it provides a longer range than primary radar. Not degraded by weather. What are some disadvantages of secondary radar? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Only displays aircraft with transponders. Does not provide weather information.
Which component of the secondary radar system is located in the aircraft? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer transponder
List the 6 positions in the tower - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Flight data Clearance delivery Ground control Local control Tower associate Tower coordinator What does flight data do? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Process and forward flight plan info. Observe and report weather info. Compile statistical data. What does the clearance delivery position do in the tower - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Process and forward flight plan information.
The difference between interfacility and intrafacility - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Intra is in house. Inter different facility. Four position of the tracon - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Flight data Radar associate Radar controller Radar coordinator Who has responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of a tracon sector - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Radar team Radar associate position at a tracon - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Ensure separation. Initiate control instructions. Scan strips to correlate with radar data. Ensure computer entries and stripmarkings are completed Radar position I'm tracon - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Separate and sequence all aircraft in the sectors airspace
Radar coordinator position on tracon - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Perform interfacility/ interfacility coordination or traffic actions. What cant an en route flight data position do? - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Can't accept handoffs Radar associate at en route. Or D side - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Point outs. Scan user requested evaluation tool (URET). Ensure separation. Radar position or R side at en route - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Communicates directly with the aircraft to ensure separation. What is another name for the radar coordinator at en route - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Tracker or handoff controller What position directly talks to the aircraft at en route? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Radar position
What do TMUs do and where are they located? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Balance traffic flows in their area. All ARTCCs (Centers) and busy tracons. TMUs use what techniques to manage demand with capacity in the NAS - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Traffic management initiatives. TMIs
What does the TMI, departure sequencing program (DSP) do? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Assigns departure times to planes at different airports between planes hitting the same fix. TMI, En route sequencing program (ESP) - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Integration into en route stream.
TMI, Arrival sequencing program (ASP) - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Assigns fix crossing times to aircraft going to the same airport.
TMI, Ground delay program (GDP) - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Aircraft held on ground to limit airborne holding. Administered by the command center ATCSCC TMI, Ground stops (GS) - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Most restrictive. Overrides all other TMIs. No aircraft is released until program is terminated. What facility would issue a landing clearance? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer ATCT. Control tower
What two type of facilities are referred to as terminal? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Tracon and ATCT
Who is normally the first person a pilot talks to at the tower? - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Clearance delivery The operation of the Traffic management system TM is the responsibility of the _____ - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Command center
003ยฐ would be what runway designator - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Runways 36 Runway centerline markings - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White, 120 long, 80 gap Describe Runway threshold markings - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White, number of longitudinal lines illustrates runway width. Standard length is 150 Describe runway aiming point markings - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White, 1000 from threshold, 150 length, solid thick white
Describe touchdown zone markings - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White, On precision runway, 500 increments, two pairs of rectangular bars in groups of two. 150 long What markings are always on a runway - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Aiming point (if longer than 4000 ft) and centerline. Runway designator
What markings are on a non precision runway - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Threshold markings, runway designator, aiming point, centerline What additional markings do you add on a precision runway - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Touchdown zone markings Describe Runway edge markings - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White, Length of the runway. Marks unusable part of the runway along he edges. Describe runway shoulder markings - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Yellow. Optional. Angles 45ยฐ that begin at the runway edge markings What reduces the runway available for landings? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Displaced threshold
What are the displaced threshold markings and where are they - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer The non-landing portion, 10 foot wide
Unusable portion of the runway which appears usable and is marked with large yellow chevrons identifies what? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Blast pad Taxiway centerline marking is what? - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Continuous yellow What markings indicates an area a pilot is permitted to cross - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Dashed taxiway edge markings What do taxiway shoulder markings indicate? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer NOT intended for use. May not be able to support the aircraft. Yellow and optional. A painted holding sign is mandatory instruction and is what color - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Red background, white text Runway Location signs are what color - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Black background with yellow inscriptions
Runway distance remaining sign is what color? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Black background with white inscriptions. Mandatory instruction signs are what color - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Red background with white inscription. Mandatory instruction signs do what? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Denote entrance to a runway or critical area. Typical mandatory signs are normally? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Runway holding position Runway approach area holding position. ILS critical area. Taxiway location signs are what color - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Yellow on black Taxiway direction sign is what color - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Black on yellow Civil heliports have what color H? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White
These signs have red background with a white inscription and are used to denote an entrance to a runway, critical area, or areas where an aircraft is prohibited from entering. - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Mandatory signs Areas not under ATC control. - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Non movement areas Lighting circuits will be disconnected, and touchdown markings are obliterated and yellow crosses are placed at each end of the runway and every 1,000 feet when... - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Permanently closed Military has what color flashing beacon? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Two quick white followed by green Lighted heliport has what color flashing beacon? - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White,yellow,green
Three types of runway lights - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Runway end identifier lights (REIL). Runway edge light system. In-runway lighting Runway edge light system is what color? - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer White until the last 2,000 feet or half of the runway, whichever is less. Then it turns yellow. Threshold lights are what color's - โ ๏ธ โ Correct Answer Green at landing threshold and red at the end of the runway. Describe touchdown zone lighting. - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer In runway lighting. Starts 100 feet down from threshold extends 3, feet of half the runway whichever is less. Describe runway centerline lights - โ๏ธ โ Correct Answer 50 foot intervals. White until the last 3,000 feet. Turn to alternating red and white for the next 2,000 feet. Then all red.
