ATC Airport Operations 1

Question 1

What is a Land and Hold Short Operation (LAHSO)?

Accepted Answer

An operation where an aircraft lands and holds short of an intersecting runway or taxiway

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An operation where an aircraft holds short of the runway before landing

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A procedure where aircraft taxi to the runway hold short position

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A clearance for an aircraft to land and immediately depart again

Question 2

What does a flashing white light signal from the control tower mean to an aircraft on the ground?

Accepted Answer

Return to starting point on the airport

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Cleared to taxi

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Stop immediately

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Exercise extreme caution

Question 3

What is a displaced threshold?

Accepted Answer

A threshold that is not at the beginning of the runway pavement but is marked further down the runway

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A temporary runway threshold used during construction

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The threshold of a secondary runway displaced from the primary

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A threshold that is offset to one side due to obstacles

Question 4

What is the purpose of Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL)?

Accepted Answer

To provide rapid and positive identification of the approach end of a runway

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To illuminate the entire runway surface for night operations

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To mark the touchdown zone for precision approaches

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To indicate the runway is closed for maintenance

Question 5

What does a 'cleared for the option' clearance allow a pilot to do?

Accepted Answer

Make a touch-and-go, stop-and-go, full stop landing, or missed approach

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Choose any runway for landing

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Land on any available taxiway if the runway is occupied

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Conduct a practice ILS approach without actually landing

Question 6

What color are airport taxiway edge lights?

Accepted Answer

Blue

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Green

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White

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Yellow

Question 7

What is the standard traffic pattern altitude for propeller-driven aircraft at an airport without a control tower?

Accepted Answer

1,000 feet AGL

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500 feet AGL

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1,500 feet AGL

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2,000 feet AGL