ATC Airport Operations 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of an Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) broadcast?

Accepted Answer

To provide current non-control airport information to reduce frequency congestion

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To broadcast weather alerts and TFRs to en route aircraft

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To coordinate traffic flow between approach control and the tower

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To notify pilots of runway changes and NOTAM updates

Question 2

What is a 'hot spot' on an airport surface diagram?

Accepted Answer

A location with a history of runway incursions or surface incidents

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An area of the airport where aircraft must hold for clearance

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A section of the taxiway with increased surface temperature

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A designated area for aircraft engine run-up

Question 3

Which of the following best defines a runway incursion?

Accepted Answer

Any unauthorized or improper presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on a runway

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An aircraft landing on the wrong runway

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A vehicle crossing a runway without ATC clearance

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Two aircraft occupying the same runway at the same time

Question 4

What is the correct phraseology for instructing an aircraft to taxi onto the runway and await takeoff clearance?

Accepted Answer

Line up and wait

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Hold short, prepare for takeoff

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Taxi into position and hold

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Enter runway, standby for departure

Question 5

What does a steady red signal from the control tower mean to an aircraft in flight?

Accepted Answer

Give way to other aircraft and continue circling

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Stop immediately

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Return to the airport immediately

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Cleared to land

Question 6

What is the purpose of an ILS critical area?

Accepted Answer

To prevent vehicle and aircraft interference with ILS signals during low visibility operations

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To designate the area where aircraft must be established on the localizer

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To mark the zone where aircraft must maintain precision approach altitudes

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To identify where ground equipment must park during instrument approaches

Question 7

What is a NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions)?

Accepted Answer

A notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations not included in other publications

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A mandatory advisory issued by the FAA for all commercial operations

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A weather advisory broadcast on ATIS frequencies

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An official clearance modification issued by ATC