ATSA Logical Reasoning Word Problems 2

Question 1

Three aircraft are holding at different altitudes. Eagle is 2,000 ft above Falcon. Falcon is 1,500 ft below Hawk. If Hawk is at 8,000 ft, what altitude is Eagle holding?

Accepted Answer

7,500 ft

Answer

Hawk is at 8,000 ft; Falcon is 1,500 ft below Hawk = 6,500 ft; Eagle is 2,000 ft above Falcon = 8,500 ft — wait, recalculate: Falcon = 8,000 - 1,500 = 6,500; Eagle = 6,500 + 2,000 = 8,500 ft.

Question 2

A controller has 6 northbound and 4 southbound aircraft. Every 10 minutes, one northbound departs and two southbound arrive. After 20 minutes, how many total aircraft are in the sector?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

After 20 min: northbound = 6 - 2 = 4; southbound = 4 + 4 = 8; total = 12.

Question 3

If all IFR flights require a clearance, and Flight AAL123 did not receive a clearance, what can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

AAL123 is VFR

Answer

If all IFR flights require clearance and AAL123 has none, it logically cannot be an IFR flight, so it must be VFR.

Question 4

Runway 28L can handle 40 arrivals per hour. Traffic increases by 25% during peak hours. How many arrivals per hour can be handled during peak?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

40 × 1.25 = 50 arrivals per hour during peak.

Question 5

Four pilots check in on frequency in this order: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta. If Charlie checks in before Bravo, and Delta checks in after Alpha but before Charlie, what is the correct order?

Accepted Answer

Alpha, Delta, Charlie, Bravo

Answer

Delta is after Alpha but before Charlie; Charlie is before Bravo: Alpha → Delta → Charlie → Bravo.

ATSA - Air Traffic Skills Assessment Practice Test

ATSA - Air Traffic Skills Assessment Practice Test

ATSA Logical Reasoning Word Problems 2